Genetics Society of AustralAsia
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
Genetics Society of AustralAsia. Professional organisation for genetics and genomics researchers and educators in Australia, New Zealand & the Asia-Pacific region.
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TL;DR: Even the most advanced language models crumble on first-person false beliefs, showing sharp accuracy drops and revealing that their “understanding” of others’ minds is still shallow pattern mimicry, not genuine epistemic reasoning.
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Language models cannot reliably distinguish belief from knowledge and fact - Nature Machine Intelligence
Suzgun et al. find that current large language models cannot reliably distinguish between belief, knowledge and fact, raising concerns for their use in healthcare, law and journalism, where such disti...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
TL;DR: Even the most advanced language models crumble on first-person false beliefs, showing sharp accuracy drops and revealing that their “understanding” of others’ minds is still shallow pattern mimicry, not genuine epistemic reasoning.
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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🐧We researched one of the world’s rarest #penguins. The yellow‑eyed penguin (aka hoiho/takaraka) isn’t one homogeneous species after all!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#hoiho #conservation #genomics #birds #nzwildlife #endangered #wildlife #nature
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#hoiho #conservation #genomics #birds #nzwildlife #endangered #wildlife #nature
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🐧We researched one of the world’s rarest #penguins. The yellow‑eyed penguin (aka hoiho/takaraka) isn’t one homogeneous species after all!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#hoiho #conservation #genomics #birds #nzwildlife #endangered #wildlife #nature
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#hoiho #conservation #genomics #birds #nzwildlife #endangered #wildlife #nature
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We did a penguin GWAS! Turns out that yellow-eyed penguins (or hoiho) are actually three very divergent groups, which we are calling subspecies www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @josephguhlin.bsky.social @peterkdearden.bsky.social @annasanture.bsky.social @cegrueber.bsky.social
Population genomics of yellow-eyed penguins uncovers subspecies divergence and candidate genes linked to respiratory distress syndrome
Yellow-eyed penguins (hoiho/takaraka, Megadyptes antipodes ) are among the world’s rarest penguins and are regarded as a taonga (treasured) species in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since 2019, chicks on the N...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We did a penguin GWAS! Turns out that yellow-eyed penguins (or hoiho) are actually three very divergent groups, which we are calling subspecies www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @josephguhlin.bsky.social @peterkdearden.bsky.social @annasanture.bsky.social @cegrueber.bsky.social
🚩Upcoming Asia-Pacific Genetics Seminar:
Remember to tune in tomorrow for our ECR special symposium 🧬 - "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology"!
Registration link on poster below
Remember to tune in tomorrow for our ECR special symposium 🧬 - "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology"!
Registration link on poster below
🧬 Upcoming Asia-Pacific Genetics Seminar:
📅 30th September
Join us for the "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology" symposium, featuring three outstanding early career researchers who will share their latest discoveries.
👉 Register now using the poster below!
📅 30th September
Join us for the "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology" symposium, featuring three outstanding early career researchers who will share their latest discoveries.
👉 Register now using the poster below!
September 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
🚩Upcoming Asia-Pacific Genetics Seminar:
Remember to tune in tomorrow for our ECR special symposium 🧬 - "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology"!
Registration link on poster below
Remember to tune in tomorrow for our ECR special symposium 🧬 - "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology"!
Registration link on poster below
🧬 Upcoming Asia-Pacific Genetics Seminar:
📅 30th September
Join us for the "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology" symposium, featuring three outstanding early career researchers who will share their latest discoveries.
👉 Register now using the poster below!
📅 30th September
Join us for the "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology" symposium, featuring three outstanding early career researchers who will share their latest discoveries.
👉 Register now using the poster below!
September 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
🧬 Upcoming Asia-Pacific Genetics Seminar:
📅 30th September
Join us for the "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology" symposium, featuring three outstanding early career researchers who will share their latest discoveries.
👉 Register now using the poster below!
📅 30th September
Join us for the "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology" symposium, featuring three outstanding early career researchers who will share their latest discoveries.
👉 Register now using the poster below!
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Our other fantastic sponsers include @wilderlab.bsky.social, @geneticsaus.bsky.social and Genomics Aotearoa!!
Thanks very much to our new sponsor, @sequench.bsky.social, who will be joining us at the upcoming NZ Molecular Ecology meeting to talk about all things eDNA!
More details here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
More details here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
Join us for the annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology Meeting, taking place in the beautiful coastal town of Raglan (26-28 November 2025)! 🧬🧬🧬
Registration closes on 30th September and abstracts are due on the 31st of October. Find out more here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
Registration closes on 30th September and abstracts are due on the 31st of October. Find out more here: nzmolecol5.wixsite.com/nz-molecular...
August 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Our other fantastic sponsers include @wilderlab.bsky.social, @geneticsaus.bsky.social and Genomics Aotearoa!!
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Genetics Society of AustralAsia (a professional organization for genetics researchers, educators, and professionals across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia‑Pacific region) moves to Bluesky (2.001 followers on X)
Bluesky: @geneticsaus.bsky.social
Bluesky: @geneticsaus.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Genetics Society of AustralAsia (a professional organization for genetics researchers, educators, and professionals across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia‑Pacific region) moves to Bluesky (2.001 followers on X)
Bluesky: @geneticsaus.bsky.social
Bluesky: @geneticsaus.bsky.social
Excellent keynotes this morning from Professor Alexei Drummond and Professor Cris Print on the power of genomics and computational biology in precision medicine and health research.
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
July 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Excellent keynotes this morning from Professor Alexei Drummond and Professor Cris Print on the power of genomics and computational biology in precision medicine and health research.
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
Congratulations to all our #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025 award winners.
Great talks at the GSA award session from @cegrueber.bsky.social, Ashley Jones, Stephanie Waller, and Margaret Byrne.
Great talks at the GSA award session from @cegrueber.bsky.social, Ashley Jones, Stephanie Waller, and Margaret Byrne.
July 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Congratulations to all our #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025 award winners.
Great talks at the GSA award session from @cegrueber.bsky.social, Ashley Jones, Stephanie Waller, and Margaret Byrne.
Great talks at the GSA award session from @cegrueber.bsky.social, Ashley Jones, Stephanie Waller, and Margaret Byrne.
Day three of #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025 kicking off with a great plenary session: diving into the world of plants and regulatory genetics with excellent talks by Miloš Tanurdžić and Erika Varkonyi-Gasic.
July 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Day three of #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025 kicking off with a great plenary session: diving into the world of plants and regulatory genetics with excellent talks by Miloš Tanurdžić and Erika Varkonyi-Gasic.
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@testeeves.bsky.social chats at @geneticsaus.bsky.social about how #genetics could play a role in careful #management of small endangered #bird populations.
July 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
@testeeves.bsky.social chats at @geneticsaus.bsky.social about how #genetics could play a role in careful #management of small endangered #bird populations.
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Libby Liggins and Claire Rye chat about the #Aotearoa #Genomics #Data #Repository, including how #metadata can be submitted (including #eDNA). They are hoping to take #indigenous #governance to the #Genomic #Standards #Consortium later this year…
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Libby Liggins and Claire Rye chat about the #Aotearoa #Genomics #Data #Repository, including how #metadata can be submitted (including #eDNA). They are hoping to take #indigenous #governance to the #Genomic #Standards #Consortium later this year…
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
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@sebasalco.bsky.social talks at @geneticsaus.bsky.social about #Hector and #Maui’s #dolphins, including chromosomal inversions which may help keep these species separate…
@laninsky.bsky.social
@laninsky.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 4:10 AM
@sebasalco.bsky.social talks at @geneticsaus.bsky.social about #Hector and #Maui’s #dolphins, including chromosomal inversions which may help keep these species separate…
@laninsky.bsky.social
@laninsky.bsky.social
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July 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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So proud of Teremoana Porter-Rawiri for doing fungal #eDNA in the #Wairarapa. Restored, unrestored, and remnant sites showed differences, correlating with nitrogen.
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
So proud of Teremoana Porter-Rawiri for doing fungal #eDNA in the #Wairarapa. Restored, unrestored, and remnant sites showed differences, correlating with nitrogen.
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
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Meriam Van Os finds #fish differences in preserved #Kurī (dog) 💩 , showing what some of the diet may have been. #aDNA #eDNA
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Meriam Van Os finds #fish differences in preserved #Kurī (dog) 💩 , showing what some of the diet may have been. #aDNA #eDNA
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
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@rebeccakfrench.bsky.social chats about #Kākāpō #disease #transcriptomics, showing that E. coli may correlate with #diseased birds.
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
@rebeccakfrench.bsky.social chats about #Kākāpō #disease #transcriptomics, showing that E. coli may correlate with #diseased birds.
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
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@EmZLCarroll chats about #Tohorā right #whale #conservation #genetics and potential impacts in foraging #habitat #decline. Whale snot and #eDNA can be partnered with long term #datasets for effective #monitoring.
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
@EmZLCarroll chats about #Tohorā right #whale #conservation #genetics and potential impacts in foraging #habitat #decline. Whale snot and #eDNA can be partnered with long term #datasets for effective #monitoring.
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
Amazing talks in the Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics, and the Human Genetics concurrent sessions today.
Emma Carroll, Isabelly de Lima, Graham McCulloh, Amara Shaukat, Kathleen McLay, & some excellent lightning talks!
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
Emma Carroll, Isabelly de Lima, Graham McCulloh, Amara Shaukat, Kathleen McLay, & some excellent lightning talks!
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
July 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Amazing talks in the Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics, and the Human Genetics concurrent sessions today.
Emma Carroll, Isabelly de Lima, Graham McCulloh, Amara Shaukat, Kathleen McLay, & some excellent lightning talks!
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
Emma Carroll, Isabelly de Lima, Graham McCulloh, Amara Shaukat, Kathleen McLay, & some excellent lightning talks!
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
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If you're at #GSA2025 check out Mark de Bruyn's talk today at 5.15pm in OGGB3 on our #ancientDNA research into postglacial recolonization of the Southern Ocean by elephant seals from multiple glacial refugia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #AotearoaGSA2025 @geneticsaus.bsky.social
Postglacial Recolonization of the Southern Ocean by Elephant Seals Occurred From Multiple Glacial Refugia
Genetic data, alongside historic, archaeological, and subfossil remains, show that Australasian populations of the southern elephant seal have been shaped by range expansions and contractions followi...
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July 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
If you're at #GSA2025 check out Mark de Bruyn's talk today at 5.15pm in OGGB3 on our #ancientDNA research into postglacial recolonization of the Southern Ocean by elephant seals from multiple glacial refugia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #AotearoaGSA2025 @geneticsaus.bsky.social
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Megan Leask chats about how we can move towards #culturally competent #precision #medicine in #Aotearoa New Zealand.
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Megan Leask chats about how we can move towards #culturally competent #precision #medicine in #Aotearoa New Zealand.
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
@geneticsaus.bsky.social
Megan Leask closing off the Indigenous Early Career Leaders session with her work designing precision medicine for Māori, by Māori.
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
July 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Megan Leask closing off the Indigenous Early Career Leaders session with her work designing precision medicine for Māori, by Māori.
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
July 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM