Allen J Moore
@ajmoore.bsky.social
Evolutionist. Studying social interactions and genetics. I’m the one in the lab who isn’t allowed to touch the pipettes. EiC of Ecology and Evolution.
Very sorry John. Yes, it is a horrible disease.
February 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Very sorry John. Yes, it is a horrible disease.
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Just as importantly, we suggest that (close) replications could be incorporated into early career research training - the first project a new student undertakes is a replication of a study that's in their research interests and uses methods they think they'll want to use too. 2/
a woman in a reindeer costume holds a purse and says quality training
ALT: a woman in a reindeer costume holds a purse and says quality training
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Just as importantly, we suggest that (close) replications could be incorporated into early career research training - the first project a new student undertakes is a replication of a study that's in their research interests and uses methods they think they'll want to use too. 2/
This is fantastic.
Symbiotic entrenchment through ecological Catch-22: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Symbiotic entrenchment through ecological Catch-22
A symbiotic rove beetle develops a stealth phenotype by silencing production of its
hydrocarbon pheromones, enabling it to infiltrate ant colonies, steal ant pheromones,
and achieve social acceptance ...
www.cell.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
This is fantastic.
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Reposting again because according to Reddit threads, another round of RWR emails went out today.
NSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics?
1) Write NSF
2) Write your Congressperson
3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up
Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
1) Write NSF
2) Write your Congressperson
3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up
Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
February 4, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Reposting again because according to Reddit threads, another round of RWR emails went out today.
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Neil H. Shubin has been elected as the next NAS President! A leading evolutionary biologist and science communicator, Shubin will succeed Marcia McNutt on July 1. The Academy also named Cherry Murray as International Secretary and elected new councilors. Read more: www.nasonline.org/news/2026_pr...
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Neil H. Shubin has been elected as the next NAS President! A leading evolutionary biologist and science communicator, Shubin will succeed Marcia McNutt on July 1. The Academy also named Cherry Murray as International Secretary and elected new councilors. Read more: www.nasonline.org/news/2026_pr...
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What ever happened to MOOCs? Remember how they were going to revolutionize education?
Lots of OTHER things that are going to revolutionize education aren't going to either! Mostly because it doesn't need revolutionizing.
Lots of OTHER things that are going to revolutionize education aren't going to either! Mostly because it doesn't need revolutionizing.
Whatever happened to MOOCs? – and why education doesn’t need revolutionizing
Anybody remember MOOCs? Maybe 10 or 15 years ago, MOOCs (“Massive Open Online Courses”) were the exciting new technology that would revolutionize education – and perhaps even kill off the universit…
scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:27 PM
What ever happened to MOOCs? Remember how they were going to revolutionize education?
Lots of OTHER things that are going to revolutionize education aren't going to either! Mostly because it doesn't need revolutionizing.
Lots of OTHER things that are going to revolutionize education aren't going to either! Mostly because it doesn't need revolutionizing.
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What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
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Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...
January 23, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...
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Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
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It's easier to tear down than build up, and in science we have a bad case of that. So: how to lead a journal club that actually finds value in what you read. scientistseessquirre... 🧪
How to lead a journal club you won’t be embarrassed by later
One of the jobs facing an early-career scientist, and a developing writer, is to learn what their field’s literature looks like. One of the best tools to that end is the journal club. If you’ve nev…
scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
It's easier to tear down than build up, and in science we have a bad case of that. So: how to lead a journal club that actually finds value in what you read. scientistseessquirre... 🧪
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This would also be just reward for FIFA, not just for THAT trophy but for decades of dreadful venue selections and corruption.
Approximately 25,000+ people CANCELLED their World Cup Tickets overnight and counting.
This is commendable. Boycott America.
This is commendable. Boycott America.
January 11, 2026 at 10:50 PM
This would also be just reward for FIFA, not just for THAT trophy but for decades of dreadful venue selections and corruption.
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Once again having to peer-review a ms for a major journal in which the figure, its legend and the Results text describing the figure *are all physically separated* on the pdf. Have had to create 3 copies opened simultaneously to appreciate the experiments. WHY do they make it so hard for referees??
January 8, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Once again having to peer-review a ms for a major journal in which the figure, its legend and the Results text describing the figure *are all physically separated* on the pdf. Have had to create 3 copies opened simultaneously to appreciate the experiments. WHY do they make it so hard for referees??
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True that you either love or hate inline figs, but find me one person who wants the figure separated from the legend??? This is legacy from print days and serves nobody.
January 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
True that you either love or hate inline figs, but find me one person who wants the figure separated from the legend??? This is legacy from print days and serves nobody.
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We are pleased to announce the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology which will be held from Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2027. Please save the dates, and we look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Ventura Beach, California!
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
We are pleased to announce the inaugural Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology which will be held from Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2027. Please save the dates, and we look forward to welcoming you to beautiful Ventura Beach, California!
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Good lord man, have you no shame? Reckless? Not being straight? How about illegal? Flat out lying? It is time for you to step aside.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Good lord man, have you no shame? Reckless? Not being straight? How about illegal? Flat out lying? It is time for you to step aside.
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So the the FIFA Peace Prize truly was meaningless after all?
January 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
So the the FIFA Peace Prize truly was meaningless after all?
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I personally favor the notion "peer-reviewed" just means a paper with peer reviews, as opposed to a paper that's deemed to have passed some (ill) defined bar as a result. But I'm skeptical the community will embrace that - and even if it does I suspect they'll want curation steps with bars. 5/n
January 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I personally favor the notion "peer-reviewed" just means a paper with peer reviews, as opposed to a paper that's deemed to have passed some (ill) defined bar as a result. But I'm skeptical the community will embrace that - and even if it does I suspect they'll want curation steps with bars. 5/n
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The Canada Government will offer 400 postdoctoral fellowships to international researchers in early 2026. If you have a background in wildlife microbiome or quantitative genetics and are interested to apply to work on microbiome variation in Sable Island horses or caribou, feel free to get in touch
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The Canada Government will offer 400 postdoctoral fellowships to international researchers in early 2026. If you have a background in wildlife microbiome or quantitative genetics and are interested to apply to work on microbiome variation in Sable Island horses or caribou, feel free to get in touch
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I don't think you non-science people realize what it takes to get a grant funded by NIH. Started experiments in Sept 2021 to generate 3 new mouse mutants to model human disease. Prelim dara shows they have relevant disease phenotypes worthy of study. Need a small grant first to characterize /1
January 2, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I don't think you non-science people realize what it takes to get a grant funded by NIH. Started experiments in Sept 2021 to generate 3 new mouse mutants to model human disease. Prelim dara shows they have relevant disease phenotypes worthy of study. Need a small grant first to characterize /1
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If more people understood that socialism doesn't eliminate personal wealth we might be so much further along as a society
January 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
If more people understood that socialism doesn't eliminate personal wealth we might be so much further along as a society
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IF THE SHOE FITS
Justice Brett Kavanaugh isn’t happy that his name has become synonymous w/racist immigration enforcement.
ICE’s policy of detaining people based on ethnicity is called a “Kavanaugh stop,” named after his ruling that allows it. He’s afraid the name will ruin his “legacy.” Too late!
Justice Brett Kavanaugh isn’t happy that his name has become synonymous w/racist immigration enforcement.
ICE’s policy of detaining people based on ethnicity is called a “Kavanaugh stop,” named after his ruling that allows it. He’s afraid the name will ruin his “legacy.” Too late!
December 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
IF THE SHOE FITS
Justice Brett Kavanaugh isn’t happy that his name has become synonymous w/racist immigration enforcement.
ICE’s policy of detaining people based on ethnicity is called a “Kavanaugh stop,” named after his ruling that allows it. He’s afraid the name will ruin his “legacy.” Too late!
Justice Brett Kavanaugh isn’t happy that his name has become synonymous w/racist immigration enforcement.
ICE’s policy of detaining people based on ethnicity is called a “Kavanaugh stop,” named after his ruling that allows it. He’s afraid the name will ruin his “legacy.” Too late!
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Come and join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #sweden! We have am open position as Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity.
Apply here no later than February 11 2026:
https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1
Apply here no later than February 11 2026:
https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity
The Department of Biology was established in 2010 through the merger of the Departments of Ecology, Cell and Organism Biology, Biological Undergraduate Education, and the Biological Museums. The depar
lu.varbi.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Come and join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #sweden! We have am open position as Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity.
Apply here no later than February 11 2026:
https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1
Apply here no later than February 11 2026:
https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1
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Have you ever wondered: just how strong *is* the evidence for Muller's ratchet on mtDNA?
Well, wonder no more!
(Project led by Yu Mo, with @smishra677.bsky.social and @yadirapga.bsky.social)
"No molecular evidence for Muller's ratchet in mitochondrial genomes"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Well, wonder no more!
(Project led by Yu Mo, with @smishra677.bsky.social and @yadirapga.bsky.social)
"No molecular evidence for Muller's ratchet in mitochondrial genomes"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
No molecular evidence for Muller's ratchet in mitochondrial genomes
Muller's ratchet predicts that non-recombining genomes can accumulate deleterious mutations, though molecular evidence for it is rare. Previous studies have tried to detect ratchet-like behavior in mi...
www.biorxiv.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Have you ever wondered: just how strong *is* the evidence for Muller's ratchet on mtDNA?
Well, wonder no more!
(Project led by Yu Mo, with @smishra677.bsky.social and @yadirapga.bsky.social)
"No molecular evidence for Muller's ratchet in mitochondrial genomes"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Well, wonder no more!
(Project led by Yu Mo, with @smishra677.bsky.social and @yadirapga.bsky.social)
"No molecular evidence for Muller's ratchet in mitochondrial genomes"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Impressive that one of the leading scientific organizations in Europe, the CNRS, has said "good bye" to Web of Science and its pernicious Impact Factors. They are in good company, but that company must grow! Who will be next to wake up?
Thread of French and Dutch research institutes slowly unsubscribing from web of science (and thence impact factors).
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Impressive that one of the leading scientific organizations in Europe, the CNRS, has said "good bye" to Web of Science and its pernicious Impact Factors. They are in good company, but that company must grow! Who will be next to wake up?