Rodrigo O. Polo
@ropolo.bsky.social
Bioinformatician @ Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Southern Alberta’s 20+ years of low vaccination uptake coming home to roost.
There was a measles outbreak down here when my 14yo was a baby and his brother, at 2ish, was in daycare.
I lived in fear until I could get that baby vaccinated.
This is so much worse.
There was a measles outbreak down here when my 14yo was a baby and his brother, at 2ish, was in daycare.
I lived in fear until I could get that baby vaccinated.
This is so much worse.
Measles in Alberta on 2025-05-05:
• 265 cases
• +1 in Edmonton zone
• +3 in Calgary zone
• +3 in central zone
• +48 in south zone
• 265 cases
• +1 in Edmonton zone
• +3 in Calgary zone
• +3 in central zone
• +48 in south zone
May 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Southern Alberta’s 20+ years of low vaccination uptake coming home to roost.
There was a measles outbreak down here when my 14yo was a baby and his brother, at 2ish, was in daycare.
I lived in fear until I could get that baby vaccinated.
This is so much worse.
There was a measles outbreak down here when my 14yo was a baby and his brother, at 2ish, was in daycare.
I lived in fear until I could get that baby vaccinated.
This is so much worse.
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So true. So true.
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Study Finds Plants Increasingly Reliant On Gig Workers For Pollination
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Study Finds Plants Increasingly Reliant On Gig Workers For Pollination
Study Finds Plants Increasingly Reliant On Gig Workers For Pollination
CAMBRIDGE, MA—Uncovering a troubling disruption of America’s ecological systems, a study published Friday by researchers at Harvard University found that plants have become increasingly reliant on gig...
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April 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
So true. So true.
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Study Finds Plants Increasingly Reliant On Gig Workers For Pollination
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Study Finds Plants Increasingly Reliant On Gig Workers For Pollination
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For comparison, the complete set of pond herons you can meet in Singapore: Chinese pond heron (color: red wine), Indian pond heron (color: light brown), Javan pond heron (color: flashy orange).
April 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
For comparison, the complete set of pond herons you can meet in Singapore: Chinese pond heron (color: red wine), Indian pond heron (color: light brown), Javan pond heron (color: flashy orange).
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“Everybody in math and physics uses it.”
Nearly 35 years ago, Paul Ginsparg created arXiv, a digital repository for sharing research. It changed science for good.
Three decades in, Ginsparg reflects on its legacy—and its future.
Nearly 35 years ago, Paul Ginsparg created arXiv, a digital repository for sharing research. It changed science for good.
Three decades in, Ginsparg reflects on its legacy—and its future.
Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science
Modern science wouldn’t exist without the online research repository known as arXiv. Three decades in, its creator still can’t let it go.
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March 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Everybody in math and physics uses it.”
Nearly 35 years ago, Paul Ginsparg created arXiv, a digital repository for sharing research. It changed science for good.
Three decades in, Ginsparg reflects on its legacy—and its future.
Nearly 35 years ago, Paul Ginsparg created arXiv, a digital repository for sharing research. It changed science for good.
Three decades in, Ginsparg reflects on its legacy—and its future.
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🆕🍁 JOB ALERT: Research Scientist – Pulse Crop Trait and Germplasm Development at agriculture.canada.ca
🌐 Saskatoon (Saskatchewan)
💲 $66,925 to $172,985
📆 Closing date: 29 April
🫵 Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
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🌐 Saskatoon (Saskatchewan)
💲 $66,925 to $172,985
📆 Closing date: 29 April
🫵 Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
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Research Scientist – Pulse Crop Trait and Germplasm Development
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March 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🆕🍁 JOB ALERT: Research Scientist – Pulse Crop Trait and Germplasm Development at agriculture.canada.ca
🌐 Saskatoon (Saskatchewan)
💲 $66,925 to $172,985
📆 Closing date: 29 April
🫵 Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
🔗 tinyurl.com/42ykxsbf
🌐 Saskatoon (Saskatchewan)
💲 $66,925 to $172,985
📆 Closing date: 29 April
🫵 Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
🔗 tinyurl.com/42ykxsbf
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
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☀️🏡 Rooftop solar could cut emissions enough to help keep warming below 1.5°C. A new study highlights its global potential, especially in Africa, Asia, and North America. Scaling up is critical.
Global Rooftop Solar Generation Could Help Hold Warming Below 1.5°C
Maximizing the global deployment of rooftop solar could play a crucial role in preventing global temperatures from surpassing the 1.5°C threshold by 2050, while addressing significant climate justice ...
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March 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
☀️🏡 Rooftop solar could cut emissions enough to help keep warming below 1.5°C. A new study highlights its global potential, especially in Africa, Asia, and North America. Scaling up is critical.
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Even just looking at images of nature changes our brain and can reduce physical pain, a new study by @maxsteininger.bsky.social and colleagues finds!
Nature exposure induces analgesic effects by acting on nociception-related neural processing - Nature Communications
Virtual nature exposure reduces self-reported pain and is associated with decreased brain responses linked to somatosensory and nociceptive processing, providing new insights into the underlying mecha...
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March 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Even just looking at images of nature changes our brain and can reduce physical pain, a new study by @maxsteininger.bsky.social and colleagues finds!
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Academia does an abysmal job of communicating to scholars their professional worth outside it, which I think is a feature and not a bug.
February 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Academia does an abysmal job of communicating to scholars their professional worth outside it, which I think is a feature and not a bug.
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From @bioinfoadv.bsky.social | A bioinformatician, computer scientist, and geneticist lead bioinformatic tool development--which one is better? | #Bioinformatics #SoftwareDevelopment
#ABioinformaticianAComputerScientistandaGeneticistWalkIntoaBar | 🧬 🖥️ 🧪 🔓
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#ABioinformaticianAComputerScientistandaGeneticistWalkIntoaBar | 🧬 🖥️ 🧪 🔓
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A bioinformatician, computer scientist, and geneticist lead bioinformatic tool development—which one is better?
AbstractMotivation. The development of accurate bioinformatic software tools is crucial for the effective analysis of complex biological data. This study e
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February 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
From @bioinfoadv.bsky.social | A bioinformatician, computer scientist, and geneticist lead bioinformatic tool development--which one is better? | #Bioinformatics #SoftwareDevelopment
#ABioinformaticianAComputerScientistandaGeneticistWalkIntoaBar | 🧬 🖥️ 🧪 🔓
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A quick reminder: if CheckM reports an assembly as <100% complete and >0% contaminated, that doesn't necessarily mean it's incomplete or contaminated. Here are RefSeq's CheckM results for a genome I'm confident is 100% complete and 0% contaminated.
February 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
A quick reminder: if CheckM reports an assembly as <100% complete and >0% contaminated, that doesn't necessarily mean it's incomplete or contaminated. Here are RefSeq's CheckM results for a genome I'm confident is 100% complete and 0% contaminated.
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Your lab scissors are actually a parafilmase - a highly specialized enzyme that catalyzes the precise cutting of parafilm through a metal-dependent mechanism
February 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Your lab scissors are actually a parafilmase - a highly specialized enzyme that catalyzes the precise cutting of parafilm through a metal-dependent mechanism
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🇨🇦 Joyeux 60e anniversaire à notre drapeau canadien!
🦫 A happy 60th anniversary to our Canadian flag!
Back in 2017, we fitted a combine harvester with a GPS and did this ⤵️
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#DrapeauCanadien #FiertéCanadienne #JourDuDrapeau
#CanadianFlag #CanadianPride #FlagDay
🦫 A happy 60th anniversary to our Canadian flag!
Back in 2017, we fitted a combine harvester with a GPS and did this ⤵️
🔗 youtu.be/mgGRN2gj6Yc?...
#DrapeauCanadien #FiertéCanadienne #JourDuDrapeau
#CanadianFlag #CanadianPride #FlagDay
Canada 150
YouTube video by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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February 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
🇨🇦 Joyeux 60e anniversaire à notre drapeau canadien!
🦫 A happy 60th anniversary to our Canadian flag!
Back in 2017, we fitted a combine harvester with a GPS and did this ⤵️
🔗 youtu.be/mgGRN2gj6Yc?...
#DrapeauCanadien #FiertéCanadienne #JourDuDrapeau
#CanadianFlag #CanadianPride #FlagDay
🦫 A happy 60th anniversary to our Canadian flag!
Back in 2017, we fitted a combine harvester with a GPS and did this ⤵️
🔗 youtu.be/mgGRN2gj6Yc?...
#DrapeauCanadien #FiertéCanadienne #JourDuDrapeau
#CanadianFlag #CanadianPride #FlagDay
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❤️ This was a fun one for our Division! A marriage proposal seen from space! #AcademicValentines 🧪
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/ Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada on LinkedIn: 💖Love is in the fields! 🚜
Using radar satellite technology from ICEYE…
💖Love is in the fields! 🚜
Using radar satellite technology from ICEYE, Dr. Heather McNairn and her team discovered a farmer’s creative tillage—a marriage…
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February 15, 2025 at 5:13 AM
❤️ This was a fun one for our Division! A marriage proposal seen from space! #AcademicValentines 🧪
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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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Countries should be investing more money in science, not less. It’s pretty clear that many young minds will not be interested in becoming scientists if the salaries are not good and the future of this occupation is not certain.
February 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Countries should be investing more money in science, not less. It’s pretty clear that many young minds will not be interested in becoming scientists if the salaries are not good and the future of this occupation is not certain.
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Tiny pixel of the deep universe, imaged by JWST as part of search for supermassive black holes and distant active galaxies.
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February 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Tiny pixel of the deep universe, imaged by JWST as part of search for supermassive black holes and distant active galaxies.
Processed by @landru79.bsky.social
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Processed by @landru79.bsky.social
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As our new president and his favorite broligarch move to dismantle US foreign aid in the name of making America “great again,” consider this:
February 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
As our new president and his favorite broligarch move to dismantle US foreign aid in the name of making America “great again,” consider this:
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Too bad Danielle Smith and the UCP don't give a crap about Alberta's agriculture industry to fight for it against Trump's tariffs. #ableg
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U.S. tariffs a 'devastating' blow to Alberta farmers and ranchers | CBC News
The province's beef and canola producers rely on predictable trade with their largest export market, the U.S., but new tariffs jeopardize business-as-usual.
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February 3, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Too bad Danielle Smith and the UCP don't give a crap about Alberta's agriculture industry to fight for it against Trump's tariffs. #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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