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Nonilex<p>The email said their duties were "identified as either unnecessary or virtually identical to duties being performed elsewhere in the agency." But the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tracing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tracing</span></a> that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a>'s lab performs is not conducted by any lab in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> or the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a>….</p><p>While it remains shuttered, ongoing investigations of current <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hepatitis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hepatitis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/outbreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreaks</span></a> have been stalled, not just in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a>, but also in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Massachusetts</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestVirginia</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
David J. Atkinson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@RickiTarr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RickiTarr</span></a></span> Luciferase is the generic term for the substrate and enzyme that result in <a href="https://c.im/tags/bioluminescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioluminescence</span></a> in a number or organisms. Luciferase genes can be synthesized in the lab through <a href="https://c.im/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> engineering and inserted into organisms or transfected into cells. It is used in the “action” part of a synthetic molecular switch to provide evidence that the switch worked. The Wikipedia article is a decent explainer. In addition to the applications it mentions, it has been used in pigs and rabbits. </p><p><a href="https://www.lubio.ch/blog/luciferase" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">lubio.ch/blog/luciferase</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciferase" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifera</span><span class="invisible">se</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/23andMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>23andMe</span></a> is potentially selling more than just <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a>. The personal survey info is also a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> problem.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/23andme-genetic-data-personal-survey-information-privacy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/23andme-genet</span><span class="invisible">ic-data-personal-survey-information-privacy/</span></a><br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.05.007" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.20</span><span class="invisible">16.05.007</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Who gets ownership of useful <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> data? It's complicated, very complicated<br>Digital sequence information alters how researchers look at the world’s genetic resources. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/who-gets-ownership-of-useful-genetic-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/who-gets-ownership-of-useful-genetic-data/</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>A new study revealed that <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/caffeine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caffeine</span></a> impacts your thinking skills is not just about how much <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coffee</span></a> you drink, but also about your <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genes</span></a>. Researchers discovered people with genes for fast caffeine processing performed differently on cognitive tests depending on their caffeine consumption levels, particularly in tasks involving emotion recognition and complex thinking. Suggests <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> makeup plays a significant role in how we respond to caffeine’s effects on brainpower.<br><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02698811241303601" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.11</span><span class="invisible">77/02698811241303601</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/12336/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/12336/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Genetic test outperforms PSA and MRI in spotting deadly prostate cancer early <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Antigen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antigen</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Biopsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biopsy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GleasonScore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GleasonScore</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Imaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Imaging</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MagneticResonanceImaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagneticResonanceImaging</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Prostate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prostate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProstateCancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProstateCancer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProstateSpecificAntigen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProstateSpecificAntigen</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Radical Anthropology<p>More on <a href="https://c.im/tags/genomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genomics</span></a>, this is obviously crazy since the <a href="https://c.im/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a>'s <a href="https://c.im/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> is contained within <a href="https://c.im/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a>. Yet African DNA is underrepresented! Oh dear, it should not be only African scientists noticing this.</p><p>'African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African populations.'</p><p><a href="https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20250404-scientists-warn-african-dna-is-missing-from-the-global-genome-map" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rfi.fr/en/africa/20250404-scie</span><span class="invisible">ntists-warn-african-dna-is-missing-from-the-global-genome-map</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetic</span></a> data site <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openSNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openSNP</span></a> to close and delete data over <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> concerns<br>openSNP, a platform for sharing genetic and phenotypic data, will shut down, and delete all user submissions over privacy concerns and risk of misuse by authoritarian governments.<br>Announced earlier this week by co-founder Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, who expressed concerns about how personal <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genomics</span></a> data is subject to abuse today and how fundamentally landscape has changed over the last 14 years. <br><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/genetic-data-site-opensnp-to-close-and-delete-data-over-privacy-concerns/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/genetic-data-site-opensnp-to-close-and-delete-data-over-privacy-concerns/</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Seeds of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Schizophrenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schizophrenia</span></a> May Be Planted in The Earliest Moments of Life<br>There's a window of time in our lives we've all passed through yet know little about: early <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gestation</span></a>. Researchers found a pair of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> deletions associated with schizophrenia that likely occur in that formative period. While genetic alterations need further validation, findings strengthen an emerging idea that schizophrenia aren't always inherited, yet may be acquired long before someone is born.<br><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/the-seeds-of-schizophrenia-may-be-planted-in-the-earliest-moments-of-life" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencealert.com/the-seeds-of-</span><span class="invisible">schizophrenia-may-be-planted-in-the-earliest-moments-of-life</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetic</span></a> data repo <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenSNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSNP</span></a> to self-destruct before authoritarians weaponize it<br>The reason, according to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bioinformatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioinformatics</span></a> researcher Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, one of the founders of the project, is the dissolution of genetic testing biz <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/23andMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>23andMe</span></a> and the potential weaponization of genetic data by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/farright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farright</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> regimes. <br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/01/opensnp_shutdown/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/04/01/ope</span><span class="invisible">nsnp_shutdown/</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Sunsetting <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openSNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openSNP</span></a> - a retrospective by Bastian Greshake Tzovaras<br>In 2025, Bastian's "view is a lot more sober (and bleaker): Today it seems clear to me that the biggest impact on improving <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> - even in the rich, allegedly ‘developed’ nations - would come from providing <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> security and access to stable housing. And not from trying to find <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> confounders of common <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/diseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseases</span></a> that are a lot more rooted in those environmental &amp; societal factors."<br><a href="https://tzovar.as/sunsetting-opensnp/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tzovar.as/sunsetting-opensnp/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Adventures in the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> time machine<br>Ancient <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNA</span></a> is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. <br>Could it also help rescue the future?<br>Thanks to a few well-funded labs like the one in Copenhagen, the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gene</span></a> time machine has never been so busy. There are genetic maps of saber-toothed cats, cave bears, and thousands of ancient humans, including Vikings, Polynesian navigators, and numerous Neanderthals.<br><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/17/1111596/ancient-dna-genes-evolutionary-genetics/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2025/02/1</span><span class="invisible">7/1111596/ancient-dna-genes-evolutionary-genetics/</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>How to Delete Your 23andMe Data instructions by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a><br>This week, the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> testing company 23andMe filed for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bankruptcy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bankruptcy</span></a>, which means the genetic data the company collected on millions of users is now up for sale. If you do not want your data included in any potential sale, it’s a good time to ask the company to delete it. <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/how-delete-your-23andme-data" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/how-</span><span class="invisible">delete-your-23andme-data</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNA</span></a> of 15 Million People for Sale in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/23andMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>23andMe</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Bankruptcy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bankruptcy</span></a><br>There is no way to know what a buyer will want to do with the reams of genetic information it has collected. Customers, meanwhile, still have no way to change their underlying <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> data.<br>On Friday, the Attorney General in 23andMe's home state of California issued a consumer alert advising customers to delete their data from the site given the company's "reported financial distress." <br><a href="https://www.404media.co/dna-of-15-million-people-for-sale-in-23andme-bankruptcy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/dna-of-15-million-</span><span class="invisible">people-for-sale-in-23andme-bankruptcy/</span></a></p>
Alberto Chimal<p>So <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> went after a depository of carefully preserved <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/seeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seeds</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> and fired the <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a> who look after them, putting at risk one of the world's sources of <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> for <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crops</span></a>.<br>And this <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/NYT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYT</span></a> article complains only about the <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/danger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>danger</span></a> for Americans. 🤦🏽‍♂️<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/opinion/doge-elon-musk-usda-crops.html?unlocked_article_code=1.504.kCEk.N097nAkPJN0u&amp;smid=nytcore-android-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/22/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/doge-elon-musk-usda-crops.html?unlocked_article_code=1.504.kCEk.N097nAkPJN0u&amp;smid=nytcore-android-share</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/techbros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techbros</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/stupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stupidity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>Rare <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> disorder treated in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/womb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womb</span></a> for the first time<br>The child, who is now almost three years old, shows no signs of the often fatal motor neuron disease.<br>The child’s mother took the gene-targeting drug during late <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a>, and the child continues to take it.<br>The “baby has been effectively treated, with no manifestations of the condition,” says Michelle Farrar, a pediatric neurologist at UNSW Sydney in Australia.<br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00534-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-025</span><span class="invisible">-00534-0</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/Cefrd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/Cefrd</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> is crucial to the ability of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> to adapt to changes in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a>. A major international meta-analysis shows that genetic diversity is declining globally. But there is hope – effective conservation measures can slow this trend.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEIofScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEIofScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/con02062501.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2025/02/con02062501</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p>
Auscandoc<p>“While <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> factors play a substantial role in <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a>, the microbiome could act as a contributing factor by modulating immune responses, neurotransmitter production, and metabolic pathways,” Su said. “This does not necessarily imply causation, but suggests that the microbiome might influence the severity or expression of autism spectrum symptoms.” (5/5) <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01739-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41564-024</span><span class="invisible">-01739-1</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Rare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Variants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Variants</span></a> Are Curiously <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Connected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Connected</span></a> With Being <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LeftHanded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeftHanded</span></a> </p><p>Learning how these <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/variations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>variations</span></a> make left-handers different in other ways could help solve <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mysteries</span></a> such as how <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/genes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genes</span></a> can make people more likely to have <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/neurodevelopmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodevelopmental</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disorders</span></a> or develop <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/neurodegenerative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodegenerative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/diseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseases</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Handedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Handedness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GenderIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderIdentity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-genetic-variants-are-curiously-connected-with-being-left-handed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencealert.com/rare-genetic-</span><span class="invisible">variants-are-curiously-connected-with-being-left-handed</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p>Technical <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Update</span></a>: <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Summary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Summary</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Analysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Analysis</span></a> of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Sequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sequences</span></a> of Highly Pathogenic Avian <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Influenza</span></a> A(<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/H5N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>H5N1</span></a>) Viruses in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a>: <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/spotlights/2023-2024/h5n1-analysis-texas.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/spotlight</span><span class="invisible">s/2023-2024/h5n1-analysis-texas.htm</span></a> </p><p>This analysis supports the conclusion that the overall risk to the general public associated with the ongoing HPAI A(H5N1) outbreak has not changed and remains low at this time. The genome of the virus identified from the patient in Texas is publicly posted in GISAID and has been submitted to GenBank.</p>