Alan Yocca
@aeyocca.bsky.social
Genomics Data Scientists @ Bayer Crop Science
All things bioinformatics and plant genome evolution
All things bioinformatics and plant genome evolution
A haiku about my 10 week old son's favorite thing in the world:
"Watching you always
Calms me down when I am sad
Love you, ceiling fan"
"Watching you always
Calms me down when I am sad
Love you, ceiling fan"
December 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
A haiku about my 10 week old son's favorite thing in the world:
"Watching you always
Calms me down when I am sad
Love you, ceiling fan"
"Watching you always
Calms me down when I am sad
Love you, ceiling fan"
Got an advertisement for a travel credit card in the mail and uh... The editor must have missed this one
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Got an advertisement for a travel credit card in the mail and uh... The editor must have missed this one
Google's AI summary has been mostly helpful with small coding questions but I did run into my first"ghost function" that definitely doesn't exist
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Google's AI summary has been mostly helpful with small coding questions but I did run into my first"ghost function" that definitely doesn't exist
I will NOT be voting for Mamdami today! Firstly because his name is spelled Mamdani. Secondly because I'm not a resident of NYC, but I would if I could. I'm excited to get out and vote in my local elections today though, and you should be too.
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I will NOT be voting for Mamdami today! Firstly because his name is spelled Mamdani. Secondly because I'm not a resident of NYC, but I would if I could. I'm excited to get out and vote in my local elections today though, and you should be too.
In my last week of paternity leave and I opened my work laptop to take a peak. 222 emails and 80 teams messages. Not too bad I guess?
October 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
In my last week of paternity leave and I opened my work laptop to take a peak. 222 emails and 80 teams messages. Not too bad I guess?
I'm no historian, but a deal for one country to extract natural resources from another country sounds a lot like colonialism
May 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I'm no historian, but a deal for one country to extract natural resources from another country sounds a lot like colonialism
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A short thread about how the VeRy EffIciEnT DOGE has affected me and my husband personally:
Indy was unlawfully fired. - February
Indy was rehired, placed on administrative leave, due to judges in California and NY recognizing what DOGE is doing is unlawful. - Mar
Indy was unlawfully fired. - February
Indy was rehired, placed on administrative leave, due to judges in California and NY recognizing what DOGE is doing is unlawful. - Mar
April 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A short thread about how the VeRy EffIciEnT DOGE has affected me and my husband personally:
Indy was unlawfully fired. - February
Indy was rehired, placed on administrative leave, due to judges in California and NY recognizing what DOGE is doing is unlawful. - Mar
Indy was unlawfully fired. - February
Indy was rehired, placed on administrative leave, due to judges in California and NY recognizing what DOGE is doing is unlawful. - Mar
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Most birds have a fight or flight response.
He forgot we’re flightless birds.
He forgot we’re flightless birds.
April 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Most birds have a fight or flight response.
He forgot we’re flightless birds.
He forgot we’re flightless birds.
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Millions of people and so many amazing signs. #Handsoff2025
April 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Millions of people and so many amazing signs. #Handsoff2025
The penguin humor is really doing it for me lately, a lone bright spot
April 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The penguin humor is really doing it for me lately, a lone bright spot
Rug hanging in the Airbnb I'm staying at. I call it "recurrent whole-genome followed by tandem duplication"
March 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Rug hanging in the Airbnb I'm staying at. I call it "recurrent whole-genome followed by tandem duplication"
"A person once received treatment at a hospital when they didn't need it, MASSIVE FRAUD!! So we've decided to fire all nurses and cut funding to hospitals by 548%"
February 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"A person once received treatment at a hospital when they didn't need it, MASSIVE FRAUD!! So we've decided to fire all nurses and cut funding to hospitals by 548%"
I was slightly favoring the Chiefs for Sunday, then I remembered Harrison Butlicker existed. #FlyEaglesFly
February 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I was slightly favoring the Chiefs for Sunday, then I remembered Harrison Butlicker existed. #FlyEaglesFly
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Join us on Wednesday, February 5, at 11 AM PST for the next #PolyploidyWebinar! This month we have @cherrityg.bsky.social on apomixis and polyploidy in Malus and Christoph Rosche on herbarium specimens and invasive Centaurea! Sign up (if not already!) to get the zoom: www.barkerlab.net/polyweb
February 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Join us on Wednesday, February 5, at 11 AM PST for the next #PolyploidyWebinar! This month we have @cherrityg.bsky.social on apomixis and polyploidy in Malus and Christoph Rosche on herbarium specimens and invasive Centaurea! Sign up (if not already!) to get the zoom: www.barkerlab.net/polyweb
"The CDC is an agency filled with hard working dedicated public health servants. They wake up every single day working to keep us safe."
January 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"The CDC is an agency filled with hard working dedicated public health servants. They wake up every single day working to keep us safe."
Downloaded the B73 genome for the first time, am I a Maize biologist yet? My dog thinks he's one at least
January 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Downloaded the B73 genome for the first time, am I a Maize biologist yet? My dog thinks he's one at least
Made "Coconut Red Curry Sauce and Noodles" I saw on Worst Cooks in America. The reviews said it was a bit bland so I doubled the amount of red curry paste. Its also the first time I've cooked with tofu. Overall id give it a 7/10
January 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Made "Coconut Red Curry Sauce and Noodles" I saw on Worst Cooks in America. The reviews said it was a bit bland so I doubled the amount of red curry paste. Its also the first time I've cooked with tofu. Overall id give it a 7/10
Another year, another successful trip to #PAG32. Attended several talks that will affect the way I carry out my work for the better. Meeting old friends and making new ones also brings me joy. Though I had a lot of fun, I can't wait to see my dog again 😭. Until next year ✌️
January 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Another year, another successful trip to #PAG32. Attended several talks that will affect the way I carry out my work for the better. Meeting old friends and making new ones also brings me joy. Though I had a lot of fun, I can't wait to see my dog again 😭. Until next year ✌️
I'm excited to attend #PAG32 along with several Bayer Crop Science colleagues. Stop by our booth #318 to chat about Health for All, Hunger for None. I would love to chat about anything Eukaryotic genome assembly/annotation, gene regulation, and disease resistance.
January 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I'm excited to attend #PAG32 along with several Bayer Crop Science colleagues. Stop by our booth #318 to chat about Health for All, Hunger for None. I would love to chat about anything Eukaryotic genome assembly/annotation, gene regulation, and disease resistance.
Had enough doom scrolling for the day so I muted "T**mp" and "Zuc**rb**g" and "Me*a", now my discover feed only has 5 posts on it
January 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Had enough doom scrolling for the day so I muted "T**mp" and "Zuc**rb**g" and "Me*a", now my discover feed only has 5 posts on it
Lunar halo tonight outside of Pittsburgh. Moonlight reflecting off of ice crystals in cirrus clouds (according to Google). Cool effect I would guess I've seen before but it feels like the first time.
December 15, 2024 at 4:45 AM
Lunar halo tonight outside of Pittsburgh. Moonlight reflecting off of ice crystals in cirrus clouds (according to Google). Cool effect I would guess I've seen before but it feels like the first time.
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Now soliciting advice for sending viable (seed) material to international collaborators and receiving non-viable (dried leaves) material from international collaborators (Czech Republic). The USDA’s website is a tad overwhelming and I’d love to chat with someone with experience! Please help!! 🍎
December 5, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Now soliciting advice for sending viable (seed) material to international collaborators and receiving non-viable (dried leaves) material from international collaborators (Czech Republic). The USDA’s website is a tad overwhelming and I’d love to chat with someone with experience! Please help!! 🍎
And on the 8th day, he conquered the last of the thanksgiving leftovers
December 5, 2024 at 10:57 PM
And on the 8th day, he conquered the last of the thanksgiving leftovers
Check out a great writeup of @scarey.bsky.social Amborella sex chromosome genome assembly manuscript www.hudsonalpha.org/the-amborell... Manuscript doi: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
The Amborella Genome: A Window into the Origins of Plant Sex and Reproduction – HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
www.hudsonalpha.org
December 4, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Check out a great writeup of @scarey.bsky.social Amborella sex chromosome genome assembly manuscript www.hudsonalpha.org/the-amborell... Manuscript doi: doi.org/10.1038/s414...