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Daniel Fischer
@fischuu.bsky.social
Bioinformatics | Biostatistics | Machine Learning | RStats | Transcriptomics | Metagenomics at
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

Posts about work and life in Finland
Just visiting my Alma Mater in #Tampere
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Just visited my first Basketball game here in #Tampere, cannot say it was bad. #FINGER #EuroBasket2025 #FIBAEuroBasket
September 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Reposted by Daniel Fischer
Our latest in vitro study on mastitis in dairy cows is now published 🐄🧬

👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.yg...

We studied cows with divergent genetic background for udder health and uncovered distinct transcriptomic responses to E. coli between the two groups. #FAANG #Genomics @luke.fi @helsinki.fi @au.dk
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August 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
One day I will understand why on weekends kids wake up at 7 while during the week you barley manage to wake them at 9...
August 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Germany's new Kanzler #Merz promised that the German army should become the strongest in Europe and for that they should receive all financial aid necessary. Germany has already the highest military budget in Europe, so they should rather check how other countries can be stronger with a lower budget
May 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are happy to announce that in our group (Applied Statistical Methods) in Luke we have an open permanent position for a Senior Scientist, AI methods:

valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/seni...
Senior Scientist, AI methods - Natural Resources Institute Finland
Open job: Senior Scientist, AI methods, Natural Resources Institute Finland - Find all jobs in Valtiolle.fi
valtiolle.fi
April 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Snakemake Tip of the Day:
Limit intense parallel jobs with resources inside the rule to prevent overload! Add

resources: star_jobs=1

to the rule, set the global limit

snakemake --resources star_jobs=10

Now only 10 star jobs run at once!
#Snakemake #Bioinformatics
April 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The most irritating thing about #Signalgate is that they have used Signal instead of X/Twitter DMs.
March 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Reposted by Daniel Fischer
The reference genome will serve as a foundation for future breeding of whitefish, including genome selection. Next step: uncovering the genome complexity of this species. Exciting times ahead! @luke.fi #genomics #aquaculture #research
bmcgenomdata.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
The genome assembly of the farmed European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus L. from the Finnish selective breeding programme - BMC Genomic Data
Objectives European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus L.) is a freshwater salmonid that inhabits cold regions of central and north Europe and Siberia. It is an important aquaculture species in Finland, s...
bmcgenomdata.biomedcentral.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Genomic prediction boosts Timothy breeding in Finland! Our study finds heritability up to 0.86 & predictive accuracy holding strong despite genotype quality. Promising for yield, winter damage & digestibility traits!
@luke.fi #Genomics #PlantBreeding

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Genetic architecture and genomic prediction for yield, winter damage, and digestibility traits in timothy (Phleum pratense L.) using genotyping-by-sequencing data - Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Key message Accurate prediction of genomic breeding values for Timothy was possible using genomic best linear unbiased prediction. Abstract Timothy (Phleum pratense L.) is a grass species of great imp...
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March 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
On the positive side, they manage to bring 'Starship' back to Earth. On the not so positive side - they cannot reuse it
BREAKING: Debris over the Bahamas after SpaceX Starship falls apart during test flight
March 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A short note-to-myself for future uses on how to create drop-down menus in #Excel based on values from column in other sheets. Normally I do not use Excel, but for maintaining Task lists it proved to be quite useful, actually.

danielfischer.name/2025/02/27/d...
Creating Drop-Down Menus in Excel
I often do not remember how to create simple drop down menus in Excel and so I decided to write a short note here. The thing I want to have: In one tab, I want to have a column with possible values…
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February 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Sunday, bloody Sunday! Why is it that water/heating pipes always break on Sunday's or Christmas eve?!
February 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Wow, that was a night #garmin
February 7, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Our latest study is now published online!

We present an optimized #ddRAD #GBS #Snakemake pipeline for efficient genotyping in non-model species, demonstrated on Whitefish & cattle. A cost-effective, scalable solution with streamlined #bioinformatics.

bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Fine-tuning GBS data with comparison of reference and mock genome approaches for advancing genomic selection in less studied farmed species - BMC Genomics
Background Diversifying animal cultivation demands efficient genotyping for enabling genomic selection, but non-model species lack efficient genotyping solutions. The aim of this study was to optimize...
bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It took me two full days to understand that #rclone version 1.69 and 1.67 at least) is buggy with Box.com #OAuth resulting in an Error: redirect_uri_mismatch and I received felt 100 times the error message below...

Just out of desperation I tried then still 1.57 and all worked like a charm. #bug
January 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Reposted by Daniel Fischer
By learning how #forest soils trap and release CO2, countries can adapt to and ease climate change. Led by @raisamakipaa.bsky.social, the @holisoils.bsky.social project researches the pivotal role of forest soils in this effort.

projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-m...
Sifting through forest soils to fight climate change
In an old-growth forest in Slovakia, dozens of sensors are placed in the soil, tree trunks and air. The devices are tracking how soil hydrology and tree growth affect carbon stored in the ground. This...
projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu
January 30, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Considering how narrow minded, biased and convincingly wrong ChatGPT is in many areas, that sounds like a terrible idea.
cnbc.com CNBC @cnbc.com · Jan 28
OpenAI on Tuesday announced its biggest product launch since its enterprise rollout. It’s called ChatGPT Gov and was built specifically for U.S. government use.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov for U.S. government agencies
OpenAI on Tuesday announced the launch of ChatGPT for government agencies in the U.S.
www.cnbc.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Reposted by Daniel Fischer
I’m happy that my workplace Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luonnonvarakeskus) has stopped using X and will start posting more actively to its Bluesky account @luke.fi, as well as continuing to focus on LinkedIn. Please follow us!

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January 29, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Slow Sunday mornings with fresh baked rolls / 'Brötchen' are the best!
January 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM