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This week's quote is from Omar M. Yaghi: “Science is the greatest equalising force in the world. Smart people, talented people, skilled people exist everywhere. That’s why we really should focus on unleashing their potential through providing them with opportunity.”

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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi. Steve explains their research and its impact. sciencebasedmedicine.org/nobel-prize-in…

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Trump’s autism press conference was a disaster, and wasn’t just about Tylenol. Trump used it to drop anti-vax talking points too. theness.com/neurologicablo…

SkepticsGuide's tweet card. Yesterday, Trump and RFK Jr had a press conference which some are characterizing as the absolutely worst firehose of medical misinformation coming from the White House in American history. I think...
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