Àlex Mas-Sandoval
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Postdoctoral researcher at ADMEXTURE. Studying the footprint of inequalities in the population genetic structure of Mexico.
Joined July 2016
Our work on the genomic footprint of social stratification in admixing American populations is published! A joint effort with @sarakmathieson and Matteo Fumagalli in @eLife: https://t.co/PXZrgmEvIV (1/6)👇👇👇
elifesciences.org
Social hierarchies resulting from the European colonization of the Americas stratified the population structure, leading to ancestry-related assortative mating and sex bias patterns that can be...
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Academic boycotts of Israeli institutions cut Israel’s lifeline of whitewashing genocide with European science https://t.co/33ZqmubgoJ
theguardian.com
Educational bodies from Europe to South America are boycotting Israeli institutions, though Universities UK said it did not support the action
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It is depressing, but all too predictable, how swiftly we’ve gone from the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium offering reassurances about the uses of behavioural polygenic scores to one of their lead authors marketing embryo selection for IQ
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#AgenciaUNAL | Por primera vez en Colombia se secuenciaron restos óseos de habitantes del altiplano de Bogotá de hace más de 6.000 años. El estudioreveló que esta población no dejó linaje en los grupos que la sucedieron. https://t.co/8RfXEkruer
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As many of us are at #ASHG24, a reminder that what we do is political, whether intended or not. Eugenics never left and is now on the rise, backed by all branches of the US gov't. It is our responsibility to fight against a movement that uses our work to do real harm to people.
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Scientific editorials cannot be a platform for racists to spread their hatred. @PNASNews , @CambridgeUP, @ElsevierConnect, @SpringerNature must react and withdraw all articles written by authors linked to the racist plot uncovered by The Guardian. https://t.co/W1olHFTnfI
How does academia facilitate these political actors? Here's just a selection of journals which have recently published them: PNAS (National Academy of Sciences, US) Perspectives on Psychological Science (Sage) Evolutionary Psychology (Sage) Monash Bioethics Review (Springer) ...
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How does academia facilitate these political actors? Here's just a selection of journals which have recently published them: PNAS (National Academy of Sciences, US) Perspectives on Psychological Science (Sage) Evolutionary Psychology (Sage) Monash Bioethics Review (Springer) ...
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Important thread. The Guardian uncovers a well-funded scientific racism effort involving rightwing extremists in Germany and a crew of science cosplayers publishing in pseudo-journals and pro-eugenics blogs.
Ok, here we go: Much of my work concerns the history and return of scientific racism. I’ve written extensively about attempts to resurrect the shuffling corpse of race science and eugenics for many years. Bigotry dressed up as biology. 1/n
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The quality of the work is risible, as any actual geneticist will tell you. But theirs is a Wedge Strategy, to have their papers offer alternative views to science. It is reminiscent of the Creationist attempts to legitimise Intelligent Design.
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This is an important read 👇 An investigation has revealed clear links between the far-right & scientific racist outlets such as A*oria. The scientific racism crowd can no longer claim to be only interested in science. Academia needs to stop facilitating these political actors
Today, the Guardian, alongside @hopenothate , today publish an in depth undercover investigation into the efforts of a network of far right race and IQ obsessives, who have been trying to influence discourse about race science. https://t.co/AjoO38oVTl
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Celebrar la figura de Colón y su legado de violencia, explotación y opresión en un documental en prime time el 12 de octubre es un posicionamento colonialista muy claro que no es digno de la tradición antiracista de la genética de poblaciones. #NadaQueCelebrar
#ColonADN
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Interested in a project in the intersection of ancient DNA and Deep Learning for characterizing genetic variation? Do send a DM. Thank your for your RT!
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The University of Barcelona suspends all the agreements with Israeli institutions and urges UE to block the participation of Israeli institutions in all projects financed with European funds. Full support! This has only been possible thanks to the determination of the students!
#ComunicatUB | La Universitat de Barcelona clama per la pau i el Consell de Govern assumeix els compromisos del Claustre amb Palestina. 👉 https://t.co/aNZHW1qP2h
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Eurovision (like the basketball Euroleague or the ERC grants) is part of the Israel's state policy to wash its face and legitimise daily war crimes. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions are the only way to stop the genocide and end the apartheid of the Palestinian people.
Breaking: Victims of the Israeli army massacre against the Al-Khatib family in the town of Al-Zawayda in central Gaza: -Hoor Khamees Al-Khatib m, Infant. -Hala Tha'er Al-Khatib, 6 years old. -Kenzi Mohammed Al-Khatib, Infant (1.5 months). -Amir Mohammed Al-Khatib, 3 years old.
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Israeli forces attacked Rafah last night with two strikes: in one they massacred 13 children and two women, and in the other they killed a couple and their three-year-old child. The woman was pregnant.
theguardian.com
Israel PM’s comments follow reports that the US was planning measures against an IDF battalion
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Adding to the unstable nature of #academia for #EarlyCareerResearchers, the burden we -"global south" citizens- have at every academic stage because of our migratory status is a major source of stress, anxiety and depression. This needs to change. https://t.co/oBTnWLrLab
nature.com
Nature - Researchers from the global south face often-distressing immigration bureaucracy that most from the global north do not. Six steps can begin to counteract this inequity.
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Congratulations to @carl_veller on the publication of his article on confounding in population and family GWAS @PLOSBiology
https://t.co/DqEdMfgL48
journals.plos.org
GWASs aim to estimate direct effects of genotype on an individual’s phenotype, but this can be subject to genetic and environmental confounds and "indirect" genetic effects of relatives’ genotypes....
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Israel Assures It Doing Everything Possible To Minimize Civilians
theonion.com
TEL AVIV—Addressing observers concerned about the toll of the nation’s ongoing incursion into Gaza, Israeli officials assured critics Friday that it was doing everything possible to minimize civili...
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