“It was up to me to be curious”: perceptions and experiences of students with intellectual disability on genetics and health education - European Journal of Human Genetics European Journal of Human Genetics - “It was up to me to be curious”: perceptions and experiences of students with intellectual disability on genetics and health education

Young people with intellectual disability were interviewed about their school learning in genetics and healthcare. 🧬
📢 This study highlights the need for improved teacher training and school-based resources to support healthcare decision-making. ⬇️

🔗 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Curlew conservation scheme makes breakthrough A conservation measure aimed at reversing the decline in the curlew population has yielded a breakthrough as the first recorded instance of a 'headstarted' curlew that has established a breeding terri...

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Shane McKee! Give it back. We released it in Leitrim...😉

Irish Society of Human Genetics (@ishg.ie) will be holding its annual meeting this year at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Dublin on September the 4th. Early bird tickets open on June 1st and the abstract submission deadline is June 12th.
ishg.ie/conference

Go raibh míle!

No idea what this bird is. But it's gorgeous. Dublin

Watch: Census Centenarian Ambassador on past century The National Archives of Ireland has announced 48 'Centenarian Ambassadors' for the public release of the 1926 Census records.

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This interview is lovely

Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals' decline The Neanderthal population shrank during a cold spell around 75,000 years ago, and the loss of genetic diversity may have contributed to their eventual extinction

www.newscientist.com/article/2520...
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Names are spelt wrong often, they were working off hand written documents so try surname only or different people in family? Took a while for me..

Migration reversal: Why more Americans are now moving to Ireland The number of Americans moving to Ireland last year was higher than the number of Irish people migrating to the US. Was this just a blip or the start of a more profound trend?

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Well there you go?

Cherry blossom good in Dublin

Timothée Chalamet praised by Royal Opera and Ballet boss for boosting ticket sales Alex Beard says the public response to Chalamet saying "no-one cares about ballet or opera" was "fantastic."

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Funny story..

& our risk paper is editors choice! 🧬🧬🧪🧪

Only 1 week left to register at a reduced rate for #eshg2026

The conference will take place physically in Gothenburg, Sweden but will be completely live streamed through our virtual conference platform.

Early fee deadline: April 16, 2026 at 23:59 CEST.

Register today: 2026.eshg.org/registration/

Cycled around roadblocks twice today. Reason no.?100 to cycle if you can?

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Great idea. Other councils could follow?

Piloting an antenatal Carrier Testing Study for Galactosaemia amongst the Irish Traveller Population

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🧬🧬🧪 So proud of being the PI on this. Great team.

At the bottom left, there is a stylised wheel design in red, partially out of frame, symbolising Roma culture and identity. The background features a vibrant blue with radiating lines emanating from the centre of the wheel, with a small section of green at the bottom left corner. In the top right corner, just below the EU logo, the white text INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY is displayed.

Diversity is our strength.

Some 10–12 million Roma in Europe, and many face isolation, poverty, and limited access to essentials like housing and education.

On #InternationalRomaDay, we stand together to protect the human rights of Roma.

🟢🔴🔵Let’s end antigypsyism now.

Such a great tree...

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Spring is great, you wake up & a surprise peeps in a corner of garden. Something you forgot existed is blooming overnight.

The train that goes from Montreal to Halifax is a beautiful journey but embarrassingly slow? Canada is a rich country, I don't understand why you don't invest in it?

Tá an t-earrach tagtha...

Early morning view, Rialto bridge Dublin!

Excellent idea. Like Luxembourg. Good 4 planet too.

400 cuckoo clocks go on display as time springs forward With the clocks set to go forward in the early hours of tomorrow morning, it is perfect timing for a new exhibition of more than 400 cuckoo clocks to go on public display in Waterford City.

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Another reason to visit Waterford..

Bog restoration could be 'secret weapon' against flooding Data from a bog restoration project in Co Wicklow suggests that some of the most effective flood prevention measures may be up in the hills.

www.rte.ie/news/2026/03...
Nice story, repairing the damage we've done to our planet.

Bike, car and bus - which gets to centre of capital first RTÉ News has undertaken a very non-scientific methodology to see how three different modes of transport fared during Dublin's rush-hour.

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No surprise the bike of course. It's also cheaper & doesn't adversely affect air quality.

You can't beat Europe..

Bulgaria @ IRDiRC meeting. Sofia, a great city, clash of Thracian, Bulgars, Greek, Roman, Ottoman & Soviet cultures. Science good too🧬🔬🧪🧫🧪🧪💊

🧪🧪🧫🧬🧬decades in genetics & I'd never heard the term epulis before my ENT colleagues informed me!