Erin Purcell
Alarmone signaling and stress survival in C. difficile. Why are these bacteria so hard to kill? I sort of love them for it. Books, board games, and baking when I remember to protect the time. She/her. Views my own.
- Reposted by Erin PurcellNo joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Reposted by Erin PurcellBREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. (1/2 🧵)
- I demand a streaming show that starts off all soapy with cartoonishly outlikely scenarios about why people are parking where they are and getting towed, with everyone improbably attractive, and sneaks in an increasingly dark narrative about police corruption and ties to organized crime.
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- Reposted by Erin PurcellHighlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
- Reposted by Erin Purcell"I have only changed in spite of myself. Every scrap of progress has been torn from my clenched talons by citizens who loved me more than themselves and their neighbors more than me."
- From the little I've been told of my various roots: - possibly religion - poverty - poverty - spite after losing argument to sister about taking horse to town
- Reposted by Erin PurcellNon-canonical stringent response signaling mediates antimicrobial fatty acid sensitivity in Staphylococcus aureus biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
- Reposted by Erin PurcellCall Congress today. Democrats need a push and Republicans are running scared after the Texas election. All families with kids RELEASED NOW
- Love an unprovoked dog bite while shoveling snow and the @#$ing owner just laughs it off 'oh she nips people sometimes.' That nip was hard enough to bruise me through multiple layers of clothes, it could have disfigured or killed a kid. I like dogs fine but dread seeing them bc so many owners SUCK.
- Reposted by Erin PurcellIf this passes, it will be enacted in a way that will make it nearly impossible for married women with their husband’s last name to get the proper updated paperwork to vote in 2026. It’s designed to disenfranchise women. Women who are getting married should seriously consider keeping their name.
- The GOP blames women for undermining them on issues like abortion & ICE & thus hopes to pass the “SAVE Act,” which will make it harder for married women who changed their last names to vote. But they want you to think it’s about “election integrity”. 1/31/26 #HandmaidsTale 1/
- Reposted by Erin PurcellHappy St Brigid’s Day! St Brigid helped spread Christianity in Ireland, becoming the abbess of a powerful convent. When a nun came to her, pregnant and scared, St Brigid laid hands on her belly, prayed, and induced a miraculous abortion.
- Reposted by Erin PurcellEpstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
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- Reposted by Erin PurcellAnyway, good morning from this evergreen quote from a guy we teach the kids is a great American hero
- Reposted by Erin PurcellFederal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Reposted by Erin PurcellTo summarize: Most important Max Perutz was NOT an example of someone with a great idea who went against the establishment wisdom to solve an important problem that he had uniquely identified. He was part of an organized team working on this problem. He got lots of help. 11/14
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- Reposted by Erin PurcellI am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one. It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
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- Reposted by Erin PurcellTime line cleanse www.kvoa.com/news/local/u...
- Reposted by Erin PurcellThe Senate may choose to vote together on the DHS and LHHS bills. Thus, a filibuster on DHS may mean no funding for NIH. What my colleagues are saying: “Shut it down, public health will understand. I’ll work without pay again.” - anonymous NIHer
- Reposted by Erin Purcell"How many people does it take before it becomes wrong? A thousand? Fifty thousand? A million? How many people does it take, admiral?" - Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: Insurrection
- Reposted by Erin PurcellThe headlines in this article in the Economist (UK) are great—better than almost any newspaper in the US
- The Economist coverage is grim but this is exactly how it should be reported. economist.com/united-state...
- Reposted by Erin PurcellYes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
- Reposted by Erin Purcell🚨"We wonder why people in the 1930s were quiet, we need to show we weren't quiet. History is gonna look back at all the people that didn't show up—their grandkids are gonna ask what were they doing! It's like -10 degrees and we're here!" -Minneapolis ICE protester. LIVE NOW⬇️
- Reposted by Erin Purcell"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!" "Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!' - two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
- This job can suck, but you can't beat the high of looking at the first data set to confirm your hypothesis. Just for right now, I know something only two other people in the world know (and it's really cool knowledge!).
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- The 'Make America Have Gout Again' whole milk and beef tallow agenda is going to have all KINDS of downstream effects. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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- Reposted by Erin PurcellmRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
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- Reposted by Erin PurcellIf you want to read some excellent fiction about people working together and looking out for each other in hard times, "The Year Without Sunshine" is a very good choice, as many have said lately. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
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- I'm a good mom with a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and 15 years of experience researching human pathogens. I'm objectively more of an expert than RFK Jr. on almost every topic he's spreading harmful disinfo about.
- Reposted by Erin PurcellUS higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone. And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
- Reposted by Erin PurcellA motorized hand that oozes lotion from its pores, patented today. US 12520926
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- Reposted by Erin PurcellIf there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this: America's problems are solved problems. Just not here. What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
- Very interesting story! I love the emerging picture of different alarmones specializing in different processes!
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- Reposted by Erin PurcellHi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help: Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org. Please donate what you can. www.2harvest.org
- Reposted by Erin PurcellLmao apparently people near me are freaking out about a non binary teacher And I am watching the entire community come together to dunk on the much smaller group of transphobic dipshits and it is DELICIOUS The local newspaper even snarkily wrote about them and I am CRYING
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- Reposted by Erin PurcellEvery country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult apnews.com/article/fake...
- I just realized that the relationship between Benoit Blanc and Father Judd in Wake Up Dead Man is basically the relationship between Granny Weatherwax and Mightily Oats in Carpe Jugulum and now I can't stop thinking about it.
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- Reposted by Erin PurcellRobert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
- Reposted by Erin PurcellIn 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing. You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics. That is all.
- Reposted by Erin PurcellIt's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
- Reposted by Erin PurcellAnd please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
- Reposted by Erin PurcellAnother good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
- Reposted by Erin PurcellI'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
- Reposted by Erin PurcellUSPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
