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1 month ago | 
blogs.timesofisrael.com | Rebecca Shapiro
Weaponized Activism: An Inside Look at How Terror Groups Exploit Social Justice“ I’ve been wracking my brain lately, trying to figure out when otherwise peaceful people became hate-filled and virulent on social media. When did social justice become selective? When did everyone start hating Jews again? Some might argue that we were always hated, but it just wasn’t PC to say it out loud. I’m not so sure.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Rebecca Shapiro
Generate Key TakeawaysThere’s no doubt that ham gets plenty of love during the Christmas season, but it’s also one of the most popular spring entrees of all time. (You can thank Easter for that.) But what should you serve with it? Building a menu around ham may seem tough at first, but there are actually endless pairings to consider. Whether you’re craving rich, indulgent comfort food, like mashed potatoes, or a light helping of roasted vegetables, I found something for everyone on your guest list.
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1 month ago | 
blogs.timesofisrael.com | Rebecca Shapiro
My initial reaction to a recent publication of a list identifying 85 Canadian citizens who served in the Israeli Defense Forces is one of disgust. The author was not only reckless — he is morally repugnant. While I maintain true to my initial reaction, my attitude quickly started shifting from a primal fear instinct (to cower and hide) toward a renewed strength and energy. I feel that it’s important to respond from a place of power and moral superiority.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Rebecca Shapiro
Generate Key TakeawaysWhether or not you actually have a Jewish grandma, I’m willing to bet that you’ve probably been fed by one at some point, considering it’s practically inscribed in the Torah as a grandmotherly duty.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
nature.com | Camille Bedard |Isabelle Gagnon-Arsenault |Alexandre K. Dubé |Alicia Pageau |Anna Fijarczyk |Rebecca Shapiro
AbstractAzole antifungals are the main drugs used to treat fungal infections. Amino acid substitutions in the drug target Erg11 (Cyp51) are a common resistance mechanism in pathogenic yeasts. How many and which mutations confer resistance is, however, largely unknown. Here we measure the impact of nearly 4,000 amino acid variants of Candida albicans Erg11 on the susceptibility to six clinical azoles. This was achieved by deep mutational scanning of CaErg11 expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Rebecca Shapiro
Thanksgiving dinner is usually all about thinking big: 20-plus-pound turkeys, a giant tub of mashed potatoes and all the crowd-pleasing casseroles. But when it comes to dessert, I want to make an argument for scaling down this year. Tiny desserts mean no fighting with your sister over the last slice of anything. They mean getting to have pecan and apple and pumpkin pies. They're seasonal, beginner-friendly and easy to make ahead. Oh, and let's not forget undeniably adorable.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
nature.com | Nicholas C. Gervais |Rebecca Shapiro
AbstractNew molecular technologies have helped unveil previously unexplored facets of the genome beyond the canonical proteome, including microproteins and short ORFs, products of alternative splicing, regulatory non-coding RNAs, as well as transposable elements, cis-regulatory DNA, and other highly repetitive regions of DNA. In this Review, we highlight what is known about this ‘hidden genome’ within the fungal kingdom.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
journals.plos.org | Philippe Desprès |Rebecca Shapiro |Christina A. Cuomo |PLOS Pathogens
Loading metrics Open Access Pearls Pearls provide concise, practical and educational insights into topics that span the pathogens field. See all article types » Citation: Després PC, Shapiro RS, Cuomo CA (2024) New approaches to tackle a rising problem: Large-scale methods to study antifungal resistance. PLoS Pathog 20(9): e1012478.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Rebecca Shapiro
In the dog days of summer, you’d rather be anywhere than a hot kitchen (though your first choice is probably on a float in an infinity pool with a cold glass of wine in hand). So, to minimize the whole standing-over-a-hot-stove thing, it’s time to rely on “dump” dinners: easy, set-it-and-forget-it meals that are seasonal, fresh and delicious without too much effort (like sheet-pan gnocchi and Instant Pot coconut salmon). Intrigued? Here are 33 summer dump dinners to get you started.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
aol.com | Rebecca Shapiro
June 10, 2024 at 12:00 PMIt’s summertime, so the oven is basically off limits. While there are plenty of work-arounds (like the grill, stove and slow cooker), there are some nights when I just can’t bring myself to be near any source of additional heat. Besides, when the sun is beating down and I feel like a sticky mess, the last thing I’m craving is a hot meal. Instead, I opt for simple, no-cook dinners that will keep me both cool and satisfied.
