Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Went down a rabbit-hole on the etymology of how 'mutton' transformed from sheep to goat in in colonial India, and was just delighted to discover it was an uncoordinated mass deception to sell goat to brits who preferred mutton but couldn't tell the difference in a curry 🤣 001
Reposted by Kahlil LawlessSimon Bayly @simonbayly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Big new release from DeepMind - this time it's in silico mutagenesis of the entire human genome! www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comDeepMind’s new genome ‘atlas’ charts effects of all 9 billion human gene mutationsAI model AlphaGenome forecasts the consequences of altering every single DNA letter in the human genome. 064
Reposted by Kahlil LawlessDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026In May it was big news when 100+ suspicious images were found in Thermo Fisher's catalog. Now, that number has expanded dramatically to 18,000+, thanks to some arduous searching by @reeserichardson.bsky.social. My reporting on the massive trove and its implications for antibody reliability:nature.comMore than 18,000 questionable images found in antibody catalogues of 15 companiesScience sleuth’s findings raise questions for researchers working to improve the reliability of commercial antibodies. 29365
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Further Gains in Germline Whole Genome Sequencing Accuracy: NovaSeq X Series Software v1.4 and DRAGEN v4.5 Deliver Improved Results, Including in the Most Challenging Regions www.illumina.com/science/geno...illumina.comFurther Gains in Germline Whole Genome Sequencing Accuracy: NovaSeq X Series Software v1.4 and DRAGEN v4.5 Deliver Improved Results, Including in the Most Challenging RegionsPairing NovaSeq X Series software v1.4 with DRAGEN v4.5.4 delivers measurable gains in variant calling accuracy—including in historically difficult-to-resolve regions of the genome. This article dives... 021
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Just a small GWAS gut.bmj.com/content/earl...?gut.bmj.comCross-definition GWAS of IBS in 2.8 million individuals reveals cardiometabolic and triglyceride-linked mechanismsBackground Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a complex disorder of gut-brain interaction, with heterogeneous symptoms, no available biomarkers and limited pathogenetic insight. Objective To identify ... 000
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 26/06/2026What are your favorite, most common turns of phrase? Saying "the Juice Ain't Worth the Squeeze" lately I adore my copy of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable which explains their provenance and meaning and collect these sayings like little treasures from my travels around the world 000
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Beware any electronic device that costs less than its market value or cost to produce, such as a smart TV or glasses. Every dollar saved is one paid in privacy loss 010
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 23/06/2026When sequencing isn’t enough: A global forum for finding answers Generating genomic data is only the start. Experts meet virtually to solve complex analysis challenges and share insights with their peers www.illumina.com/company/news...illumina.comWhen sequencing isn’t enough: A global forum for finding answersGenerating genomic data is only the start. Experts meet virtually to solve complex analysis challenges and share insights with their peers 000
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I swear, if outlook asks me one more time I would like to save the (nonexistent) changes to the meeting invite (not mine, couldn't do that anyway) for a meeting (already past) and I'm just trying to close it, Bill and I are going to have words 020
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Illumina Partners With Rapid Newborn Diagnostic Sequencing Projects for New Study www.genomeweb.com/sequencing/i...genomeweb.comIllumina Partners With Rapid Newborn Diagnostic Sequencing Projects for New StudyThe two-year study aims to provide diagnoses to unsolved cases through data reanalysis and resequencing with Illumina's TruPath Genome technology. 000
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 16/06/2026A major epigenetics study using samples from UK Biobank (and Illumina's new 5-Base sequencing technology!) will unlock new insights into the biological basis of human health and disease. www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/news/landmar...ukbiobank.ac.ukLandmark UK Biobank epigenetics study will reveal impact of genes and environment on healthA major epigenetics study using samples from UK Biobank will unlock new insights into the biological basis of human health and disease. 000
Reposted by Kahlil LawlessMichael Okun @michael-okun.bsky.social · 10/06/2026If human editors can’t control who reviews science, it’s no longer peer review — it’s a rubber-stamp machine designed for volume and profit, not quality. I have no intention of attaching my name to it. So I’m out. 302360386
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Hot damn! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comDeep-sea megafauna co-opts microbial energy metabolism genes to withstand ultra-long starvationBy acquiring an energy metabolism-related gene via ancient horizontal transfer from a bacterial symbiont, the deep-sea supergiant isopod gains the ability to reprogram its energy allocation, enabling ... 000
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I just learned (is this true?!) that when you are swimming ocean wave energy moves right through you oscillating every water molecule in your body as it passesstatic.klipy.comThe Gill Man WavingALT: The Gill Man Waving 000
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Ok, lets dip in 🕶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB2v...youtube.comDom & Roland - Can't Punish MeYouTube video by passs1302 110
Reposted by Kahlil Lawless👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 22/05/2026no wait let’s hear them out. how many can we fit on board 2432347
Reposted by Kahlil LawlessPhysalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 13/05/2026We offer 3 half-price seats for researchers from low- and middle-income countries for our upcoming #GWAS course. This initiative supports access to high-quality training in genomic data analysis. More info: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... @oscargenomics.bsky.social 011
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Our medical affairs people are gems www.illumina.com/company/news...illumina.comHow Illumina employees work to move healthcare toward precision medicineMeet the members of an Illumina team promoting genomic literacy, generating evidence, and overcoming barriers to testing 000
Reposted by Kahlil LawlessMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026While BioNtech & Moderna become household names because of their Covid vaccines, those emerged from different projects: finding ways to treat the most challenging cancers. They hypothesized that we could vaccinate patients against their own tumors, & evidence is mounting that they were right! 1/n 🧪 5354150
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Turns out constellation mapped reads do linked-read type co-location plots, and more Informatics advances reveal the TruPath™ Genome towards comprehensive genomic insights www.illumina.com/science/geno...illumina.comInformatics advances reveal the TruPath™ Genome towards comprehensive genomic insightsIllumina's TruPath™ Genome combines proximity-mapped read technology with DRAGEN™ informatics to unlock comprehensive, haplotype-resolved genomic insights—including phased small variants, structural v... 010
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 01/05/2026We have a little mojo back;) Illumina Raises 2026 Guidance on Strong Q1 NovaSeqX Demand, Clinical Consumables Sales www.genomeweb.com/sequencing/i...genomeweb.comIllumina Raises 2026 Guidance on Strong Q1 NovaSeqX Demand, Clinical Consumables SalesIllumina placed 80 NovaSeqX sequencers in Q1, driving 1 percent organic revenue growth, and anticipates a similar number of placements in Q2. 131
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Does anyone else follow the 'reefing principle' with dynamic risk? As a sailor, when the wind starts increasing you have a limited window of time to reduce sail area (reef) before the force of wind makes it a difficult and dangerous thing to do, so if you even THINK about reefing, you HAVE to reef 110
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 27/04/2026This is my spirit animal, complete with matching mustache and expression of bewidlerment 000
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Best rule for social media: don't share or comment on anything you don't like. Sounds simple right? One step further - unfollow anyone who does. You can de-rage farm you feed very quickly. If you don't like something, just ignore it, sharing what you hate only gives it air and propagates it 000
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Man, scientific publishes all seem to think I'm a bot after trying to read skim-read 100 papers a day and the reCAPTCHAs are getting out of control 130
Reposted by Kahlil LawlessMark🐉Edits🖤 🏹 @gutsdozer.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Hi this joke is for me 6551281279
Reposted by Kahlil Lawlessc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 08/04/2026This tweet is all of us. 510636
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 26/03/2026My first name is a random set of numbers and letters and other alphanumerics that changes hourly forever - Aesop Rock 000
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 23/03/2026What we should (and are!) be using AI for www.illumina.com/company/news...illumina.comIn Canada, researching the use of AI to accelerate answers for rare diseaseEvaluating AI-assisted variant interpretation and shared data networks to potentially impact clinical care 121
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Someone recently suggested to me using AI to digitally clone incapacitated people so we can ask the clone to make decisions about their medical welfaremedia.tenor.coma man in a blue shirt is sitting in the back seat of a car with his eyes closed .ALT: a man in a blue shirt is sitting in the back seat of a car with his eyes closed . 000
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 12/03/2026I always suspected all the guff about dog breed personalities was hocus, nice to see some proof 000
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 11/03/2026I think memetic evolution is one of the most interesting and important concepts of our time, and I'm aghast at how this scientific term has been utterly devolved by common use, to the point where people cannot have rational conversations about it because the heuristics are too strong now 010
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Cardiogenetic testing at scale: the TruGenome Cardiovascular Disease Test and CardioSeq Clinical Trial www.illumina.com/science/geno...illumina.comCardiogenetic testing at scale: the TruGenome Cardiovascular Disease Test and CardioSeq Clinical TrialDespite professional societies and guidelines recommending genetic testing for patients with certain cardiovascular diseases (CVD), genetic testing for CVD remains underutilized in real-world care. Th... 000
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Illumina's Pharma Research Alliance Expands, Adds Paired Genomics-Proteomic Dataset www.genomeweb.com/business-new...genomeweb.comIllumina's Pharma Research Alliance Expands, Adds Paired Genomics-Proteomic DatasetRegeneron Genetics Center (RGC) will join the alliance, while GSK and Amgen will help integrate the proteomic data. 000
Reposted by Kahlil LawlessMS POIROT @mspoirot.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Bill Bramhall cartoon. 11082842223
Reposted by Kahlil LawlessKevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 13/02/2026With a nice shout-out for our Genomic Code paper proposing that the genome instantiates a generative model of the organism www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1147
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Want to learn about how our new BioInsight division is delivering data and unique omics research to pharma? Partnering to translate population-scale signals into mechanistic insights for faster drug discovery www.drugdiscoverynews.com/partnering-t...drugdiscoverynews.comPartnering to translate population-scale signals into mechanistic insights for faster drug discoveryNew collaborative initiatives are bringing pharmaceutical R&D together around large-scale datasets to accelerate therapeutic discovery. 000
Reposted by Kahlil LawlessJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 06/02/2026“We’re staying away from federal dollars because we don’t trust them, especially right now.” - Joseph Yracheta, executive director of the Native Biodata Consortium Bhattacharya talk a lot about trust. But the actions he oversees lead only to its deterioration. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/s...nytimes.comHe Built a Server to Protect Indigenous Health Data 0289
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Small pleasures: typing "worrisomely" into an email and finding it is, after all, a real word 000
Reposted by Kahlil LawlessUK Biobank @ukbiobank.ac.uk · 05/02/2026Why one of the world's most common viruses may have lifelong consequences for you 🔽 Researchers have discovered 22 genes that make people prone to persistent Epstein-Barr virus infections which are linked to long-term conditions inc rheumatoid arthritis, cancer & obstructive pulmonary disease. 211
Reposted by Kahlil LawlessMing Tommy Tang @tommytang.bsky.social · 23/01/20261/ Your genome report says you have a disease-causing mutation. Reanalysis 13 months later: it was a sequencing artifact. MedSeq found 164 "rare variants" appeared in >10% of their patients. Population databases missed them all. 131
Reposted by Kahlil Lawlessc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 22/01/2026In patients with melanoma who had surgical removal of tumor, receiving a customized mRNA cancer vaccine increased protection against recurrence by 44% at 2 years when compared to standard therapy. At 5 years, it appears that protection slightly increases to 49%. 211637
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Performance-based contracts for drugs - I love it. Incentivize maximum outcomes not maximum patient eligibility www.npr.org/2026/01/20/n...npr.orgMedicaid has a new way to pay for costly sickle cell treatment: Only if it worksMedicaid is doing a novel payment system for the new, promising and expensive sickle cell treatment. It may become a model for all gene therapies being developed. 010
Kahlil Lawless @synthesisconduit.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Right now I have at the feeder: Evening Grosbeak, Dark-Eyed Juncos, Boreal Chickadees, American Goldfinches, and Blue Jays 😍 000