Holding my 1 month old nephew for the last few days gave me this feeling as well, and I'm very grateful for it.
Now published: Systematic comparison of protein language models for transfer learning.
Key points:
- You don't need gigantic models. The two smaller ESM C variants work great.
- There is huge variability in performance across datasets. We have no idea why.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I started a personal #Substack to cultivate my creative writing skills. Let's see how it goes. Opinions are my own.
The first essay: why I think it's probably a bad idea to give 80-year-olds fecal transplants from 20-year-olds. gibbological.substack.com/p/what-the-m...
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The way people are talking about the current demolition of research funding and HE legitimacy reminds me of the early days of COVID when I (and others) said it would be at least six years before any normalcy. Rage, despondency, rejection…eventually voting for a dictator just to feel alive.
My painting WISCONSIN FARM
I hate to be that guy, but this is the five-alarm fire, and every elected Democrat and frankly, every Washington reporter should be ringing the bell. If it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone. Nobody with a voice should give this administration a moment’s peace about it.
In his 1957 filibuster, Strom Thurmond said "Negroes ... are not so well qualified to vote as are the white people.”
A Black senator just broke the record Thurmond set with that speech.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...
I laughed so hard at this, and then cried, because it's so painfully true
Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Yes! But also it's just really great to come back to a clean house. I went on a week long yoga retreat in Costa Rica last year, and it was life changing. Hope you have a great time!
This is so evil that it defies understanding. A transplant surgeon on an H1B visa was deported, despite a court injunction. She had committed no crimes.
This must stop. We must stand together to protect immigrants and visitors against state terrorism.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
Today @natmedicine.bsky.social published our study showing the older individuals born prior to 1968 have more antibodies that cross-react to #H5N1 relative to younger individuals. If H5N1 causes a pandemic, children will likely be the most susceptible. 1/2
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
My college symphony orchestra director Dr. Robert Mueller passed away last week, and he was an incredibly passionate musician and teacher. Some of my most cherished memories were very small acts of kindness on his behalf. He will be incredibly missed.
news.uark.edu/articles/769...
geneviewer - Gene Cluster Visualizations in R. Imports data from GenBank, FASTA, and GFF files, performs BlastP and MUMmer alignments, and displays results on gene arrow maps. github.com/nvelden/gene... #Rstats
I'm on the new episode of Tyler Cowen's podcast talking about AIR-BORNE, plus some of my other books. Listen here: conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/car...
Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy
Haha yes! There are people I've never met or had a full conversation with online other than Github issue discussions.
Happy to be added as well!
Last October, we took a trip to the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon, for a daylong exploration of lichen—the fuzzy growths often found on trees, roofs, and gravestones. Two experts joined us to discuss the fascinating world of lichen and their role in a changing climate.
I stayed there for a short vacation last June (was super surprised that you can just stay there outside of a conference!) and I loved walking along the boardwalk and reading by the fire at night. Enjoy!
Legitmately thrilled to share our latest work, in which @fernpizza.bsky.social solved an experimental challenge in plasmid biology as old as the field: measuring how plasmids compete and evolve within individual cells!
Congrats Vince!!
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by @markowenmartin.bsky.social on his Fantastic "Microbial Matters" podcast about my group's work on the #drinkingwatermicrobiome. You can watch it here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDAU...
In winter through early spring, you can sometimes find unspoiled, still-bright groundcherries sitting in the latticed remnants of their husks, like hearts suspended in paper ribcages
Ten species comprise half of the bacteriology literature, leaving most species unstudied
@biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social by Paul A Jensen
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
B. subtilis is #6 😍, anyhow, the literature is biased to models
Would publications on plants or animals be similarly biased?
There are really only two "mystery box" shows that I felt were worth my time last year and this coming year (for "mystery box shows," think LOST): FROM and SILO. As always, your mileage may differ.
