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  • laura hercher
    laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    Genetics. It turned out to be more complicated than we thought.
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    5 hours ago
    There are 1000+ quote tweets on this and I assume they are all hahahahahahahahaha https://t.co/dAyeH1IU3V
    Senator John Cornyn
    @JohnCornyn
    8 hours ago
    The president is not doing cable news interviews. Tweets from his account are limited and, when they come, unimaginably conventional. The public comments are largely scripted. Biden has opted for fewer sit down interviews with mainstream outlets and reporters.
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    a day ago
    I feel seen. https://t.co/8AFDzaKK9o
    Katie Mack
    @AstroKatie
    2 days ago
    SCIENCE: Exercising is good for you, you should do more of that ME: That seems like a lot of effort SCIENCE: … ME: Isn’t there anything… easier… I can do? SCIENCE: Get enough sleep? ME: okay look- SCIENCE: literally, just lie there, unconscious ME: maybe we should start over
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    2 days ago
    What are the odds that Jake DeGrom wins a third Cy Young with zero wins?
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    2 days ago
    Sure, it's not great, but I'd like to see Paul McCartney try positional cloning. Here's to you, @NIHDirector! Thank you for being a bulwark against an evil infectious agent (and also for fighting the virus). https://t.co/RNDxhzL88K
    Francis S. Collins
    @NIHDirector
    2 days ago
    “With #COVID19 vaccines, it feels like hope is finally here.”🎵I had fun performing this rendition of @thebeatles “Here Comes the Sun” to show my gratitude to #NIH employees for their dedication during the pandemic. They rock! Lyrics: @CWolinetzNIH & video by my wife Diane Baker https://t.co/uwgVD5sgkv
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  • Gabriel Roth
    @gabrielroth
    3 days ago
    Just an incredible you-had-one-job situation https://t.co/ZrHVimlmNP
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    3 days ago
    HE HAS THOUGHTS... https://t.co/S7xdnb8tF6
    Pete Kraft
    @GENES_PK
    3 days ago
    As a genetic epidemiologist who has helped develop polygenic risk scores (PRS) for common, multifactoral diseases, I have... thoughts on the launch of a company to provide pre-pregnancy counseling & preimplantation screening based on these PRS. 🧵https://t.co/G6UoWSKNZn
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    Orchid: Have healthy babies

    For the first time, couples can safely and naturally mitigate their family’s genetic predispositions.

    www.orchidhealth.com
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    3 days ago
    Beautiful. https://t.co/otyExCFoay
    Michael Beschloss
    @BeschlossDC
    3 days ago
    Official portrait of Vice President Harris: @VP https://t.co/x0kGGqNsmY
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  • Science girl
    @gunsnrosesgirl3
    5 days ago
    A monitor lizard .... looking for food restaurants and street food stands being closed has possibly reduced the amount of scraps that the reptiles can forage forcing them into urban areas to look for food https://t.co/ELj7xWAqeW
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    5 days ago
    Breaking news @StephenKing is really bored. https://t.co/aHbpGac4RO
    David A. Graham
    @GrahamDavidA
    5 days ago
    Divine Providence https://t.co/mykx5tAFHy
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  • MLB Stats
    @MLBStats
    6 days ago
    Pete Alonso is the fastest player in @MLB history to reach 70 HR (220 G). https://t.co/PK6pxvsC7A
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    6 days ago
    Shame on them. https://t.co/m8ANZp4LeM
    Carter Sherman
    @carter_sherman
    6 days ago
    The Arkansas state House and Senate voted to pass the nation's first ban on gender-affirming health care for trans kids today, overriding their governor's veto. And the votes were not even close. https://t.co/A5GnFNAiif
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    Arkansas Just Became the First State to Ban Health Care for Trans Kids

    Gov. Asa Hutchinson said earlier this week he would veto a bill that would deny health care to trans young people, but he has been overruled.

    www.vice.com
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  • Benjamin Solomon
    @BenjaminSolomo2
    7 days ago
    I usually tend to go for a bit more escapism than this, but The Code Breaker is really, really wonderful (a recent purchase from @eastcitybooks, my favorite local store): https://t.co/z5OwbL04tb
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    East City Bookshop

    An independent, community-minded and women-owned bookstore serving the greater Capitol Hill community.

    www.eastcitybookshop.com
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  • Benjamin Solomon
    @BenjaminSolomo2
    6 days ago
    PS - great podcast/interview with the author here (also lots of other great episodes that have been consuming my morning runs): https://t.co/H4glzuJMRr @laurahercher
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    6 days ago
    Because of Covid the Mets had to wait until April 6th to break my soul. https://t.co/S4vu2sUebD
    Eric Alterman
    @Eric_Alterman
    6 days ago
    "DeGrom batting 667 with an ERA of 0.00 and no wins is the most Mets stats line ever." stolen from @laurahercher
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  • Nicholson Price
    @WNicholsonPrice
    7 days ago
    All of this. Shittiness endures because people don’t call out the little shitty things when they’re said or done. We should. https://t.co/25So3UcSdp
    Leah Litman
    @LeahLitman
    7 days ago
    "The moments when people make up their secret minds about what is normal and what is acceptable are never big." yes to everything in this @petridishes piece, but especially this. https://t.co/0vvc5nRaLb https://t.co/t2pVg9t4cn
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    7 days ago
    Jacob DeGrom batting 1000.
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    7 days ago
    Maybe don't get cocky with anyone, Andrew. https://t.co/3LEigUxbLI
    Joseph Spector
    @GannettAlbany
    7 days ago
    "Do not get cocky with COVID," Cuomo says. While NY has seen a drop in cases last week, it still ranks third per capita in the most new cases. "You have to take the vaccine" https://t.co/QrWE9T3nOA https://t.co/zFXvQkJV2P
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    7 days ago
    LGM https://t.co/eijqIY2fm4
    New York Mets
    @Mets
    7 days ago
    We have agreed to terms with @Lindor12BC on a 10-year contract extension beginning in 2022. #LGM https://t.co/heum7hTE8h
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    METS EXTEND FRANCISCO LINDOR

    FLUSHING, N.Y., April 5, 2021 — The New York Mets today announced that the team has agreed to terms with shortstop Francisco Lindor on a…

    newyorkmets.medium.com
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  • laura hercher
    @laurahercher
    7 days ago
    Oh no! Will the game still count? How will they know when to start? Can we even go on? https://t.co/wmrvaDQ5pB
    Gary Grumbach
    @GaryGrumbach
    7 days ago
    The Governor of Texas says he is not throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at today’s Texas Rangers home opener, where attendance is expected to be upwards of 40,000 fans, due to MLB’s decision to move the All Star Game from Atlanta. https://t.co/8hkapHgbln
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