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Genomics/Bioinformatics Software Engineer mostly interested in pathogens, pests and parasites. Recovering core facility manager. Big fan of long reads in general and ONT in particular. Owns more guitars than seems sensible.
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A fluke, but worth bragging! Wordle 1,355 2/6* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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I remember being so worried about Jenny McCarthy & Andrew Wakefield and their antivax movement. I was told no one will listen to a celebrity & md who lost their license & had their paper retracted. I’m so fucking pissed that I was right.

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I can’t believe it’s the Winter Solstice and the the shops are full of Vernal Equinox paraphernalia already

submitted 446 days ago • 3 comments

Let’s turn this poll Daily Excrement poll around! Link avoids giving them clicks. Please vote and share widely. xd.wayin.com/display/cont... No need to put in your email address! Just click submit.

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So now that I've just covered some poor soul in replies, I thought I'd post this more broadly. There ARE ways to get involved in amateur RADIO astronomy! In fact, there's a whole society for doing that. 🧪🔭🎢 www.radio-astronomy.org (1/3)

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This week British government used a statutory instrument to massively increase spending and donations thresholds. The result? It's now even easier for dark money, foreign influence and the proceeds of crime to bankroll British politics Me on Substack democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-b...

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There is a scientific fraud epidemic — and we are ignoring the cure Rooting out manipulation should not depend on dedicated amateurs who take personal legal risks for the greater good Anjana Ahuja writes at Financial Times www.ft.com/content/c886...

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Mobile genetic elements and climate change: a combination of two amazing topics! Sounds like a great opportunity. =)

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Have all Nandos stopped serving coffee, or is it just the one in York? They still have the coffee machine behind the counter - I get the impression they can be bothered to turn it on...

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