My genome is ready: Download & tellmeGen reports
As previously reported, approximately three months ago, on October 23, 2025, I ordered the Ultra Whole Genome Sequencing 30x kit from tellmeGen. On December ...
Recent posts
What is meant by the dictates of personal responsibility?
This post in the blog series Chat with GPT is about the expression “dictates of personal responsibility” and why it is appearing more and more frequently in ...
How right-wing is the German rock band Böhse Onkelz?
This post in the blog series Chat with GPT addresses the question of whether the rock band Böhse Onkelz can be classified as a right-wing extremist band in t...
Cinque Terre in autumn
We spent this year’s fall break (early November) in the Ligurian coastal town of Levanto and the nearby Cinque Terre National Park – where the five villages ...
The Eibsee circuit: crystal clear water and Alpine panorama
We recently went hiking around Lake Eibsee: a mostly flat route of about 7 kilometers with crystal-clear water and an impressive mountain backdrop. The trail...
Sequencing my own genome: Overview on direct-to-consumer whole-genome sequencing services
During my PhD, I analyzed thousands of pseudonymized genomes, spanning short-read sequencing and genotyping arrays, and searched for associations between gen...
Chat with GPT: Why the comparison between Deutsche Bahn and Swiss Rail falls short?
People often say: “Deutsche Bahn is unreliable, just look at Switzerland!” It sounds simple, but it isn’t. Both systems optimize for different goals, and the...
GDPR compliance and cookie controls in the Jekyll Minimal Mistakes Theme
A quick note on privacy: from now on, this site follows the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). In short, websites must explain what data is proc...
Crossing Germany by bike from north to south, 1st attempt
At the beginning of September, I cycled across Germany from north to south – or rather, I attempted to. I started at the Danish border in Flensburg, and my g...
Effective immediately: Posts can be commented on
There is another new feature on my website: a comment function is now available below the posts. The implementation is based on Giscus, which uses GitHub Dis...