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Henrique
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Biologist working with evolution and conservation genomics of cool mammals and other species from the Neotropics.
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nature.com
Nature research paper: An ancient recombination desert is a speciation supergene in placental mammals

go.nature.com/47UiBWa
An ancient recombination desert is a speciation supergene in placental mammals - Nature
Deep learning methods identified a large and evolutionarily conserved X-linked low recombination region in placental mammals that serves as both a barrier to gene flow in hybridizing lineages and an accurate phylogenomic marker.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
henriquevf.bsky.social
Working with a phylogenomic dataset after several years dedicated to population genomics. It's really amazing to see how MSC software improved. Dealing with genomic windows and alignments used to be a pain.
October 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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jbengler.de
The new ggplot2 4.0.0 now supports absolute plot dimensions 🤩

#rstats #dataviz #phd
library(tidyverse) mtcars |> head(8) |> rownames_to_column("name") |> ggplot(aes(x = drat, y = name, fill = name)) + geom_col() + theme(panel.widths = unit(50, "mm"), panel.heights = unit(50, "mm"))
September 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
henriquevf.bsky.social
Intelbras, oh wait
August 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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jgschraiber.bsky.social
Incredibly proud of this work where we developed a method for understanding the information contained in millions of genomes. Another example of NIH funded research.
August 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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onisillos.bsky.social
“LLMs are an echo of recorded memories. They are not fresh thoughts. People are confusing an echo for cognition.”

garymarcus.substack.com/p/llms-are-n...
LLMs are not like you and me—and never will be.
Unpacking a popular new example from an AI researcher at Google DeepMind
garymarcus.substack.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
henriquevf.bsky.social
To em São Paulo, não recomendo.
August 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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mano.bsky.social
Vocês estão de sacanagem que grampearam o Alexandre de Moraes errado.

Não é possível. Não tem como ser verdade.
June 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
henriquevf.bsky.social
One of the coolest project I was involved. Such iconic species and still a lot to learn.
introgression.bsky.social introgression.bsky.social @introgression.bsky.social · Mar 28
Massive inter-species introgression overwhelms phylogenomic relationships among jaguar, lion, and leopard https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40128107/
May 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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letterboxd.social
I'm Still Here wins Best International Feature Film at the #Oscars

This is the first win for Brazil in this category.
March 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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mano.bsky.social
AÍ MALU GASPAR, LIGA PROS MILICOS E PERGUNTA SE ELES ESTÃO COM DESCONFORTO
March 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
henriquevf.bsky.social
They know climate change is a fact, this is not the point. They will try to outmatch it by overexploring Earth's resources to make money and protect themselves from it (they won't).
January 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
henriquevf.bsky.social
It looks like what happened in Brazil in 2018. They fired so many people that they had rehire the HR personnel so they could proceed. Fortunately, the way public service works prevent a much worse scenario.
nycsouthpaw.bsky.social southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Jan 12
The plan is for a cohort of unpaid, unofficial volunteers to live within federal agencies for six months, working 80 hours per week on undefined tasks, conspire with one another on Signal, and get nearly everyone around them fired. It doesn’t sound fully baked to me. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/u...
But parts of the operation are becoming clear: Many of the executives involved are expecting to do six-month voluntary stints inside the federal government before returning to their high-paying jobs. Mr. Musk has said they will not be paid — a nonstarter for some originally interested tech executives - and have been asked by him to work 80-hour weeks. Some, including possibly Mr. Musk, will be so-called special government employees, a specific category of temporary workers who can only work for the federal government for 130 days or less in a 365-day period. The representatives will largely be stationed inside federal agencies. After some consideration by top officials, DOGE itself is now unlikely to incorporate as an organized outside entity or nonprofit. Instead, it is likely to exist as more of a brand for an interlinked group of aspirational leaders who are on joint group chats and share a loyalty to Mr. Musk or Mr. Ramaswamy.
January 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
henriquevf.bsky.social
Terminei de escutar o podcast sobre a Operação Prato tendo que pular os últimos episódios. Ficou muito muito enrolado, com omissões que são reveladas mais pra frente só pra se mostrarem vazias. Mesmo sem ter alguma resposta definitiva, com certeza poderia ser um produto melhor.
December 28, 2024 at 11:42 PM
henriquevf.bsky.social
An easy and light reading to start the day.
sethabramson.bsky.social Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Dec 10
Over 2+ years of working on a biography of Elon Musk, I've learned that his ambitions are significantly grander than anyone realizes. He wants to be the first trillionaire ever. He wants to be the most famous human who ever lived. He wants to rule the world. He wants to live forever.

All literally.
December 10, 2024 at 12:12 PM
henriquevf.bsky.social
Tested positive for covid last week. Had forgotten how this bug hit like a truck. A lot better now, but not fully recovered.
November 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM
henriquevf.bsky.social
Logo hoje não tem pipoca em casa.
November 21, 2024 at 8:23 PM
henriquevf.bsky.social
Our former far-right president was indicted today. You can ignore my posts today.
November 21, 2024 at 7:42 PM
henriquevf.bsky.social
Imagina o nó nas tripa que vai dar agora.
November 21, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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tomphillips.bsky.social
The accused include Bolsonaro, a disgraced army captain turned populist politician, who was president from 2018 until the end of 2022, as well as some of the most important members of his far-right administration. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro charged with plotting coup d’état
Police accuse 37 people of crimes including conspiracy and trying to tear down one of world’s largest democracies
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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pallemandmsilva.bsky.social
The general who was VP in Bolsonaro's electoral ticket hosted, in his own home, a plan to execute then-president-elect Lula da Silva, Geraldo Alckmin, his VP, and a justice of the Brazilian Supreme Court.
erahsfeliz.bsky.social Erahsto Felício @erahsfeliz.bsky.social · Nov 19
Gente, bora colocar em todos os idiomas possíveis. Eu começo em espanhol:

Un general que era candidato a vicepresidente de Brasil albergaba en su casa un plan militar para ejecutar a Lula da Silva, su vicepresidente y un ministro de la Corte Suprema.
November 19, 2024 at 1:42 PM
henriquevf.bsky.social
I'm organizing a list of Brazilian researchers that works with biodiversity genomics here in Bluesky. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
November 11, 2024 at 9:33 PM
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ebpgenome.bsky.social
Check out this recent publication from Genomics of the Brazilian Biodiversity.
www.cell.com/cell-genomic...

#biodiversity #conservation #megadiverse #wildlifeconservation #Brazil
November 8, 2024 at 12:11 AM
henriquevf.bsky.social
I was reviewing my spam folder and the amount of scientific scams are unbelievable. Invites to publish, join the editorial board, organize shady meetings...
November 11, 2024 at 2:59 PM