Ipsita Agarwal
ipsitaagarwal.bsky.social
Ipsita Agarwal
@ipsitaagarwal.bsky.social
Evolution and genetics @oxford
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. @pnas.org just published the final version of our manuscript on how generation time and effective population size interact to shape vertebrate germline mutation rates, led by Luke Zhu and Annabel Beichman: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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May 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Mutation-selection-drift balance models of complex diseases https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.18.654722v1
May 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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When should adaptation arise from a polygenic response versus few large effect changes? https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.15.654234v1
May 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Elegant new theory on polygenic adaptation by Will Milligan, Laura Heyward, and Guy Sella.
When should adaptation arise from a polygenic response versus few large effect changes? https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.15.654234v1
May 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.
February 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs.
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Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
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February 6, 2025 at 3:26 AM