Lynn Margulis proposed a theory of symbiogenesis--life evolves through organisms merging together to become inseparable-cooperation not just competition drives great leaps. In 1967, her theory was written off as not compelling. It is common knowledge today.yahoo.com/news/science/artic…

Avian flu death is a reminder of how important the seasonal work of @CDCFlu is to monitor virus and prepare for any emerging threats. Condolences to friends and family. In my era this would be something CDC leadership would be communicating about. Let’s see how it goes in this era. yakimacounty.us/2417/Media-R…

In molecular diagnostics, computer hardware is part of the test system under CLIA. Validated pipeline versions have to be tied to the assay that was run; the laboratory director approves code changes before implementation. Some accreditors require FASTQ, BAM, and VCF files for a minimum of 2 years. HIPAA requires audit trails for 6 years. Cloud and instrument vendors that store or transmit genetic information need a written business associate agreement even if they cannot unencrypt the data. Schmidt, @PathByteChic, and colleagues (J Mol Diagn. 2025) map the hardware, software, networks, and interoperability requirements for bioinformatics inside a CLIA laboratory. The article is not legal advice. jmdjournal.org/article/S1525…

Study of 86K AI responses for marketing mgrs, IT mgrs & mgmt consultants finds AI recommended higher salary targets for male applicants (Claude: $16K more;GPT $2.7K more). Women told to negotiate for remote work, flex hrs & parental leave. Men: more money forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser…

It's finally here. The @CLSI_LabNews AUTO14 standard on 2D Bar Coding for Anatomic and Clinical Laboratories has been published today! 🎉🎉 It's a one stop shop for universal identification of specimens and more. clsi.org/shop/standards/auto…

We will be hosting a series of broadcasts about essential bioinformatics roles, responsibilities and competencies for professionals in clinical molecular diagnostic laboratories, based on a 2025 collection of papers published in @JMDiagn. Learn more: amp.org/events/amp-events-ca…

How can 🩸 + 🤖 = 😬 ? Find out in this episode! @HSLuu_Pathology

New episode in the @Pathologists CIPI Connections podcast! buzzsprout.com/2572756/episo…

Trouble with blood product orders? Physicians ordering transfusions and transfusion medicine services should read this paper: Standardization of Blood Product Orders Improves Patient Safety in Pediatric Transfusion Medicine: A Collaborative Project meridian.allenpress.com/aplm…

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 wks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser…

Happy to announce part 3 in the series on what genomic bioinformaticists working in clinical settings need to know. jmdjournal.org/article/S1525…

We convened an expert working group to update the guideline for 🧬classification, annotation, interpretation and reporting of somatic sequence variants🧬 (originally published in 2017). The working group is seeking comments on its draft recommendations: amp.org/clinical-practice/op….

Dr. Doc de Baca giving the opening address to the preparation for AI long course going on now in Bandol ⁦@Pathologists⁩ #CAP2024 #CAP24

Awesome mindfulness and heartfulness session with ⁦@Vidyasath⁩ at #cap24 #cap2024 ⁦@Pathologists⁩

I have finally discovered #RegEx for parsing genomic variants out of text. Today is a happy day. I love being a nerd. That is all.

Congratulations to @JMDiagn Editor in Chief Dr. Ron Przygodzki on winning the 2024 Jeffrey A. Kant Leadership Award, which is @AMPath's highest honor, given for exceptional leadership in advancing the mission and goals of the Association for Molecular Pathology. @gizbab

Very sad new for the International Pathology Community of a legend. Vale Dr Christopher Fletcher.

Finally made it to "the mothership" for a bit of training! There are several familiar names online as well @pathbytes @PathByteChic @ctlin1

It was a super exciting to be on the podcast “talk python to me” and discuss how python is used in genomics, molecular pathology, and patient care!! Thank you @mkennedy for having me on your show. @Aparwani_dpath @PathPro @AMPath @PathByteChic piped.video/watch?v=L6AAOmob…