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Maureen K. Thomason

@moethomason

Microbiologist, staff scientist, sRNA fanatic, learning to love Listeria, science mom, pretzel and beer enthusiast, She/Her.

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We love this stupid car but can’t afford a 16K repair. Would be nothing for Subaru America to give a deeper discount and keep a loyal customer.

05.03.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know there are bigger problems in the world but so disappointed in Subaru. Dealership and service dept are wonderful. Known issue with CVT for 3.6R Outback requires $16K engine rebuild, car has ~80K miles. Subaru America only gave a $1500 discount. Never buying a Subaru again. Had Subaru for 23y 😑

05.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

But you could customize it!

27.02.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,,

Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO

25.02.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 26761 πŸ” 4847 πŸ’¬ 726 πŸ“Œ 695

Oh excellent!

23.02.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Found a similar looking one but not β€œVWR” instructions might be the same

minus80.co.nz/manuals/User...

23.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Fluorescence micrograph. Emma Miller and Alex Merz, unpublished.

Fluorescence micrograph. Emma Miller and Alex Merz, unpublished.

🧡 After years out of the field, I and my lab are again working on bacterial type IV pili. We have just posted our first preprints, and I'm excited to share what we have discovered.

This shows Neisseria gonorrheae bacteria infecting a human epithelical cell. Here, you can see the pili in red.

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16.02.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 9
A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. A man shivers in bed while a smiling lady in a red mask shows off her bandage on her arm.

Text: Noses are red
Ice packs are blue
I'm vaxed so miss me with severe symptoms of flu.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. A man shivers in bed while a smiling lady in a red mask shows off her bandage on her arm. Text: Noses are red Ice packs are blue I'm vaxed so miss me with severe symptoms of flu.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Two lady scientists shrug lackadaisically. Text reads: My love for you can't be explained by science. Just like the new federal vaccine guidelines.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Two lady scientists shrug lackadaisically. Text reads: My love for you can't be explained by science. Just like the new federal vaccine guidelines.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Protesters in Minneapolis wear thick clothes and hold signs of support for immigrant neighbors. Text reads: To the health departments in the Twin Cities:
Love unites us.
Our hearts are with you.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Protesters in Minneapolis wear thick clothes and hold signs of support for immigrant neighbors. Text reads: To the health departments in the Twin Cities: Love unites us. Our hearts are with you.

Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).

13.02.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 1586 πŸ” 610 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 24

May seem crazy but phage? I know there are cases of approval for phage treatment as last ditch treatment option.

13.02.2026 04:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Research Scientist/Engineer 2 (E S UAW Research) Job Description The University of Washington (UW) Astronomy Department has an outstanding opportunity for a researcher who will have responsibilities in the design, development, construction, and test...

Hey y'all. I'm hiring. Are you interested in building instruments for astrophysics?

wd5.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/u...

09.02.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 7

Depending on your primer company IDT has prepaid oligo card. Other companies have similar. Depending on your institution policy might be an option. Worked when we switched financial systems and couldn’t order for like a month.

03.02.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The @relenski.bsky.social @baym.lol mashup we always wanted. LTEE + MEGA-plate

03.02.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Also the fluorescent lightbulb in Biotek Synergy plate readers. Bulbs are not too expensive and super easy to replace! Saved a few $$$ on repairs by doing it myself!

28.01.2026 05:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not to be confused with the GraphPad graphing program β€œPrism” which is likely already front and center for scientists to, you know, do science. Maybe they should have asked their own AI programs if the name Prism was already taken.

27.01.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Am convinced if we just start talking about how Miller is the de facto President he will be out in no time. Nothing hurts more than a bruised ego

27.01.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you are a scientist funded by NIH and agree that if the HHS/NIH bill is held hostage by linkage for funding to DHS/ICE, we need to shutdown both and save lives, its time to speak up. Right now, with a few exceptions, the silence is deafening

26.01.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 11
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A phage protein screen identifies triggers of the bacterial innate immune system - Nature Microbiology A library of 400 phage protein-coding genes is used to find a trove of antiphage systems, revealing systems that target tail fibre and major capsid proteins.

I’m thrilled to share our work on phage triggers of the bacterial immune system in its final form @natmicrobiol.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

18.01.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Omfg amazing! What a run by Indiana

20.01.2026 04:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Throw a flag ffs #iufb

20.01.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So many holds!!

20.01.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is Cignetti smiling in the pre-game questions? Now I am nervous #iufb

20.01.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a sportsball comment

19.01.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Omg

19.01.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Intramacrophage RIL-seq uncovers an RNA antagonist of the Salmonella virulence-associated small RNA PinT Abstract. Salmonella virulence chiefly relies upon two major pathogenicity islands, SPI-1 and SPI-2, which enable host cell invasion and intracellular surv

RIL-seq boosts the study of sRNAs. Here comes its first application to intracellular bacteria. Plus, 10 years after its characterization, we now present an RNA sponge of Salmonella PinT.
Congrats to @kooshapour.bsky.social & great collaboration w/ @jorg-vogel-lab.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

27.12.2025 14:17 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Let's Win Pancreatic Cancer | Kindful

Here is the link for Helene's preferred charity. Family requests donations to the fight against pancreatic cancer in lieu of flowers
letswinpc.kindful.com

22.12.2025 20:40 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gah so little πŸ₯Ή

21.12.2025 22:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ha exactly!

21.12.2025 20:53 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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*every fuzzy blanket and some couch cushions too*

21.12.2025 19:07 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Image of a cute little scruffy brown dog curled up on a couch on top of a fuzzy white blanket with a lit Christmas tree in the background.

Image of a cute little scruffy brown dog curled up on a couch on top of a fuzzy white blanket with a lit Christmas tree in the background.

Happy gotcha day to this little scraggly muffin!!!

Wrigley has brought us so much joy and laughter these last 2 years! Every the fuzzy blanket in the house is hers. Thanks to @doggoneseattle.bsky.social and especially @nedpyle.com for sharing pics of his little foster pup 2 years ago🐢πŸ₯Ί

21.12.2025 19:02 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh thanks for the heads up!

10.12.2025 22:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0