Caro Deimel
@carodeimel.bsky.social
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Caro Deimel
@carodeimel.bsky.social
· Oct 15
Neopterin as a Tool for Primate Ecoimmunology: Current Knowledge, Practical Application, and New Directions From Captivity to the Wild
Neopterin is a sensitive and specific biomarker of intracellular pathogen infection and chronic inflammation, and affected by environmental, life-history, and sex-contextual factors. This review offe....
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Neopterin is a neat marker for #cell-mediated #immunity in #primates. We think it has great potential for #ecoimmunology research in wild and captive settings!
Really happy that this review paper @verenab.bsky.social and I wrote is out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Really happy that this review paper @verenab.bsky.social and I wrote is out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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I am part of a team guest editing a special issue of the American Journal of Primatology on "Digitization and use of legacy datasets in primatology” and we are seeking out submissions due on 1 September 2027.
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September 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I am part of a team guest editing a special issue of the American Journal of Primatology on "Digitization and use of legacy datasets in primatology” and we are seeking out submissions due on 1 September 2027.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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Kat is right about all of this.
One of the reasons that college sexual violence is uniquely devastating is because it changes the victim’s entire future.
One of the reasons that college sexual violence is uniquely devastating is because it changes the victim’s entire future.
What about her future? What about how hard she worked to be there? What is to become of her life now? What process of justice could possibly right these wrongs? And how much more will she lose in the process of trying to get it? How much more of this are we all supposed to tolerate?
September 28, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Kat is right about all of this.
One of the reasons that college sexual violence is uniquely devastating is because it changes the victim’s entire future.
One of the reasons that college sexual violence is uniquely devastating is because it changes the victim’s entire future.
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Sparked by a waste crisis driven by rapid urbanization in the 20th century, the effect of the changes to the country's food waste management since the 1990s has been remarkable: South Korea's food waste recycling rate rose from just 2.6% in 1996 to nearly 97% in 2023 www.bbc.com/future/artic...
New York has a food waste problem. South Korea has already solved it
South Korea has cut household food waste going to landfill from 97% to almost nothing. New York City has started sending its scraps the same way.
www.bbc.com
September 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Sparked by a waste crisis driven by rapid urbanization in the 20th century, the effect of the changes to the country's food waste management since the 1990s has been remarkable: South Korea's food waste recycling rate rose from just 2.6% in 1996 to nearly 97% in 2023 www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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This lion sighting was nothing short of a sensation. It's the first lion spotted in Gabon since the 1990s and caught on our PanAf Chimp&See camera trap video. Here's a CNN article about it: edition.cnn.com/2015/04/02/a... . A documentary about the discovery and its consequences is now in the making.
September 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
This lion sighting was nothing short of a sensation. It's the first lion spotted in Gabon since the 1990s and caught on our PanAf Chimp&See camera trap video. Here's a CNN article about it: edition.cnn.com/2015/04/02/a... . A documentary about the discovery and its consequences is now in the making.
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🚨Need help to report bullying in academia?
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> A map of independent national organisations across Europe: research-integrity bodies, academic unions, whistleblower-protection authorities, or legal aid:
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Check out this precious resource made by @mlforall.bsky.social
> A map of independent national organisations across Europe: research-integrity bodies, academic unions, whistleblower-protection authorities, or legal aid:
dictionaryofml.org/fight-the-ac...
August 26, 2026 at 9:54 AM
🚨Need help to report bullying in academia?
Check out this precious resource made by @mlforall.bsky.social
> A map of independent national organisations across Europe: research-integrity bodies, academic unions, whistleblower-protection authorities, or legal aid:
dictionaryofml.org/fight-the-ac...
Check out this precious resource made by @mlforall.bsky.social
> A map of independent national organisations across Europe: research-integrity bodies, academic unions, whistleblower-protection authorities, or legal aid:
dictionaryofml.org/fight-the-ac...
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get a covid vaccine as a tribute to dolly parton challenge
August 25, 2026 at 7:19 PM
get a covid vaccine as a tribute to dolly parton challenge
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Those mountains are older than the concept of trees and bones and you WILL respect them
It's so cute when people on the east coast talk about mountains
August 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Those mountains are older than the concept of trees and bones and you WILL respect them
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Garden of Earthly Delights
August 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Garden of Earthly Delights
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It’s not a fertility crisis, it’s a crisis of care: “the decision to limit reproduction is largely driven by the contemporary crisis of parenting and care”
Postponement or limitation? Mechanisms of reproductive intentions in Mexico City’s lowest-low fertility context
Postponement or limitation? Mechanisms of reproductive intentions in Mexico City’s lowest-low fertility context
https://austriaca.at/0xc1aa5572_0x0041d8a2
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August 8, 2026 at 10:02 AM
It’s not a fertility crisis, it’s a crisis of care: “the decision to limit reproduction is largely driven by the contemporary crisis of parenting and care”
Postponement or limitation? Mechanisms of reproductive intentions in Mexico City’s lowest-low fertility context
Postponement or limitation? Mechanisms of reproductive intentions in Mexico City’s lowest-low fertility context
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We are excited to announce that #Behaviour2027 (XXXIX International Ethological Congress) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria! We are looking forward to having you all join us next year from August 23-27.
Please follow and share!
Please follow and share!
July 9, 2026 at 1:36 PM
We are excited to announce that #Behaviour2027 (XXXIX International Ethological Congress) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria! We are looking forward to having you all join us next year from August 23-27.
Please follow and share!
Please follow and share!
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We suggest key questions that institutions need to ask themselves
July 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
We suggest key questions that institutions need to ask themselves
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As everyone's winding down on #evol2026 we want to share our survey link with you again. Whether you work in reproductive biology specifically or not, please take a minute to help us understand how the scientific community uses reproductive terms in research!
And hope to see you at #SMBE!
And hope to see you at #SMBE!
June 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Yes of course sorry!
univie.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...
univie.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...
ToS.DefinitionSurvey.QuestionPro
ToS.DefinitionSurvey.QuestionPro
univie.questionpro.eu
June 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Yes of course sorry!
univie.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...
univie.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...
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Online now: The emerging field of wild animal welfare science
The emerging field of wild animal welfare science
The emerging interdisciplinary field of wild animal welfare science (WAWS) explicitly expands the study of welfare to animals in the wild. It has applied value in informing how to improve the welfare of wild animals, ensuring they can thrive as well as survive in the face of the challenges of the Anthropocene. It also has intellectual value by generating new knowledge and insights about the affective states of wildlife. We aim to help scientists and practitioners understand how WAWS can support their work. To facilitate engagement in the field, we articulate core principles and key characteristics, and explore opportunities and challenges. We encourage those with relevant interests to engage in the field’s development and application.
dlvr.it
June 27, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Online now: The emerging field of wild animal welfare science
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Today's pigeons are doing that thing pigeons do where they take turns keeping watch for each other while they eat.
January 21, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Today's pigeons are doing that thing pigeons do where they take turns keeping watch for each other while they eat.
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What do we mean by calling an animal "wild"? A zoo tiger? A city fox? A feral cat? Nobody agrees 😅
We asked 358 wildlife experts, and "wild" isn't just one thing 🐾 It isn't just the opposite of "domestic," but exists along a spectrum with multiple dimensions.
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
We asked 358 wildlife experts, and "wild" isn't just one thing 🐾 It isn't just the opposite of "domestic," but exists along a spectrum with multiple dimensions.
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Addressing the Elephant in the Room: A Quantitative Approach to Understanding 'Wild'
When applied to non-human animals,'wild' is a poorly defined concept despite its central role in conservation, wildlife management, and environmental policy. Numerous attempts have been made to define...
www.biorxiv.org
June 12, 2026 at 6:54 AM
What do we mean by calling an animal "wild"? A zoo tiger? A city fox? A feral cat? Nobody agrees 😅
We asked 358 wildlife experts, and "wild" isn't just one thing 🐾 It isn't just the opposite of "domestic," but exists along a spectrum with multiple dimensions.
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
We asked 358 wildlife experts, and "wild" isn't just one thing 🐾 It isn't just the opposite of "domestic," but exists along a spectrum with multiple dimensions.
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Does it matter which day of your #menstrualcycle you get #vaccinated? 💉 My first PhD paper, just published in #npj Women's Health, suggests it might. 🧵
June 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Does it matter which day of your #menstrualcycle you get #vaccinated? 💉 My first PhD paper, just published in #npj Women's Health, suggests it might. 🧵
Today, we protested the massive budget cuts that threaten Austrian universities and potentially affect 20% of positions. And estimated 21.000 people attended. #UnisRetten
May 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Today, we protested the massive budget cuts that threaten Austrian universities and potentially affect 20% of positions. And estimated 21.000 people attended. #UnisRetten
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#UnisRetten: Zukunft lässt sich nicht einsparen‼️✊
Gemeinsam auf die Straße gehen und ein Zeichen setzen -gegen die geplanten Einsparungen und für Qualität in Lehre & Forschung, für Chancengerechtigkeit & Zukunftsfähigkeit!
📅: 27. Mai, 13 Uhr
📍: Hauptgebäude Uni Wien
www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/un...
Gemeinsam auf die Straße gehen und ein Zeichen setzen -gegen die geplanten Einsparungen und für Qualität in Lehre & Forschung, für Chancengerechtigkeit & Zukunftsfähigkeit!
📅: 27. Mai, 13 Uhr
📍: Hauptgebäude Uni Wien
www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/un...
May 26, 2026 at 1:38 PM
#UnisRetten: Zukunft lässt sich nicht einsparen‼️✊
Gemeinsam auf die Straße gehen und ein Zeichen setzen -gegen die geplanten Einsparungen und für Qualität in Lehre & Forschung, für Chancengerechtigkeit & Zukunftsfähigkeit!
📅: 27. Mai, 13 Uhr
📍: Hauptgebäude Uni Wien
www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/un...
Gemeinsam auf die Straße gehen und ein Zeichen setzen -gegen die geplanten Einsparungen und für Qualität in Lehre & Forschung, für Chancengerechtigkeit & Zukunftsfähigkeit!
📅: 27. Mai, 13 Uhr
📍: Hauptgebäude Uni Wien
www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/un...
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Uni brennt also wieder, nur sind die Studierenden von damals selbst prekäres wissenschaftliches Personal.
May 20, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Uni brennt also wieder, nur sind die Studierenden von damals selbst prekäres wissenschaftliches Personal.
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aDNA lab manager position (maternity cover for ~16 months) at UniVie. Come work with us, several cool projects, new labs and great potential for further future work. Happy to answer questions! jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S...
Senior Scientist (Ancient DNA lab)
Senior Scientist (Ancient DNA lab)
jobs.univie.ac.at
May 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
aDNA lab manager position (maternity cover for ~16 months) at UniVie. Come work with us, several cool projects, new labs and great potential for further future work. Happy to answer questions! jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S...
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Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr
After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
scim.ag
May 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr
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Since I've lectured about it in 2 classes over the past couple weeks & have all the slides readily available, allow me to take this opportunity to do a brief educational 🧵 about (some of) the history of scientific racism & eugenics in the US.
Yet again I remind everyone (as Elizabeth does in her very next tweet) that "foreigners are corrupting our pure blood with weakness & disease" is Fascism 101. Not some variant, not some metaphorically similar thing, not some echo -- the thing itself.
RFK Jr. just said that immigration is to blame for the outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S., not him.
May 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Since I've lectured about it in 2 classes over the past couple weeks & have all the slides readily available, allow me to take this opportunity to do a brief educational 🧵 about (some of) the history of scientific racism & eugenics in the US.
Great tit jokes never get old. With @jeroenstevens.bsky.social
April 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Great tit jokes never get old. With @jeroenstevens.bsky.social
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In parts of Africa, greater honeyguide birds guide people to bees’ nests. Honey for the people; in return, wax and brood for the bird: a perfect win-win.
This 🧵 explores a remarkable, culturally sustained partnership between people of Eswatini and a wild bird. #BOU2026 #ornithology
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This 🧵 explores a remarkable, culturally sustained partnership between people of Eswatini and a wild bird. #BOU2026 #ornithology
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April 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM
In parts of Africa, greater honeyguide birds guide people to bees’ nests. Honey for the people; in return, wax and brood for the bird: a perfect win-win.
This 🧵 explores a remarkable, culturally sustained partnership between people of Eswatini and a wild bird. #BOU2026 #ornithology
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This 🧵 explores a remarkable, culturally sustained partnership between people of Eswatini and a wild bird. #BOU2026 #ornithology
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