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Reproductive Scientist. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Interested in science education, books of all sorts, science communication, and reproductive biology. Opinions my own. Boosts may not be endorsements but for stimulating discussions. #ReproSci #Science #ReproMed #HigherEd #Reproduction #Scicomm #fedi22 #PretermBirth #Curiosity

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Bird flu and evolution.

“The more it spreads within mammals, that gives it more chances to mutate. As it mutates, as it changes, there is a greater chance it can infect humans. If it gains the ability to spread efficiently from person to person, then it would be hard to stop,” says Nita Madhav, a former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researcher”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/h5n1-bird-flu-isnt-a-human-pandemic-yet/

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Pollievre listen to experts? You have got to be kidding me.

“The economists pushed back on assertions the carbon price has driven up the cost of living, and called out opponents for failing to pitch a less costly alternative to reduce emissions.
"And they certainly aren't offering any alternatives that would reduce emissions at the same low cost as carbon pricing," read the open letter, which had garnered 213 signatures as of Wednesday afternoon.”

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/03/28/news/conservatives-blast-experts-defend-federal-carbon-tax

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Red Deer Catholic directive would restrict LGBTQ+ conversations in schools

“teachers at Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools were given a directive that would require them to out students to administrators, remove Pride materials and force teachers to only refer to students by their legal names”

For crying out loud, this is dangerous and disgusting.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/red-deer-catholic-directive-would-require-teachers-to-out-students-remove-pride-material-ata

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Red Alert in Antarctica

“It’s not often in my career when scientists have really been gobsmacked by what they’re seeing, but people have really been alarmed. It caught them on the hop,” he says. “We knew that substantial change was coming down the pipeline, but we have seen processes that we thought might play out in the middle of the century playing out much sooner.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/31/red-alert-in-antarctica-the-year-rapid-dramatic-change-hit-climate-scientists-like-a-punch-in-the-guts

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