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Antonio Marco

@amarcobio.bsky.social
81 followers 127 following 7 posts

Evolutionary Biologist. Passionate about science, history of science, squares and polynomials. Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor at the University of Essex.

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Teif lab @teiflab.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Come celebrate Professor Leo Schalkwyk with us! We’re holding a one-day symposium to mark Leo's remarkable career and many contributions to genomics. 📆26 June 2026 📍University of Essex, Colchester Details and registration: schalkwykfest.essex.ac.uk There will be a BBQ as well!
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Teif lab @teiflab.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Congratulations to Amishasingh Beeharry for successfully passing the MSD viva! You are the best, Amisha! Thank you very much to the examiners, Abdenour Soufi and Toni Marco!
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Rafael Irizarry @rafalab.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Biologist, stop putting UMAP plots in papers! Blogpost here: simplystatistics.org/posts/2024-1...
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Simply Statistics: Biologists, stop putting UMAP plots in your papers
UMAP is a powerful tool for exploratory data analysis, but without a clear understanding of how it works, it can easily lead to confusion and misinterpretation.
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
My book, An Intuitive Primer on Effective Functional Genomics Study Design, is published! I’d really appreciate it if you could help spread the word, and I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback. I hope people will find it useful. It’s available on Amazon: tinyurl.com/mx2hewen
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Antonio Marco @amarcobio.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Invigilating for the next three hours, feeling like...
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a dark tower with a glowing eye on top
ALT: a dark tower with a glowing eye on top
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Antonio Marco @amarcobio.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Well, I finished my first year statistics classes. Glad to hear a student saying at the end "this is the least traumatizing experience I ever had with mathematics". I understand it's a compliment?🤔
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Antonio Marco @amarcobio.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
That was my first computer ever! But with the green screen.
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Antonio Marco @amarcobio.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Three more weeks of intense teaching. Sorry to those I don't even respond to emails. Getting there...
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Since @markhamillofficial.bsky.social has joined Bluesky I think it totally appropriate to call ourselves Skywalkers instead of Twitterati
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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
There's one in every Starter Pack
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Antonio Marco @amarcobio.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Well, I finally landed in Bluesky. I hope it last longer than Mastodon.🙂
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Antonio Marco @amarcobio.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
"A Pen and Paper Introduction to Statistics". Or how to do and understand statistical tests without using formulas. www.routledge.com/A-Pen-and-Pa...
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A Pen and Paper Introduction to Statistics
Statistics is central in the biosciences, social sciences and other disciplines, yet many students often struggle to learn how to perform statistical tests, and to understand how and why statistical t...
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