Links for you. Science:

Cybersecurity Threat Modeling the Genomic Data Sequencing Workflow: An example threat model implementation for genomic data sequencing and analysis (pdf)
Virologist Wendy Barclay: ‘Wild avian viruses are mixing up their genetics all the time. It’s like viral sex on steroids’
C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People
I Paid the Price for Speaking Out About “Sharpiegate.” Scientists Can’t Be Silent Now, Either.
How mantis shrimp protect their powerful ‘fists’ of fury
Problems with iron levels in the blood and the body’s ability to regulate this important nutrient as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a key trigger for long COVID, new research has discovered.

Other:

Now Will We Believe What Is Happening Right Before Our Eyes? (must-read)
The US Government Is Not a Startup
Elon Musk’s Assault on the Government Has Canceled a Human Trial for a Promising HIV Vaccine
A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’
House Dems unveil bill to shield taxpayer records from Musk
Why the “President Elon Musk” mockery doesn’t seem to bother Donald Trump
Elon Musk’s war on Head Start childhood education exposes how “pro-natalists” are really anti-woman
DOGE Is Now Inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Autogolpe: What’s really happening beneath the Musk/Trump chaos
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Does RFK Even Lift, Bro? An investigation—and a thought experiment.
DOGE deputy to oversee powerful Treasury system as Musk demands cuts
Society Has Evolved Past the Need for a Ro Khanna
Trump Fires Head of Federal Election Panel, But She Won’t Leave
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
DOGE Builds ‘Firewall’ Between Musk’s Team and Legacy USDS Workers
The Rise of the Selfish Plutocrats. Instead of pursuing philanthropy, many now seek to evade social responsibility.
Trump’s FBI Pick Kash Patel Took Up to $5M in Stock From Chinese Ecommerce Giant Shein
Collective Action is the Way Out
The Elite Lawyers Working for Elon Musk’s DOGE Include Former Supreme Court Clerks
How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid
Musk to rehire Treasury DOGE staffer behind racist posts after Trump endorses idea
Spoons Are Becoming a Symbol of Feds’ Resistance to Trump and Musk
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
Teen on Musk’s DOGE Team Graduated from ‘The Com’ (more here; this is really bad)
How to Win the USAID Fight: Rules for Democrats.