Murillo R.
@mufernando.bsky.social
Evolutionary genomics. Postdoc'ing with Jeff Ross-Ibarra at UC Davis. Formerly at OHSU (with Jeff Wall/Don Conrad). PhD in the Kern-Ralph CoLab at UO. BSc and Msc from Universidade de Sao Paulo 🇧🇷.
https://m-rodrigues.me
https://m-rodrigues.me
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Good job Brazilians. Brazil is not just mentioned. It has suddenly become the most important country in the world.
October 27, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Good job Brazilians. Brazil is not just mentioned. It has suddenly become the most important country in the world.
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in the two weeks since online gambling was banned in Brazil, nationwide retail spending rose 6.5% and 10% in the South and in areas of the Southeast.
October 28, 2026 at 1:33 AM
in the two weeks since online gambling was banned in Brazil, nationwide retail spending rose 6.5% and 10% in the South and in areas of the Southeast.
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My thought on AI review: lh3.github.io/2026/10/27/l...
TL;DR: journals are banning fully AI-generated review and I think that is the right decision
TL;DR: journals are banning fully AI-generated review and I think that is the right decision
Let's talk about AI review
lh3.github.io
October 27, 2026 at 4:49 PM
My thought on AI review: lh3.github.io/2026/10/27/l...
TL;DR: journals are banning fully AI-generated review and I think that is the right decision
TL;DR: journals are banning fully AI-generated review and I think that is the right decision
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boy it sure seems like the main threat to democracy everywhere across the globe is right wing media and certain social media companies
October 25, 2026 at 11:18 PM
boy it sure seems like the main threat to democracy everywhere across the globe is right wing media and certain social media companies
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In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.
October 26, 2026 at 1:22 AM
In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.
The main takeaway for me was to not to engage with the fascists‘ content. We need to stop giving oxygen to the firestorm of fake news and bullshit.
Everyone thought Lula was cooked, hopeless. Then he bought a phone and started posting and now he's gonna get a 4th term. The lesson is to never stop posting.
October 26, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The main takeaway for me was to not to engage with the fascists‘ content. We need to stop giving oxygen to the firestorm of fake news and bullshit.
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I will not forget that Zuckerberg and Facebook shut down the accounts of the most popular presidential candidate in one of the largest democracies in the world, and he was elected anyway
October 26, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I will not forget that Zuckerberg and Facebook shut down the accounts of the most popular presidential candidate in one of the largest democracies in the world, and he was elected anyway
please, American friends, with collective power we can dismantle the grip tech oligarchs have on our lives!!! Brazil just proved that.
Meta, SpaceX, Skydance. 2029 is The Year of Neo-Trustbusting.
Break-up Meta in 2029.
October 26, 2026 at 1:23 AM
please, American friends, with collective power we can dismantle the grip tech oligarchs have on our lives!!! Brazil just proved that.
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Despite illegal US intervention, manipulation of Meta’s algorithms to favor Bolsonaro Jr., opposition from Brazil’s largest television network, and the politicization of Brazil’s electoral court, the impossible happened.
LULA, PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL! 🇧🇷
Against all odds, democracy prevailed.
LULA, PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL! 🇧🇷
Against all odds, democracy prevailed.
October 26, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Despite illegal US intervention, manipulation of Meta’s algorithms to favor Bolsonaro Jr., opposition from Brazil’s largest television network, and the politicization of Brazil’s electoral court, the impossible happened.
LULA, PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL! 🇧🇷
Against all odds, democracy prevailed.
LULA, PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL! 🇧🇷
Against all odds, democracy prevailed.
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This is also a huge black eye for Marco Rubio too, who has wanted to reshape Latin America into right-leaning governments
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva came from behind to win Brazil’s runoff election, halting a right-wing wave sweeping Latin America and defying predictions that the 80-year-old political veteran had finally reached the end of his extraordinary career. bloom.bg/4BsvV24
📷: Maira Erlich/Bloomberg
📷: Maira Erlich/Bloomberg
October 26, 2026 at 12:37 AM
This is also a huge black eye for Marco Rubio too, who has wanted to reshape Latin America into right-leaning governments
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Let’s not forget - what just happened in Brazil is a massive L for this guy.
Gucciberg Drinks Water
ALT: Gucciberg Drinks Water
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October 26, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Let’s not forget - what just happened in Brazil is a massive L for this guy.
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Agora vocês tomem vergonha na cara e adotem PARA A VIDA essa postura de não engajar post desses bostas.
October 26, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Agora vocês tomem vergonha na cara e adotem PARA A VIDA essa postura de não engajar post desses bostas.
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🚨 URGENTE
A partir do dia 1º de janeiro de 2027, Flávio Bolsonaro não terá mais foro privilegiado pela primeira vez em 24 anos.
A partir do dia 1º de janeiro de 2027, Flávio Bolsonaro não terá mais foro privilegiado pela primeira vez em 24 anos.
October 26, 2026 at 1:00 AM
🚨 URGENTE
A partir do dia 1º de janeiro de 2027, Flávio Bolsonaro não terá mais foro privilegiado pela primeira vez em 24 anos.
A partir do dia 1º de janeiro de 2027, Flávio Bolsonaro não terá mais foro privilegiado pela primeira vez em 24 anos.
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Janones mandou viralizar esse aqui
October 24, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Janones mandou viralizar esse aqui
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I guess just as a starter, LLMs aren't our "peers," so whatever they are doing isn't peer review.whether it's interesting or valuable or bad or whatever. Who knows, maybe there are good reasons beyond metrics for scientific critique to occur among humans?
Gary King just dropped a study showing that AI peer reviews now dominate human peer reviews on every metric they tested.
gking.harvard.edu/peerless/
gking.harvard.edu/peerless/
AI Article Reviews Dominate Human Peer Reviews at Their Best: Evidence and Policy Choices | Gary King
We show that AI-generated article reviews are now better, by every measure we could construct, than reviews written by well-compensated human experts and judged to be of unusually high quality by jour...
gking.harvard.edu
October 23, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I guess just as a starter, LLMs aren't our "peers," so whatever they are doing isn't peer review.whether it's interesting or valuable or bad or whatever. Who knows, maybe there are good reasons beyond metrics for scientific critique to occur among humans?
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For what it’s worth, Opus 5.5 raises questions about the sensational framing of the LLM peer reviewer paper; points to ways in which the statistics may not be as informative as stated; and claims that the study is biased to find AI-positive results
claude.ai/share/5ccda4...
claude.ai/share/5ccda4...
Paper review for journal
Shared via Claude, an AI assistant from Anthropic
claude.ai
October 23, 2026 at 6:41 PM
For what it’s worth, Opus 5.5 raises questions about the sensational framing of the LLM peer reviewer paper; points to ways in which the statistics may not be as informative as stated; and claims that the study is biased to find AI-positive results
claude.ai/share/5ccda4...
claude.ai/share/5ccda4...
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🚨 Our department is hiring! Looking to fill an endowed position in genetics/genomics to join us in beautiful Oregon. Search is at the Associate/Full Professor level. See below for details and share with your colleagues!
Current Opportunities | UO HR Website
careers.uoregon.edu
October 19, 2026 at 10:36 PM
🚨 Our department is hiring! Looking to fill an endowed position in genetics/genomics to join us in beautiful Oregon. Search is at the Associate/Full Professor level. See below for details and share with your colleagues!
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Some of my thoughts about the surge in AI-generated papers, why this feels like a completely new kind of problem, and what this means for how we evaluate science in biology.
Out now in PLOS Biology:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Out now in PLOS Biology:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
What is biology research for?
In the age of generative artificial intelligence (AI), the assumption that writing a paper requires doing science no longer holds true. Before deciding how to respond to the surge of AI-generated pape...
journals.plos.org
October 19, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Some of my thoughts about the surge in AI-generated papers, why this feels like a completely new kind of problem, and what this means for how we evaluate science in biology.
Out now in PLOS Biology:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Out now in PLOS Biology:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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It's been 30 years (!!!) since the conceptualization of GWAS.
GWAS has driven tons of discoveries, but with recent experimental developments (CRISPR, single-cell omics), we thought it was time to think about how to drive the next 30 years of human genetics.
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
GWAS has driven tons of discoveries, but with recent experimental developments (CRISPR, single-cell omics), we thought it was time to think about how to drive the next 30 years of human genetics.
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Trait Causal Models: from GWAS, perturbations, and omics to predictive models of human biology
A central goal of human genetics is to understand the molecular pathways that link genes to functions in cells and tissues, and ultimately to their roles in health and disease. Genome-wide association...
doi.org
October 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
It's been 30 years (!!!) since the conceptualization of GWAS.
GWAS has driven tons of discoveries, but with recent experimental developments (CRISPR, single-cell omics), we thought it was time to think about how to drive the next 30 years of human genetics.
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
GWAS has driven tons of discoveries, but with recent experimental developments (CRISPR, single-cell omics), we thought it was time to think about how to drive the next 30 years of human genetics.
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
the only test needed to prove AGI
AI researchers warn technology 'months away' from being able to get reimbursement using Concur
October 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
the only test needed to prove AGI
if you are averaging 4+ first-author papers in a year I cannot trust your science...
October 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
if you are averaging 4+ first-author papers in a year I cannot trust your science...
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New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment.
www.nber.org/papers/w35854
www.nber.org/papers/w35854
October 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment.
www.nber.org/papers/w35854
www.nber.org/papers/w35854
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Now that it's officially out, I have to say I'm quite proud of this work🙂 I got involved in it after a bit of a failure in another proj. Took way longer than it could. Started pregnant, published close to baby's 3rd bday😅 Very grateful for my patient mentors and collaborators
doi.org/10.1093/molb...
doi.org/10.1093/molb...
October 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Now that it's officially out, I have to say I'm quite proud of this work🙂 I got involved in it after a bit of a failure in another proj. Took way longer than it could. Started pregnant, published close to baby's 3rd bday😅 Very grateful for my patient mentors and collaborators
doi.org/10.1093/molb...
doi.org/10.1093/molb...