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APPLICATIONS welcomed for the ESEB #Outreach Initiative Fund for educational initiatives that promote #evolution, public outreach seminars, public exhibitions, workshops, etc.
Up to €4K available per project.
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
Up to €4K available per project.
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
November 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
APPLICATIONS welcomed for the ESEB #Outreach Initiative Fund for educational initiatives that promote #evolution, public outreach seminars, public exhibitions, workshops, etc.
Up to €4K available per project.
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
Up to €4K available per project.
eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
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For a while (many years!) back, @eseb.bsky.social gave us €€€ to form a Special Topic Network. Formally, the network no longer exists, but informally for sure AND we can now pick the fruits of our labours! Here is one and the next post shows another... Thank you ESEB! 🙏
Modestly, we decided to review a century's worth of theories of balancing selection :) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A century of theories of balancing selection
Traits that affect organismal fitness are often highly genetically variable. This genetic variation is vital for populations to adapt to their environments, but it is also surprising given that natur...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
For a while (many years!) back, @eseb.bsky.social gave us €€€ to form a Special Topic Network. Formally, the network no longer exists, but informally for sure AND we can now pick the fruits of our labours! Here is one and the next post shows another... Thank you ESEB! 🙏
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Deep in the Sumatran jungle today we found the extraordinary flowers of Rhizanthes pushing their fangs through the forest floor. A sap-sucking, leafless parasite, this is one of the world's weirdest plants.
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Deep in the Sumatran jungle today we found the extraordinary flowers of Rhizanthes pushing their fangs through the forest floor. A sap-sucking, leafless parasite, this is one of the world's weirdest plants.
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I was thrilled to be interviewed by Matt Candeias for his cool podcast In Defense of Plants! Check it out if you want to hear about sagebrush, pitcher plants and leaf microbiomes!
www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2025...
www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2025...
Ep. 551 - Sagebrush, Pitcher Plants, & Leaf Microbiomes — In Defense of Plants
In Defense of Plants' Matt Candeias talks with Microbial Ecologist Dr. Leonora Bittleston about the leaf microbiomes of sagebrush (Artemisia tridentat) and pitcher plants (Sarracenia, Nepenthes, and C...
www.indefenseofplants.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I was thrilled to be interviewed by Matt Candeias for his cool podcast In Defense of Plants! Check it out if you want to hear about sagebrush, pitcher plants and leaf microbiomes!
www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2025...
www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2025...
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📣CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!!
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📣CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!!
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
The next deadline for the #GodfreyHewitt mobility award is 31st January 2026. Open to ECRS in support of research trips or lab visits.
For more information, eligibility and how to apply: eseb.org/prizes-fundi...
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Excited to share our latest paper led by Ph.D. Candidate, Owen Hale, titled Elevated rates and Biased Spectra of Mutations in Anaerobically Cultured Lactic Acid Bacteria out now in mBio!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Elevated rates and biased spectra of mutations in anaerobically cultured lactic acid bacteria | mBio
Despite Earth’s oxygen-free origins and the abundance of microorganisms that thrive
without oxygen, little is known about the rates and patterns of mutations in anaerobic
species. This study directly ...
journals.asm.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Excited to share our latest paper led by Ph.D. Candidate, Owen Hale, titled Elevated rates and Biased Spectra of Mutations in Anaerobically Cultured Lactic Acid Bacteria out now in mBio!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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I wrapped up field work in Siang & Dibang Valleys, Arunachal Pradesh, India, two days ago. At my last rest stop, a stunning visitor landed on the dining table, as if saying, 'don't leave!'. It was Banded Redeye (Gangara lebadea;
www.ifoundbutterflies.org/gangara-leba...).
I'll be back next year!
www.ifoundbutterflies.org/gangara-leba...).
I'll be back next year!
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I wrapped up field work in Siang & Dibang Valleys, Arunachal Pradesh, India, two days ago. At my last rest stop, a stunning visitor landed on the dining table, as if saying, 'don't leave!'. It was Banded Redeye (Gangara lebadea;
www.ifoundbutterflies.org/gangara-leba...).
I'll be back next year!
www.ifoundbutterflies.org/gangara-leba...).
I'll be back next year!
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Today, join #MVIF 43!
We will discuss the new bioinformatics approaches, latest findings in drug development, cancer studies and more!
There's still time to register: cassyni.com/s/mvif-43
We will discuss the new bioinformatics approaches, latest findings in drug development, cancer studies and more!
There's still time to register: cassyni.com/s/mvif-43
🆕 #MVIF 43 program is out!
Free registration: cassyni.com/s/mvif-43
⭐️ Highlights:
🇵🇰 Muhammad Faheem Raziq
🇺🇸 Fuqing Wu
⭐️ Keynote:
🇮🇳 Deepa Agashe @deepaagashe.bsky.social
⭐️ Talks:
🇺🇸 Lukas Bethlehem
🇵🇱 Kinga Zielinska
🇸🇪 Eran Elhaik
Free registration: cassyni.com/s/mvif-43
⭐️ Highlights:
🇵🇰 Muhammad Faheem Raziq
🇺🇸 Fuqing Wu
⭐️ Keynote:
🇮🇳 Deepa Agashe @deepaagashe.bsky.social
⭐️ Talks:
🇺🇸 Lukas Bethlehem
🇵🇱 Kinga Zielinska
🇸🇪 Eran Elhaik
November 12, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Today, join #MVIF 43!
We will discuss the new bioinformatics approaches, latest findings in drug development, cancer studies and more!
There's still time to register: cassyni.com/s/mvif-43
We will discuss the new bioinformatics approaches, latest findings in drug development, cancer studies and more!
There's still time to register: cassyni.com/s/mvif-43
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Now accepting nominations for the Gould Prize, which recognizes an individual who has advanced public understanding of evolutionary science and its importance. The awardee will present a public lecture at #Evol2026 in Cleveland. Nominations due January 15! shorturl.at/jornc
October 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Now accepting nominations for the Gould Prize, which recognizes an individual who has advanced public understanding of evolutionary science and its importance. The awardee will present a public lecture at #Evol2026 in Cleveland. Nominations due January 15! shorturl.at/jornc
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We are excited to welcome our three new SMBE Fellows!
Ioanna Kotari, Shady Kuster, and Haoran Cai will join @molbioevol.bsky.social and @genomebiolevol.bsky.social as writing fellows.
Keep an eye on our next Highlight articles in MBE and GBE!
#society #scicomm #evobio #molbio #genome #evolution
Ioanna Kotari, Shady Kuster, and Haoran Cai will join @molbioevol.bsky.social and @genomebiolevol.bsky.social as writing fellows.
Keep an eye on our next Highlight articles in MBE and GBE!
#society #scicomm #evobio #molbio #genome #evolution
October 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We are excited to welcome our three new SMBE Fellows!
Ioanna Kotari, Shady Kuster, and Haoran Cai will join @molbioevol.bsky.social and @genomebiolevol.bsky.social as writing fellows.
Keep an eye on our next Highlight articles in MBE and GBE!
#society #scicomm #evobio #molbio #genome #evolution
Ioanna Kotari, Shady Kuster, and Haoran Cai will join @molbioevol.bsky.social and @genomebiolevol.bsky.social as writing fellows.
Keep an eye on our next Highlight articles in MBE and GBE!
#society #scicomm #evobio #molbio #genome #evolution
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Out now at @plosbiology.org we evaluate the potential for antibiotic efflux and cell wall biogenesis as targets for reversing drug resistance and preventing its de novo evolution in Escherichia coli. Link below:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Impeding pathways of intrinsic resistance in Escherichia coli confers antibiotic sensitization and resistance proofing
Intrinsic resistance pathways in E. coli can be exploited to enhance antibiotic sensitivity and limit resistance evolution. This study shows that genetic inhibition of efflux pumps and cell envelope b...
journals.plos.org
October 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Out now at @plosbiology.org we evaluate the potential for antibiotic efflux and cell wall biogenesis as targets for reversing drug resistance and preventing its de novo evolution in Escherichia coli. Link below:
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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I'm the incoming SSE president and am behind this idea -- if you're interested in putting together an app and have questions, pls reach out!
Now accepting proposals for new Research Synthesis Working Groups! Each funded group will present a symposium at the Evolution meeting, collaborate on a publication, and establish a lasting research network. Submit your proposal by January 6: www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...
October 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I'm the incoming SSE president and am behind this idea -- if you're interested in putting together an app and have questions, pls reach out!
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October 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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I wrote a commentary about the recent paper by @deepaagashe.bsky.social and @vrindarvkm.bsky.social
Also go have a look at the original paper if you haven't !
The timeframe of prediction for eco-evolutionary dynamics | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Also go have a look at the original paper if you haven't !
The timeframe of prediction for eco-evolutionary dynamics | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I wrote a commentary about the recent paper by @deepaagashe.bsky.social and @vrindarvkm.bsky.social
Also go have a look at the original paper if you haven't !
The timeframe of prediction for eco-evolutionary dynamics | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Also go have a look at the original paper if you haven't !
The timeframe of prediction for eco-evolutionary dynamics | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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The MBE Best Student Paper award of 2024 goes to Julien Joseph (winner) and William S. Henriques (runner-up).
👏 Congratulations Julien and William for this recognition of your amazing work!
Check below for details on their research ⬇️
👏 Congratulations Julien and William for this recognition of your amazing work!
Check below for details on their research ⬇️
October 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The MBE Best Student Paper award of 2024 goes to Julien Joseph (winner) and William S. Henriques (runner-up).
👏 Congratulations Julien and William for this recognition of your amazing work!
Check below for details on their research ⬇️
👏 Congratulations Julien and William for this recognition of your amazing work!
Check below for details on their research ⬇️
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Many sea stars begin life as young fairy-like creature (called a brachiolaria) that float through the open ocean. Eventually, a small star forms within them (here in yellow). The fairy-like brachiolaria sinks under the star’s weight, and the star pops out!
🎥@the_story_of_a_biologist (on Insta)
🎥@the_story_of_a_biologist (on Insta)
October 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Many sea stars begin life as young fairy-like creature (called a brachiolaria) that float through the open ocean. Eventually, a small star forms within them (here in yellow). The fairy-like brachiolaria sinks under the star’s weight, and the star pops out!
🎥@the_story_of_a_biologist (on Insta)
🎥@the_story_of_a_biologist (on Insta)
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Due to the aforementioned school project, I've been inundated with dragon content in recent weeks. Yup, it's the school mascot.
So I was transported back to my first Ecuador trip (2006), where we traveled deep into the Amazon, The highlight was... this Amazon Forest Dragon (yes, it was slow).
So I was transported back to my first Ecuador trip (2006), where we traveled deep into the Amazon, The highlight was... this Amazon Forest Dragon (yes, it was slow).
October 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Due to the aforementioned school project, I've been inundated with dragon content in recent weeks. Yup, it's the school mascot.
So I was transported back to my first Ecuador trip (2006), where we traveled deep into the Amazon, The highlight was... this Amazon Forest Dragon (yes, it was slow).
So I was transported back to my first Ecuador trip (2006), where we traveled deep into the Amazon, The highlight was... this Amazon Forest Dragon (yes, it was slow).
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📢🦋 Our paper ‘Global selection on insect antipredator coloration’ is out and featured on the cover of @science.org
We ran a huge experiment to find out how ecological context favours camouflage and warning colouration as antipredator strategies. 1/6
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We ran a huge experiment to find out how ecological context favours camouflage and warning colouration as antipredator strategies. 1/6
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
September 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
📢🦋 Our paper ‘Global selection on insect antipredator coloration’ is out and featured on the cover of @science.org
We ran a huge experiment to find out how ecological context favours camouflage and warning colouration as antipredator strategies. 1/6
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We ran a huge experiment to find out how ecological context favours camouflage and warning colouration as antipredator strategies. 1/6
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Delighted to see our paper studying the evolution of plasmids over the last 100 years, now out! Years of work by Adrian Cazares, also Nick Thomson @sangerinstitute.bsky.social - this version much improved over the preprint. Final version should be open access, apols.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Delighted to see our paper studying the evolution of plasmids over the last 100 years, now out! Years of work by Adrian Cazares, also Nick Thomson @sangerinstitute.bsky.social - this version much improved over the preprint. Final version should be open access, apols.
Thread 1/n
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Magical! As dawn kisses Brazil's Veadeiros Tablelands, a stunning field of rare, endangered wildflowers mirrors the sun's rays, giving the impression of self-luminescence.
Marcio Esteves Cabral, Gold Prize, Plants & Funghi, 2025 #Nature #Landscape Comp. #EastCoastKin #Escape #BloomScrolling #Plants
Marcio Esteves Cabral, Gold Prize, Plants & Funghi, 2025 #Nature #Landscape Comp. #EastCoastKin #Escape #BloomScrolling #Plants
September 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Magical! As dawn kisses Brazil's Veadeiros Tablelands, a stunning field of rare, endangered wildflowers mirrors the sun's rays, giving the impression of self-luminescence.
Marcio Esteves Cabral, Gold Prize, Plants & Funghi, 2025 #Nature #Landscape Comp. #EastCoastKin #Escape #BloomScrolling #Plants
Marcio Esteves Cabral, Gold Prize, Plants & Funghi, 2025 #Nature #Landscape Comp. #EastCoastKin #Escape #BloomScrolling #Plants
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The buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) has mastered a very particular kind of camouflage.
When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig.
Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?
When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig.
Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?
September 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) has mastered a very particular kind of camouflage.
When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig.
Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?
When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig.
Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?
Sofya is a fantastic scientist and a super nice person. Definitely recommend finding a way to work with her!
hey bluesky 👋 visa hurdles mean I’m looking for opportunities outside the US. I’m a computational biologist (bacterial + phage genomics, postdoc in Koonin’s group @ NIH). I am interested in teaming up on funding apps. reach out if this resonates!
September 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Sofya is a fantastic scientist and a super nice person. Definitely recommend finding a way to work with her!
About 10 years ago, we set up lots of experimental beetle populations, censused monthly. Expecting extinction, I said the workload would drop soon. But they all rescued themselves! 😱 So Vrinda & co kept counting. Many hundreds of thousands of beetles later, we have some neat outcomes. Enjoy!
Our work on evolutionary rescue is finally out in this week's issue of PNAS! Check out the NCBS communications team piece on our work quoted below.
#LatestPublication
Vrinda & team from Dr Deepa Agashe's lab tracked beetle populations for 5+ years in harsh environments. Findings show how traits of founders influenced the long-term survival of their descendants.
🔗 bit.ly/42hsviC
@deepaagashe.bsky.social
🧵Check out the thread to know more!👇
Vrinda & team from Dr Deepa Agashe's lab tracked beetle populations for 5+ years in harsh environments. Findings show how traits of founders influenced the long-term survival of their descendants.
🔗 bit.ly/42hsviC
@deepaagashe.bsky.social
🧵Check out the thread to know more!👇
September 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
About 10 years ago, we set up lots of experimental beetle populations, censused monthly. Expecting extinction, I said the workload would drop soon. But they all rescued themselves! 😱 So Vrinda & co kept counting. Many hundreds of thousands of beetles later, we have some neat outcomes. Enjoy!
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NEW PAPER! Some kinds of genetic mutations are more likely to arise than others. Such "biases" in mutation vary between species.
Analyzing data from 14 species, we show that this variation explains species differences in the genetics of adaptation!
(1/3)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Analyzing data from 14 species, we show that this variation explains species differences in the genetics of adaptation!
(1/3)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
NEW PAPER! Some kinds of genetic mutations are more likely to arise than others. Such "biases" in mutation vary between species.
Analyzing data from 14 species, we show that this variation explains species differences in the genetics of adaptation!
(1/3)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Analyzing data from 14 species, we show that this variation explains species differences in the genetics of adaptation!
(1/3)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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*Congratulations* to former Darwin Trust-funded PhD student Arun Prakash for being awarded the Alfred Russel Wallace award from @royentsoc.bsky.social for his PhD on #immune regulation of disease #tolerance and immune #priming in #Drosophila!
@edinburghbiology.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social
@edinburghbiology.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social
Former PhD student wins the Alfred Wallace Award for significant contribution to the science of entomology | Edinburgh Infectious Diseases | Edinburgh Infectious Diseases
September 2025: Dr Arun Prakash, a Darwin Trust PhD student, has been retrospectively awarded the prestigious award from the Royal Entomological Society for his 2021 thesis ''Immune Regulation Of Dise...
edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
*Congratulations* to former Darwin Trust-funded PhD student Arun Prakash for being awarded the Alfred Russel Wallace award from @royentsoc.bsky.social for his PhD on #immune regulation of disease #tolerance and immune #priming in #Drosophila!
@edinburghbiology.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social
@edinburghbiology.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social