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Asst. Prof. @ UCLA Human Genetics. Statistical geneticist. Advisor @herasight. Oxford PhD. Mendelian inheritance is the most important natural experiment.
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Herasight embryo screening can now ~half the risk of having an offspring that develops major depression, with many positive pleiotropic effects on other aspects of well-being.

This isn't just for those with a family history of depression: it's for everyone.
Tobias Wolfram Verified account @_twolfram Nov 2
Every parent wants a happy child. So we built MDD-PGT, the first genetic predictor of depression for embryo screening.

Kids with a lower MDD-PGT tend to sleep better, fight less and enjoy jokes more. With 10 embryos, picking the lowest-risk one cuts depression risk by over 40%.
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1.2m views for garbage race pseudoscience
鲑鱼哥 |Salmon Bro 🐟 Verified account @Salmonbro Oct 31
一段非常有意思的东亚人基因的论述:

东亚人的基因点数全点在抗饥荒上了。

1、东亚人是最容易得糖尿病的种群。

原因是身上有一个基因,可以迅速把吃进的食物变成血糖。这样在饥荒发生时,随便吃两口东西就能保命。没有这个基因的人,在漫长的历史演化中被淘汰了。

2、东亚人练肌肉特别慢,同时如果不练肌肉掉的特别快。

这也是基因所决定的。肌肉本身也消耗能量,在饥荒发生时能迅速把能量供给到重要器官包括大脑,存活下来的几率会更高。所以就有一个基因可以在没有蛋白质摄入和锻炼的情况下把肌肉分解。

3、东亚种群对未来整体是偏悲观的,这也和一个悲观基因相关。

东亚有悲观基因的占整体的75%以上。而天天乐呵的非洲黑人有这个基因的不超过30%。

4、东亚人还嗜赌成性,这也与一个基因有关。

在面对环境剧烈变化时,黑人和白人相对适应较慢,但东亚人适应最快。而生活平平无奇时,东亚人则愿意寻找赌博类的游戏,增加这种变换带来的快感。

所以在东亚,梭哈是一种智慧。
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Looking forward to her next lecture on artificial selection and the Bulmer effect.
retro charm Verified account @retrocharm_ Oct 29
Brooke Shields infamous Calvin Klein Jeans ad (1980)

Age controversy aside, i don't think anyone can doubt how influencial this was. Not just at the time, but well into the 2020s companies are trying to recreate this.
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