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Katherine Borges
@dnakath.bsky.social
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Director of International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG.org) and founding member of The Coalition for Responsible use of AI in Genealogy (CRAIGEN.org)

Interested in genealogy, family history, epigenetics, null alleles, and #AI #DNA #Epigenetics
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A cat and his ball #caturday #charlespetrescu #cats #cat #catsofbluesky
Sleeping tabby cat with his basketball
January 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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IGG FREE KINDLE BOOK! #igg is the acronym for “Investigative Genetic Genealogy”. Use this link to get the book free on Kindle and if you don’t have a Kindle, you can read it using the Audible smartphone app.
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#FreeReads #Mystery #DNA #BookAddict #Kindle
Amazon.com
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December 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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December gradient bloom #flower #December #calendula #California #23Dec2025
Calendula flower in orange and yellow gradients
December 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Why do most of the #ChatGPT voices have Silicon Valley accents? If you don’t think they do, then you haven’t been around the SV cadence enough. Only #Arbor ( #Australian ?) and #Vale ( #British ? Liverpool?) sound different. Ok #OpenAI - let’s get a French and/or Southern drawl accent in there.
ChatGPT’s “Arbor” voice. Sounds Australian? IDK
December 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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GENIES: Please follow @craigenorg.bsky.social and share the posts to further #AIeducation “Agentic AI” combines goal-directed decision-making, autonomy, and adaptability, enabling the system to act intentionally within constraints rather than merely responding to individual prompts or inputs.
craigenorg.bsky.social Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy @craigenorg.bsky.social · Dec 17
“Agentic AI” is goal-directed decision-making, autonomy, and adaptability, enabling the system to act intentionally within constraints rather than responding to individual prompts or inputs. (Definition & image provided by ChatGPT 2.5) #AI #artificialintelligence #AgenticAI #craigen #genealogy
“Agentic AI” combines goal-directed decision-making, autonomy, and adaptability, enabling the system to act intentionally within constraints rather than merely responding to individual prompts or inputs. (Definition and image provided by ChatGPT 2.5)
December 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Dear #OpenAI, Please add a “No Fabrication” radio button to #ChatGPT. The fabricating is making me crazy! #Truth #NoLies #Fabrication #Fabricating
December 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Thank you Thomas MacEntee for this helpful AI citation info! #craigen @craigenorg.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Prompt: “If you had to draw an image of “ #AI context rot” what would it look like?”

#Grok : - - -
Dystopian humanoid figures (Android) in a cataclysmic scene.
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Prompt: “If you had to draw an image of “ #AI context rot” what would it look like?”

#Gemini : - -
Map of Earth showing connections between “data centers”??? and says “Clear Context” at the top. And other electrical map that’s degraded and says “Context Rot”
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Prompt: “If you had to draw an image of “ #AI context rot” what would it look like?”

#ChatGPT : - - -
A computer server labeled LLM shoots energy into books which then fall apart and degrade.
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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ATTN GENEALOGISTS: Please read and share this post - important info on #AI and #photo regeneration. @craigenorg.bsky.social #craigen #artificialintelligence
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Reposted by Katherine Borges
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So long Hobart, see you in February! I’m on board Australia’s icebreaker RSV Nuyina, heading south for the summer to collect environmental DNA samples to study biodiversity. We left yesterday afternoon, heading to Casey Station in #Antarctica and then Heard Island ❄️ 🐧 🧬 #eDNA
This is a selfie of me in my bright green jacket, standing on the heli deck of RSV Nuyina. There is distant land (southern Tasmania) in the background, across the water. The deck has “NUYINA” written in large white letters behind me.
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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A simple, yet concise #infographic describing how #AI regenerates #photos. Please share this @craigenorg.bsky.social post -
craigenorg.bsky.social Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy @craigenorg.bsky.social · Nov 24
@digitalarchivst.bsky.social created this infographic illustrating how #AI recreates photos. Shared with permission. Follow link to #craigenorg photo policy and please share. craigen.org/protecting-t... #artificialintelligence #photo #photos
1. ALWAYS LABEL. Mark every Al-modified image visibly. 2. ALWAYS CITE. Note the original source and what was changed. 3. ILLUSTRATION, NOT EVIDENCE. Never use Al images to prove identity, time, or place. — The Coalition for Responsible Al in Genealogy (craigen.org)
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reposted by Katherine Borges
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The Scottish Water Mills Website provides a web-based resource displaying mill locations across Scotland. #maps
maps.nls.uk/projects/mil...
Scottish water mills website - National Library of Scotland / University of Glasgow
maps.nls.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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#CharlesPetrescu #ToeBeans #cat #caturday #catsofbluesky #22Nov2025
Cat foot pads also known as toe beans.
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Just finished watching the fascinating documentary “Secrets of the Neanderthals” on Netflix. Not a lot of DNA discussion but there is one part where they can identify whether the remains are male or female based on a dental protein. Here’s a link to the trailer: youtu.be/b5YtgLSU_sE?...
Secrets of the Neanderthals | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
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November 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Reposted by Katherine Borges
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“Our findings raise the possibility that this delta–theta band oscillation could serve as a target engagement biomarker, but its relationship to food preoccupation warrants more controlled investigation," authors of the study conclude. #ISOGG #tirzepetide #epigenetics
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Brain activity associated with breakthrough food preoccupation in an individual on tirzepatide - Nature Medicine
This study provides the first evidence in humans that tirzepatide modulates brain electrophysiology, with changes in low-frequency accumbens power linked to food preoccupation.
www.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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“Brand new study reveals magnesium increases certain gut bacteria that synthesize vitamin D and inhibit the development of colorectal cancer.” #vitaminD
Brand new study reveals magnesium increases certain gut bacteria that synthesize vitamin D and inhibit the development of colorectal cancer.
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Can’t wait! Looking forward to it!
amrevmuseum.bsky.social Museum of the American Revolution @amrevmuseum.bsky.social · Nov 16
“The American Revolution,” a new six-part series from @kenlburns.bsky.social begins Nov. 16 on @pbs.org! Follow along with us all this week as we share more about the diverse people and complex events that sparked the American Revolution. #AmericanRevolutionPBS

🎬: https://to.pbs.org/4oYOcwI
The American Revolution | Premieres Nov. 16 | PBS
The American Revolution, a landmark documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, premieres Nov. 16, 2025.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Peaches trying to avert the hooman paparazzi. #caturday #catsofbluesky #cat
White cat hiding her face under blanket
November 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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#AlphaGalSyndrome #lonestartick
isogg.bsky.social International Society of Genetic Genealogy @isogg.bsky.social · Nov 14
“Researchers have linked the death of a 47-year-old man in New Jersey to alpha-gal syndrome, which usually starts with a bite from a lone star tick. The man died four hours after eating a hamburger. NBC News’ Anne Thompson.” #ISOGG #epigenetics #AlphaGal #tick #allergy

youtu.be/Tp96QZfzNlU?...
First reported death from meat allergy caused by tick bite
YouTube video by NBC News
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November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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“Hydrogen-rich water alleviates asthma airway inflammation by modulating tryptophan metabolism and activating aryl hydrocarbon receptor via gut microbiota regulation” #ISOGG #asthma #epigenetics #hydrogen
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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I thought this was a Monarch but my neighbor knew it was a Painted Lady butterfly. #Autumn #Autumn2025 #Fall2025 #November #PaintedLadyButterfly #butterfly #California
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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“According to the report: The mortality risk associated with high temperatures appears to be increasing over time, emphasizing the need for adaptation, even in high-latitude regions." #heartfailure #heartdisease
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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#Ozzy and #Harriet all snuggled up #caturday #catsofblusky #cats #kittens
November 9, 2025 at 4:10 AM