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Prof Albé van der Merwe

@albevdmerwe.bsky.social
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Evolutionary biologist, geneticist, tech enthusiast, musician. Student of all sciences.

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Prof Albé van der Merwe @albevdmerwe.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Schizophyllum commune in my garden, on an old tree stump.
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Prof Albé van der Merwe @albevdmerwe.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Genome annotation is one of the things that we really need AI / machine learning to crack. New software makes it a little easier, but this one is a really interesting take on the problem. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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EvoWeaver: large-scale prediction of gene functional associations from coevolutionary signals - Nature Communications
Despite having structures for most proteins, we still do not know their function. Here, authors introduce EvoWeaver, a de novo method to identify genes working together using evolutionary information....
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Fyodor Urnov @urnov.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
It will take a while for upper-div Genetics textbooks to adapt, but adapt they must: the underlying basis for every single one of the trait differences Mendel studied is now known. Cue Janáček's Moravian dances in celebration! (see post below) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Genomic and genetic insights into Mendel’s pea genes - Nature
Characterization of the genetic architecture underlying the 7 pairs of contrasting traits studied by Mendel and the over 70 additional agronomic traits in pea (Pisum sativum) reveals their m...
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Prof Albé van der Merwe @albevdmerwe.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
We were in Kruger National Park and this hyena just casually strolled past the car.
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