#Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. #Children Misused for ‘Race Science’

The National Institutes of #Health failed to protect #brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people.
#privacy #dna #racism

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/children-genetics-race-science.html

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Video: https://youtu.be/qpMNqJoDsiA

Blog: https://blog.illestpreacha.com/wcccxgenuary2026organic

#Genuary #Genuary2026 #Livecoding #Worldbuilding #Genuary29 #Genuary25 #OrganicGeometry #Genetic #Mutation #Lifeform

#WCCC #WCCChallenge

For this week's Creative Code challenge by @sableraph & Prompt 25 of Genuary 2026: “Organic Geometry“ and Prompt 29: Mutation, BlobbyMutants is coded in #LiveCodeLab, #HydraVideoSynth, #SonicPi & #LiveCodingYoutube.

#Poetry

Blobs are blobbing
With hopes of their season
To perform their treason
But is there a way of it stopping?
Is there a way of it skipping,
Skipping a beat?
Or these blobs want to continue their treats
As they venture after their formation
Into the streets
Into the seas
Into the streams
To gather not only useful information
But to keep their blobbing
For more blobs to come in
And commence their flipping
as others prepare to slip in

#creativecoding #coding #animation #videography
#newmedia #spheres #geometric #3D #glitch

In the cytokinin-independent QTL BnaA3.AHK2, Jiao et al. reveal a non-canonical signaling pathway for #seed size regulation and a strategic #genetic target to break #yield trade-offs in polyploid #crops

https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70069
@WileyLifeSci
#PlantSci #JIPB #agriculture #botany

A Cautionary Tale: The Unnecessary Stress of Amniocentesis

Amniocentesis: A Procedure That May Not Be Worth the Risk
<p>As a pregnant woman, you want to make sure you're doing everything you can to ensure the health and well-being of your baby. One procedure that's often recommended to expectant mothers is amniocentesis, a test that involves withdrawing a s...

🔗 https://userreview.net/en/content/amniocentesis-nightmare-cautionary-tale-unnecessary-stress-reviews

#Amniocentesis #Pregnancy #Genetic Disorders

#Creationists love the idea that the #genetic #code and #computer code are fundamentally the same thing. Since of course #programs are #designed (not always #intelligently, but that's another post) they think this is proof that life was too.

They seize on one-liners from those they regard as infidels and heretics, because then they can say, "See? Even unbelievers admit that ..." Bill Gates and Richard Dawkins, both known for going outside their lanes, are popular choices. Gates: "#DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created." Dawkins: "I'm fascinated by the idea that genetics is digital. A #gene is a long sequence of coded letters, like computer information."

I get why this is a popular analogy. Unfortunately, it's also a bad one. Those of us with one foot in each field know the differences far outweigh the similarities. Which leads me to the following epigram:

Many #programmers say genes look like code. Many #biologists say code looks like genes. No #bioinformaticist says either.

#Sweet!
#Raspberry is an economically valuable #fruit and #medicine #crop. This multi-omics study highlights #genetic intricacies of the species and provides tools for #horticultural improvement at the #genomic level.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70052

@WileyLifeSci
#PlantSci #CropSci #botany