Thinking about how to work 'Certainly, here is' into my next paper so that more people will end up finding it and reading it.

Over 4 yrs after being first to publicly release SARS-CoV-2 genome, Yong-Zhen Zhang just published large set of viral seqs from first stage of COVID-19 outbreak in China
academic.oup.com/ve/advance-art…

He uses data to suggest scenarios re early outbreak & root of viral phylogenetic tree

After listening to Chris Adami last week on Sean Carroll's #mindscapepodcast , I'm reading...

'Information is that which allows you (who is in possession of that information) to make predictions with accuracy better than chance.'

Sean Carroll Chris Adami Great show - tip of the iceberg

Fabio Filasieno Sabine 🐫🦀 / 'use ocaml'; Leandro Chris Adami podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/sea… gives a very good perspective on that topic. I enjoyed that episode a lot.

Mine is not nearly as focused....

This is an excellent metaphor for the limited scientific thinking imposed by sticking to existing kits, equipment, software packages, and protocols

A perfectly heart-shaped cat.

How stable are bacterial genomes as they adapt to an environment? My collaboration with Anurag Limdi, Alex Couce, Richard Lenski, and Olivier Tenaillon exploring this over 50,000 generations of evolution is out today!
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science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

See how I use the alliteration 'herbaceous hint' in the 'Page 99 Blog' about my book 'The Evolution of Biological Information'.
page99test.blogspot.com

I suppose this means people like my book?

That's one explanation for my terrible success rate with granting agencies.

Don't forget to use code P325 to get 30% off!

I used the alliteration 'herbaceous hint' in the 'Page 99' blog appearing tomorrow. page99test.blogspot.com

Reminder! Use the code to get 30% off. Book appears tomorrow!

A benefit of owning an electric vehicle (not a Tesla, even though I admire the company I cannot stand their CEO) is that when I leave my office, I can set 'preheat vehicle' on the app, and by the time I open the door to the car, it is warm, and whatever snow has melted. Bliss.

Very sorry to hear that Franz Beckenbauer has died. One of the absolute greats of our game. Der Kaiser was the most beautiful of footballers who won it all with grace and charm. RIP.