Greg Gloor
@ggloor.bsky.social
biochemist, computational biologist, synbio and my dogs. I care about stuff at the margins. It’s likely we’re all doing it wrong!
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Since the various takes won’t die, I will offer my own:
We elect people to the House of Commons and to provincial legislatures, not trained seals. We should therefore expect our elected representatives to exercise their own judgment, and to not be surprised when they do so.
We elect people to the House of Commons and to provincial legislatures, not trained seals. We should therefore expect our elected representatives to exercise their own judgment, and to not be surprised when they do so.
December 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Since the various takes won’t die, I will offer my own:
We elect people to the House of Commons and to provincial legislatures, not trained seals. We should therefore expect our elected representatives to exercise their own judgment, and to not be surprised when they do so.
We elect people to the House of Commons and to provincial legislatures, not trained seals. We should therefore expect our elected representatives to exercise their own judgment, and to not be surprised when they do so.
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Unvaccinated citizens in the 50s
August 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Unvaccinated citizens in the 50s
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Teacher here:
So if I'm teaching a survey course like Biology 101, what topics to I cut in order to fit in instruction on AI? Viruses? Cell biology? Genetics? Molecular genetics (DNA, RNA), Ecology? Photosynthesis?
It is a zero sum game if you aren't going to add new credit requirements.
So if I'm teaching a survey course like Biology 101, what topics to I cut in order to fit in instruction on AI? Viruses? Cell biology? Genetics? Molecular genetics (DNA, RNA), Ecology? Photosynthesis?
It is a zero sum game if you aren't going to add new credit requirements.
December 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Teacher here:
So if I'm teaching a survey course like Biology 101, what topics to I cut in order to fit in instruction on AI? Viruses? Cell biology? Genetics? Molecular genetics (DNA, RNA), Ecology? Photosynthesis?
It is a zero sum game if you aren't going to add new credit requirements.
So if I'm teaching a survey course like Biology 101, what topics to I cut in order to fit in instruction on AI? Viruses? Cell biology? Genetics? Molecular genetics (DNA, RNA), Ecology? Photosynthesis?
It is a zero sum game if you aren't going to add new credit requirements.
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During the spring of 2026, we will open a position as Assistant/Associate Professor in Plant Biochemistry.
If you think plant terpenoid biochemistry is your thing (or you know a good candidate for this), and you want to move to the middle of France, then follow @lbvpam.bsky.social for updates.
If you think plant terpenoid biochemistry is your thing (or you know a good candidate for this), and you want to move to the middle of France, then follow @lbvpam.bsky.social for updates.
December 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
During the spring of 2026, we will open a position as Assistant/Associate Professor in Plant Biochemistry.
If you think plant terpenoid biochemistry is your thing (or you know a good candidate for this), and you want to move to the middle of France, then follow @lbvpam.bsky.social for updates.
If you think plant terpenoid biochemistry is your thing (or you know a good candidate for this), and you want to move to the middle of France, then follow @lbvpam.bsky.social for updates.
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Ontario’s public hospitals have been pushed into deficit & ordered to find cuts while the Ford gov’t shunts hundreds of millions of public dollars away from them to for-profit clinics & announces plans to privatize thousands of orthopedic surgeries 🧵👇 #onpoli #healthcare #dougford
December 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Ontario’s public hospitals have been pushed into deficit & ordered to find cuts while the Ford gov’t shunts hundreds of millions of public dollars away from them to for-profit clinics & announces plans to privatize thousands of orthopedic surgeries 🧵👇 #onpoli #healthcare #dougford
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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Absolute nonsense. Researchers who are already here punch above their weight despite low levels of support. We do not need to spend a billion dollars recruiting Americans, we need to fund the excellent scientists we already have.
December 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Absolute nonsense. Researchers who are already here punch above their weight despite low levels of support. We do not need to spend a billion dollars recruiting Americans, we need to fund the excellent scientists we already have.
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so many grand gestures welcoming US researchers - neglecting the fact that funding in Canada, Australia, Europe and China is already fiercly competitive. This is not the solution. #standupforscience
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
so many grand gestures welcoming US researchers - neglecting the fact that funding in Canada, Australia, Europe and China is already fiercly competitive. This is not the solution. #standupforscience
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From @jhcepas.bsky.social and colleagues in the @narjournal.bsky.social #NARDatabaseIssue | eggNOG v7: phylogeny-based orthology predictions and functional annotations | #Bioinformatics #ProteinCentric #Database #OpenScience 🧬 🖥️🧪🇨🇭🇪🇸🇩🇪🔓
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eggNOG v7: phylogeny-based orthology predictions and functional annotations
Abstract. The eggNOG (evolutionary genealogy of genes: Non-supervised Orthologous Groups) database is a phylogenomic resource for orthology inference, evol
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December 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
From @jhcepas.bsky.social and colleagues in the @narjournal.bsky.social #NARDatabaseIssue | eggNOG v7: phylogeny-based orthology predictions and functional annotations | #Bioinformatics #ProteinCentric #Database #OpenScience 🧬 🖥️🧪🇨🇭🇪🇸🇩🇪🔓
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WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
Aluminum is an ADJUVANT.
It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine.
That’s it.
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36 years ago today, 14 women, most of whom were studying engineering, were killed by an anti-feminist gun man at École Polytechnique in Montreal. I was a young graduate student studying physics at the time and I will never forget. #MontrealMassacre #NeverForget 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️ 🎢 #AcademicSky 🇨🇦
December 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
36 years ago today, 14 women, most of whom were studying engineering, were killed by an anti-feminist gun man at École Polytechnique in Montreal. I was a young graduate student studying physics at the time and I will never forget. #MontrealMassacre #NeverForget 🧪 👩🔬 ⚛️ 🎢 #AcademicSky 🇨🇦
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Step up the the plate Canada. Science is a remarkable investment for futiure prosperity and the worlds largest competitor is busy dissecting its golden goose to look for the eggs inside.
"I think this president thinks we have the world's largest economy ever because of real estate investors. It's not—it's because of science."
Sen. Mark Kelly criticizes Trump's cuts to critical scientific research.
Sen. Mark Kelly criticizes Trump's cuts to critical scientific research.
December 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Step up the the plate Canada. Science is a remarkable investment for futiure prosperity and the worlds largest competitor is busy dissecting its golden goose to look for the eggs inside.
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All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
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In a country full of AT&Ts, Amazon, Starbucks and CBS… be a Costco.
Stand up for DEI.
Pay a living wage.
Fight the tariffs.
Stand up for DEI.
Pay a living wage.
Fight the tariffs.
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 AM
In a country full of AT&Ts, Amazon, Starbucks and CBS… be a Costco.
Stand up for DEI.
Pay a living wage.
Fight the tariffs.
Stand up for DEI.
Pay a living wage.
Fight the tariffs.
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an important read for at least 2 reasons:
1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research
2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research
2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.
There is a rush for AI companies to team up with space launch/satellite companies to build datacenters in space. TL;DR: It's not going to work.
taranis.ie
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
an important read for at least 2 reasons:
1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research
2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
1. shows how big tech operates on intuitions and vibes and not rigorous research
2. this is a masterpiece in how to breakdown complex scientific concepts in simple language and elegant pros that captivate the lay reader
taranis.ie/datacenters-...
can’t wait to try this
github.com/bede/deacon
For anyone still using Bowtie2 for filtering or depletion of host sequences or specifics, I can recommend Deacon from @bedec.bsky.social . It is so much faster and easier than Bowtie2, and its performance is equal or better (tested with metagenomes and mitogenomes).🧬 & 🖥️
For anyone still using Bowtie2 for filtering or depletion of host sequences or specifics, I can recommend Deacon from @bedec.bsky.social . It is so much faster and easier than Bowtie2, and its performance is equal or better (tested with metagenomes and mitogenomes).🧬 & 🖥️
GitHub - bede/deacon: Fast DNA search and [host] depletion using minimizers
Fast DNA search and [host] depletion using minimizers - bede/deacon
github.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
can’t wait to try this
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Two group leader positions available in the broader areas of RNA science, RNA technologies, and RNA medicine. Attractive packages and a great environment. Come and join us at Helmholtz RNA Würzburg, Bavaria.
October 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Two group leader positions available in the broader areas of RNA science, RNA technologies, and RNA medicine. Attractive packages and a great environment. Come and join us at Helmholtz RNA Würzburg, Bavaria.
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If you or someone you know is looking for a post-doctoral position working on mycobacterial envelope biology, please get in touch. I am recruiting here at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
If you or someone you know is looking for a post-doctoral position working on mycobacterial envelope biology, please get in touch. I am recruiting here at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.
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What an astonishing achievement. And in such a short time.
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
What an astonishing achievement. And in such a short time.
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📢 New preprint on bioRxiv!
We introduce V4-EXT, a revised 16S rRNA V4 primer set that dramatically improves detection of Patescibacteria and other undersampled lineages
✅ 938 samples
✅ More novel ASVs
Primer choice matters 👀
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@ppjevac.bsky.social #HuifengHu
We introduce V4-EXT, a revised 16S rRNA V4 primer set that dramatically improves detection of Patescibacteria and other undersampled lineages
✅ 938 samples
✅ More novel ASVs
Primer choice matters 👀
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@ppjevac.bsky.social #HuifengHu
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
📢 New preprint on bioRxiv!
We introduce V4-EXT, a revised 16S rRNA V4 primer set that dramatically improves detection of Patescibacteria and other undersampled lineages
✅ 938 samples
✅ More novel ASVs
Primer choice matters 👀
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@ppjevac.bsky.social #HuifengHu
We introduce V4-EXT, a revised 16S rRNA V4 primer set that dramatically improves detection of Patescibacteria and other undersampled lineages
✅ 938 samples
✅ More novel ASVs
Primer choice matters 👀
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@ppjevac.bsky.social #HuifengHu
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December 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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UBC seeks a CRC Tier 2 Chair in cognitive resilience for dementia prevention within Psychiatry and DMCBH supporting research teaching and inclusive leadership.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/assistan...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/assistan...
Assistant / Associate Professor: Cognitive Resilience
UBC seeks a CRC Tier 2 Chair in cognitive resilience for dementia prevention within Psychiatry and DMCBH supporting research teaching and inclusive leadership
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
UBC seeks a CRC Tier 2 Chair in cognitive resilience for dementia prevention within Psychiatry and DMCBH supporting research teaching and inclusive leadership.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/assistan...
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/assistan...