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Bruce Hamilton

@bahome.bsky.social
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Professor, personal account. Genetics, genomics, brain development, other stuff. Typo-prone. If you’re nice I’ll post dog photos.

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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 5h
Happy for Will Venable. And the Pope. #baseball
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 9h
What? No! Famously, there are seven words.
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 9h
⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 11h
So much policy argument is spent justifying post hoc the preferences that one’s in-group has already selected for their direct benefit. Here I show from first principles that actual population-wide policy optima can be empirically identified by what benefits large white dogs. 1/
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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Animals are really a great analogy, we have a legal construct already for "thing that you own which behaves unpredictably" and the standard is "you are responsible for the damage it causes so make sure you restrain it appropriately."
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Alon Goren @agoren.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1/2 I’m excited to share @edumodolo.bsky.social’s preprint: Discrepancies between ChIP-seq and CUT&Tag histone mark profiles are explained by GC content and chromatin accessibility. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Discrepancies between ChIP-seq and CUT&Tag histone mark profiles are explained by GC content and chromatin accessibility
Chromatin profiling methods, such as ChIP-seq (chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing), are used to characterize the genomic localization of DNA-associated proteins. While ChIP and ChIP-...
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For the last 34 years I have been on the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology and have never regretted that decision. This year we are hiring TWO new Assistant Professors in the broad area of Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology 1/n bio.unc.edu
Front page of the website
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Online training module put so much effort on fonts and layouts that might better have gone to ideas and complete sentences.
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Stephen Davey @stephengdavey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
PSA: It is statistically illiterate to claim that you are receiving higher than average call volumes 100% of the time.
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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Science peeps: Looks like SciENcv updated the digital certificate used to sign Biosketch and Current & Pending documents without notification. The old certificate expires Saturday, September 26, 2026. SciENcv docs before that date may fail validation in eRA Commons delaying or blocking submission.
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Had to take a sick day. Tried to do some mandatory online training modules. May get well from sheer boredom.
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 17/09/2026
Deep in the brain’s “blue place,” our scientists found something surprising: a tiny brain region once thought to broadcast one signal actually sends targeted messages through distinct routes, including via the longest neuron ever measured in a mouse.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
For those who don't know Randy Pausch, he was a computer scientist who gave "The Last Lecture" at CMU when he had terminal pancreatic cancer. Lots of inspiration and life lesson. Worth the time to give it a watch (whether or not you have done so in the past. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_...
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Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
YouTube video by Carnegie Mellon University
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
First Beach, Olympic NP. #sunset #beaches #NationalParks
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Ok, Autocorrect, I can make my own jokes, thanks.
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Inspirational Skeletor @skeletorinspires.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Whimsy is actually a form of resistance against a world that wants us to be miserable. Says Skeletor trying to keep the whimsy even when the world is truly miserable.
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Some fish change their sex in response to social cues e.g. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31309157/
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Stress, novel sex genes, and epigenetic reprogramming orchestrate socially controlled sex change - PubMed
Bluehead wrasses undergo dramatic, socially cued female-to-male sex change. We apply transcriptomic and methylome approaches in this wild coral reef fish to identify the primary trigger and subsequent molecular cascade of gonadal metamorphosis. Our data suggest that the environmental stimulus is exe …
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Open-rank search! Come to UCSD for the exceptional scientific community. That it happens to be in one of the pleasantest places to live is just a nice bonus.
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I just got carded buying wine in the grocery store. And if you’re thinking, “Well maybe he looks…” Sadly, no.
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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
You can now update bioRxiv/medRxiv preprints with funding information after the fact. Authors often omit/don't have all funding info when submitting, but funders understandably want it there. This solves the problem without requiring you to submit a whole new paper. openrxiv.org/updating-fun...
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Updating funder information on preprints - openRxiv
For the past year, bioRxiv and medRxiv authors have been able to include funder information with their preprints. This can be entered in a dedicated field during the submission process, using Research...
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Molly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Help needed! Does anyone know of a lab that has glass (pigmentless) guppies? We are interested in getting them for a project
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Won’t you be my neighbor?
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 31/08/2026
NIH's Aug 2026 proposal would scrap exact scores and percentiles for three broad bins (top = top 25%). With funding rates at 5% or lower, too much then rides on administrative discretion. It devalues peer review and is a deterrent to engage. Tell NIH before Oct 13. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-26-088: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from NIH Peer Review NOT-OD-26-088. NIH
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Congratulations to UCSD Genetics Training Program faculty, Alex Chavez and Hojun Li. Great work ahead!
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I love you all, but l feel much better reading a book.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 13/08/2026
Shame liars out of public life; prosecute white-collar crime; regulate away all the business practices built on cheating people. Or just let society decay into incurable anomie and cynicism.
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Add a letter - change a movie The Ozone of Interest
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Kevin Plaxco @kwplaxco.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Honestly feels weird, but, OK: 3 new R01s since November (you do not want to know how many submissions), many important papers in 2026 (e.g., first clinical trial, first 1 week in vivo duration of our tech, and first two "we did novel science with the tech" papers). And the company is doing well.
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Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title. Guy makes a film about a mediocre, has-been rock band.
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: Two guys host a public access show from one of their parents’ basement.
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
💯%. I want to read about your preprint, thesis, paper, grant, promotion so much more than all the fuckery and rageposts that I will also see anyway.
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Aaron Quinlan (he/him) @aaronquinlan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I am delighted to announce that The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is continuing a multi-year recruiting initiative for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share and consider applying! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208...
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Nice TV you bought from us. Would be a shame if it were to, ah, stop workin’.
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dan ozzi @danozzi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
my tv is currently restarting because its terms have changed and i need to accept the new agreement. a tv shouldn’t have terms of agreement. it should be a tv.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Virologist/molecular biologist Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal altered the trajectory of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. First to clone HIV-1 & complete its genetic mapping, directly leading to life-saving antiviral drug cocktails. Most-cited female scientist of the 1980s. Born #OTD in 1946. #WomenInSTEM
A black-and-white portrait of Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal (1946–2020), the pioneering Chinese-American virologist who first cloned HIV-1 and mapped its genome. Sitting in her research laboratory, she faces forward with a composed, direct, and confident expression. Her dark hair is styled in a short, neat bob, and she wears long, slender dangling earrings. Over a dark, patterned blouse, she wears a crisp white laboratory coat. She rests her left forearm on a lab counter beside her, while her right hand holds a dark binder resting on her lap. The background shows a busy lab setting filled with shelves of scientific glassware, chemical bottles, and equipment, all slightly out of focus to draw attention to her. The composition places her slightly off-center, capturing an professional and scholarly mood that underscores her historical significance as a leading figure in molecular biology during the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The dumbest timeline *so far*.
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Welcome to Bluesky. Please familiarize yourself with the following accounts to understand the range of opinions it is acceptable to express.
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Anthony Vecchiarelli @cellforganized.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My MCDB Dept is hiring, again! Assistant Professor Faculty Search. Please Repost! Applications Due Oct 1st We welcome applications from all areas of cellular/molecular biology in prokaryotes, plants, and animals. More information can be found HERE: jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/679540/a...
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Assistant Professor - Ann Arbor, Michigan job with University of Michigan - Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology | 679540
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FACULTY POSITION IN CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND RELATED FIELDS   The Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental B...
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Well my office is now 80F. Are any current movies so boring that I could work on a manuscript in the back row without bothering anybody?
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dr. Frank-n-furter is going home.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune @sandiegouniontribune.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton’s greatest songs, and the stories behind them
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Dolly Parton’s greatest songs, and the stories behind them
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 25/08/2026
if infrastructure is what connects people, holds them together, serves, supports, and endures, then Dolly Parton was infrastructure.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Thank you.
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Let’s Finally Go San Diego
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We have a (dry lab) Postdoc Position in Viral Genomics & Pathogen Surveillance here in wonderful and sunny San Diego 🏄‍♂️☀️! We're looking to continue to build our AI and broader infectious disease surveillance efforts, with a focus on our outbreak.info platform. Read more: andersen-lab.com/about/
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About | Andersen Lab
Learn more about the Andersen Lab, as well as jobs and career opportunities.
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Evgeny Kvon @evgenykvon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The newly established Department of Systems Biology (systems.bio.uci.edu) @UCIrvine is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Systems Biology. Great science, incredible faculty support, and beautiful, sunny SoCal weather! ☀️🌴 Details: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF10377. Please share.
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Make a band bigger 77.3M Maniacs
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Bruce Hamilton @bahome.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Make a band bigger: OK Keep Going
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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Treat biological databases as infrastructure, not projects
Letter to the Editor
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Stottmann Lab @stottmannlab.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We’re recruiting a postdoc to follow up on an astonishing number of mutants with craniofacial phenotypes from our ENU mutagenesis screen. Great opportunity for someone interested in developmental genetics, craniofacial biology, mouse genetics & gene discovery. Please share!
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