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Here is a very easy read on genotypes, cannot recommend more all of Nick's posts, specially if you are just getting into popgen or just want a brief refresher on it. open.substack.com/pub/nickpbai...
How many possible genotypes are there?
given allele counts and ploidy
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September 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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'Early on in her life, Esther defied societal conventions by pursuing biochemistry, against recommendations from her teachers who believed that a career in science was too difficult for women'
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Pioneer of bacterial genetics: the legacy of Esther Miriam Lederberg
Abstract. Esther Miriam Lederberg's brilliant scientific lifework, from the discovery of phage lambda, bacterial conjugation, and replica plating, provided
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September 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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For abuse survivors, the "little" things in a situation ARE the big things. Our safety has depended upon getting real good at guessing what comes next-- & our nervous & endocrine systems have learned that no subtle cue, no matter how seemingly small or irrelevant, can be ignored.
August 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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The oldest fossil evidence shows that humans originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago and would have had dark pigmented skin to protect them from intense UV rays. So if you're a believer in "God," and believe man was created in his image... then it stands to reason that God is a Black man.
September 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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If you’re in favor of shutting down museum exhibitions or banning books because they make you feel bad, that’s a pretty good tip that you deserve to feel bad.
August 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Science is real
August 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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“Blind obedience to authority is the greatest enemy of truth.”

— Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
August 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Can’t work today. My mitochondria weren’t up to the challenge.
August 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Do you need a pygmy sea horse break? Here's my story on the deep lesson about evolution they have to teach us. Gift link: nyti.ms/4mrKIC8
August 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM