Michael Baudis
@mbaudis.bsky.social
Cancer genomics, computational oncogenomics, open research data, progenetix.org, Global Alliance for Genomics and Healthe GA4GH, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ELIXIR; Professor of Bioinformatics at the University of Zurich UZH
European sentiment, end of 2025:
December 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
European sentiment, end of 2025:
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Christmas attack on civilians in Kyiv. Sure, the Russians want peace
‼️ Movement of missiles and drones during the massive Russian attack on Ukraine
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Christmas attack on civilians in Kyiv. Sure, the Russians want peace
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Russia's estimated losses in Ukraine as of day 1403 of its all-out war, according to the Ukrainian Army's General Staff.
December 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Russia's estimated losses in Ukraine as of day 1403 of its all-out war, according to the Ukrainian Army's General Staff.
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Stone age? While we’ve moved most “planned listening” to vinyl, our daughter wished (inexplicably) for a CD player - received a KM5 CP1 + Pink Floyd’s “wish You Were Here 50th anniversary” CD (happy).
December 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Stone age? While we’ve moved most “planned listening” to vinyl, our daughter wished (inexplicably) for a CD player - received a KM5 CP1 + Pink Floyd’s “wish You Were Here 50th anniversary” CD (happy).
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A lot of Nazis in Germany were really stupid too. Including Hitler
December 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A lot of Nazis in Germany were really stupid too. Including Hitler
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With the net being flooded with Dali’s “The persistence of memory” I wouldn’t trust it’s watchmaking skills either.
December 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
With the net being flooded with Dali’s “The persistence of memory” I wouldn’t trust it’s watchmaking skills either.
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"How can funders avoid crossing the Szilard point?"
The Szilard point is "the threshold at which the total cost of competing for a grant equals (or surpasses) the value of the available funding."
The Szilard point is "the threshold at which the total cost of competing for a grant equals (or surpasses) the value of the available funding."
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"How can funders avoid crossing the Szilard point?"
The Szilard point is "the threshold at which the total cost of competing for a grant equals (or surpasses) the value of the available funding."
The Szilard point is "the threshold at which the total cost of competing for a grant equals (or surpasses) the value of the available funding."
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Don’t we evaluate papers for what’s *not* in them?
December 17, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Don’t we evaluate papers for what’s *not* in them?
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They always tell you that the wall is to keep the baddies out, at first.
I grew up in East Germany.
I grew up in East Germany.
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 AM
They always tell you that the wall is to keep the baddies out, at first.
I grew up in East Germany.
I grew up in East Germany.
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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My primary cooking measure is in Ittala Kartio glasses.
December 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My primary cooking measure is in Ittala Kartio glasses.
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Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
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📣 ELIXIR homepage has a new look!
We have updated and modernised the ELIXIR homepage to help users reach key content quickly.
Browse through our new homepage and learn more about ELIXIR: https://loom.ly/6IC-fxk
We have updated and modernised the ELIXIR homepage to help users reach key content quickly.
Browse through our new homepage and learn more about ELIXIR: https://loom.ly/6IC-fxk
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📣 ELIXIR homepage has a new look!
We have updated and modernised the ELIXIR homepage to help users reach key content quickly.
Browse through our new homepage and learn more about ELIXIR: https://loom.ly/6IC-fxk
We have updated and modernised the ELIXIR homepage to help users reach key content quickly.
Browse through our new homepage and learn more about ELIXIR: https://loom.ly/6IC-fxk
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#OTD in 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman to win a #Nobel Prize (#Physics).
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
December 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#OTD in 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman to win a #Nobel Prize (#Physics).
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
AND
#OTD in 1935, her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie won the Nobel Prize in #Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity.
They're the only mother–daughter pair to have both won Nobel Prizes. #WomenInSTEM
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If you're in Zurich, join us for today's Physics Colloquium at the @ethz.ch campus: Prof. Teresa Montaruli, from Université de Genève, will talk about "The Future of the Highest Energy Astrophysics with Gamma-Rays and Neutrinos"
colloquium.phys.ethz.ch/programme/cu...
colloquium.phys.ethz.ch/programme/cu...
December 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
If you're in Zurich, join us for today's Physics Colloquium at the @ethz.ch campus: Prof. Teresa Montaruli, from Université de Genève, will talk about "The Future of the Highest Energy Astrophysics with Gamma-Rays and Neutrinos"
colloquium.phys.ethz.ch/programme/cu...
colloquium.phys.ethz.ch/programme/cu...
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Altman's success in business is one of the great mysteries of our age.
This is the first time I remember watching Sam Altman talk.
Wow this man is profoundly stupid and annoying. Who TF was actually charmed by this shtick? It just makes me think everyone who ever wrote glowingly of him just has really low standards.
I now understand why he was a Stanford dropout
Wow this man is profoundly stupid and annoying. Who TF was actually charmed by this shtick? It just makes me think everyone who ever wrote glowingly of him just has really low standards.
I now understand why he was a Stanford dropout
December 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Altman's success in business is one of the great mysteries of our age.
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The birth of our solar system - at last, closing up the penultimate page of this mammoth chapter exploring the origin of the universe in all its swirls of different sorts... It's been a long trip. And there is, to be sure, a lot going on on this page :)
Onward!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
Onward!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The birth of our solar system - at last, closing up the penultimate page of this mammoth chapter exploring the origin of the universe in all its swirls of different sorts... It's been a long trip. And there is, to be sure, a lot going on on this page :)
Onward!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
Onward!
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
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And America's don't
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
And America's don't
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Artists: “ai can never replace what we do, we get the value we infuse into the world”
Scientists: “what if the computer went brrr and spit out science”
Scientists: “what if the computer went brrr and spit out science”
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Artists: “ai can never replace what we do, we get the value we infuse into the world”
Scientists: “what if the computer went brrr and spit out science”
Scientists: “what if the computer went brrr and spit out science”
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Amos Bairoch. His vision and leadership helped build the foundations of today’s bioinformatics community. From the creation of essential biological databases to decades of mentorship, his influence can be felt across research groups worldwide.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Amos Bairoch. His vision and leadership helped build the foundations of today’s bioinformatics community. From the creation of essential biological databases to decades of mentorship, his influence can be felt across research groups worldwide.
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Patient-blaming rhetoric is baked into alternative medicine.
The idea is that if you could just...
“Change your mindset”
“Live naturally”
“Eliminate toxins” (with supplements)
“Resolve trauma”
...then you can avoid serious health conditions such as cancer.
The idea is that if you could just...
“Change your mindset”
“Live naturally”
“Eliminate toxins” (with supplements)
“Resolve trauma”
...then you can avoid serious health conditions such as cancer.
November 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Patient-blaming rhetoric is baked into alternative medicine.
The idea is that if you could just...
“Change your mindset”
“Live naturally”
“Eliminate toxins” (with supplements)
“Resolve trauma”
...then you can avoid serious health conditions such as cancer.
The idea is that if you could just...
“Change your mindset”
“Live naturally”
“Eliminate toxins” (with supplements)
“Resolve trauma”
...then you can avoid serious health conditions such as cancer.
Fifteen years (… or could be 21): Brilliant work by Randall Munroe / XKCD (and thanks to @daringfireball for the hint): imgs.xkcd.com/comics/fifte...
imgs.xkcd.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Fifteen years (… or could be 21): Brilliant work by Randall Munroe / XKCD (and thanks to @daringfireball for the hint): imgs.xkcd.com/comics/fifte...
Going through old files... "mac_hub_modem_Stanford.baseconfig" & "StanfordDialup.pdf" probably can be deleted.
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Going through old files... "mac_hub_modem_Stanford.baseconfig" & "StanfordDialup.pdf" probably can be deleted.