Russell Neches
@ryneches.bsky.social
Assistant professor at Kyoto University: Evolution & ecology of viruses & microbes with a side of graph theory & machine learning.
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But it is also frequently over-estiamted. Thus I would suggest people look at this new paper (not by me) on this topic:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"Reassessing Interkingdom Horizontal Gene Transfer Suggests Limited Influence on Plant Genomes"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"Reassessing Interkingdom Horizontal Gene Transfer Suggests Limited Influence on Plant Genomes"
Reassessing Interkingdom Horizontal Gene Transfer Suggests Limited Influence on Plant Genomes
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has been proposed as an important contributor to plant genome evolution, with hundreds of candidate genes reported across kingdoms. By reanalyzing published cases with ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
But it is also frequently over-estiamted. Thus I would suggest people look at this new paper (not by me) on this topic:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"Reassessing Interkingdom Horizontal Gene Transfer Suggests Limited Influence on Plant Genomes"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"Reassessing Interkingdom Horizontal Gene Transfer Suggests Limited Influence on Plant Genomes"
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I stopped doing this largely because it became tiring. This does not mean that I think lateral gene transfer is unimportant - it is incredibly important and plays a major role in evolution in many taxa. 2/n
December 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I stopped doing this largely because it became tiring. This does not mean that I think lateral gene transfer is unimportant - it is incredibly important and plays a major role in evolution in many taxa. 2/n
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This is an extremely sexy use of data right here
Ah I think it's a bit worse than I said! My take was that the bit re the failure of the meritocracy when it turns on these people didn't seem well supported by argument. Having read this I now think it's even more substantially just false, incorrect.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/12/17/w...
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/12/17/w...
What Does the Census Data Say About “The Lost Generation”
Savage appears wrong, but the reality is potentially bleaker.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is an extremely sexy use of data right here
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Micron is shutting down its Crucial consumer RAM business in 2026 after nearly three decades, citing heavy demand from AI data centers.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
#AI #RAM
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
#AI #RAM
After nearly 30 years, Crucial will stop selling RAM to consumers
Micron cites AI data center demand as reason for killing DIY upgrade brand.
arstechnica.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Micron is shutting down its Crucial consumer RAM business in 2026 after nearly three decades, citing heavy demand from AI data centers.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
#AI #RAM
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
#AI #RAM
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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Amazing look at a Erenna siphonophore. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 874 #asgardarchaea #MarineLife
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Amazing look at a Erenna siphonophore. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 874 #asgardarchaea #MarineLife
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Comet Lemmon and the Milky Way apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
What did Comet Lemmon look like when it was at its best? One example is pictured here, featuring three celestial spectacles all at different distances. The closest spectacle is the snowcapped Meili Mountains of the Himalayas in China.
What did Comet Lemmon look like when it was at its best? One example is pictured here, featuring three celestial spectacles all at different distances. The closest spectacle is the snowcapped Meili Mountains of the Himalayas in China.
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Comet Lemmon and the Milky Way apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25112...
What did Comet Lemmon look like when it was at its best? One example is pictured here, featuring three celestial spectacles all at different distances. The closest spectacle is the snowcapped Meili Mountains of the Himalayas in China.
What did Comet Lemmon look like when it was at its best? One example is pictured here, featuring three celestial spectacles all at different distances. The closest spectacle is the snowcapped Meili Mountains of the Himalayas in China.
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Interactions between plant pathogens (left) and plants across five quadrats in a restored species-rich grassland. The basic premise of my PhD is to see if these interaction networks differ between restored and ancient grasslands.
#FungiFriends #NetworkEcology
#FungiFriends #NetworkEcology
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Interactions between plant pathogens (left) and plants across five quadrats in a restored species-rich grassland. The basic premise of my PhD is to see if these interaction networks differ between restored and ancient grasslands.
#FungiFriends #NetworkEcology
#FungiFriends #NetworkEcology
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Everything old is new again.
November 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Everything old is new again.
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Don't know if any of you have ever been tempted to use Evernote, but any company that eliminates their free tier AND makes current users subscribe to extract their own data is little better than a protection racket in my book.
October 29, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Don't know if any of you have ever been tempted to use Evernote, but any company that eliminates their free tier AND makes current users subscribe to extract their own data is little better than a protection racket in my book.
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Just collecting seagrass seeds with Gina Chaput at @ucdavis.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just collecting seagrass seeds with Gina Chaput at @ucdavis.bsky.social
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Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers
It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously
One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously
One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring
Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.
www.bloomberg.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers
It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously
One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously
One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
SuchTree 1.3 is out! If you want to build metrics that include a phylogenetic component (like UniFrac), SuchTree is a fast, memory efficient, thread-safe way to load massive trees, link them to your data structures, and query them. Now with awesome documentation & working examples! suchtree.vort.org
SuchTree
A Python library for doing fast, thread-safe computations with phylogenetic trees.
suchtree.vort.org
October 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
SuchTree 1.3 is out! If you want to build metrics that include a phylogenetic component (like UniFrac), SuchTree is a fast, memory efficient, thread-safe way to load massive trees, link them to your data structures, and query them. Now with awesome documentation & working examples! suchtree.vort.org
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I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.
October 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.
L’shana tovah u’metukah, everyone. I had some things to say, so I said them. medium.com/@ryneches_31...
A new year’s message
My great grandfather Solomon began his life as a rabbi at Etz Chaim Yeshiva in Jerusalem under the waning rule of the Ottoman Empire. In…
medium.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
L’shana tovah u’metukah, everyone. I had some things to say, so I said them. medium.com/@ryneches_31...
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Thank you @jeffjarvis.bsky.social for saying this.
Jarvis: I hate to say this to my friends here at CNN, mass media is dying, so they're taking the last of these vestiges of institutions that matter and they're trying to turn them into propaganda organs under threat from the head of the FCC
September 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Thank you @jeffjarvis.bsky.social for saying this.
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This is not how preventative interventions work.
No individual knows that their death was prevented by vaccine. Many people get COVID and dp not die. Was this due to vaccine?
Modeling and statistical estimates are the ways to estimate the impacts.
His desire for "real data" is real bullshit.
2/2
No individual knows that their death was prevented by vaccine. Many people get COVID and dp not die. Was this due to vaccine?
Modeling and statistical estimates are the ways to estimate the impacts.
His desire for "real data" is real bullshit.
2/2
September 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is not how preventative interventions work.
No individual knows that their death was prevented by vaccine. Many people get COVID and dp not die. Was this due to vaccine?
Modeling and statistical estimates are the ways to estimate the impacts.
His desire for "real data" is real bullshit.
2/2
No individual knows that their death was prevented by vaccine. Many people get COVID and dp not die. Was this due to vaccine?
Modeling and statistical estimates are the ways to estimate the impacts.
His desire for "real data" is real bullshit.
2/2
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imagine being so maniacally racist that you side with the fire over the firefighter
August 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
imagine being so maniacally racist that you side with the fire over the firefighter
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The Problem with Huge Cars: A Thorough Investigation
YouTube video by Julian O'Shea
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August 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
@ericswalwell.bsky.social Hey Eric. I've been a huge fan of yours over the years, but I'm so disappointed with your reaction to Mamdani's primary win.
I'm Jewish. My great grandfather was born and raised in Jerusalem. I am absolutely on board with Mamdani's position on Israel. It's common sense.
I'm Jewish. My great grandfather was born and raised in Jerusalem. I am absolutely on board with Mamdani's position on Israel. It's common sense.
June 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
@ericswalwell.bsky.social Hey Eric. I've been a huge fan of yours over the years, but I'm so disappointed with your reaction to Mamdani's primary win.
I'm Jewish. My great grandfather was born and raised in Jerusalem. I am absolutely on board with Mamdani's position on Israel. It's common sense.
I'm Jewish. My great grandfather was born and raised in Jerusalem. I am absolutely on board with Mamdani's position on Israel. It's common sense.
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Core to our approach is that people's personal risk differs considerably -- a senior white male professor with tenure is more secure than a visiting scholar from the majority world, for example. Hence we structure possible actions around a personal risk assessment: 7/12
June 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Core to our approach is that people's personal risk differs considerably -- a senior white male professor with tenure is more secure than a visiting scholar from the majority world, for example. Hence we structure possible actions around a personal risk assessment: 7/12
@transportevolved.bsky.social Hey folks, I was just wondering if you're planning to do a rundown of V2X hardware anytime soon. There are now a few units out there, but almost every that turns up in search engines is nonsense marketing garbage. Halp?
June 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
@transportevolved.bsky.social Hey folks, I was just wondering if you're planning to do a rundown of V2X hardware anytime soon. There are now a few units out there, but almost every that turns up in search engines is nonsense marketing garbage. Halp?