we have PrEP because of these monkey studies. animal welfare in medical research is extremely strictly limited and regulated to ensure ethical use. there is no replacement for these animal models in biomedical research.

I can almost guarantee that any working man over 35 has been present when a woman was abused, dehumanized, or torn down. How many of you said something in the moment? Your push back matters; hers will get her fired.

Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.

Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/

What a great overview of the history of this work!

In this correspondence, authors warn that multiple studies misidentified PF-05231023, using a commercial small molecule instead of Pfizer’s intended Fc-conjugated FGF21 analog CVX-343, resulting in misattribution of biological effects to FGF21 signaling

Personally, I will be trying to avoid the notice of Joyce Carol Oates and Kendrick Lamar for the rest of my natural life

The Paradox of James Watson The discovery of DNA was evidence of how deeply interconnected humans are, but the late scientist saw only difference.

Eric Turkheimer (@ent3c.bsky.social) and I consider the paradoxical life of James Watson for @theatlantic.com

www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

(nonpaywalled link to come)

Come work with us @unm.edu 🤩

Genomic Databases: A Beginner's Guide Gain a basic understanding of genomic data analysis by focusing on essential topics such as genomic data structures, annotation, and sequence alignment within the context of web-based genomic database...

🧬 🖥️ Tackling genomic data can feel overwhelming. Building confidence starts with the basics.

Explore @jacksonlab.bsky.social’s Beginner’s Guide to Genomic Databases to strengthen your skills in genomic data structures, annotation and sequence alignment: education.learning.jax.org/genomic-data...

Scientists had to change more than 700 grant titles to receive NIH funding. Health disparities researchers fear what’s next The titles of more than 700 multi-year NIH grants have been changed this year, according to an analysis by Jeremy Berg, a former agency official

The NIH has insisted there are no banned words

But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25

Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next

www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...

Related: If any other trans or nonbinary folk are attending #ASHG25, I would love to connect!

Especially students who haven't had a chance to meet an older trans scientist. I wish I had that kind of mentor, but I'm happy to try to be that for others 💖🏳️‍⚧️🧬

Your Genes Are Simply Not Enough to Explain How Smart You Are Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.

In 2018, Charles Murray challenged me to a bet: "We will understand IQ genetically—I think most of the picture will have been filled in by 2025—there will still be blanks—but we’ll know basically what’s going on." It's now 2025, and I claim a win. I write about it in The Atlantic.

And @drjkhokhar.bsky.social !! Congratulations!!

Why do people use or get addicted to cannabis? A new study offers clues. The study builds on growing genetic research into cannabis use, as policymakers grapple with the risks and benefits of the drug’s soaring popularity.

It always makes me happy when I see scientists I know getting their work covered by the popular press! @abepalmer.bsky.social Is Sandra on bluesky?
wapo.st/4nNhnCO

Semaglutide shows potential to curb cocaine addiction behaviors A new study suggests that semaglutide, a drug best known as Ozempic, may reduce cocaine use, motivation, and relapse in rats. These findings point to a possible role for GLP-1-based drugs in treating cocaine addiction.

Semaglutide shows potential to curb cocaine addiction behaviors

✈️ Travel Awards Now Open for #CPDD26! ✨
Are you a student, early-career investigator, or trainee planning to attend the 2026 CPDD Annual Meeting? Travel award applications are officially OPEN!

📅 Don’t wait — apply now and take your research journey to the next level!
🔗 cpdd.org/meetings/cur...

On the Power of Small Acts of Noncompliance At a moment when large-scale resistance can feel futile,
there are other ways to oppose, engage, and fight back.

the rare uplifting nation article (no shade to the nation) www.thenation.com/article/acti...

The New York Times piece today about US science is terrible and wrong—in many ways.

I could write a whole article about this, but as one example:

“To close observers, the original crisis began well before any of this…”
No. I’m a close observer of science, and this is incorrect.

Homepage - Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics Conference Visit our website to learn more.

Save the date! #PEQG26 June 9-12 2026 in Asilomar, CA. Happens only every 2yrs, but is my favorite conference. Full website coming soon, and registration and abstract submission opens November 14, but I'm allowed to tease that keynotes will be @jnovembre.bsky.social @jennytung.bsky.social and me!

"We should always demand evidence—exactly what I was doing when I insisted all CDC recommendations be based on credible data, not ideology or preordained outcomes...I was fired for holding that line. But the line doesn’t disappear with me...

The psych job market isn’t dead! Join us at UIC!!! We are looking for a clinical psychologist (assistant or associate level)!! Chicago is simply the best, and the department is incredibly lovely! I’m not on search committee, but as the “newest” hire, I’m happy to talk about my experience thus far!

The New Artificial Intelligentsia | Los Angeles Review of Books In the fifth essay of the Legacies of Eugenics series, Ruha Benjamin explores how AI evangelists wrap their self-interest in a cloak of humanistic concern.

"Take the autonomous weapons systems raining hell on Palestinians—why else give them saccharine-sounding names like Lavender and the Gospel if not to make these deadly inventions seem benevolent?" 1/2 lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...

Hey #alcohol researchers, what are non-NIH funding mechanisms to support alcohol research? Please share any information #rsa2025 #rsa_isbra2025

Rosa's excellent @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social piece on genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of speech, language & reading traits offers a nice opportunity to (re)post a selection of the research articles she covers. (And we are only just getting started!) .... 🧪1/n

I'm very excited that this is out as preprint. In this study, 370 participants completed up to 30 runs of reward learning. We see that BMI and and Binge eating are associated with distinct RL patterns. Includes hierarchical models using Stan (+ many hours of sampling) and MRI data of an effort task

Our paper: ""Oxygen-induced stress reveals context-specific gene regulatory effects in human brain organoids"
genome.cshlp.org/content/earl...

Our research shows how #cannabis affects the developing brain. I spoke to Dr. Delaney Ruston about how #THC exposure in adolescent rats alters cell communication vital for cognitive function.

Watch more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2Eb...

False positives in study of memory-related gene expression - Nature Nature - False positives in study of memory-related gene expression

Important 'Matters Arising' from @neurome.bsky.social and Zhaoxia Yu discussing false positives due to multiple comparisons in large-scale gene expression data. I applaud Eran and others who consistently raise these issues for discussion in the community.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

And then look at yourself in the mirror and say “an orange monkey, a couch fucker, and a half baked conspiracy theorist with a worm carcass in his brain aren’t going to stop me”

And get moving ❤️🫶🏼✊🏼