Science tambourine patch 1

.github/workflows/jekyll.yml

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+# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
+# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
+# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
+# documentation.
+
+# Sample workflow for building and deploying a Jekyll site to GitHub Pages
+name: Deploy Jekyll site to Pages
+
+on:
+  # Runs on pushes targeting the default branch
+  push:
+    branches: ["master"]
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# Sets permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN to allow deployment to GitHub Pages
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pages: write
+  id-token: write
+
+# Allow only one concurrent deployment, skipping runs queued between the run in-progress and latest queued.
+# However, do NOT cancel in-progress runs as we want to allow these production deployments to complete.
+concurrency:
+  group: "pages"
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  # Build job
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Ruby
+        # https://github.com/ruby/setup-ruby/releases/tag/v1.207.0
+        uses: ruby/setup-ruby@4a9ddd6f338a97768b8006bf671dfbad383215f4
+        with:
+          ruby-version: '3.1' # Not needed with a .ruby-version file
+          bundler-cache: true # runs 'bundle install' and caches installed gems automatically
+          cache-version: 0 # Increment this number if you need to re-download cached gems
+      - name: Setup Pages
+        id: pages
+        uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
+      - name: Build with Jekyll
+        # Outputs to the './_site' directory by default
+        run: bundle exec jekyll build --baseurl "${{ steps.pages.outputs.base_path }}"
+        env:
+          JEKYLL_ENV: production
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        # Automatically uploads an artifact from the './_site' directory by default
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
+
+  # Deployment job
+  deploy:
+    environment:
+      name: github-pages
+      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    steps:
+      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
+        id: deployment
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4

_config.yml

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 ############################
 
 # Name of website
-title: My website
+title: Science Tambourine
 
 # Your name to show in the footer
-author: Some Person
+author: Anandi Tamby
 
 ###############################################
 # --- List of links in the navigation bar --- #
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ navbar-links:
   Resources:
     - Beautiful Jekyll: "https://beautifuljekyll.com"
     - Learn markdown: "https://www.markdowntutorial.com/"
-  Author's home: "https://deanattali.com"
+  Author's home: "https://sciencetambourine.github.io/ScienceTambourine/"
 
 ################
 # --- Logo --- #
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ round-avatar: true
 # You can change the order that they show up on the page by changing the order here.
 # Uncomment the links you want to show and add your information to each one.
 social-network-links:
-  email: "someone@example.com"
+  email: "ontheroadofdreams@gmail.com"
   rss: true  # remove this line if you don't want to show an RSS link at the bottom
-  facebook: deanattali
-  github: daattali
-  twitter: daattali
-  patreon: DeanAttali
-  youtube: "@daattali"
-  whatsapp: 15551212
+  #facebook: deanattali
+  #github: daattali
+  #twitter: daattali
+  #patreon: DeanAttali
+  #youtube: "@daattali"
+  #whatsapp: 15551212
 #  medium: yourname
 #  reddit: yourname or r/yoursubreddit
 #  linkedin: daattali
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 # If you want your website to generate an RSS feed, provide a description
 # The URL for the feed will be https://<your_website>/feed.xml
-rss-description: This website is a virtual proof that I'm awesome
+rss-description: This website is my personal platform.
 
 ###########################
 # --- General options --- #

_posts/2025-07-31-Gaza.md

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+---
+layout: post
+title: From the Dutch Hunger to Gaza - inheriting nightmare
+subtitle: How famine shapes future generations
+cover-img: https://images.pexels.com/photos/19488937/pexels-photo-19488937.jpeg
+thumbnail-img: https://images.pexels.com/photos/8194912/pexels-photo-8194912.jpeg
+share-img: /assets/img/path.jpg
+tags: [Epigenetics, Molecular Biology, Gaza, News]
+author: Anandi Tamby
+---
+
+Gaza is starving. The lastest numbers dropped last week, and they are chilling : one in three people in Gaza has not eaten in days. Over 50% of the population is in a catastrophic state. Fifteen deaths per days due to hunger. 
+
+The immediate effects of hunger is well-documented : In the first stage, hunger leads to dry mouth, frequent urination, rapid weight loss and an irrepressible craving for food. In the  second stage, the  craving for food becomes less compelling and is replaced by apathy and an overall sense of weakness. Stored fat and sugar is burned, the immune system is impacted. Fluid accumulates in the cells, starting with the face, feet, and legs as hunger edema sets in. Premature aging occurs in the  third stage. The skin becomes pale, dry and flaky, parchment-like. Brown pigmentation appears, the hair falls out, movements become slower and clumsier. The fourth stage is often fatal. The heartbeat is slower, the blood pressure and body temperature are low. Throughout the experience, one is faced by fatigue, depression and apathy (1). Biomolecules from the body that are not immediately necessary to live are broken down and recycled to survive a little longer, in a process called “autophagy”  (2).
+
+It also goes beyond. Such level of stress gets written in the DNA.
+
+The information contained in DNA is regulated through mechanisms referred to as “epigenetics”. To summarize, DNA contains every information necessary to make a human, from fecundation to death. It was written through four billion years of evolution. So only a fraction of what is contained is actually useful information. And the way this information is emphasized is by ensuring that the useless one is inaccessible, through molecular modification of the DNA strand.
+
+During  the last stage of Word War II, the Netherlands was struck by terrible famine, referred to as the Dutch Hunger Winter (1944-1945) or ‘Hunger Winter’ (Hongerwinter) (3,4). The origin of this famine was a German blockade, imposed in retaliation to the strikes imposed by the Dutch resistance. As a result, the population experienced sever malnutrition (400-800 calories/day), including pregnant women. This offered the unique opportunity to study the transgenerational effect of famine (3).
+
+The result showed a direct effect of prenatal nutrition on the offspring’s DNA, causing a proportion to obesity, cardiovascular issues and neuropsychiatric disorders (such as schizophrenia and depression). The effects were visible decades after the event.
+
+Right now, in Gaza, over 20 000 children are facing malnutrition. At least half a million of the household are facing a complete lack of food or other basic needs (5). On a larger scale, this situation is awfully parallel with the ones faced by Dutch families in the Hunger Winter. For many Palestinians of the Gaza strip, the effects of the Israeli blockade will make them for a lifetime. And it will likely mark their offspring too.  
+
+As of July 2025, several scientific group, experts in epigenetics, have highlighted the urgency to provide appropriate aid to Gaza (3,4). This include nutritional support as an immediate response but also long-term preventative strategy against the wide range of adverse health effects in the offspring. As of right now, the only aid provided in Gaza is from the US and Israeli-founded Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Their plan has been qualified of ‘grossly inadequate’ by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO, aligned with the UN demands a global humanitarian based on the principles of humanity, impartiality, independence and neutrality. Pre-established humanitarian aid, led by the UN and its partners, is already in place and must be allowed to function fully to ensure that aid is delivered and the effect of extreme hunger be mitigated (6). 
+
+
+
+1.	Ciesielska M, Łazarskiego U, Gajewski P, Bałuk-Ulewiczowa T. Medical Review Auschwitz-Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire [Internet]. 2018. Available from: [link](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344161872)
+2.	González-Rodríguez P, Füllgrabe J, Joseph B. The hunger strikes back: an epigenetic memory for autophagy. Vol. 30, Cell Death and Differentiation. Springer Nature; 2023. p. 1404–15. 
+3.	Khatib H, Ellsworth E, Badhwar N. Epigenetic Consequences of Famine: Lessons Learned and Future Research Directions [Internet]. 2025. Available from: [link] (https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202507.0908/v1)
+4.	Khoodoruth MAS, Khoodoruth WNC kai. From past famines to present crises: The epigenetic impact of maternal malnutrition on offspring health in Gaza. Asian J Psychiatr. 2024 May 1;95. 
+5.	 UN news, In Gaza, mounting evidence of famine and widespread starvation 29 July 2025. Available : [link](https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/07/1165517)
+6. 	WHO Media Team, People in Gaza starving, sick and dying as aid blockade continues,12 May 2025.  Available : [link](https://www.who.int/news/item/12-05-2025-people-in-gaza-starving--sick-and-dying-as-aid-blockade-continues)

aboutme.md

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 ---
 layout: page
 title: About me
-subtitle: Why you'd want to go on a date with me
+subtitle: What we're doing here
 ---
 
-My name is Inigo Montoya. I have the following qualities:
-
-- I rock a great mustache
-- I'm extremely loyal to my family
+I am Anandi Tamby, a marine microbiologist. I am passionate about nature and the environment. I'll use this blog to bridge science and political issues. 
 
 What else do you need?
 
 ### My story
 
-To be honest, I'm having some trouble remembering right now, so why don't you just watch [my movie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_Bride_%28film%29) and it will answer **all** your questions.

index.html

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 ---
 layout: home
-title: My website
-subtitle: This is where I will tell my friends way too much about me
+title: Science Tambourine
+subtitle: Science. Louder.
 ---