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Ed Williams retweeted
6 Jul 2024
When you are under attack for your work, just remember that 121 authors signed their name to a rejection of Einstein's special theory of relativity, including 28 who penned critiques in a 104 page book titled "100 authors against Einstein".
And yet, Einstein was right.
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6 Jul 2024
Published July 3, a paper by Wertenbroek, et al., offers a new approach to the perennial problem of haplotype switch/flip errors in DNA statistical phasing. The stated error rate improvements are significant over running Beagle v5.4 or SHAPEIT5 alone.
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27 Apr 2024
From April 24 in SciTechDaily @SciTechDaily1 is an interesting article from Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute: "Quantum Computing Meets Genomics: The Dawn of Hyper-Fast DNA Analysis." scitechdaily.com/quantum-com…
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27 Apr 2024
A collaboration among Wellcome, the U. of Cambridge, and EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute looks to address the next frontier in bioinformatics: the application of quantum computing to the analysis and management of pangenomic datasets for large population samples.
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Ed Williams retweeted
26 Apr 2024
Excited to announce the release of longcallR, our small variant caller for long-read RNA-seq data! Big thanks to @lh3lh3. Also, catch my talk at @RECOMBseq this Sunday April 28th at 1:50 pm. Can't wait to see you there! Github: github.com/huangnengCSU/long…
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Ed Williams retweeted
8 Sep 2023
Grouped genes called “supergenes” help prevent the genetic mixing that occurs when chromosomes recombine — kind of like keeping reds separated from whites in a load of genetic laundry. quantamagazine.org/how-super…
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Ed Williams retweeted
21 Aug 2023
There’s just one Ring Nebula to rule them all. Now Webb has turned its eye on this popular target, revealing the complexity of its structure in unprecedented detail — and the possibility that the dying star at its center has a companion: go.nasa.gov/45iQc9I
ALT This image of the Ring Nebula, taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera, appears as a distorted doughnut. The nebula’s inner cavity hosts shades of blue and green, while the detailed ring transitions through shades of orange in the inner regions and pink in the outer region. The ring’s inner region has distinct filament elements. Stars litter the scene, with a particularly prominent star with 8 long spikes in the top right corner.
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16 Apr 2023
Watched @SyanRhodes last newscast for @KPRC2 last night. Unlike the vast majority of on-air newscasters, I could listen for an hour to Syan read nothing but lists of Google search results. She will be missed. We can only hope she returns to broadcasting sometime in the future.
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Ed Williams retweeted
29 Mar 2023
Researchers have harnessed a natural bacterial system to develop a new programmable protein delivery approach that works in human cells and animals. The system could potentially be a safe and efficient way to deliver gene therapies and cancer therapies. broad.io/eCISsnews
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29 Mar 2023
Today's edition of The Tribune, a daily aggregation about genetics, genealogy, life and physical sciences, and more: thetribune.news/?edition_id=… A thank-you to @sciencetracker2 @sciam #skin #tess
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28 Mar 2023
A massive raspberry and middle finger to @WavesAudioLtd who, last Sunday and with NO advance notice to customers, changed from the a la carte options they've always had to a subscription-only format.
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28 Mar 2023
We're now out of luck if we need to update one of the 10 plug-ins we use all the time. The only viable option now is to pay $250 a year to access over 220 plug-ins...when the bulk of their customers need and use only a few.
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28 Mar 2023
But those few may be critical parts of their audio chains. Time to start looking to other providers like @iZotopeInc, @UAudio, @brainworxaudio, and @reasonstudios for replacement options. Bad move--especially in the current economy--@WavesAudioLtd.
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28 Mar 2023
Today's edition of The Tribune, a daily aggregation about genetics, genealogy, life and physical sciences, and more: thetribune.news/?edition_id=… A thank-you to @QuantaMagazine @GenomeWeb @archaeologymag #laser #carbon
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27 Mar 2023
Today's edition of The Tribune, a daily aggregation about genetics, genealogy, life and physical sciences, and more: thetribune.news/?edition_id=… A thank-you to @QuantaMagazine @sciam @NewwAmericanna #dunaliella #camelid
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26 Mar 2023
Today's edition of The Tribune, a daily aggregation about genetics, genealogy, life and physical sciences, and more: thetribune.news/?edition_id=… A thank-you to @QuantaMagazine @sciencetracker2 #signsoflife #anxiety
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25 Mar 2023
Today's edition of The Tribune, a daily aggregation about genetics, genealogy, life and physical sciences, and more: thetribune.news/?edition_id=… #mussels #maple
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24 Mar 2023
Today's edition of The Tribune, a daily aggregation about genetics, genealogy, life and physical sciences, and more: thetribune.news/?edition_id=… A thank-you to @archaeologymag #climatechange #calendar
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23 Mar 2023
Today's edition of The Tribune, a daily aggregation about genetics, genealogy, life and physical sciences, and more: thetribune.news/?edition_id=… A thank-you to @archaeologymag @DebbieKennett #plosbiology #copper
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22 Mar 2023
We thought the earliest hunter-gatherers in Europe mostly disappeared during the Last Glacial Maximum. Two new research papers published this month shows that we were wrong. countingchromosomes.com/blog…
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