Enjoyed article in #SciAmerican re: sequencing apples in US. Collaboration w/ ME Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association. Latter submitted 10’s of samples from trees on old homesteads/fields. One sample is posited to likely be the ancestor for American apples. 🍏 1/n

Fermenting garlic in honey-an unproven home remedy being promoted on social media to boost the immune system-cld enable the growth of Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism.Cases of botulism R rare,but deadly if not treated quickly,Joy Waite-Cusic. SciAmerican

Several of the hockey players and speed skaters have mentioned how the ice has been at the wrong temp for their sports and was causing wipe outs. Wondering if that’s had any impact on the figure skating since they’ve been sharing rinks. Relevant SciAmerican reel: www.instagram.com/reel/DUbgUh7...

Kudos to SciAmerican for endorsing Kamala Harris!

“science gets politicized all the time…For a news outlet that focuses on science news to pretend that this is not happening would be an abdication of its responsibility to share relevant information with its readers.”
@shiplives.bsky.social

Cue the Admin torching SciAmerican as a “rag” or “fake news” in 3,2,1…..

Former SciAmerican columnist John Horgan stirs the pot:
johnhorgan.org/cross-check/...