Chris Arehart

PhD Student | CU Boulder/Anschutz | IQ Biology | Institute for Behavioral Genetics | Data Science | omics | Ecology | Evolution | Applied Math | Trail Running

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

What rules should govern genomic data collection, access, and use?https://t.co/6lUp7hFXiH

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

Counter the weaponization of genetics research by extremists https://t.co/IjyQWZ82va

"Ultimately, we as scientists need to ensure that our analyses are conducted and presented to underscore — not undermine — the biological reality of our shared humanity."

[Paul Strode @pkstrode]

It’s a Monday! Yay!

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

boxplot straws: an eco-friendly way to drink a soda? 🫧#savetheturtles🐢 #dataviz

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

"If we change the way we teach genetics, we can 'vaccinate' the youth against racial prejudice."

Biology is a core subject and we need to improve the curriculum to directly address misconceptions and explore the many complexities at play.

https://t.co/BzyX7rGqfI

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

A lot to think about here, especially how large-scale genetic studies can have broad social impacts compared to the small individual-level risk for a single (anonymous) study participant.

https://t.co/THkMVWZB8w

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

How do we teach "genetics in schools in a way that reflects actual human variation, rather than incorrectly reflecting determinism?"

[bioRxiv @biorxivpreprint]

An atlas of genetic scores to predict multi-omic traits https://t.co/XIr1xzXWKn #bioRxiv

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

A deadly plant allows miner bees to evade kleptoparasitism: "An extreme case of exclusive codependence of pollinator and plant, one of just a few cases in which a flower species relies on just a single insect for pollination" https://t.co/f48UkBywiD

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

Ancient neural pathways that evolved in a world of scarcity now drown in a world of abundance. A “fire hose” of dopamine?

https://t.co/cdHA78EvhE

[manvir singh @mnvrsngh]

In the 1970s & 80s, anthropologists working in small-scale, non-industrial societies fastidiously noted down what people were doing throughout the day. I’ve been exploring the data & am struck by one of the most popular activities: doing nothing. [thread]

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

When listeners pay close attention to stories, their heart rates synchronize

"On one level, the findings are uplifting simply because they demonstrate how stories unite us"

https://t.co/UpkSRnVNSC

[Randy Olson @randal_olson]

A Redditor ran every street in their neighborhood and made this gorgeous #dataviz from the tracking data.

Source: https://t.co/uQ2O8IGo6h

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

"Most plant species depend on animals to disperse their seeds. [...] Analyses indicate that past defaunation has severely reduced long-distance seed dispersal, cutting by more than half the number of seeds dispersed far enough to track climate change." https://t.co/p8C8ctWHDn

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

2morrow is Twosday: 2-22-22

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

"Integrated data assets such as the Biobank at the CCPM are key resources for population health monitoring in response to public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic."
https://t.co/aElSlP2s9n

[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

"Methylation risk scores (MRS) were constructed for 607 phenotypes. [...] When added to a baseline set of predictive features, MRS significantly improved the imputation of 139 outcomes, whereas the PRS improved only 22"

https://t.co/gUmscchWm4

[Evonne McArthur @EvonneMcArthur]

Ever wonder what the #3Dgenome folding🔺of a Neanderthal looked like?! Could it hold any clues as to where and why we have DNA 🧬and trait differences?

Check out our @capra_lab, Pollard lab & @gfudenberg lab collaboration @biorxivpreprint https://t.co/wec0qZiFWy

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[Chris Arehart @iconicomics]

This morning I have been pondering the polygenicity of cancer traits in the context of germline versus somatic mutations: https://t.co/JDkk6XiObe