🧬🦋 New preprint out! 🦋🧬
What mechanisms underlie large-scale chromosomal rearrangements? Why do rearrangement rates vary so massively across taxa?
We explored these questions in Erebia butterflies, a genus with extraordinary chromosome number diversity, from 7 to 52!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
What mechanisms underlie large-scale chromosomal rearrangements? Why do rearrangement rates vary so massively across taxa?
We explored these questions in Erebia butterflies, a genus with extraordinary chromosome number diversity, from 7 to 52!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
June 18, 2026 at 8:15 AM
🧬🦋 New preprint out! 🦋🧬
What mechanisms underlie large-scale chromosomal rearrangements? Why do rearrangement rates vary so massively across taxa?
We explored these questions in Erebia butterflies, a genus with extraordinary chromosome number diversity, from 7 to 52!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
What mechanisms underlie large-scale chromosomal rearrangements? Why do rearrangement rates vary so massively across taxa?
We explored these questions in Erebia butterflies, a genus with extraordinary chromosome number diversity, from 7 to 52!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Hi everyone. I'm fairly new here so thought I would introduce myself. My background is in archaeology & then genetics so now I use genetics to answer questions in history & archaeology. I led the identification of King Richard III. I also do telly/radio presenting eg. BBC DNA Family Secrets. 😊🧬
November 18, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Hi everyone. I'm fairly new here so thought I would introduce myself. My background is in archaeology & then genetics so now I use genetics to answer questions in history & archaeology. I led the identification of King Richard III. I also do telly/radio presenting eg. BBC DNA Family Secrets. 😊🧬
EXCITING NEWS!! We're searching for a new professor colleague at the Biozentrum🇨🇭. Ideal candidates are exploring novel biological questions with structure, biophysics, or high-resolution imaging. 🧪 🧶🧬 🔬
The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩🔬🤓
The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩🔬🤓
September 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
EXCITING NEWS!! We're searching for a new professor colleague at the Biozentrum🇨🇭. Ideal candidates are exploring novel biological questions with structure, biophysics, or high-resolution imaging. 🧪 🧶🧬 🔬
The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩🔬🤓
The call closes Nov 3. Please get in touch if you would like more information. Come join us! 👩🔬🤓
New special issue in Molecular Ecology on Conservation Genomics #popGen #evolution 🧪🧬🖥️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1365294x...
Special Issue: CONSERVATION GENOMICS ‐ MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Molecular Ecology: Vol 34, No 23
Molecular Ecology is an international journal for research using molecular genetic techniques to address questions in ecology, evolution, behavior and conservation.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
New special issue in Molecular Ecology on Conservation Genomics #popGen #evolution 🧪🧬🖥️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1365294x...
Interested in complex systems, brain evo-devo, and/or computational approaches to big questions in neuroscience? Check out new opportunities in our lab! 🧠🧬💻🦘🔬🏝️🏄♀️😍 Further details and deadlines will be announced soon! #PhD #Postdoc #NeuroJobs
February 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Interested in complex systems, brain evo-devo, and/or computational approaches to big questions in neuroscience? Check out new opportunities in our lab! 🧠🧬💻🦘🔬🏝️🏄♀️😍 Further details and deadlines will be announced soon! #PhD #Postdoc #NeuroJobs
Ready to explore what's next in the life sciences? 🧬🔍 Then check out our new 2026 EMBL Annual Poster 👉 s.embl.org/2026-poster
Join us for another year of asking the big questions in the life sciences. See you in 2026?
#EMBL #lifesciences #molecularbiology #bioinformatics
Join us for another year of asking the big questions in the life sciences. See you in 2026?
#EMBL #lifesciences #molecularbiology #bioinformatics
July 17, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Ready to explore what's next in the life sciences? 🧬🔍 Then check out our new 2026 EMBL Annual Poster 👉 s.embl.org/2026-poster
Join us for another year of asking the big questions in the life sciences. See you in 2026?
#EMBL #lifesciences #molecularbiology #bioinformatics
Join us for another year of asking the big questions in the life sciences. See you in 2026?
#EMBL #lifesciences #molecularbiology #bioinformatics
New manuscript is out on a scale new to me: We sequenced >1000 genomes, mostly complete, of filamentous Actinobacteria. With these, we can start asking questions like "How long are Streptomyces terminal inverted repeats" and get answers like this 🧬🖥️ #secmet.
November 15, 2024 at 11:56 AM
New manuscript is out on a scale new to me: We sequenced >1000 genomes, mostly complete, of filamentous Actinobacteria. With these, we can start asking questions like "How long are Streptomyces terminal inverted repeats" and get answers like this 🧬🖥️ #secmet.
New review from P Genschik’s team in
@jxbotany.bsky.social 🧬 A fresh look at the huge diversity and functions of plant F-box proteins.
👉 Open questions & new perspectives for 🌱 biology.
▶️https://academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jxb/erag074/8475508?redirectedFrom=fulltext
@jxbotany.bsky.social 🧬 A fresh look at the huge diversity and functions of plant F-box proteins.
👉 Open questions & new perspectives for 🌱 biology.
▶️https://academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jxb/erag074/8475508?redirectedFrom=fulltext
February 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
New review from P Genschik’s team in
@jxbotany.bsky.social 🧬 A fresh look at the huge diversity and functions of plant F-box proteins.
👉 Open questions & new perspectives for 🌱 biology.
▶️https://academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jxb/erag074/8475508?redirectedFrom=fulltext
@jxbotany.bsky.social 🧬 A fresh look at the huge diversity and functions of plant F-box proteins.
👉 Open questions & new perspectives for 🌱 biology.
▶️https://academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jxb/erag074/8475508?redirectedFrom=fulltext
@amyxguo.bsky.social from New York, @liddelowsa.bsky.social lab, has characterized the LCN2 tdTomato mice that label reactive #astrocytes & reactive #endothelial cells. First timer at the #GRCGlia2025, she's done great asking good questions. Definitely one to follow 🔬🧬🍅✨ med.nyu.edu/faculty/shan...
March 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
@amyxguo.bsky.social from New York, @liddelowsa.bsky.social lab, has characterized the LCN2 tdTomato mice that label reactive #astrocytes & reactive #endothelial cells. First timer at the #GRCGlia2025, she's done great asking good questions. Definitely one to follow 🔬🧬🍅✨ med.nyu.edu/faculty/shan...
New episode! 🧬 Dr. Anne Stone talks ancient DNA, Neanderthals, ethics, and forensic science. From big questions to degraded samples—don’t miss it!
🎧 pod.link/1715048894
Dr. Anne Stone is an anthropological geneticist and professor at @arizonastateuni.bsky.social
🎧 pod.link/1715048894
Dr. Anne Stone is an anthropological geneticist and professor at @arizonastateuni.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
New episode! 🧬 Dr. Anne Stone talks ancient DNA, Neanderthals, ethics, and forensic science. From big questions to degraded samples—don’t miss it!
🎧 pod.link/1715048894
Dr. Anne Stone is an anthropological geneticist and professor at @arizonastateuni.bsky.social
🎧 pod.link/1715048894
Dr. Anne Stone is an anthropological geneticist and professor at @arizonastateuni.bsky.social
How to tackle emerging questions in cellular organisation, adaptation, and robustness? Join #EESPhaseSeparation! 🧬🦠
Bringing together scientists from diverse fields to foster new discoveries in condensate biology.
Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl
📅 19 – 22 May 2026
Bringing together scientists from diverse fields to foster new discoveries in condensate biology.
Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl
📅 19 – 22 May 2026
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
How to tackle emerging questions in cellular organisation, adaptation, and robustness? Join #EESPhaseSeparation! 🧬🦠
Bringing together scientists from diverse fields to foster new discoveries in condensate biology.
Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl
📅 19 – 22 May 2026
Bringing together scientists from diverse fields to foster new discoveries in condensate biology.
Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl
📅 19 – 22 May 2026
🚨Job alert! Please share 📢
🌾Curious how plants cope with and adapt to abiotic stress?🧂
🔬🧬Interested to learn new technologies and push the boundaries?
Come join us and explore the answer to these questions! More details 👇 ramakrishna.ch Apply soon!
#plantscience #plantscijobs #hiring
🌾Curious how plants cope with and adapt to abiotic stress?🧂
🔬🧬Interested to learn new technologies and push the boundaries?
Come join us and explore the answer to these questions! More details 👇 ramakrishna.ch Apply soon!
#plantscience #plantscijobs #hiring
May 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨Job alert! Please share 📢
🌾Curious how plants cope with and adapt to abiotic stress?🧂
🔬🧬Interested to learn new technologies and push the boundaries?
Come join us and explore the answer to these questions! More details 👇 ramakrishna.ch Apply soon!
#plantscience #plantscijobs #hiring
🌾Curious how plants cope with and adapt to abiotic stress?🧂
🔬🧬Interested to learn new technologies and push the boundaries?
Come join us and explore the answer to these questions! More details 👇 ramakrishna.ch Apply soon!
#plantscience #plantscijobs #hiring
Just dropped a new vid answering MORE of your questions about bottom growth on T: timelines, genetics, dosage, and more. 🧬🍆 ...Yes, even the FUPA question. 🤔
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/yKke_lDgapQ
#transmasc #HRT #bottomgrowth #testosterone #ftmtransition #ftm
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/yKke_lDgapQ
#transmasc #HRT #bottomgrowth #testosterone #ftmtransition #ftm
July 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Just dropped a new vid answering MORE of your questions about bottom growth on T: timelines, genetics, dosage, and more. 🧬🍆 ...Yes, even the FUPA question. 🤔
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/yKke_lDgapQ
#transmasc #HRT #bottomgrowth #testosterone #ftmtransition #ftm
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/yKke_lDgapQ
#transmasc #HRT #bottomgrowth #testosterone #ftmtransition #ftm
🧬 New recombination review 🧬
Genetic variation is essential for evolution. So what do we know about genetic variation underlying recombination rates & distribution? I've written a perspective for MBE on why its important, what we have learned, & open questions for the future.
Genetic variation is essential for evolution. So what do we know about genetic variation underlying recombination rates & distribution? I've written a perspective for MBE on why its important, what we have learned, & open questions for the future.
Understanding the Genetic Basis of Variation in Meiotic Recombination: Past, Present, and Future
Abstract. Meiotic recombination is a fundamental feature of sexually reproducing species. It is often required for proper chromosome segregation and plays
academic.oup.com
July 8, 2024 at 10:38 AM
🧬 New recombination review 🧬
Genetic variation is essential for evolution. So what do we know about genetic variation underlying recombination rates & distribution? I've written a perspective for MBE on why its important, what we have learned, & open questions for the future.
Genetic variation is essential for evolution. So what do we know about genetic variation underlying recombination rates & distribution? I've written a perspective for MBE on why its important, what we have learned, & open questions for the future.
“WTF happened to paylines???!!!" and other questions
New must-read straight talk by Josh Fessel MD PhD about current status of #NIH 🧪🧬🩺
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
(Please share, I think a lot of folks will benefit)
New must-read straight talk by Josh Fessel MD PhD about current status of #NIH 🧪🧬🩺
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
(Please share, I think a lot of folks will benefit)
NIH Unified Funding Framework
"WTF happened to paylines???!!!" and other questions
substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“WTF happened to paylines???!!!" and other questions
New must-read straight talk by Josh Fessel MD PhD about current status of #NIH 🧪🧬🩺
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
(Please share, I think a lot of folks will benefit)
New must-read straight talk by Josh Fessel MD PhD about current status of #NIH 🧪🧬🩺
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
(Please share, I think a lot of folks will benefit)
Five protein-design questions that still challenge AI 🧬🖥️🧪 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03595-9
1. Building reliable binders
2. New catalysts
3. Conformational changes
4. Complex creations
5. Learning from mistakes
1. Building reliable binders
2. New catalysts
3. Conformational changes
4. Complex creations
5. Learning from mistakes
Five protein-design questions that still challenge AI
Tools such as Rosetta and AlphaFold have redefined the protein-engineering landscape. But some problems remain out of reach — for now.
www.nature.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Five protein-design questions that still challenge AI 🧬🖥️🧪 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03595-9
1. Building reliable binders
2. New catalysts
3. Conformational changes
4. Complex creations
5. Learning from mistakes
1. Building reliable binders
2. New catalysts
3. Conformational changes
4. Complex creations
5. Learning from mistakes
The DNA of butterflies & moths is supporting conservation, shedding light on evolution, and could find new ways to stop pests 🦋
1,000 genomes have been released, and @projectpsyche.bsky.social aims to continue until all 11,665 European species have been sequenced🧬
www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/10...
1,000 genomes have been released, and @projectpsyche.bsky.social aims to continue until all 11,665 European species have been sequenced🧬
www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/10...
1,000 butterfly and moth genomes to investigate evolution, climate change resilience, and tackle food security issues
These freely available genomes can be used to answer evolutionary questions, inform conservation and improve food security around the world.
www.sanger.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The DNA of butterflies & moths is supporting conservation, shedding light on evolution, and could find new ways to stop pests 🦋
1,000 genomes have been released, and @projectpsyche.bsky.social aims to continue until all 11,665 European species have been sequenced🧬
www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/10...
1,000 genomes have been released, and @projectpsyche.bsky.social aims to continue until all 11,665 European species have been sequenced🧬
www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/10...
How can you tackle emerging questions in cellular organisation, adaptation, and robustness? Join #EESPhaseSeparation! 🧬🦠
Bringing together scientists from diverse fields to foster new discoveries in condensate biology.
Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl
📅 19 – 22 May 2026
Bringing together scientists from diverse fields to foster new discoveries in condensate biology.
Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl
📅 19 – 22 May 2026
December 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
How can you tackle emerging questions in cellular organisation, adaptation, and robustness? Join #EESPhaseSeparation! 🧬🦠
Bringing together scientists from diverse fields to foster new discoveries in condensate biology.
Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl
📅 19 – 22 May 2026
Bringing together scientists from diverse fields to foster new discoveries in condensate biology.
Submit your abstract by 10 Feb: s.embl.org/ees26-08-bl
📅 19 – 22 May 2026
Grateful and excited to see this project finally out as a preprint! 🥳
Using new genome assemblies, we uncovered evolutionary insights into Calyceraceae-Asteraceae evolution, and in true plant genomics fashion, uncovered more questions than answers 😅
Can’t wait to see where future work takes us! 🌼🧬
Using new genome assemblies, we uncovered evolutionary insights into Calyceraceae-Asteraceae evolution, and in true plant genomics fashion, uncovered more questions than answers 😅
Can’t wait to see where future work takes us! 🌼🧬
🌻 Sharing this preprint where we assembled 3 new chromosome-level genomes, including the first for Asteraceae's South American sister Calyceraceae! Asteraceae uses all the tricks when it comes to being the most ecologically successful family of flowering plants. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Grateful and excited to see this project finally out as a preprint! 🥳
Using new genome assemblies, we uncovered evolutionary insights into Calyceraceae-Asteraceae evolution, and in true plant genomics fashion, uncovered more questions than answers 😅
Can’t wait to see where future work takes us! 🌼🧬
Using new genome assemblies, we uncovered evolutionary insights into Calyceraceae-Asteraceae evolution, and in true plant genomics fashion, uncovered more questions than answers 😅
Can’t wait to see where future work takes us! 🌼🧬
This month:
- Living nanites posing existential questions 🧬🤖❔
- A reality show about virtual children 📺🍼💵
- A deadly rainforest bringing "wet bulb" to new extremes ☔🌴🫠
...and many more, with all the new science fiction books of July 2024!
reactormag.com/new-science-...
- Living nanites posing existential questions 🧬🤖❔
- A reality show about virtual children 📺🍼💵
- A deadly rainforest bringing "wet bulb" to new extremes ☔🌴🫠
...and many more, with all the new science fiction books of July 2024!
reactormag.com/new-science-...
All the New Science Fiction Books Arriving in July 2024 - Reactor
Start a virtual family, visit a dangerous rainforest, and meet an immortal warrior in this month's new releases.
reactormag.com
July 10, 2024 at 4:39 PM
This month:
- Living nanites posing existential questions 🧬🤖❔
- A reality show about virtual children 📺🍼💵
- A deadly rainforest bringing "wet bulb" to new extremes ☔🌴🫠
...and many more, with all the new science fiction books of July 2024!
reactormag.com/new-science-...
- Living nanites posing existential questions 🧬🤖❔
- A reality show about virtual children 📺🍼💵
- A deadly rainforest bringing "wet bulb" to new extremes ☔🌴🫠
...and many more, with all the new science fiction books of July 2024!
reactormag.com/new-science-...
From @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Hands-on training about data clustering with orange data mining toolbox | #Education #DataScience #Bioinformatics #PLOSCB 🧬 🖥️ 🧪
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Hands-on training about data clustering with orange data mining toolbox
Author summary The highest satisfaction for any instructor comes from an engaged audience, a motivated class that pays attention, and student questions that open up new venues for exploring the planne...
journals.plos.org
December 19, 2024 at 8:10 PM
From @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Hands-on training about data clustering with orange data mining toolbox | #Education #DataScience #Bioinformatics #PLOSCB 🧬 🖥️ 🧪
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Delighted to share my new communication at the @sapanthropologie.bsky.social meeting, in Geneva. What about using so-called "biomechanical" traits for phylogenetic questions in paleoanthropology?
@univbordeaux.bsky.social
@pacea.bsky.social
🦴☠️🧬🦍
Join us, it's here:
www.sapweb.fr/index.php/fr...
@univbordeaux.bsky.social
@pacea.bsky.social
🦴☠️🧬🦍
Join us, it's here:
www.sapweb.fr/index.php/fr...
February 4, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Delighted to share my new communication at the @sapanthropologie.bsky.social meeting, in Geneva. What about using so-called "biomechanical" traits for phylogenetic questions in paleoanthropology?
@univbordeaux.bsky.social
@pacea.bsky.social
🦴☠️🧬🦍
Join us, it's here:
www.sapweb.fr/index.php/fr...
@univbordeaux.bsky.social
@pacea.bsky.social
🦴☠️🧬🦍
Join us, it's here:
www.sapweb.fr/index.php/fr...
👇👇🧠🧬My new lab is hiring an imaging-genetics Postdoc, exploring how genetic factors (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics) and environmental factors (e.g., early life stress) influence brain development, psychopathology, and neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., autism). I am happy to take any questions.
June 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
👇👇🧠🧬My new lab is hiring an imaging-genetics Postdoc, exploring how genetic factors (e.g., genomics, transcriptomics) and environmental factors (e.g., early life stress) influence brain development, psychopathology, and neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., autism). I am happy to take any questions.
Two important accounts from individuals affected by paralysis from polio infection. Something to consider with the mounting number of people rejecting vaccinations. Herd immunity is essential to protect newborns and the immune compromised. 🍎🧪👩🔬🥽🧬 #vaccinate #kids
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Fears of polio resurgence as US vaccine adviser questions need for childhood shots
Survivors say US healthcare system not ready for new cases – ‘the only thing to fix polio is the polio vaccine’
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Two important accounts from individuals affected by paralysis from polio infection. Something to consider with the mounting number of people rejecting vaccinations. Herd immunity is essential to protect newborns and the immune compromised. 🍎🧪👩🔬🥽🧬 #vaccinate #kids
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
GitHub reports Python now leads in popularity, fueled by generative AI. For new researchers, language choice depends on the task: compiled (C++, Rust) for tools, scripting (Python, R) for data. #AcademicSky #Programing 🧬💻
Which programming language should I use? A guide for early-career researchers
Computer scientists and bioinformaticians address four key questions to help rookie coders to make the right choice.
www.nature.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
GitHub reports Python now leads in popularity, fueled by generative AI. For new researchers, language choice depends on the task: compiled (C++, Rust) for tools, scripting (Python, R) for data. #AcademicSky #Programing 🧬💻