Ben Berman

Excited to present our latest @nanopore liquid biopsy paper! Here, we generate the first long-read survey of circulating DNA in patients with a diverse set of cancer types. Short 🧵 follows ... [1/5] biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Amazing letter by @Cornell President rejecting the resolution. Should be read by all: Dear Zora, Thank you for conveying SA Resolution 61: Calling for the Termination of Cornell University’s Partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology While Preserving Cornell Tech. I reject this resolution, which fundamentally conflicts with Cornell’s principles of academic collaboration and our core commitment to academic freedom. Cornell Tech is not a political entity. It is an academic partnership, created through shared investment by Cornell University, the Technion, and the City of New York for the benefit of the city and the state, according to a negotiated set of conditions that govern its development and the terms of its 99-year ground lease on Roosevelt Island. As one of Cornell University’s many international partnerships and collaborations, Cornell Tech deepens, enriches, and strengthens the ability of our students, faculty, and staff to pursue knowledge and advance the university’s academic mission. The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, the core international partnership upon which Cornell Tech is based, is an extraordinarily valuable collaboration focusing on education and research in health tech, media tech, and urban tech, and supporting the development of new startup companies. Severing our relationship with the Technion—or with any entity affiliated with governments, institutions, or enterprises with which some of our community members disagree—as a statement of political protest, would not only hinder our research, teaching, and public engagement; it would imperil our academic principles. Our university, like all of our peer institutions, regularly faces pressure—from across the political spectrum, from within and beyond our own community—to make academic decisions according to political priorities. The phenomenon is not a new one: universities have grappled with such pressures from governments and societies for as long as the institution of the university has existed. When we yield to these pressures and proscribe specific collaborations or collaborators on grounds other than merit, we compromise our principles of academic freedom, undermine our own institutional excellence, and damage public trust in our work.   Moreover, this resolution inaccurately asserts that “the continued operation of Cornell Tech as a Cornell University campus does not require an ongoing partnership with the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.” Cornell Tech, while part of Cornell, is a joint effort of the university, the Technion, and the City of New York. It is no more possible for Cornell to unilaterally terminate that effort and claim full control of the campus than it would be for the Technion or the City of New York to do the same. Finally, I am deeply troubled by the selective manner in which this resolution singles out the Technion, alone of Cornell’s many international partners, for censure. Cornell currently maintains 159 active agreements with institutions in 59 nations and regions; all of these institutions have some government affiliation, and many conduct research with military and security applications. Cornell itself has military research contracts, conducts research with potential military applications, and has relationships with companies whose products are used in military contexts. Cornell also has relationships with institutions in countries whose governments have been accused of human rights violations—as our own has been.  None of these publicly available facts are mentioned in the resolution; only our partnership with an Israeli institution is targeted for erasure. The political bias evident in this selective approach is deeply disturbing, and the resolution is incompatible with both the Student Assembly’s purpose and Cornell University’s core values. I reject it fully and forcefully. Sincerely,   Michael Kotlikoff President and Professor of Molecular Physiology Cornell University

@bsShoham @Idaneretz אני מסכים, זה יהיה שינוי מצוין (בהנחה שזה בטוח)

@Idaneretz מה שלי נראה מוזר בזה זה דווקא העניין של השחרור, אם כבר יש יותר מידע והפעלתם אזעקה בשטח האדום, למה לא לשחרר את האיזור הצהוב (מהניסיון שלי, זה לא מה שקורה, משחררים רק ביחד עם מי שכן קיבל אזעקנ)

יש אנשים שלא מבינים את הקונספט של התרעה ללא אזעקה. טיל מגיע, ויודעים רק בערך לאן. האפשרויות: 1. לא לספר על זה לאנשים ולתת להם להיות מופתעים מהאזעקה 2. להתריע ולהפעיל אזעקה לכל מי שבאזור הכללי, גם אם אין בהכרח צורך 3. להתריע למי שבאזור הכללי ואזעקה כשיודעים יותר (כמו היום)

Wow. This is about me and the death threats/bounty on my head. Thank you DOJ. Thank you President Trump. God bless America. 🇺🇸

Today, in Iran, in the middle of a war, the regime executed a 19-year-old national wrestling champion for the crime of joining January protests. 💔 After signaling to the world, including President @realDonaldTrump, that they would halt executions of protesters, the regime has done the exact opposite. Three young protesters, Saleh Mohammadi, Mehdi Ghasemi, and Saeed Davoudi, were hanged in Qom after a sham trial. Reports indicate torture. Forced confessions. No access to chosen lawyers. Closed-door proceedings. No right to appeal. I call on @GlobalAthleteHQ to stand with Iranian athletes who are being silenced, imprisoned, and executed simply for raising their voices. This is not just about sports. This is about human dignity.

همیشه و تا ابد، با هم

@amjadt25 May UAE continue to lead the way for the New Middle East for many decades to come. 🙏🇦🇪🙏

The New Middle East starts NOW. FIRM. Unshakable. No Islamist force. No Islamic regime. Will stand. GAME OVER. The UAE leads and the future follows.

@KhalilJeries @EylonALevy I wish for a Palestinian state as well, but you have to admit they kind of damaged their "withdraw and leave us alone" cred with the Gaza experiment, no?

@EylonALevy I prefer that they withdraw from Palestine and leave us alone

Four Palestinian women were killed by an Iranian missile in Hebron. Two points must be emphasized: A) Iranian missiles are fired indiscriminately at civilians in both Palestine and the Gulf. B) Apartheid Israel provides shelters and protection exclusively for Jewish Israelis.

BREAKING: The Islamic regime just executed 19yo national wrestling champion Saleh Mohammadi this morning, a rising talent who won an international medal in Russia 2024. They killed him simply for protesting in January. Too weak to confront Israel or the U.S in war, they’re retaliating by slaughtering their own youth instead. This is only the third known execution in days... many more are likely hidden behind the internet blackout. The world is watching. This barbarism MUST STOP NOW! #StopIranExecutions #FreeIran

The Islamic Republic has launched a new wave of executions, taking revenge on its own people after being humiliated militarily by the U.S. and Israel. This morning at dawn, 19-year-old wrestler Saleh Mohammadi was executed for taking part in the January protests. We are begging America and Israel to destroy and stop the Islamic Republic’s killing machine.

🚨BREAKING "Dear and noble nation of Iran, On the eve of the grand celebration of Chaharshanbe Suri, I call upon all of you to kindle the fire of peace and life in your streets and neighborhoods. With complete vigilance, refrain from any tension, conflict, or even approaching the regime's mercenaries on the streets. The intent of these malevolent agents is to drag your festival of light, purity, and life into darkness, filth, and death. Do not give them this opportunity. I warn all agents of repression: The people will hold Chaharshanbe Suri peacefully tonight. From 6 PM onward, vacate the streets, alleys, and neighborhoods, and do not stand against the people. Let this night come to an end in peace. The consequences of remaining on the streets and suppressing the people's peaceful celebration are yours to bear. Light triumphs over darkness."

🚨 BREAKING: Islamic Republic

@francoisfleuret it can not understand how our disgusting gray spaghetti mess of a brain can be correct in writing even simple code

I cannot understand how the huge statistical spaghetti mess that is a transformer can be so correct in the formal causal analysis of a huge piece of source code.

@BllackStalliion @EylonALevy the people of Gaza had it way way worse. They suffered and still suffer because of everyone who nurtured the growth of Hamas over so many years and continues to give them cover.

@EylonALevy Yeah, The Horror Is Palpable, And Honestly, People Of Gaza Felt The Same Way.

That’s around four million Israelis who jumped out of bed at 3:30 to seek shelter. Easy if you have your own bomb shelter (mandatory in all new homes since the Gulf War). Not so easy if you are elderly, disabled, have kids, and need to go to a public shelter across the street.

@IDF @NYflightguy a promise to the Iranian people kept ✅

🔴 COMMANDER OF THE BASIJ UNIT ELIMINATED Yesterday, the IDF targeted & eliminated Gholamreza Soleimani, who operated as commander of the Basij unit for the past 6 years. Under Soleimani, the Basij unit led the main repression operations in Iran, employing severe violence, widespread arrests, and the use of force against civilian demonstrators.

Welcome to the great Middle Eastern awakening. Any future that Saleh wants, I'll vote for. A cold peace across a sealed border -- fine. Warm relations where we travel and shop our way through each country's ancient sites and ski in Lebanon's beautiful mountains -- even better. I'll take any version of a free and independent Lebanon that isn't an instrument of one insane Middle Eastern ideology or another.

‼️BREAKING: The IDF confirms the elimination of Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani, along with senior leadership of the Iranian regime’s paramilitary force, in an overnight airstrike inside Iran. Soleimani was targeted while at a tent camp that was recently established by the Basij. According to the IDF, the Basij set up the camp after the military struck many of the headquarters of the paramilitary force. In addition, the strike also killed the deputy commander of the Basij and other top officials in the paramilitary force, the IDF says. The IDF also confirms that it targeted top Iranian official Ali Larijani in Tehran overnight, although it says that it is still looking into the results of the strike, and it remains unclear if he was killed. Meanwhile, top Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Akram al-Ajouri and other top officials in the terror group were targeted by the IDF in a strike on Wednesday, according to the military. The military believes al-Ajouri was likely killed in the strike, but says it is still working to confirm this.

تبریکات گرم از اسرائیل به مردم ایران به مناسبت جشن آتش، چهارشنبه سوری. Warm wishes from Israel to the people of Iran on the Festival of Fire, Charshanbeh Suri.

❌ ارتش اسرائیل در قلب تهران فرمانده بسیج، غلامرضا سلیمانی را به هلاکت رساند. ❌ حذف او به ده‌ها فرمانده ارشد نیروهای مسلح رژیم تروریستی ایران که در طول عملیات کشته شدند افزوده می‌شود و ضربه‌ای سخت دیگر به ساختارهای فرماندهی و کنترل امنیتی رژیم وارد می‌کند. ⭕️ نیروهای بسیج بخشی از نیروهای مسلح رژیم تروریستی ایران هستند. در چارچوب اعتراضات داخلی در ایران، و به‌ویژه در دوره اخیر با تشدید آن‌ها، نیروهای بسیج تحت فرماندهی سلیمانی اقدامات سرکوبگرانه خشونت‌آمیز و بازداشت‌هایی را علیه شما، مردم ایران، هدایت کردند.

🆘 IRGC police chief Radan is OPENLY ordering the Basij to the streets tomorrow night, on Chaharshanbe Suri, to suppress, shoot, & murder unarmed Iranians gathering to celebrate the ancient Iranian Festival of Fire. Iran is occupied by savage Muslim Nazis. ALL EYES ON IRAN