Today, October 15, is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness day. 🕯️ A day to remember the lives lost too soon, and to acknowledge the profound grief experienced by parents, families, and loved ones. As Spädbarnsfonden so powerfully reminds us, the smallest coffins are the heaviest to carry🕯️

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Excited to announce ModDotPlot Browser! A interactive genomic dotplot viewer that runs entirely in a web browser. Load and explore whole chromosomes in seconds! Try it here: marbl.github.io/ModDotPlot-B... User guide:
 github.com/marbl/ModDot... 1/4

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Must-see new tool from me and Alex! I hurt my back a few weeks ago and was confined to the couch. I used my "break" to play around with webassembly and ended up vibe-coding an AMAZING interactive dotplotter. Passed my prototype to Alex to clean up and extend. Check out his release thread!

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Celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Tomari Lab! Had a great time co-organizing the anniversary symposium with Hotaka Kobayashi! 泊ラボ20周年おめでとう！

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1. CRISPR came from basic research on bacteria. 2. Optogenetics started with a discovery in algae. 3. The GFP protein comes from jellyfish. The biggest breakthroughs all trace to scientists following their curiosity, and this is one huge reason why we must keep funding basic research!

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