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Happy to see this paper from my time with @spicybotrytis.bsky.social out in @theplantcell.bsky.social!
Amanda, a fantastic PhD student with Dan, led this "phylo-functional" work & uncovered complex duplication & loss of a glucosinolate gene across the Brassicaceae affecting enantiomeric specificity
Amanda, a fantastic PhD student with Dan, led this "phylo-functional" work & uncovered complex duplication & loss of a glucosinolate gene across the Brassicaceae affecting enantiomeric specificity
Convergence and constraint in glucosinolate evolution across the Brassicaceae
Studying a glucosinolate enzyme across the Brassicaceae shows evolution of plant specialized metabolism involves independent gene losses, distal duplicatio
academic.oup.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Happy to see this paper from my time with @spicybotrytis.bsky.social out in @theplantcell.bsky.social!
Amanda, a fantastic PhD student with Dan, led this "phylo-functional" work & uncovered complex duplication & loss of a glucosinolate gene across the Brassicaceae affecting enantiomeric specificity
Amanda, a fantastic PhD student with Dan, led this "phylo-functional" work & uncovered complex duplication & loss of a glucosinolate gene across the Brassicaceae affecting enantiomeric specificity
I didn't realize this until a week ago
2025 on pace for best global vs. US returns in >30 years (annualized) $VEU $SPY @AugurInfinity
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I didn't realize this until a week ago
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I am so excited to share new work on a TE insertion that regulates iridescence in swordtails, led by fantastic grad student @nadiahaghani.bsky.social and with help from many coauthors! In a time that has been so difficult to navigate, this & other projects have kept my spirits up: shorturl.at/NE65A
Insertion of an invading retrovirus regulates a novel color trait in swordtail fish
For over a century, evolutionary biologists have been motivated to understand the mechanisms through which organisms adapt to their environments. Coloration and pigmentation are remarkably variable wi...
shorturl.at
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I am so excited to share new work on a TE insertion that regulates iridescence in swordtails, led by fantastic grad student @nadiahaghani.bsky.social and with help from many coauthors! In a time that has been so difficult to navigate, this & other projects have kept my spirits up: shorturl.at/NE65A
I personally will never forgive him for saying Jews aren't fit for being in agriculture 😤
In 2005, Summers said women aren't as mentally equipped to be scientists as men (link below). Harvard didn't fire his ass then.
Now in this 2017 email, he's making an insufferable, faux-clever "joke" about women's supposedly inferior IQ.
He's been garbage for decades.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sci...
Now in this 2017 email, he's making an insufferable, faux-clever "joke" about women's supposedly inferior IQ.
He's been garbage for decades.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sci...
Harvard President Summers' Remarks About Women in Science, Engineering
Harvard President Lawrence Summers faced intense criticism for remarks he made about the shortage of women in the sciences and engineering at a Jan. 14 closed-door conference.
www.pbs.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I personally will never forgive him for saying Jews aren't fit for being in agriculture 😤
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I can’t believe a Stanford dropout invented Berkeley!
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I can’t believe a Stanford dropout invented Berkeley!
can't stop thinking about the vesias.
hate to say it but people need to be open to the idea that this does almost nothing in an awful time to bring them peace.
still hoping it turns out okay for all
hate to say it but people need to be open to the idea that this does almost nothing in an awful time to bring them peace.
still hoping it turns out okay for all
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
can't stop thinking about the vesias.
hate to say it but people need to be open to the idea that this does almost nothing in an awful time to bring them peace.
still hoping it turns out okay for all
hate to say it but people need to be open to the idea that this does almost nothing in an awful time to bring them peace.
still hoping it turns out okay for all
ai for good 😁
The 1st pregnancy via A.I. detected sperm (by finding 5 motile sperm in 2.5 million images) from a 39-year-old man with infertility.
@thelancet.com
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@thelancet.com
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First clinical pregnancy following AI-based microfluidic sperm detection and recovery in non-obstructive azoospermia
Male factor infertility accounts for up to 40% of infertility cases,1 with azoospermia
and cryptozoospermia (conditions characterised by absent or extremely rare sperm in
the ejaculate) comprising app...
thelancet.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
ai for good 😁
is time still real I just woke up
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
is time still real I just woke up
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Donald Trump wants regime change in Venezuela. The last time the US invaded a Latin American country was in Panama, in 1989, killing hundreds and displacing thousands. Even afterwards, Panama was destabilized. In today’s NYT, I argue an invasion of Venezuela would be far worse.
Opinion | Trump Wants an Easy Win in Venezuela. He Won’t Get One.
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Donald Trump wants regime change in Venezuela. The last time the US invaded a Latin American country was in Panama, in 1989, killing hundreds and displacing thousands. Even afterwards, Panama was destabilized. In today’s NYT, I argue an invasion of Venezuela would be far worse.
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did somebody steal your Infinity Boss Three this weekend in Cambridge? if so it is in front of my house, come and get it!
October 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
did somebody steal your Infinity Boss Three this weekend in Cambridge? if so it is in front of my house, come and get it!
not a dodger fan but I live here and went to 🐐 fest last night.
October 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
not a dodger fan but I live here and went to 🐐 fest last night.
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Here's my latest, arguing that the ever-swelling US bailout of Argentina is bad economics, bad politics, and bad diplomacy.
responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-milei/
responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-milei/
What do Americans get for Trump's $40B bet on Argentina?
A massive bailout ahead of the country's legislative elections reveals the high stakes Washington has placed on President Milei's survival
responsiblestatecraft.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Here's my latest, arguing that the ever-swelling US bailout of Argentina is bad economics, bad politics, and bad diplomacy.
responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-milei/
responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-milei/
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In private sector, Bessent made his money by betting that Central Banks would not be able to control their currencies. In government, he is betting that Argentina’s, of all countries, will manage to do so.
"'You generally don’t want your first use of the E.S.F. to be a failure,' [Brad] Setser said, referring to the Exchange Stabilization Fund. 'I do think it would impact the broader credibility of Secretary Bessent’s financial management.'"
Treasury Secretary Stakes Credibility and Taxpayer Money on Argentina Bet
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In private sector, Bessent made his money by betting that Central Banks would not be able to control their currencies. In government, he is betting that Argentina’s, of all countries, will manage to do so.
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graphic design and soy are my twin passions
October 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
graphic design and soy are my twin passions
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*Postdoc in Evolutionary genomics at Stockholm University*
We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
September 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
*Postdoc in Evolutionary genomics at Stockholm University*
We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
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Do you know ~60% of human SVs fall in ~1% of GRCh38? See our new preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2509.23057 and the companion blog post on how we started this project and longdust: lh3.github.io/2025/09/29/o.... Work with Alvin Qin
September 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Do you know ~60% of human SVs fall in ~1% of GRCh38? See our new preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2509.23057 and the companion blog post on how we started this project and longdust: lh3.github.io/2025/09/29/o.... Work with Alvin Qin
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Great news!
Experimental gene therapy for Huntington’s markedly slowed disease progression in key trial www.statnews.com/2025/09/24/h... via @statnews.com
Experimental gene therapy for Huntington’s markedly slowed disease progression in key trial www.statnews.com/2025/09/24/h... via @statnews.com
Experimental gene therapy for Huntington’s markedly slowed disease progression in key trial
An experimental gene therapy slowed the progression of Huntington’s disease by 75% after three years — study results likely to support the first approval of a genetic treatment for the condition.
www.statnews.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Great news!
Experimental gene therapy for Huntington’s markedly slowed disease progression in key trial www.statnews.com/2025/09/24/h... via @statnews.com
Experimental gene therapy for Huntington’s markedly slowed disease progression in key trial www.statnews.com/2025/09/24/h... via @statnews.com
I'm hiring for some early-mid career wet lab roles in LA
we're building the cattle industries top genomics lab.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
please share with socal pals! cc @nmancuso.bsky.social @docedge.bsky.social
we're building the cattle industries top genomics lab.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
please share with socal pals! cc @nmancuso.bsky.social @docedge.bsky.social
Grimmius Cattle Company, Inc. hiring Laboratory Scientist- Genotyping in Pasadena, CA | LinkedIn
Posted 3:13:45 PM. About the RoleWe are looking for a motivated Laboratory Scientist to join the genotyping team at…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I'm hiring for some early-mid career wet lab roles in LA
we're building the cattle industries top genomics lab.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
please share with socal pals! cc @nmancuso.bsky.social @docedge.bsky.social
we're building the cattle industries top genomics lab.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
please share with socal pals! cc @nmancuso.bsky.social @docedge.bsky.social
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FDA approves first human clinical trials for gene-edited pig kidney transplants www.scrippsnews.com/health/fda-a...
FDA approves first human clinical trials for gene-edited pig kidney transplants
Scientists reached a major milestone in animal-to-human transplant research as the FDA approved the first human clinical trials for kidney transplants from genetically modified pigs.
www.scrippsnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
FDA approves first human clinical trials for gene-edited pig kidney transplants www.scrippsnews.com/health/fda-a...
well, I live in g and am pretty happy.
For the rest of your life, you can only eat food from one of these regions. Which do you choose?
For more maps: brilliantmaps.beehiiv.com/s...
For more maps: brilliantmaps.beehiiv.com/s...
September 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
well, I live in g and am pretty happy.
I have seen absolutely zero mention of this on linkedin and a lot of... the other story
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I have seen absolutely zero mention of this on linkedin and a lot of... the other story