The word ‘cancer’ comes from the Ancient Greek word for crab, ‘karkinos’ - it was used by the physician Hippocrates to describe the disease.

So, I sewed myself this little crab as a mascot to help with my #sciencecommunication role at Cancer Research UK

#cancer #cancerresearch #scicomm

Rethinking the relationship between the sex ratio and sexual selection
doi.org/10.1093/evle...

Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by @gcmcdon.bsky.social, @daniedmunds.bsky.social, @stuartwigby.bsky.social, and @jennyperry.bsky.social

📷: Dani Edmunds

Does the ratio of males to females predictably influence the ability to monopolise mating partners? Is male sexual selection more intense when femaleIs are rare? 🪰

We investigated by manipulating sex ratios in polyandrous fruit flies in our new #OA manuscript published in @evolletters.bsky.social

I drew @bbc5live.bsky.social breakfast with @rachelburden.bsky.social and @rickedwards1.bsky.social
#radio #bbc

@rachelburden.bsky.social @rickedwards1.bsky.social @colingpaterson.bsky.social @bbc5live.bsky.social @felicityhannah.bsky.social - what was Colin Paterson’s winning In My Opinion? Its really bugging me

I drew all of Off Air with Jane and @figlover.bsky.social

@thetimes.com

When you’re a golden retriever and food is your valentine

#dogs #goldenretrievers #valentinesday #puppy

Pup loves it
#puppy #dog #goldenretriever #art #crafts

Finished my golden retriever cross stitch!
#art #sewing #goldenretrievers #dogs

Fruit flies - the perfect model organism #science #biology #fruitfly #drosophila

Oxford in watercolour
#Art #Watercolour #Oxford

So excited to watch the Wicked movie - seen the theatre show so many times!!! Here’s a little watercolour
#Wicked #Art #Theatre

When you can’t remember your stupid password and get locked out of your stupid account

Autumn pup