Justin Silverman

1 week ago | telegram.com | Josh Moore |Justin Silverman

On March 25, masked federal immigration authorities detained Tufts University Ph.D. student Rümeysa Öztürk for engaging in what Trump administration officials said were “activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of Americans.”Öztürk’s attorney, however, has said she is not aware of any criminal charges against the student.

1 week ago | vtcng.com | Josh Moore |Justin Silverman

On March 25, masked federal immigration authorities detained Tufts University Ph.D. student Rümeysa Öztürk for engaging in what Trump administration officials said were “activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of Americans.” Öztürk’s attorney, however, has said she is not aware of any criminal charges against the student and when asked to detail the specific activities warranting the student’s visa being revoked, U.S. Secretary of State Marco...

2 weeks ago | berkshireeagle.com | Josh Moore |Justin Silverman

Editor's NoteThe New England Newspaper and Press Association has called on New England news outlets to run this op-ed in support of free speech and the First Amendment. The Eagle is proud to republish it.

3 weeks ago | keenesentinel.com | Josh Moore |Justin Silverman

On March 25, masked federal immigration authorities detained Tufts University Ph.D. student Rümeysa Öztürk for engaging in what Trump administration officials said were “activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of Americans.” Öztürk’s attorney, however, has said she is not aware of any criminal charges against the student and when asked to detail the specific activities warranting the student’s visa being revoked, U.S. Secretary of State Marco...

Oct 18, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Kyle McGovern |Justin Silverman

AbstractStandard methods for differential expression and differential abundance analysis rely on normalization to address sample-to-sample variation in sequencing depth. However, normalizations imply strict, unrealistic assumptions about the unmeasured scale of biological systems (e.g., microbial load or total cellular transcription). This introduces bias that can lead to false positives and false negatives.