Mariano Alvarez
@mfayyyy.bsky.social
Evolution enthusiast @ Avalo
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Years ago I remember reading a review paper that compared Breeder's Equation forecasts of evolutionary change, against observed changes, to evaluate accuracy of quantitative genetic predictions of selection response. I can't find it now... anyone know of a good comparison along these lines?
December 31, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Years ago I remember reading a review paper that compared Breeder's Equation forecasts of evolutionary change, against observed changes, to evaluate accuracy of quantitative genetic predictions of selection response. I can't find it now... anyone know of a good comparison along these lines?
Improving the cotton simulation model, GOSSYM, for soil, photosynthesis, and transpiration processes - Scientific Reports
Improving the cotton simulation model, GOSSYM, for soil, photosynthesis, and transpiration processes
GOSSYM, a mechanistic, process-level cotton crop simulation model, has a two-dimensional (2D) gridded soil model called Rhizos that simulates the below-ground processes daily. Water movement is based...
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December 13, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Improving the cotton simulation model, GOSSYM, for soil, photosynthesis, and transpiration processes - Scientific Reports
A scalable method for modulating plant gene expression using a multispecies genomic model and protoplast-based massively parallel reporter assay | bioRxiv
A scalable method for modulating plant gene expression using a multispecies genomic model and protoplast-based massively parallel reporter assay
Precision breeding tools such as CRISPR-Cas genome editing can speed up innovation in plant biotechnology and boost crop yields. The challenge remains to efficiently apply precision breeding methods to...
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December 13, 2024 at 4:48 PM
A scalable method for modulating plant gene expression using a multispecies genomic model and protoplast-based massively parallel reporter assay | bioRxiv
Model-X knockoffs reveal data-dependent limits on regulatory network identification
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December 12, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Model-X knockoffs reveal data-dependent limits on regulatory network identification
The near-complete genome assembly of hexaploid wild oat reveals its genome evolution and divergence with cultivated oats
The near-complete genome assembly of hexaploid wild oat reveals its genome evolution and divergence with cultivated oats
The near-complete genome of hexaploid wild oat, along with 117 global wild and cultivated accessions, reveals genome divergence between wild and cultivated oats and a large fragment duplication event...
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December 9, 2024 at 8:03 PM
The near-complete genome assembly of hexaploid wild oat reveals its genome evolution and divergence with cultivated oats
A meiotic driver hijacks an epigenetic reader to disrupt mitosis in noncarrier offspring
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December 9, 2024 at 4:48 PM
A meiotic driver hijacks an epigenetic reader to disrupt mitosis in noncarrier offspring
Developmental Plasticity-Inspired Adaptive Pruning for Deep Spiking and Artificial Neural Networks
Developmental Plasticity-Inspired Adaptive Pruning for Deep Spiking and Artificial Neural Networks
Developmental plasticity plays a prominent role in shaping the brain’s structure during ongoing learning in response to dynamically changing environments. However, the existing network compression methods...
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December 6, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Developmental Plasticity-Inspired Adaptive Pruning for Deep Spiking and Artificial Neural Networks
Hey we’re in the news! www.cnn.com/climate/ai-c...
This startup is using AI to ‘supercharge’ crop breeding. It could help protect farmers from the climate crisis | CNN
Avalo, a crop development company based in North Carolina, is using machine learning models to accelerate the creation of new and resilient crop varieties.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Hey we’re in the news! www.cnn.com/climate/ai-c...
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Not everyone has a genetic disease but everyone has a polygenic risk score www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All
Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal.
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Not everyone has a genetic disease but everyone has a polygenic risk score www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
We're hiring a breeding specialist at Avalo! We're looking for someone who is comfortable leading a team, passionate about the future of crop breeding, and thinks creatively about the use of technology in the crop development process. t.co/iEQIpTzNGP
April 12, 2024 at 2:49 PM
We're hiring a breeding specialist at Avalo! We're looking for someone who is comfortable leading a team, passionate about the future of crop breeding, and thinks creatively about the use of technology in the crop development process. t.co/iEQIpTzNGP
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Happy to see this out! @brandonlind.bsky.social tested genomic maladaptation (offset) estimates with common garden data for 2 conifers. Climate adaptation candidate loci were no better than random loci. Populations included in model building matter. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
How useful are genomic data for predicting maladaptation to future climate?
Global Change Biology is an environmental change journal tackling issues such as sustainability, climate change and environmental protection.
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April 1, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Happy to see this out! @brandonlind.bsky.social tested genomic maladaptation (offset) estimates with common garden data for 2 conifers. Climate adaptation candidate loci were no better than random loci. Populations included in model building matter. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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About 50% of the improved yield from crops has come from genetics and half from agronomy in the last 75 years. This nice paper from X/@fred_stoddard , Kifle Belachew et al. discusses improved management of the legume Vicia faba crop to let it reach its potential pure.sruc.ac.uk/en/publicati...
January 13, 2024 at 10:28 AM
About 50% of the improved yield from crops has come from genetics and half from agronomy in the last 75 years. This nice paper from X/@fred_stoddard , Kifle Belachew et al. discusses improved management of the legume Vicia faba crop to let it reach its potential pure.sruc.ac.uk/en/publicati...
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Family-based GWAS have become the gold standard for assessing causal genetic effects. They’re often said to offer an unbiased estimate of the average causal effect (ATE) of an allele or PGS. Here, we (Carl Veller & @mollyprz.bsky.social ) evaluate such statements.
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Causal interpretations of family GWAS in the presence of heterogeneous effects
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
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November 17, 2023 at 4:58 AM
Family-based GWAS have become the gold standard for assessing causal genetic effects. They’re often said to offer an unbiased estimate of the average causal effect (ATE) of an allele or PGS. Here, we (Carl Veller & @mollyprz.bsky.social ) evaluate such statements.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/n
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/n
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So excited to announce our search for an Assistant Professor focused on understanding plant response to climate change! Come join us at UC Riverside aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01827
October 24, 2023 at 5:10 PM
So excited to announce our search for an Assistant Professor focused on understanding plant response to climate change! Come join us at UC Riverside aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01827