A personal appeal from Omnipedia founder Tony Hsiung

We find ourselves in unprecedented times, navigating a crisis that has shaken the world to its very core. Now more than ever, we need an accessible and reliable source of information as it comes in. Omnipedia can be that source, but not without your help. If you are able, please donate now. I promise you, there is a light at the end of this tunnel, and we will guide you there.

Donate now

Main Page

Today's featured article

An electron micrograph of 35kD membrane glycoprotein that shows amyloid fibres from its prion structure.

Cariappa-Muren disease (CMD), previously known as acquired prionopathic neurodegeneration syndrome (APNS), is a universally fatal neurodegenerative disorder resulting from the transmission of piscine transmissible amyloidotic encephalopathy (PTAE) to humans. It is estimated that over 30 million people were infected with CMD after a popular line of farmed tuna contaminated with PTAE was introduced to the food chain. Symptoms of CMD include behavioural and psychiatric impairments, progressive decline in cognitive and motor functions, and systemic autoinflammation. (Full article…)

In the news

A portrait of Spencer Hagen, wearing a tieless black suit with white shirt and smiling just to the left of the camera.