Pepijn Kooij
@antfunguy.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist studying symbiont asexuality of the fungus-growing ant mutualism at CEIS/LESF, UNESP - Rio Claro. Views are my own. / @antfun@toot.community / https://linktr.ee/PepijnKooij
Interesting to note that these types of pests really started with increasing human civilization, i.e., first big cities etc.
Bedbugs may be the first urban pest | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... #science #bedbugs #genomics #evolution #urbanization
Bedbugs may be the first urban pest | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... #science #bedbugs #genomics #evolution #urbanization
Bedbugs may be the first urban pest
A new study of the insects’ genomes traces their success back to early civilization
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May 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Interesting to note that these types of pests really started with increasing human civilization, i.e., first big cities etc.
Bedbugs may be the first urban pest | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... #science #bedbugs #genomics #evolution #urbanization
Bedbugs may be the first urban pest | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... #science #bedbugs #genomics #evolution #urbanization
Vaccines work… and do not cause autism
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... #science #vaccines #vaccinessavelives @plosbiology.org
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... #science #vaccines #vaccinessavelives @plosbiology.org
Vaccines work… and do not cause autism
Vaccines have saved millions of lives, yet their importance and safety is repeatedly in question. W e cannot let disinformation campaigns get in the way of global public health – it is not time to def...
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May 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Vaccines work… and do not cause autism
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... #science #vaccines #vaccinessavelives @plosbiology.org
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... #science #vaccines #vaccinessavelives @plosbiology.org
Language Differences Control Your Brain’s Sentence-Prediction Habits
www.scientificamerican.com/article/does... #science #language #brains #howdoesthisworkformultilinguals
www.scientificamerican.com/article/does... #science #language #brains #howdoesthisworkformultilinguals
Do You Think Differently in Different Languages?
The brain’s response to information depends on language’s grammatical structure
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May 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Language Differences Control Your Brain’s Sentence-Prediction Habits
www.scientificamerican.com/article/does... #science #language #brains #howdoesthisworkformultilinguals
www.scientificamerican.com/article/does... #science #language #brains #howdoesthisworkformultilinguals
Meet The Death Metal Singers Changing Vocal Health Research www.sciencefriday.com/articles/dea... #science #vocals #metal #music #deathmetal #blackmetal
Meet The Death Metal Singers Changing Vocal Health Research
With cameras down their throats, metal singers show how they produce growls, screams, and squeals without damaging their vocal tissues.
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May 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Meet The Death Metal Singers Changing Vocal Health Research www.sciencefriday.com/articles/dea... #science #vocals #metal #music #deathmetal #blackmetal
Publishers trial paying peer reviewers — what did they find? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Would like to see trials/research on free publications in exchange for peer review. APC's are too expensive for most southern hemisphere countries...
#science #peerreview #paidpeerreview
Would like to see trials/research on free publications in exchange for peer review. APC's are too expensive for most southern hemisphere countries...
#science #peerreview #paidpeerreview
Publishers trial paying peer reviewers — what did they find?
Two journals embarked on efforts to compensate reviewers, with different results.
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April 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Publishers trial paying peer reviewers — what did they find? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Would like to see trials/research on free publications in exchange for peer review. APC's are too expensive for most southern hemisphere countries...
#science #peerreview #paidpeerreview
Would like to see trials/research on free publications in exchange for peer review. APC's are too expensive for most southern hemisphere countries...
#science #peerreview #paidpeerreview
Turning a scientific lens on the wonderful world of fungi www.nature.com/articles/d41... #science #fungi #literature #outreach
Turning a scientific lens on the wonderful world of fungi
A mesmerizing global tour will make readers question what they think they know about mushrooms.
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March 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Turning a scientific lens on the wonderful world of fungi www.nature.com/articles/d41... #science #fungi #literature #outreach
Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatment retracted after four-year saga www.nature.com/articles/d41... #covid19 #Hydroxychloroquine #science #retractions
Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatment retracted after four-year saga
Paper on hydroxychloroquine led by French researcher Didier Raoult is second-most-cited study ever to be withdrawn.
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March 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatment retracted after four-year saga www.nature.com/articles/d41... #covid19 #Hydroxychloroquine #science #retractions
New paper! With genus-level phylogenetics we (Meilinda Sulastri, Andre Rodrigues, Ester Gaya) merged the puffball family Lycoperdaceae with Agaricaceae and revive/assign new sections to the family!
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #science #fungi #taxonomy #agaricaceae #mushrooms #puffballs
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #science #fungi #taxonomy #agaricaceae #mushrooms #puffballs
Disentangling the basidiomycete family Agaricaceae - Mycological Progress
The family Agaricaceae is one of the most diverse and species-rich families within the phylum Basidiomycota with a variety of fruiting body morphologies (agaricoid, secotioid, and gasteroid), ecologic...
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December 7, 2024 at 5:42 PM
New paper! With genus-level phylogenetics we (Meilinda Sulastri, Andre Rodrigues, Ester Gaya) merged the puffball family Lycoperdaceae with Agaricaceae and revive/assign new sections to the family!
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #science #fungi #taxonomy #agaricaceae #mushrooms #puffballs
link.springer.com/article/10.1... #science #fungi #taxonomy #agaricaceae #mushrooms #puffballs
The early days of peer review: five insights from historical reports www.nature.com/articles/d41... #science #peerreview #history
The early days of peer review: five insights from historical reports
A crop of referee reports from the Royal Society’s archive reveal discussions about cutting printing costs, reviewer holidays and even editing images.
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November 23, 2024 at 7:28 PM
The early days of peer review: five insights from historical reports www.nature.com/articles/d41... #science #peerreview #history
Far-right governments seek to cut billions of euros from research in Europe www.nature.com/articles/d41... #science #budgetcuts #farright #failingeducation
Far-right governments seek to cut billions of euros from research in Europe
Anti-immigration parties are pushing policies that are hostile or indifferent towards science.
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November 16, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Far-right governments seek to cut billions of euros from research in Europe www.nature.com/articles/d41... #science #budgetcuts #farright #failingeducation
Can people be ‘inoculated’ against misinformation? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... #science #misinformation #psychology #fakenews
Can people be ‘inoculated’ against misinformation?
A strategy pioneered during the Cold War may prevent people from believing and sharing online falsehoods
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November 6, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Can people be ‘inoculated’ against misinformation? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... #science #misinformation #psychology #fakenews
Suspicious phrases in peer reviews point to referees gaming the system
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#science #PeerReview #ai #fake
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#science #PeerReview #ai #fake
Suspicious phrases in peer reviews point to referees gaming the system
Hundreds of scientific papers bear signs of reviewers using templates to quickly churn out reports for personal gain
www.science.org
September 24, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Suspicious phrases in peer reviews point to referees gaming the system
www.science.org/content/arti...
#science #PeerReview #ai #fake
www.science.org/content/arti...
#science #PeerReview #ai #fake
Western scientists more likely to get rejected papers published — and do it faster
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#science #publishing #peerreview #peerreviewbias
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#science #publishing #peerreview #peerreviewbias
Western scientists more likely to get rejected papers published — and do it faster
Authors from Western countries navigate the peer-review system more successfully than those from other nations, literature-tracking study suggests. Authors from Western countries navigate the peer-rev...
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September 16, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Western scientists more likely to get rejected papers published — and do it faster
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#science #publishing #peerreview #peerreviewbias
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#science #publishing #peerreview #peerreviewbias
PlayStation is good for you: video games improved mental health during COVID
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#Science #gaming #playstation #covid19
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#Science #gaming #playstation #covid19
PlayStation is good for you: video games improved mental health during COVID
But whether these findings apply more broadly remains to be seen. But whether these findings apply more broadly remains to be seen.
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September 16, 2024 at 9:56 PM
PlayStation is good for you: video games improved mental health during COVID
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#Science #gaming #playstation #covid19
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#Science #gaming #playstation #covid19
August 14, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Come and find me to chat about the problematic taxonomy of Leucocoprineae and their relationship with ants! #imc12 #science #fungi #taxonomy #leucoagaricus #leucocoprinus #fungusgrowingants
August 12, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Come and find me to chat about the problematic taxonomy of Leucocoprineae and their relationship with ants! #imc12 #science #fungi #taxonomy #leucoagaricus #leucocoprinus #fungusgrowingants
Some important times and dates during #imc12 for the future of fungal taxonomy! #science #fungi #taxonomy #fungaltaxonomy #futureproofing
August 12, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Some important times and dates during #imc12 for the future of fungal taxonomy! #science #fungi #taxonomy #fungaltaxonomy #futureproofing
First day of #imc12 done! Great to see so many familiar faces in my home country! #fungi #science #mycology #maastricht #netherlands
August 11, 2024 at 10:15 PM
First day of #imc12 done! Great to see so many familiar faces in my home country! #fungi #science #mycology #maastricht #netherlands
Scientists Figure Out Why Urine is Yellow: What to Know www.healthline.com/health-news/... via @healthline #science #gutmicrobiome #genomics
January 11, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Scientists Figure Out Why Urine is Yellow: What to Know www.healthline.com/health-news/... via @healthline #science #gutmicrobiome #genomics
Extreme morning sickness? Scientists finally pinpoint a possible cause #science #morningsickness #pregnancy #evolution www.nature.com/articles/d41...
December 15, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Extreme morning sickness? Scientists finally pinpoint a possible cause #science #morningsickness #pregnancy #evolution www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Obesity doesn’t always mean ill health. Here’s what scientists are learning | Science | AAAS #science #obesity www.science.org/content/arti...
December 15, 2023 at 3:14 PM
Obesity doesn’t always mean ill health. Here’s what scientists are learning | Science | AAAS #science #obesity www.science.org/content/arti...
In praise of research in fundamental biology #science #evolution #fundamentalresearch #fundamentalbiology #fundingagencies www.nature.com/articles/d41...
December 15, 2023 at 2:40 PM
In praise of research in fundamental biology #science #evolution #fundamentalresearch #fundamentalbiology #fundingagencies www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Amber Fossils Suggest Male Mosquitoes Were Once Bloodsuckers #science #palaeontology #mosquito #evolution www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/s...
December 13, 2023 at 6:27 PM
Amber Fossils Suggest Male Mosquitoes Were Once Bloodsuckers #science #palaeontology #mosquito #evolution www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/s...
Wow, 6 days after the initial invitation to review (including a weekend) I received this. No reminder, just a passive-aggressive email from the Editor-in-Chief... Doesn't make me feel I want to review for CSBJ in the future... #science #peerreview #CSB_Journal
December 13, 2023 at 2:17 PM
Wow, 6 days after the initial invitation to review (including a weekend) I received this. No reminder, just a passive-aggressive email from the Editor-in-Chief... Doesn't make me feel I want to review for CSBJ in the future... #science #peerreview #CSB_Journal
Self-copying RNA vaccine wins first full approval: what’s next? www.nature.com/articles/d41... #science #vaccination #COVID19 #development
December 9, 2023 at 11:33 AM
Self-copying RNA vaccine wins first full approval: what’s next? www.nature.com/articles/d41... #science #vaccination #COVID19 #development