pgcgenetics.bsky.social
With 1700+ international scientists & 900,000 participants, the PGC is the largest biological investigation in the history of psychiatry 🧬
👤 Joined on 10 September 2024
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@pgcgenetics.bsky.social⚠️ This BGA has turned out to be exceptionally popular with unprecedented numbers of submissions and people wanting to attend. We are now holding a waiting list for non-speakers (this includes symposia Chairs and Discussants) who have not yet registered.
Show PostOne more fun fact: The human genome contains about 3.2 Gb of data. That is way less than most modern operating systems!
Show PostThe masterclass was intended for those who are not geneticists themselves. Some fun facts about genetics ⤵️ Did you know how the word 'genome' came to be?
Show PostLooking back at an amazing #INSAR2026 conference full of genetics. INSAR 2026 started with a masterclass in fundamentals, including an amazing and accessible talk by @stephansanders.bsky.social providing an overview of what genetics research is, and how we can (and can not) use it.
Show PostProf. Sanders argued that selective pressure imposes limits on effect size and population frequency of a variant. This is why we do not see genetic variants with large effects and a high population frequency.
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