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Jonathan Eisen
@phylogenomics.bsky.social
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Prof at #UCDavis

Work: evolution, ecology, function & phylogenomics of host-microbiome systems; #openscience;
Other: #birds; baseball; T1D

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Jonathan Andrew Eisen is an American evolutionary biologist, currently working at University of California, Davis. His academic research is in the fields of evolutionary biology, genomics and microbiology and he is the academic editor-in-chief of the open access journal PLOS Biology. .. more

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · Dec 2
On this Giving Tuesday I made a donation to @inaturalist.bsky.social for many reasons including:
* I love using their system
* They have done a remarkable job of engaging the world in Nature observations

And if you donate now your donation can be matched.

giving.inaturalist.org/page/FUNATVA...
2X Giving Tuesday Match: Be a Force for Nature
Support iNaturalist on Giving Tuesday and your gift will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $150,000! Your support helps us connect more people to nature, advance critical science and conservation e...
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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 2h
Snipe camouflage at Yolo Bypass.

Before it was closed due to flooding, there were LOTS of Wilson's Snipe at Yolo Bypass.

I made a series here of some pics of these Snipe - showing pairs of pics Zoomed in and out. Regular pic on Top, Zoomed in on Bottom.

#birds
Snipe - showing pairs of pics Zoomed in and out. Regular pic on Top, Zoomed in on Bottom. Snipe is in some brown reeds near shallow water. Snipe - showing pairs of pics Zoomed in and out. Regular pic on Top, Zoomed in on Bottom. Snipe is in some brown reeds near shallow water. Snipe - showing pairs of pics Zoomed in and out. Regular pic on Top, Zoomed in on Bottom. Snipe is in some brown reeds near shallow water. Snipe - showing pairs of pics Zoomed in and out. Regular pic on Top, Zoomed in on Bottom. Snipe is in some brown reeds near shallow water.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen

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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 3h
Mexico:

"The Mexican government strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally in recent hours by the armed forces of the U.S. against targets in the territory of the Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations."

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 14h
Trump needs to be removed from the office of the President.

He MUST be impeached and removed.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen, Philip Nel, Jelena Subotić

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Tony Martin @tonymartin.bsky.social · 14h
I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen, David R. Miller, Timothy D. McBride

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Jim LaPorta @jimlaporta.bsky.social · 14h
#BREAKING from me and Jennifer Jacobs - additional reporting on the strikes in Venezuela.

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Jonathan A. Eisen, Timothy D. McBride

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14h
Colombian President Gustavo Petro:

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 2d
My condolences to you and your family Carl

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d
My dad died last night. Here's a story that came out today about his career in politics. newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/...
Dick Zimmer, former congressman and U.S. Senate contender, dies at 81 - New Jersey Globe
Richard A. Zimmer, a three-term Republican congressman from Hunterdon County and longtime state legislator who ran a competitive race for U.S. Senate in
newjerseyglobe.com

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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 2d
Weeeee! I’ve only ever seen one of these once before. This is the larva of an animal from the phylum Phoronida, which are kind of wormy, but feed using a lophophore, like a bryozoan.
#marineplankton 🦑

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen

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Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 4d
IDK who originally had feral cats peeing in their HVAC but I want them to know that I still think “well, at least I don’t *also* have feral cats peeing in the HVAC” whenever something bad happens & it never fails to lift my spirits.

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 4d
Phew

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 4d
I really hope this is not a Petrova line going through the moon.

Seen yesterday from Sacramento Wildlife Refuge.
Picture of the moon with a white line / cloud appearing to go through it.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen, Steve Peers, Gerald Friedman , and 1 more

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d
The Trump Admin has repeatedly demonstrated to allies around the globe that US security guarantees mean nothing as long as Trump is president. He won’t even agree to abide by the NATO charter, so how can he be trusted to honor any Ukraine deal.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen, Daniel S. Goldberg

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 4d
I don't understand how we are still stigmatizing people for wearing masks during respiratory virus season in 2025. Really, people?

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 4d
A big bird. In a very very very big nest. Seen today at Sacramento Wildlife Refuge. #birds
A bald eagle sitting in a giant nest of stick up in a tree.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen

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California King Tides Project @kingtides.bsky.social · 4d
Last #KingTides of the Winter: Friday January 2nd & Saturday January 3rd
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King Tides Friday and Saturday
Email from California Coastal Commission Final king tides of the season Last King Tides of the Winter: Friday January 2nd & Saturday January 3rd  (Find your location's high tide times) We need your
conta.cc

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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 5d
#TAIR is a key reference tool #plantscience. That's why nearly 100 volunteers chose to contribute to the soon-to-be-released reannotation of the #Arabidopsis genome. 🧪

Meet one of those volunteers: Emmanuel Boutet: bit.ly/4p6FagQ

#plantbiology #genomics #TAIR12 #plantbiology #scisky

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen, Jesse M. Shapiro, Elena Litchman , and 2 more

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Arcadia Science @arcadiascience.com · 5d
A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
We create vector graphics of model organisms and emerging biological research organisms to enhance our publications. We’re sharing these editable graphics under a CC0 license for other scientists to...
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Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen

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John @johnbull.wtf · 5d
The fact i haven't even watched a single play of the Kings game is a level of a fireable offense for Vivek that i don't think they realize. I don't miss games. Even games I miss i watch. Not this. Fuck what Vivek has done to this team and fanbase

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 5d
#birds

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 5d
And today in "possible mutaulism" (I hate to assume things are mutualistic so leaving this as possible) seen at Woodland Regional Park Preserve
Photo of a sheep eating some shrubbery with a Brewer's Blackbird on its back

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Nandita Sharma, Jonathan A. Eisen , and 12 more

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 5d
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7d
Yes, choosing just 500 was a near-impossible task. Here's 1-100, which spans from January through February:
500 Worst Things Trump Did in 2025
Part 1-100, January-March 2025.
www.meidasplus.com

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 7d
Five years ago today. RIP Mum.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Oxford professor's mother dies from Covid days before vaccination
Trisha Greenhalgh, an expert in primary care who has been leading Oxford's Covid research, said her elderly mother even told medics to give someone else her ventilator.
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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 7d
Reposting this. It is a recording of a talk I gave about Birding and Wildlife in Yolo Bypass (a park / preserve in the Sacramento Area). #birds

youtu.be/zOd9tEPfqR4?...
Nature and You January 2024: Yolo Bypass Hiking and Wildlife with Dr. Jonathan Eisen
YouTube video by Tuleyome
youtu.be

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 7d
House for rent by relative of a friend in Davis, CA.

Amazing location.

www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
www.zillow.com

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 7d
you've just opened up a star trek-themed restaurant

what are you calling it?

Prosper
artologica.net Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 7d
you've just opened up a star trek-themed restaurant

what are you calling it?

It's a coffee bar called Bean Me Up
mikechenwriter.bsky.social Mike Chen @mikechenwriter.bsky.social · 7d
you've just opened up a star trek-themed restaurant

what are you calling it?

QUARK'S

I even have a cool jingle ready

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 7d
you've just opened up a star trek-themed restaurant

what are you calling it?

It's a coffee bar called Bean Me Up
mikechenwriter.bsky.social Mike Chen @mikechenwriter.bsky.social · 7d
you've just opened up a star trek-themed restaurant

what are you calling it?

QUARK'S

I even have a cool jingle ready
dagmar27.bsky.social cassie @dagmar27.bsky.social · 7d
you've just opened up a star trek-themed restaurant

what are you calling it?

It's an automat called The Ready Room.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen

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Nilesh Banavali @nilesh-banavali.bsky.social · 8d
1/ Our new preprint is out on biorxiv on how antibiotics bind to bacterial 30S subunits, please repost. #ribosome #antibiotics #microsky #rnasky doi.org/10.64898/202...
How medically important antimicrobials bind to the 30S ribosomal subunit in a bacterial pathogen
Ribosomes translate the genetic code in mRNA to synthesize proteins in all living organisms. Decoding of mRNA occurs in the small subunit of the ribosome and is mediated by tRNA anticodons. Regions ne...
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