Nicholas Clifton
@nicl2.bsky.social
Researcher in neuroscience and psychiatric genomics, University of Exeter
For those working in psychiatric genomics and related disciplines: join us next Wednesday as we discuss accurate and trusted science communication.
I will cover how researchers can get involved in lending their expertise to educate and combat misinformation, and introduce @authentisci.bsky.social.
I will cover how researchers can get involved in lending their expertise to educate and combat misinformation, and introduce @authentisci.bsky.social.
❗Join us to discuss: ‘Scientifically accurate and ethically responsible science communication in psychiatric genetics’ on 14th Jan !
Organised by the PGC Outreach Committee, BGA Public Science Committee @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social, and @ibangs.bsky.social
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Organised by the PGC Outreach Committee, BGA Public Science Committee @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social, and @ibangs.bsky.social
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 5, 2026 at 3:40 PM
For those working in psychiatric genomics and related disciplines: join us next Wednesday as we discuss accurate and trusted science communication.
I will cover how researchers can get involved in lending their expertise to educate and combat misinformation, and introduce @authentisci.bsky.social.
I will cover how researchers can get involved in lending their expertise to educate and combat misinformation, and introduce @authentisci.bsky.social.
Reposted by Nicholas Clifton
❗Join us to discuss: ‘Scientifically accurate and ethically responsible science communication in psychiatric genetics’ on 14th Jan !
Organised by the PGC Outreach Committee, BGA Public Science Committee @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social, and @ibangs.bsky.social
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Organised by the PGC Outreach Committee, BGA Public Science Committee @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social, and @ibangs.bsky.social
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
❗Join us to discuss: ‘Scientifically accurate and ethically responsible science communication in psychiatric genetics’ on 14th Jan !
Organised by the PGC Outreach Committee, BGA Public Science Committee @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social, and @ibangs.bsky.social
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Organised by the PGC Outreach Committee, BGA Public Science Committee @behaviorgenetic.bsky.social, and @ibangs.bsky.social
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Reposted by Nicholas Clifton
"Ever feel the need to switch off? Your vagus nerve might hold the key"
The review says the article is balanced and quotes experts, but evidence for “vagus nerve training” is weak. Benefits could be placebo, and it shouldn’t replace medical advice.
authentisci.com/article/5101...
The review says the article is balanced and quotes experts, but evidence for “vagus nerve training” is weak. Benefits could be placebo, and it shouldn’t replace medical advice.
authentisci.com/article/5101...
AuthentiSci review for Ever feel the need to switch off? Your vagus nerve might hold the key
AuthentiSci review for Ever feel the need to switch off? Your vagus nerve might hold the key
authentisci.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Ever feel the need to switch off? Your vagus nerve might hold the key"
The review says the article is balanced and quotes experts, but evidence for “vagus nerve training” is weak. Benefits could be placebo, and it shouldn’t replace medical advice.
authentisci.com/article/5101...
The review says the article is balanced and quotes experts, but evidence for “vagus nerve training” is weak. Benefits could be placebo, and it shouldn’t replace medical advice.
authentisci.com/article/5101...
Reposted by Nicholas Clifton
New paper on everyone’s favourite topic, QC!
We show why you should do genotype-level QC on your WGS data
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Very real quotes about this paper -
“The most exciting, mind-blowing paper of the year!”
“On a par with Fisher 1918”
“I read it every night. Just so beautiful”
We show why you should do genotype-level QC on your WGS data
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Very real quotes about this paper -
“The most exciting, mind-blowing paper of the year!”
“On a par with Fisher 1918”
“I read it every night. Just so beautiful”
Genotype-level quality control substantially reduces error rates in population-scale whole-genome sequencing
Population-scale whole-genome sequencing data will contain many individual-level genotype errors, even after allele-level quality control (QC). We establish the need for genotype-level QC using UK Bio...
www.biorxiv.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
New paper on everyone’s favourite topic, QC!
We show why you should do genotype-level QC on your WGS data
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Very real quotes about this paper -
“The most exciting, mind-blowing paper of the year!”
“On a par with Fisher 1918”
“I read it every night. Just so beautiful”
We show why you should do genotype-level QC on your WGS data
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Very real quotes about this paper -
“The most exciting, mind-blowing paper of the year!”
“On a par with Fisher 1918”
“I read it every night. Just so beautiful”
Reposted by Nicholas Clifton
Introducing AuthentiSci 🧑🔬
We connect scientists with the public through expert reviews of online science claims.
🔬 ORCID-verified experts
💻 Browser extension
🌐 All reviews on authentisci.com
Science you can trust. Become part of it!
We connect scientists with the public through expert reviews of online science claims.
🔬 ORCID-verified experts
💻 Browser extension
🌐 All reviews on authentisci.com
Science you can trust. Become part of it!
AuthentiSci
AuthentiSci
authentisci.com
June 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Introducing AuthentiSci 🧑🔬
We connect scientists with the public through expert reviews of online science claims.
🔬 ORCID-verified experts
💻 Browser extension
🌐 All reviews on authentisci.com
Science you can trust. Become part of it!
We connect scientists with the public through expert reviews of online science claims.
🔬 ORCID-verified experts
💻 Browser extension
🌐 All reviews on authentisci.com
Science you can trust. Become part of it!
New paper in @oxfordacademic.bsky.social Schizophrenia Bulletin exploring the effects of Setd1a happloinsufficiency on DNA methylation in the frontal cortex. Strong effects on the regulation of ribosomal genes with implications for understanding the genetics of schizophrenia. doi.org/10.1093/schb...
Setd1a Loss-of-function Disrupts Epigenetic Regulation of Ribosomal Genes via Altered DNA Methylation
AbstractBackground and Hypothesis. SETD1A, a histone methyltransferase, is implicated in schizophrenia through rare loss-of-function mutations. While SETD1
doi.org
June 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New paper in @oxfordacademic.bsky.social Schizophrenia Bulletin exploring the effects of Setd1a happloinsufficiency on DNA methylation in the frontal cortex. Strong effects on the regulation of ribosomal genes with implications for understanding the genetics of schizophrenia. doi.org/10.1093/schb...
Reposted by Nicholas Clifton
"Understanding the molecular diversity of synapses" new review by my boss @erin-schuman.bsky.social and former postdoc @marcvoo.bsky.social out now in Nature Reviews Neuroscience:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Understanding the molecular diversity of synapses - Nature Reviews Neuroscience
The set of proteins present at synapses determines their heterogeneous functions and properties. In this Review, van Oostrum and Schuman describe the molecular mechanisms that contribute to the d...
www.nature.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:58 PM
"Understanding the molecular diversity of synapses" new review by my boss @erin-schuman.bsky.social and former postdoc @marcvoo.bsky.social out now in Nature Reviews Neuroscience:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...