Reposted by Rebecca SifordAnne Stone @acstone.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Yay! It’s a great day to hood some newly minted PhDs! @asubeinghuman.bsky.social @evmedasu.bsky.social @rebeccasiford.bsky.social #StoneLabVictory! #SciencePartyInTheDesert! 1161
Reposted by Rebecca SifordAnne Stone @acstone.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Adaptations to water stress and pastoralism in the Turkana of northwest Kenya | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgAdaptations to water stress and pastoralism in the Turkana of northwest KenyaThe Turkana pastoralists of Kenya inhabit arid, water-limited environments and rely largely on livestock for subsistence. Working with Turkana communities, we sequenced 367 whole genomes and identifie... 12011
Reposted by Rebecca SifordAnne Stone @acstone.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Yesterday, @rebeccasiford.bsky.social defended her dissertation on genetic research dissemination & views about DNA research, data privacy and governance among Turkana, Borana, Samburu and Rendille of Kenya. Congrats Dr. Siford!! 181
Reposted by Rebecca SifordNature @nature.com · 24/04/2025Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics go.nature.com/4jGqiUcgo.nature.comEugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a standScientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics. 141053508
Reposted by Rebecca SifordAnne Stone @acstone.bsky.social · 04/04/2025The lab group this year! (Eric M. not shown) with Miriam, Maggie, @rebeccasiford.bsky.social, Erin, me, Maxine, Stevie and @marioapata.bsky.social 051