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Congratulations to Oliver Uberti (@oliveruberti) who receives the Geographical Engagement Award for excellence in the creation of maps and data visualisations.View quoted post on X
Researchers address the settlement of Hawai‘i and Rapa Nui—by way of the Mangareva Islands—and the resulting concentration of certain alleles in those populations.
Learn more in this week’s issue of Science: scim.ag/3VCMt70View quoted post on X
In a new collaborative study publish in @ScienceMagazine today, researchers at 23andMe and @DanaFarber used data from more than 3.3 million 23andMe consenting research participants to characterize a rare inherited EGFR variant that significantly elevates lung cancer risk, while also exploring its relationship to smoking, polygenic risk, ancestry and geography.
We found that the EGFR T790M genetic variant is carried by about 1 in 15,000 people in the United States, and is associated with a 25-fold increased risk of lung cancer. Among people who never smoked, carriers had a 60 fold higher odds of developing lung cancer than non-carriers.
Illustration credit: @oliveruberti
Learn more about the study and work here: 23andme.org/blog/articles/…View quoted post on X
Movebank is proud to be featured in the newly released book “The Hidden Nations of Animals” by explorer Ryan Huling—a nonfiction travelogue that takes readers on a grand tour of animal societies. More info: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/744298/t…
Illustrated by: Oliver UbertiView quoted post on X
Ryan Huling is the author of 'The Hidden Nations of Animals.' In this essay, adapted from his book, he discusses how our understanding of civilizations applies to animalsView quoted post on X
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