Blogroll
Follow me on Twitter
My Tweets-
Recent Posts
- Follow gcbias on WordPress.com
Archives
- June 2018
- May 2018
- March 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- September 2017
- June 2017
- March 2017
- January 2017
- September 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- December 2014
- October 2014
- August 2014
- June 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
Categories
Meta
tags
Blog tags
Author Archives: cooplab
Woodland genetic genealogy talk
I gave a talk as part of the Woodland (CA) Public Library Science & Society Discussion Series (Thurs once a month). The powerpoint of the slides is here: Woodland genetic genealogy slides [ppt], a pdf of the slides is here … Continue reading
Coop lab at PEGQ
Emily Josephs. Detecting polygenic adaptation in maize. 11:20am – 11:40am Mon, May 14 Erin Calfee. Methods for detecting selection in admixed populations. Short talk: 4:30pm – 4:35pm Mon, May 14. Poster (56M) 8:00pm – 9:00pm Mon, May 14 Doc Edge. … Continue reading
Posted in cooplab, meetings
Leave a comment
How lucky was the genetic investigation in the Golden State Killer case?
Last week, police arrested Joseph DeAngelo as a suspect in case of the Golden State Killer, an infamous serial murderer and rapist whose case has been open for over forty years. The arrest is huge news in and of itself, … Continue reading
Posted in genetic genealogy, popgen teaching
4 Comments
Polygenic scores and tea drinking
Debates over the contribution of genetics to differences among populations have a long and contentious history. We have known for a long time that nearly all traits are partially heritable, meaning that genetic differences are associated with differences in phenotypes … Continue reading
Posted in popgen teaching, Uncategorized
1 Comment
Where did your genetic ancestors come from?
[Part of a continuing set of blog posts on genetics and genealogy] In the last post I described how you are descended from a vast number of ancestors, from all over the world. But how much of your genome traces … Continue reading
Posted in genetic genealogy, popgen teaching
11 Comments
Your ancestors lived all over the world
In the last post I discussed the idea that that we are all related in the recent past (building off the work of Chang, Derrida, and colleagues). This idea can be confusing; for many of us our ancestors all seem … Continue reading
Posted in genetic genealogy, popgen teaching
2 Comments
Our vast, shared family tree.
You might not like to admit it, but you’re related to me. It’s very unlikely that you’re my sibling (I’m not even sure if my family read these posts). You’re one of over seven billion people alive today, and I … Continue reading
Posted in genetic genealogy, popgen teaching
5 Comments
