Perfect Music Videos, in no particular order: 6. Daft Punk, “Voyager” (2001) dir. Kazuhisa Takenouchi youtu.be/CqZgd6-xQl8

Perfect Music Videos, in no particular order: 5. Fiona Apple, “Hot Knife” (2013) dir. Paul Thomas Anderson youtu.be/VG1VVFfOnYQ

Just published! ACMG SF v3.3 list for reporting of secondary findings in clinical #exome and #genome #sequencing. This 2025 update adds 3 genes - ABCD1, CYP27A1, and PLN - to the recommended minimum gene list with a description of the factors considered. #genetics bit.ly/40jQv3C

Seeing lots in my feed today referencing the @cos.io statement and @theguardian.com op-ed on gold standard science, and IMHO most people are worrying about the wrong thing -- it's not *closing down* the flow of science into policy that worries me, it's a radical *opening up* of data for reanalysis

Perfect Music Videos, in no particular order: 4. Animal Collective, “Brother Sport” (2010) dir. Jack Kubizne youtu.be/MGQjyGT1-mc

Perfect Music Videos, in no particular order: 3. Bee Gees, “Too Much Heaven” (1979) dir. Martin Pitts youtu.be/nREV8bQJ1MA

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc

the autoconclave can sterilize any cardinals still tainted by original sin in 30 minutes

Perfect Music Videos, in no particular order: 2. The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (2001) dir. Michel Gondry & Olivier Gondry youtu.be/0S43IwBF0uM

"Northwestern University professor Luis Amaral said President Donald Trump’s decision to slash hundreds of millions in federal funding from his institution is reminiscent of the 48-year dictatorship that gripped his home country, Portugal." www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/09/t...

Perfect Music Videos, in no particular order: 1. Annie Lennox, No More “I Love You’s” (1995) dir. Annie Lennox & Joe Dyer youtu.be/NSkboTTTmpg?...

Functional profiling of KCNE1 variants informs population carrier frequency of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome type 2 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.28.646046v1

News of 23andMe’s bankruptcy “should be a wake-up call for lawmakers, who must work to pass stronger comprehensive privacy protections in general and genetic-privacy protections in particular,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @marketwatch.com.

It’s been a devastating 24 hours with 3 NIH grants terminated…all focused on the health and wellbeing of trans or intersex youth. If folks have any ideas of foundations that may be interested in supporting the completion of these projects so years of work aren’t wasted, please let me know. 🙏

having their executive order to combat antisemitism be order number "14188" is the kind of thing they do to make us look crazy for pointing it out.

Per an email to staff I have viewed: the director of NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute, whose departure Stat reported yesterday, did not have his appointment renewed at the end of his latest 5-year term. Eric Green had held the role for 16 years.

they’re organizing

Francis Collins led the mapping of the human genome, and chose to do big scientific to benefit the public. He is a a former NIH Director. He just resigned his position in government. His resignation letter: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...

Over on LinkedIn, the head of the Executive Secretariat of the NIH -- a central part of NIH leadership 🧪🩺-- resigned with a lettter worth reading www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...

The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

Where Are the Lawsuits Over the Chainsawing of NIH and NCI? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/where...

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Now more than ever, time to re(read):