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🧪🚨Lots of news from the #shrew-crew!Now @ cecibaldoni.bsky.social answers 🔑question: how to 🧠shrink without neuron loss? Cells lose water💦but their counts remain stable 👉🏽 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Ants also didn’t need to plagiarise the compiled works of the last 6K years of human history, which builds on the preceding couple of 200K years…
My favorite comment on the FT story
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Ants also didn’t need to plagiarise the compiled works of the last 6K years of human history, which builds on the preceding couple of 200K years…
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4 billion years of evolution >>> 4, 40, or 400 billion dollars
My favorite comment on the FT story
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
4 billion years of evolution >>> 4, 40, or 400 billion dollars
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The Wikipedia article on bat bombs is full of crazy details. My favorite is the section euphemistically labeled “Setbacks” with a photo of a towering inferno caused by an errant bat carrying an incendiary bomb that escaped, parked itself under a fuel tank, and blew everything up.
October 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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50 years ago, King & Wilson published a foundational paper that underlies the cis-regulatory paradigm (CRP) of #DevoEvo #EvoDevo, i.e., that *almost* all morphological evolution is driven by mutations in regulatory elements, rather than proteins, and it all arose from simple misunderstanding 🧪 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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A Short Thought About ‘AI’ and ‘Tech’
Over the weekend, I came across an article in which the president of Google, who has no medical or biology training, claimed that AI will cure cancer in our lifetime. Leaving aside the silliness of describing any complex machine learning algorithm as 'AI',…
Over the weekend, I came across an article in which the president of Google, who has no medical or biology training, claimed that AI will cure cancer in our lifetime. Leaving aside the silliness of describing any complex machine learning algorithm as 'AI',…
A Short Thought About ‘AI’ and ‘Tech’
Over the weekend, I came across an article in which the president of Google, who has no medical or biology training, claimed that AI will cure cancer in our lifetime. Leaving aside the silliness of describing any complex machine learning algorithm as 'AI', what is so frustrating is so many mRNA-based* phase II trials for both cancer and infectious diseases could be funded with a fraction of the money spent on spicy machine learning.
mikethemadbiologist.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A Short Thought About ‘AI’ and ‘Tech’
Over the weekend, I came across an article in which the president of Google, who has no medical or biology training, claimed that AI will cure cancer in our lifetime. Leaving aside the silliness of describing any complex machine learning algorithm as 'AI',…
Over the weekend, I came across an article in which the president of Google, who has no medical or biology training, claimed that AI will cure cancer in our lifetime. Leaving aside the silliness of describing any complex machine learning algorithm as 'AI',…
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Fortement d’accord avec ce point de vue. Je travaille dans le domaine, mais j’ai horreur des extrêmes absurdes auxquels songent certaines personnes.
Les morts ne parlent pas.
L'IA est un marionnettiste, la main obscène du capitalisme dans le cul du cadavre de quelqu'un que vous avez aimé, et qui le fait gigoter en disant "regardez, je suis toujours en vie !"
Ce n'est pas l'avenir, c'est un cauchemar abject.
L'IA est un marionnettiste, la main obscène du capitalisme dans le cul du cadavre de quelqu'un que vous avez aimé, et qui le fait gigoter en disant "regardez, je suis toujours en vie !"
Ce n'est pas l'avenir, c'est un cauchemar abject.
Utiliser l’IA pour faire parler les morts, pourquoi pas, à condition déjà d’obtenir un consentement avant leur décès.
October 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Fortement d’accord avec ce point de vue. Je travaille dans le domaine, mais j’ai horreur des extrêmes absurdes auxquels songent certaines personnes.
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Do you want to do a Masters in Evolutionary Biology? The call for applying to the MEME program is now open! MEME is a fantastic 2-year MSc between four European Universities on all areas of Evolutionary Biology. Apply and study in Sweden/France/the Netherlands/Germany/USA/Switzerland! www.evobio.eu
October 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Do you want to do a Masters in Evolutionary Biology? The call for applying to the MEME program is now open! MEME is a fantastic 2-year MSc between four European Universities on all areas of Evolutionary Biology. Apply and study in Sweden/France/the Netherlands/Germany/USA/Switzerland! www.evobio.eu
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🦇 Celebrate Bat Week with BMC Biology 🦇
In celebration, we spotlight BMC Biology content that has contributed to our knowledge on bats. communities.springernature.com/posts/celebr... #BatWeek
In celebration, we spotlight BMC Biology content that has contributed to our knowledge on bats. communities.springernature.com/posts/celebr... #BatWeek
🦇 Celebrate Bat Week with BMC Biology 🦇
Bat Week (October 24–31) is an international celebration that shines a spotlight on one of nature’s most misunderstood, essential and controversially cute creatures: bats. In celebration, we spotlight...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🦇 Celebrate Bat Week with BMC Biology 🦇
In celebration, we spotlight BMC Biology content that has contributed to our knowledge on bats. communities.springernature.com/posts/celebr... #BatWeek
In celebration, we spotlight BMC Biology content that has contributed to our knowledge on bats. communities.springernature.com/posts/celebr... #BatWeek
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Mesquite 4.02 update released! It fixes a few bugs and adds Codon Alignment and various other improvements. Also, much faster with genomics files with 1000s of loci. www.mesquiteproject.org 🧪 #evolbio
@bembidion.bsky.social
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October 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Mesquite 4.02 update released! It fixes a few bugs and adds Codon Alignment and various other improvements. Also, much faster with genomics files with 1000s of loci. www.mesquiteproject.org 🧪 #evolbio
@bembidion.bsky.social
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PSA: Grant programs with sufficiently low acceptance rates and payouts can cost more for applicants than they distribute to awardees.
Say it costs $5k in salaried hours to complete a proposal. 1k people apply. $1m is distributed overall. For every $1 spent, 20¢ of funding goes out.
This happens.
Say it costs $5k in salaried hours to complete a proposal. 1k people apply. $1m is distributed overall. For every $1 spent, 20¢ of funding goes out.
This happens.
October 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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From the @labdavalos.bsky.social lab
Gene expression reveals the pancreas of Aselli as a critical organ for plasma cell differentiation in the Eurasian common shrew
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#BMCBiology #EvoSky #ImmunoSky 🧪
Gene expression reveals the pancreas of Aselli as a critical organ for plasma cell differentiation in the Eurasian common shrew
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#BMCBiology #EvoSky #ImmunoSky 🧪
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
From the @labdavalos.bsky.social lab
Gene expression reveals the pancreas of Aselli as a critical organ for plasma cell differentiation in the Eurasian common shrew
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#BMCBiology #EvoSky #ImmunoSky 🧪
Gene expression reveals the pancreas of Aselli as a critical organ for plasma cell differentiation in the Eurasian common shrew
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#BMCBiology #EvoSky #ImmunoSky 🧪
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October 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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I don't think there is anything in my professional life that is more motivating than "minor revisions".
October 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I don't think there is anything in my professional life that is more motivating than "minor revisions".
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I’m not against this: Ebikes and escooters will be prohibited from traveling faster than 15 mph on NYC streets starting on October 24.
Now do cars.
Now do cars.
Speed Limit on E-Bikes in NYC Start in October
The 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes, e-scooters and pedal-assist commercial bicycles that starts on Oct. 24 will match the same speed limit that currently applies to stand-up e-scooters.
www.bkreader.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Reminder, we’re hiring 2 PhD students for next year!! I’m extending the deadline to Nov 1, but please get your app in soon if you’re interested in joining us! More info is on our webpage. 🦠🦑
Please share with ECRs you know as well and check out our other open positio. (Postdoc!)
Please share with ECRs you know as well and check out our other open positio. (Postdoc!)
🚨🚨We’re hiring graduate students!🚨🚨
We are hiring 1-2 PhD students to start sometime in 2026 (Fall start dates preferred). Opportunities to work on a diversity of eco-evo-immuno and symbiosis projects!
Deadline Oct 15! Please share broadly!
Info here: tinyurl.com/y2abjsem
We are hiring 1-2 PhD students to start sometime in 2026 (Fall start dates preferred). Opportunities to work on a diversity of eco-evo-immuno and symbiosis projects!
Deadline Oct 15! Please share broadly!
Info here: tinyurl.com/y2abjsem
opportunities – Symbiommunity Lab
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October 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Reminder, we’re hiring 2 PhD students for next year!! I’m extending the deadline to Nov 1, but please get your app in soon if you’re interested in joining us! More info is on our webpage. 🦠🦑
Please share with ECRs you know as well and check out our other open positio. (Postdoc!)
Please share with ECRs you know as well and check out our other open positio. (Postdoc!)
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My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.
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One week to apply before reviews start for the postdoc I am offering investigating the tempo and pattern of river connections with the closure of the isthmus of Panama and its impact on river plant (Podostemaceae) migration. Genomic+fossil+geological data + fieldwork 👇
I am recruiting a postdoc to work for 2-3 yrs on our NSF-funded project aiming to investigate plant migration and river connectivity with the closure of the Isthmus of Panama. Leading publications, fieldwork in CR & Panama, applying and expanding phylo. & pop.gen tools👇
www.nybg.org/about/work-w...
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Employment | New York Botanical Garden
Find out what employment opportunities are available at The New York Botanical Garden.
www.nybg.org
October 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
One week to apply before reviews start for the postdoc I am offering investigating the tempo and pattern of river connections with the closure of the isthmus of Panama and its impact on river plant (Podostemaceae) migration. Genomic+fossil+geological data + fieldwork 👇
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Come work with us at Universidad EAFIT! We are looking for an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) interested in Economics of Education and Education Policy. Send your cover letter, CV, job market paper, and contact information for 3 references to jmunozm1@eafit.edu.co
October 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Come work with us at Universidad EAFIT! We are looking for an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) interested in Economics of Education and Education Policy. Send your cover letter, CV, job market paper, and contact information for 3 references to jmunozm1@eafit.edu.co
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Everybody makes money out of academic authors except the authors...News.
Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.
Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.
Wiley set to earn $44m from AI rights deals, confirms “no opt-out" for authors
The US publisher is the latest to capitalise on deals to give tech firms access to its authors’ content to train their Large Language Models (LLMs).
www.thebookseller.com
September 19, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Everybody makes money out of academic authors except the authors...News.
Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.
Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.
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🚨GRFP DEADLINE ALERT!🚨 I missed this in my original solicitation read-through, so FYI 📣LETTERS ARE DUE BEFORE PROPOSALS📣 this year!
"Reference letters are due Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)."
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
"Reference letters are due Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)."
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
October 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🚨GRFP DEADLINE ALERT!🚨 I missed this in my original solicitation read-through, so FYI 📣LETTERS ARE DUE BEFORE PROPOSALS📣 this year!
"Reference letters are due Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)."
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
"Reference letters are due Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)."
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Master's degree position at Towson University with Daniel Caetano on macroevolutionary and phylogenetic comparative methods! Daniel is an awesome human and a great mentor, share with your students!
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Join the lab
The Caetano lab at Towson University (Maryland, USA) is seeking a Master's degree student to start in Fall 2026. A Research Assistant (RA) position is available to the student during part (or all) of....
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October 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Master's degree position at Towson University with Daniel Caetano on macroevolutionary and phylogenetic comparative methods! Daniel is an awesome human and a great mentor, share with your students!
caetanods.weebly.com/join-the-lab...
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Therefore both ‘general intelligence’ and ‘intelligence’ have already outlived the (limited) scientific usefulness they had, and it’s high time to put them on the relic shelf next to phlogiston. Or behind it. At least phlogiston wasn’t invented by eugenicists.
October 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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The Weir Lab at the University of Toronto seeks PhD students for Fall 2026 to study avian genomics and speciation. Competitive funding, diverse training, and a collaborative environment are offered. Apply: jason.weir@utoronto.ca. More info: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~jweir/index.html #phd
Jason Weir's research page
Jason Weir's research page
www.utsc.utoronto.ca
October 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The Weir Lab at the University of Toronto seeks PhD students for Fall 2026 to study avian genomics and speciation. Competitive funding, diverse training, and a collaborative environment are offered. Apply: jason.weir@utoronto.ca. More info: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~jweir/index.html #phd
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🔁 Please share - we remind the SMBE community that the Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 in Copenhagen is open.
We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Deadline: October 15th
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
#SMBE2026
We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Deadline: October 15th
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
#SMBE2026
October 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🔁 Please share - we remind the SMBE community that the Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 in Copenhagen is open.
We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Deadline: October 15th
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
#SMBE2026
We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Deadline: October 15th
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
#SMBE2026