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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/04/2026

“According to our observations over the past 24 hours, the vast majority of species on earth have pretty much just been holding steady and staying the course, gene-wise,” said biologist Clarice Abernathy

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Biologists Confirm Not Much Evolution Happened Today

STANFORD, CA—Calling it a “pretty slow one” as far as natural selection and genetic drift were concerned, biologists from Stanford University confirmed Tuesday that not much evolution happened today. ...

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Global Alliance for Genomics and Health @ga4gh.org · 20/11/2025

In a GA4GH Public Attitudes blog post, Gabriela Chavaría Soley, Ronald Alfaro Redondo, and Henriette Raventós (Universidad de Costa Rica) explore individual attitudes toward medical and genetic data sharing in Latin America and the development of two new indexes. Read: www.ga4gh.org/news_item/in...

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Gail Davies @gailfdavies.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Our chapter on ‘Fabricating mice and dementia: opening up relations in multi-species research’ is now OA. @richgorman.bsky.social, Richard Milne and I explore the ways patient data, animal models and plaque concepts are woven together in making dementia www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK615...

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Fabricating mice and dementia: opening up relations in multi-species research

This chapter was written during a moment of flux in the unravelling of the plaques, tangles, and tales that characterise over thirty years of research for treatments of dementia involving humans and a...

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 27/05/2025

Calling all researchers and public engagement professionals: we want to find out the factors affecting public engagement in 2025, including opportunities, risks and barriers. Help shape the future of public engagement with STEM by taking our survey: www.research.net/r/RS_public_...

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Factors Affecting Public Engagement by UK Researchers 2025

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

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Richard Milne @rjmilne.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The piece is more thoughtful about listening to (rather than just convincing) the public than the title suggests, and the Brexit effect on scientists' views of public engagement that it describes is definitely something I've seen in other areas www.science.org/content/arti...

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Geoengineering could fight climate change—if the public can be convinced

Researchers’ failures to communicate are jeopardizing even basic tests, but new projects may point the way forward

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Undark Magazine @undark.org · 14/03/2025

Digital Sequence Information (DSI) has transformed biological research, allowing scientists to find genetic tools online without physically collecting specimens. But this creates a legal gray area around benefit-sharing and ownership.

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In Digital Genetic Data, An Uncertainty Over Ownership

Digital sequence information has radically changed the way researchers look at the world’s genetic resources.

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Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

#OnThisDay in 1953, the structure of DNA was discovered – the double helix 🧬 Our understanding has grown exponentially since then, here are a few interesting things we’ve learnt along the way ⤵️ sangerinstitute.blog/2022/05/17/s...

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Six unbelievable things you probably didn’t know about DNA - Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog

Explore the surprising secrets of DNA, genes and genomes.

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Richard Milne @rjmilne.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

A question posed in every media since cave painting

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

It's all gone pear-shaped at 23andMe. Which is not a bad thing, given the misleading view of genetics that it encouraged. As Diana's article mentions, just telling people they carry a risk variant can be very problematic. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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What went wrong at 23andMe? Why the genetic-data giant risks collapse

At-home DNA testing is no longer in high demand — and critics have raised concerns about unreliable tests and privacy.

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Mike Inouye @mikeinouye.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

I guess we can't even look up genes at NCBI any more

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jonathan r goodman @jonathanrgoodman.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

In an article for @uk.theconversation.com, @rjmilne.bsky.social and I argue that while the UK's plan to foster innovation through AI is ambitious, it will rely on public trust for success. Yet anyone can claim to be trustworthy: how do we tell who actually is? theconversation.com/government-n...

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Government needs to show that its AI plan can be trusted to deal with serious risks when it comes to health data

The use of patient data has been controversial in the past.

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Gail Davies @gailfdavies.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

This book on multi species dementia is out at the end of this month, featuring me, @rjmilne.bsky.social and @richgorman.bsky.social reflecting on what is modelled in mouse models of #dementia and how this is made sense of by patients in #PPI policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/multi-specie...

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Multi-Species Dementia Studies

Multi-Species Dementia Studies - Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach; This edited book explores multi-species approaches to dementia care. Drawing on work linking social and veterinary sciences, it ...

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Niels G. Mede @nielsmede.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Out now in Nature Human Behaviour: Our 68-country #survey on public attitudes to #science 📣 It shows: People still #trust scientists and support an active role of scientists in society and policy-making. #OpenAccess available here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social (1/13)

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Jaan Aru @jaanaru.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I have a post-doc position to study the effect of AI on education. How can we ensure that AI tools enhance natural intelligence? The position is a part of the Estonian Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence. Please repost - not easy to get people to work in Estonia 🥶 #edusky #neuroAI

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Richard Milne @rjmilne.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

In the REWS group of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health we have coordinated a series of briefs on public attitudes to genomic data sharing. The latest looks at public perceptions of international genetic information sharing for biomedical research in China www.ga4gh.org/news_item/pu...

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Amy Orben @orbenamy.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

🚨 My team is hiring an undergraduate intern (UK universities only) - a great opportunity, if I can say so myself! Please share widely. Want more info? See here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

In my latest column for @theneweuropean.bsky.social I write about the perils of polygenic embryo screening and what it might have meant for Beethoven (seriously). www.theneweuropean.co.uk/critical-mas...

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Critical mass: What can Beethoven teach us about genetics?

The great German composer’s genetic makeup illustrates the dangers of polygenic screening

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jonathan r goodman @jonathanrgoodman.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

In a new paper following a presentation at this year's Data for Policy conference, @rjmilne.bsky.social and I draw on interdisciplinary studies of social trust and behavioural ecology to propose a solution to what we call the trustworthiness recognition problem: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 🧪

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Signalling and rich trustworthiness in data-driven healthcare: an interdisciplinary approach | Data & Policy | Cambridge Core

Signalling and rich trustworthiness in data-driven healthcare: an interdisciplinary approach - Volume 6

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