Data Scientist (Genomics and cancer) California to Israel transplant. Opinions are my own.
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Excited to present our latest @nanopore liquid biopsy paper! Here, we generate the first long-read survey of circulating DNA in patients with a diverse set of cancer types. Short ๐งต follows ... [1/5]
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/โฆ
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1/4 One DNA sequence, many chromatin states.
Excited to share SMFNet, a diffusion model predicting single-molecule chromatin accessibility. Explainer video below!
With co-first author Till (his thread: bsky.app/profile/tschwammle.โฆ), Yuliya, Roze, @anshulkundaje & Arnaud Krebs.
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Dear Arab Israelis,
I have a short message for you, and I'm laying it out of love and compassion but, as always, I'm completely sincere and direct.
The problem everyone in Israel is talking about has nothing to do with you being Arabs or Muslims or Christians.
The problem is (forgive my bluntness) that the majority of you still identify as "Palestinians," and that in private gatherings you always talk about the "dream of destroying Israel", something I've personally heard a couple of times.
I have a secret formula that would make every citizen of Israel vote for you and bring you into any coalition:
1. Unequivocally condemn Hamas and radical Islamic movements.
2. Acknowledge that you are Arab Israeli citizens, not Palestinians.
3. Acknowledge that Israel is the Jewish state of the Jewish people, 3,000 years old and 78 years young.
4. Learn more about the history of the land that prophets, kings, and heroes of Islam called "the land of Israel."
Is that too much to ask? Honestly, that's the least expected of any ordinary citizen of a country.
In so many of those private gatherings, you say the Israeli passport is so strong, that you can travel to Europe without a visa and many of you brag about traveling to the US because of the waiver program...
So is giving back to the Jewish state that gave you this good life really too much to ask?
Food for thought. ๐น
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Happy to see our work on Polycomb repression establishment in human embryos is now out! Heroic efforts from Xiaoyu Hu, Chuanxin Zhang and their fellows Bofeng Liu, Fangnong Lai and Shuiying Ma. Terrific collaboration w/ Zijiang Chen and her team! nature.com/articles/s41588-0โฆ
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ืืฆืืขืชื! ืืขืจืืืื ืคืืกืืื ืืช ืื ืืืจืช ืฆืืืืจ ืืืฉืจืื - ืื ืืืืช ืืืืจื ืืืืชื ืืืื ืช ืืืื ืืืฆืืืข ืืืืฉืคืืข. ืืื ืืื ืืืขืืฃ ืืช ืืคืืฉืืกืืื ืืืืชื, ืืืืืฉืื ืืื ืืช ืืงืื ืฉืื ืืืื ื ืืฉ ืืืืช ืืขืฆืืืืช, ืืืืืืื, ืืืฆืืง.
This popular "news" account (person? team? bot?) should change it's name to "X's stupidest takes". They think what's going on in Hormuz is wonderful. So many popular accounts on X love anarchy for the clicks.
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An unforgettable conversation with Captain Smit, filled with pride and emotions.
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๐ซ New pre-flight safety announcement
via @tertman1
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My salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery.
Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker โ preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster.
He saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals.
I wish Captain Machchhar a speedy and full recovery.
He is a true hero.
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The Board of Peaceโs policy as it relates to UNRWAโs involvement in Gaza is unchanged.
We will only work with trusted partners who will deliver for the people of Gaza and contribute to a deradicalized Strip.
UNRWA fails on those litmus tests.
Our approach is the right one to reduce perpetual dependency and lead Gaza towards a self sustained, thriving economy that delivers opportunity and better conditions for Palestinians.
apnews.com/article/lazzariniโฆ
It's fantastic that Netanyahu called out Qatar at the UN. But Israeli needs a leader who can anticipate and speak out (and confront) these hard foreign policy problems *before* they become catastrophic, not after.
Qatar spent billions to teach Western kids to hate Israel and America.
Netanyahu said it at the UN. For decades Qatar funded American universities and outlets like Al Jazeera. They did the same in Europe. The goal was simple. Brainwash young minds against Israel, America, and the West. This is the same Qatar that hosts the Hamas chiefs who planned October 7.
Turkey is the latest super spreader of the same lies. Erdogan is a tyrant. He hosts Hamas terror chiefs. He murdered thousands of Kurdish civilians. He denies the Armenian genocide. He jails journalists and opposition leaders. He occupies northern Cyprus and threatens Greece. He calls for Israelโs destruction almost every day and says he will rule Jerusalem.
Antisemitism never disappeared and it will not disappear. But Israel will always remain. It always was and always will be. Their lies will not help them.
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Mayor Mamdani, you said war criminals who set foot in New York should be arrested.
Good news. One is in New York city this week.
The president of the Islamic Republic is coming to the United Nations, right here in New York.
He heads the regime that massacre innocent protesters. They gunned down unarmed protesters in the streets, hanged our children, and sent its agents to Brooklyn to kidnap and kill a New Yorker.
That New Yorker is me. The FBI files and federal indictments are public. Look them up.
If you have the courage to talk about arresting those responsible for crimes against humanity, start with the man sleeping five miles from your office.
Are you willing to act, Mayor? Or do Iranian lives not count?
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Excited to share our newest work in Nature Reviews Cancer, โViral mimicry escape as a necessary feature of malignant transformation,โ in which we propose that escaping viral mimicry is a new hallmark of cancer.
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Apparently the Middle East agrees on one thing: good TV. ๐๐บ
Fauda is #1 in Lebanon, #2 in Jordan, the UAE and Bahrain, and top 10 across the region.
This season brings the story of the October 7 massacre to viewers around the world.
ynetnews.com/culture/articleโฆ
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ืืืจื ื ืืื ืืืง, ืืืื ืกื ืงืฆืืืช. ืื ืืืืื ืืืง. ืืฉ ืกื ืงืฆืืืช:
ืืกื ืงืฆืืืช ืฉื ืืืจืืืื, ืืฆืจืคืชืื ืืืงื ืืื ืืื ืืืงืจื ืฉื ืืืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืช ืคืืกืืื ืฉื ืฉืจืืื ืืจ, ืื ืขืื ืืืืื (ืืขืืจ ืืื ืืฉืืงืืืื ืืคืืืืืืื ืืคื ืืืืื ืืื ืืคืืืช ืืืจืืงืื) ืืื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื ืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืื ืื ื ืจืืฆืื ืืืืดืฉ (ืื ืื ืืขืื ืืืืื). ืื ืื ื ืืงืืืืื ืฉื ืืืจ ืขืฉืจืืช ืฉื ืื ืขืืืืืช ืจืืืื ืืช ืืื ืืืืจืื ืืขืฆืื ื ืงืืื ืื, ืืืืจืืื ืฉืื ื ืฉื ืืืขืืื ืื ืื ืื ื ืจืืฆืื. ืื ืฉืื ื? ืื ืฉืื ื? ืืื ืืช? ืืื ืืืชืจืื? ืืืืจืืช - ืืืง.
ืืืืืฉืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืชืืืชื ืืฉืืืื ืงืืื ื ืฉื ืืืืืจื ืืื ืขืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืขืฉืื. ืืื ืื ืืืืช ืืื ืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืืืง ืืืฉืจืืื ืขื ืขื ืฆืืืขืช. ืืืชืืจืืฅ: ืืืื ืกื ืงืฆืืืช. ืื ืขืืฉืื ืื ืืฉ ืกื ืงืฆืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืง ืืฉืจืืื.
ืื ืื ืื? ืชืงืื ืืืฉืื ืืืฉื. ืชืงืื ืืขืื - ืื ืฉื ืืืื ืืฉืืื, ืืืืื ืฆืื, ืืืืืืืืื ืืืืืืืจืคืืื ืืื ืื ืฉืืืื ืืชืจืื - ืขื ืืฉืืื ืืืช: ืชืืืื ืืคื. ืืื ืกืช, ืืืืฃ ืืืืืฆื ืืช ืืจืืืื, ืชืืื ืืช ืืืืง ืืืฉืจืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืง ืืฉืืื ืืืดืฉ ืืชืืช ืืืืง ืืืฉืจืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ืืืจืืื ืฉืืืื. ืืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืืืง ืืืฉืจืืื ืืืืจืื ืืชืงืืื ืืืืืฉ ืฆืืื ืคืขืื ืืืืืช ืฉืื ืื ืชืืืขืชื ืืืืืืืืืืื (ืืืืจืืงืืื ืืืคื/ืื ืืช ืืืจืืช ืืืจืื ืื ืื ืืฆืืช - ืืื ืืื ืจืดื, ืืื ืคืืืืืช, ืืื ืฉืืื). ืืชืืืื ืืื ืชืืขืฉื ืขืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืคืืืืืืช ืขื ืืื ื ืจืฆืื ืืช. ืืงืืฆืืจ, ืืืืื ืืืืืจืืช ืื ืืฉื ืืจืืื ืฉืืจืืข ื ืจืื ืฉืืืื ืืืจืืื ืืื ื.
ืืจืืืื ืืืื ืคื:
1045fm.maariv.co.il/programsโฆ
This is a fantastic episode! Buying @cursor_ai was one of the best business decisions in the AI world. You really have to give props to @elonmusk and @spacexai on this one.
Grok @Bot is the hottest new AI product in the world right now. I'm absolutely hooked.
It all started a few months ago as a tiny team holed up in a separate part of the office, building from scratch.
Four weeks after the first line of code, the whole company was obsessed. Three weeks later, it launched to the world. Less than a month in, millions of Grok Bots are already helping people get work done.
Roman Ugarte (@romanugarte_) incubated, launched, and now leads product for Grok Bot. This is the first time he's told the story:
๐ธ Why they started fresh instead of building it into Cursor
๐ธ The two non-obvious bets that made it such a success
๐ธ What they learned from manually onboarding the first 200โ300 users
๐ธ Why they spent the weeks before launch *unshipping* features
๐ธ The first prompt to try when you open it
Watch the full episode right here on X ๐
Ben Berman retweeted
AI seems to be doing a better job of precipitating a long overdue destabilization of some of the most self-defeating academic norms (publishing secrecy, unilateral credit, prestige proxies, closed participation, zero-sum mindset etc) than many reform efforts ever did.
While thatโs a good thing, if youโve ever seen first hand the abhorrent behavior, sheer pettiness, and weaponized victimhood sparked by even tiny individual efforts to operate outside those norms, youโll know that shit is about to get very very weird.
Ben Berman retweeted
To Save Gaza, Resist Hamas: โGaza has no future as long as Hamas holds two million Palestinians hostage to its nihilistic agenda.โ
@afalkhatib
nytimes.com/2026/09/04/opiniโฆ via
@NYTOpinion
