Allison Weber

Mother, wife, daughter, sister, scientist at Bayer Crop Science. My opinions are my own. Trying to have fun and do the right thing, one day at a time.

[Senator Amy Klobuchar @SenAmyKlobuchar]

Make no mistake — the reason cancer research is on the chopping block now is because the Trump administration is looking for money to give the tax breaks to billionaires. And why not pay for it on the backs of….kids with cancer !?!?!

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

The loudest voices often know the least.

It’s called the Dunning-Kruger Effect - and once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

Here’s why it explains everything from anti-vaxxers to flat-earthers 🧵: 1/

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

→ It is clear that the overwhelming majority of scientific evidence supports the safety of glyphosate.

→ Over 3,200 studies on glyphosate were reviewed by EFSA and ECHA, respected independent agencies.

→ Of these, ~900 studies were industry-linked, and ~2,300 were independent.

→ Fewer than 70 studies raised serious concerns; 57 of those appeared in low-quality "pay-for-play" journals.

→ At least 2,300 studies support glyphosate's safety, compared to at most 13 questionable studies claiming harm.

→ Claims of significant harm from independent studies lack credible support.

[Caeli Richardson @caelstails]

“All successful people have imposter syndrome” Thanks @HickeyJohn for reassuring us early career scientist. @wcgalp2022 #WCGALP2022

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

No challenge poses a greater threat to our future than a changing climate. Every day, we’re feeling the impact of climate change, and today’s Supreme Court decision is a major step backward.

[Maya Angelou @DrMayaAngelou]

“You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.” #MayaAngelou

[Shai Carmi @ShaiCarmi]

Very interesting, a new platform for whole-genome sequencing. The claim:
"longer read length (~300bp) and fast runs times (<20hrs) with high base accuracy (Q30 > 85%), at a low cost of $1/Gb".

So will this be $50 per whole human genome?

https://t.co/6ww5aylD39

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

It's the guns.

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

I was so moved to see Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed this afternoon. Like so many of you, I can’t help but feel a sense of pride—a sense of joy—to know that this deserving, accomplished Black woman will be a part of the highest court in the land.

[Mike Graham @mikejgraham1]

In addition to helping farmers grow more with less through plant breeding, @bayer4crops, @aws and @bushelpowered launched an exciting new tool to help track carbon #emissions across the supply chain. #climatechange #futureofag

[Maya Angelou @DrMayaAngelou]

"There were times when it was said that I had more determination than talent. This may be said of many. It may also be said that life loves the person who dares to live it." #MayaAngelou

[Brian Gardunia @BrianGardunia]

Plant Breeding Simulations Workshop QU-GENE https://t.co/is7XjoPpBA via @YouTube

[Gregor Gorjanc @GregorGorjanc]

Sad news from Edinburgh:( RIP the humble giant of Quantitative Genetics and a big proponent of its application in animal breeding

[Javier Santoyo @jsantoyo]

Performance of genetic imputation across commercial crop species. #GeneticImputation #CropGenetics @HickeyJohn https://t.co/GunLR4A1mC

[John Hickey @HickeyJohn]

We are releasing the entire AlphaSuite as open source, open access software to the community. Anyone, anywhere, is free to use or modify it in any way they wish with no restriction at: https://t.co/y6vy1NTZLc

Please Retweet! @Alpha_Genes #plantbreeding #animalbreeding #genetics

[Allison Weber @abatgirll]

I totally agree with this article about a system that makes it difficult for IT and business colleagues to be successful together. It might be time to try something new. https://t.co/jpBBwyYtwz

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Today, President @JoeBiden and I are thinking about all the families who have an empty seat at Thanksgiving this year after losing a loved one to COVID-19—each of you is in our hearts.

[GenomicPrediction @genomic_pred]

Generalizable approaches for genomic prediction of metabolites in plants https://t.co/DnBeLXSG1I

[Lorena Batista @LorenaB99151818]

Now published on @TheorApplGenet!My research together with @gramarga @anetepsouza
Very happy about this :D
https://t.co/yZDtNdGxsW

[Allison Weber @abatgirll]

So excited my daughter chose to be a Bayer data scientist at Junior Achievement. I was very flattered that she wants to do what I do.