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Mark Thompson Jan 27, 2023

Jody Lemoine 🇨🇦Jan 26, 2023

I maintain that everyone in IT needs to know this •one• Yiddish word and use it often.

Farpotshket: Broken, because someone tried to fix it.

#PSA #WordOfTheDay #X

Mark Thompson Jan 18, 2023

Stacey Cummings Jan 15, 2023

@MarkDThompson Congratulations on your article in the current UGA Crossroads.

Mark Thompson Jan 3, 2023

ISOGG Jan 3, 2023

“Sequencing his DNA revealed genetic variants linked to diabetes, heart problems, and kidney disease. The variant that most intrigued Fairbanks was in a gene that has been associated with epilepsy and neurological issues.”
#dna #isogg #internationalsocietyofgeneticgenealogy #geneticgenealogy #genealogy #geneadons
#epigenetics #mendel #gregormendel
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/30/1142202365/gregor-mendel-genetics-dna-analyzed

Why scientists dug up the father of genetics, Gregor Mendel, and analyzed his DNA

The year 2022 was the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Mendel. He's known as the father of genetics, so scientists exhumed Mendel's body and examined his DNA.

NPR

Mark Thompson Dec 31, 2022

#genchat 🦣Dec 17, 2022

ANNOUNCEMENT: effective January 14, 2023 at 9amET, there will be #genchat on Mastodon! It will take place the Saturday after #genchat on Twitter, which will now be every 2nd & 4th Friday. Both platforms will cover the same topics. Be sure to follow the account @genchat and use the hashtag as well as tagging @[email protected] , which increases each toot's visibility across servers. You can find the schedule at https://www.genchatgenealogy.com/schedule.html. Please boost & spread the word!

Schedule

#genchat will be on the 2nd and 4th Friday on Bluesky, and on the following Saturday on Mastodon. Friday #genchat times (Bluesky): 10pm ET 9pm CT 8pm MT 7pm PT

#genchat

Mark Thompson Dec 29, 2022