Ana Riesgo
@anariesgo.bsky.social
Mom and sponge researcher at @mncn-csic.bsky.social and scientific associate at @nhm-london.bsky.social. Interested in evolutionary biology of 🧽 . FLS. Views are my own.
Very nice piece about our article on how sponges collect eDNA in deep sea waters that can be used to reconstruct their ecosystem composition by Olivia Hewitt www.currentconservation.org/mysteries-of...
Mysteries of the deep sea captured by the mouth of a sponge | Current Conservation
Current Conservation Mysteries of the deep sea captured by the mouth of a sponge
www.currentconservation.org
May 14, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Very nice piece about our article on how sponges collect eDNA in deep sea waters that can be used to reconstruct their ecosystem composition by Olivia Hewitt www.currentconservation.org/mysteries-of...
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🚨Registration for the UK #EvoDevo meeting is open! Join us on July 11th in London to enjoy an exciting day of talks, posters, friends, and superb science!
-Registration (only £5!): shorturl.at/9cQGL
-More info: londonevodevo.ac.uk
-Registration (only £5!): shorturl.at/9cQGL
-More info: londonevodevo.ac.uk
March 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🚨Registration for the UK #EvoDevo meeting is open! Join us on July 11th in London to enjoy an exciting day of talks, posters, friends, and superb science!
-Registration (only £5!): shorturl.at/9cQGL
-More info: londonevodevo.ac.uk
-Registration (only £5!): shorturl.at/9cQGL
-More info: londonevodevo.ac.uk
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We’ve just published the most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet (called Bedmap3), and we learnt some pretty cool facts about Antarctica that you can use to impress your pals. Ready?
Graphic: Hamish Pritchard et al
Graphic: Hamish Pritchard et al
March 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We’ve just published the most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet (called Bedmap3), and we learnt some pretty cool facts about Antarctica that you can use to impress your pals. Ready?
Graphic: Hamish Pritchard et al
Graphic: Hamish Pritchard et al
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Spotted in Wisconsin. $10.49 for eggs.
Prices keep going up and Donald Trump isn’t doing a damn thing about it!
Prices keep going up and Donald Trump isn’t doing a damn thing about it!
February 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Spotted in Wisconsin. $10.49 for eggs.
Prices keep going up and Donald Trump isn’t doing a damn thing about it!
Prices keep going up and Donald Trump isn’t doing a damn thing about it!
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📢 ¡Visitad 'El suelo, un paseo por la vida' 🪱 y 'Bosques complejos, nuestros aliados' 🌳 en Fresno de Cantespino y Maderuelo respectivamente. Estas exposiciones del #proyectoERA (financiado por FECYT) acercarán la #ciencia del MNCN a los habitantes de la comarca. www.mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...
February 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
📢 ¡Visitad 'El suelo, un paseo por la vida' 🪱 y 'Bosques complejos, nuestros aliados' 🌳 en Fresno de Cantespino y Maderuelo respectivamente. Estas exposiciones del #proyectoERA (financiado por FECYT) acercarán la #ciencia del MNCN a los habitantes de la comarca. www.mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...
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Estáis en Madrid? Pues os animo a descubrir la exposición fotográfica de Luis Castelo: Historia Natural que estará en las salas del @mncn-csic.bsky.social hasta el 11 de mayo de 2026
mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...
mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...
El MNCN presenta Historia Natural, una exposición fotográfica de Luis Castelo | Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Se exhiben más de 40 imágenes y ejemplares, esqueletos y huevos de las colecciones de Aves, Mamíferos y Herpetología
https://mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicación/el-mncn-presenta-historia-natural-una-exposicion-fotografica-de-luis-castelo
February 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Estáis en Madrid? Pues os animo a descubrir la exposición fotográfica de Luis Castelo: Historia Natural que estará en las salas del @mncn-csic.bsky.social hasta el 11 de mayo de 2026
mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...
mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...
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Black coral from @marumunibremen.bsky.social dive 110 #MarineLife
January 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Black coral from @marumunibremen.bsky.social dive 110 #MarineLife
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An analysis of published data reveals how genetic diversity has been changing in populations of 622 terrestrial and marine species and the effectiveness of different types of intervention to boost genetic diversity
https://go.nature.com/3CwUUaN
https://go.nature.com/3CwUUaN
Conservation strategies aided by assessment of global genetic diversity
Assessment of how genetic diversity has been changing.
go.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
An analysis of published data reveals how genetic diversity has been changing in populations of 622 terrestrial and marine species and the effectiveness of different types of intervention to boost genetic diversity
https://go.nature.com/3CwUUaN
https://go.nature.com/3CwUUaN
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Happy #MarineBiologistDay compadres! 🦈🪸🦑🦐🦞🦀🐙🐳🐋🐬🦭🐟🐠🐡🪼
January 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Happy #MarineBiologistDay compadres! 🦈🪸🦑🦐🦞🦀🐙🐳🐋🐬🦭🐟🐠🐡🪼
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🪸 New ERGA-BGE Case Study!
Scientists from @ciimar.bsky.social are leveraging #genomics for the conservation of Mediterranean red #coral - a key species under threat from over-harvesting and rising ocean temperatures. 🌡️
www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/conserv...
#genomes for #conservation
Scientists from @ciimar.bsky.social are leveraging #genomics for the conservation of Mediterranean red #coral - a key species under threat from over-harvesting and rising ocean temperatures. 🌡️
www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/conserv...
#genomes for #conservation
Conservation genomics of the Mediterranean red coral, Corallium rubrum: a habitat-forming octocoral threatened by overharvesting and anthropogenic climate change
Corallium rubrum is an octocoral (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) distributed in the Mediterranean Sea and in the neighboring North-Eastern Atlantic. Due to its arborescent morphology, this habitat-forming specie...
www.erga-biodiversity.eu
January 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🪸 New ERGA-BGE Case Study!
Scientists from @ciimar.bsky.social are leveraging #genomics for the conservation of Mediterranean red #coral - a key species under threat from over-harvesting and rising ocean temperatures. 🌡️
www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/conserv...
#genomes for #conservation
Scientists from @ciimar.bsky.social are leveraging #genomics for the conservation of Mediterranean red #coral - a key species under threat from over-harvesting and rising ocean temperatures. 🌡️
www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/conserv...
#genomes for #conservation
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New review: "Archaeocytes in sponges: simple cells of complicated fate." Ereskovsky, Melnikov & Lavrov propose archaeocytes as a cell type specific to the class Demospongiae. Clear homologues of archaeocytes are absent in other sponge classes?
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 17, 2024 at 6:37 PM
New review: "Archaeocytes in sponges: simple cells of complicated fate." Ereskovsky, Melnikov & Lavrov propose archaeocytes as a cell type specific to the class Demospongiae. Clear homologues of archaeocytes are absent in other sponge classes?
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Happy birthday, Alfred Russel Wallace, father of biogeography and co-discoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection. In his book Darwinism (1889), he referred to the impacts of "invading" species (such as the black rat) carried by commerce and replacing native species all over the world.
January 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Happy birthday, Alfred Russel Wallace, father of biogeography and co-discoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection. In his book Darwinism (1889), he referred to the impacts of "invading" species (such as the black rat) carried by commerce and replacing native species all over the world.
Look at all those beautiful and mysterious sponges 😍
Starting today's dive with an impressive amount of sponges. #SchmidtOcean dive 767 #IntoSouthernOcean #MarineLife
December 21, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Look at all those beautiful and mysterious sponges 😍
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Abajo, puedes leer sobre cangrejos de río en @es.theconversation.com
Y en este enlace youtu.be/C0AQsAu8F4c?... puedes ver el cangrejo del rey, un documental sobre 450 años cangrejos de río y gente en España.
@ebdonana.bsky.social
Y en este enlace youtu.be/C0AQsAu8F4c?... puedes ver el cangrejo del rey, un documental sobre 450 años cangrejos de río y gente en España.
@ebdonana.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Abajo, puedes leer sobre cangrejos de río en @es.theconversation.com
Y en este enlace youtu.be/C0AQsAu8F4c?... puedes ver el cangrejo del rey, un documental sobre 450 años cangrejos de río y gente en España.
@ebdonana.bsky.social
Y en este enlace youtu.be/C0AQsAu8F4c?... puedes ver el cangrejo del rey, un documental sobre 450 años cangrejos de río y gente en España.
@ebdonana.bsky.social
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RECRUITING PhD student to study kelp dispersal and transport from the coastal zone to the deep sea. See our website for particulars. annametaxas.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:05 PM
RECRUITING PhD student to study kelp dispersal and transport from the coastal zone to the deep sea. See our website for particulars. annametaxas.com
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For those feeling Christmassy🎅, here's some aglaopheniid hydroids🎄 with ascidians and corals at their base. Looks like someone in the reef will have lots of gifts 🎁 this year. #Hype4Hydrozoa
December 19, 2024 at 9:09 PM
For those feeling Christmassy🎅, here's some aglaopheniid hydroids🎄 with ascidians and corals at their base. Looks like someone in the reef will have lots of gifts 🎁 this year. #Hype4Hydrozoa
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Excited to share GenomeFISH: genome-based fluorescence in situ hybridisation for strain-level visualisation of microbial communities.
@sjmcilroy.bsky.social, @benjwoodcroft.bsky.social, @jamesvolmer.bsky.social
doi.org/10.21203/rs....
🧵1/6
@sjmcilroy.bsky.social, @benjwoodcroft.bsky.social, @jamesvolmer.bsky.social
doi.org/10.21203/rs....
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GenomeFISH: genome-based fluorescence in situ hybridisation for strain-level visualisation of microbial communities
Fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) is a powerful tool for visualising the spatial organisation of microbial communities. However, traditional FISH has several limitations, including limited p...
doi.org
December 19, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Excited to share GenomeFISH: genome-based fluorescence in situ hybridisation for strain-level visualisation of microbial communities.
@sjmcilroy.bsky.social, @benjwoodcroft.bsky.social, @jamesvolmer.bsky.social
doi.org/10.21203/rs....
🧵1/6
@sjmcilroy.bsky.social, @benjwoodcroft.bsky.social, @jamesvolmer.bsky.social
doi.org/10.21203/rs....
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Two postdocs available to study cryptobenthic fishes
Simon Brandl's postdoc in Texas, with an emphasis in ecology
static1.squarespace.com/.../Postdoc_...
Luke Tornabene's postdoc in Washington, with an emphasis in systematics
static1.squarespace.com/.../Pursuit+....
#ichthyology #TeamFish
Simon Brandl's postdoc in Texas, with an emphasis in ecology
static1.squarespace.com/.../Postdoc_...
Luke Tornabene's postdoc in Washington, with an emphasis in systematics
static1.squarespace.com/.../Pursuit+....
#ichthyology #TeamFish
static1.squarespace.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Two postdocs available to study cryptobenthic fishes
Simon Brandl's postdoc in Texas, with an emphasis in ecology
static1.squarespace.com/.../Postdoc_...
Luke Tornabene's postdoc in Washington, with an emphasis in systematics
static1.squarespace.com/.../Pursuit+....
#ichthyology #TeamFish
Simon Brandl's postdoc in Texas, with an emphasis in ecology
static1.squarespace.com/.../Postdoc_...
Luke Tornabene's postdoc in Washington, with an emphasis in systematics
static1.squarespace.com/.../Pursuit+....
#ichthyology #TeamFish
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🧪🌎🦑🦈🌊 Some of our favorite deep-sea moments of the year—in stunning 4K! 📹👏
WATCH: youtu.be/ZlzRgvaGGGE
WATCH: youtu.be/ZlzRgvaGGGE
Some of our favorite deep-sea moments of the year—in stunning 4K
YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
youtu.be
December 17, 2024 at 7:52 PM
🧪🌎🦑🦈🌊 Some of our favorite deep-sea moments of the year—in stunning 4K! 📹👏
WATCH: youtu.be/ZlzRgvaGGGE
WATCH: youtu.be/ZlzRgvaGGGE
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🚨 Oferta de feina: a la Iniciativa Catalana per a l'Earth Biogenome Project busquem un/a freelance en comunicació científica apassionat/da per la divulgació per sumar-se al nostre equip 🙌🧬🌍
Més detalls 👉 www.biogenoma.cat/oferta-treba...
Siusplau, feu RT i compartiu 😊
Més detalls 👉 www.biogenoma.cat/oferta-treba...
Siusplau, feu RT i compartiu 😊
Oferta treball: Tècnic/a de comunicació científica - Biogenoma Oferta treball: Tècnic/a de comunicació científica
Busquem un/a freelance en comunicació científica apassionat/da per la divulgació per sumar-se a l'equip de la Iniciativa Catalana pel Earth Biogenome Project (CBP). Tasques: · Dissenyar, redactar i de...
www.biogenoma.cat
December 17, 2024 at 2:56 PM
🚨 Oferta de feina: a la Iniciativa Catalana per a l'Earth Biogenome Project busquem un/a freelance en comunicació científica apassionat/da per la divulgació per sumar-se al nostre equip 🙌🧬🌍
Més detalls 👉 www.biogenoma.cat/oferta-treba...
Siusplau, feu RT i compartiu 😊
Més detalls 👉 www.biogenoma.cat/oferta-treba...
Siusplau, feu RT i compartiu 😊
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Analysis of the oldest-known genomes from early modern humans in Europe, who lived around 45,000 years ago, helps to provide a more precise date for when Neanderthals and modern humans mixed, according to research published in Nature. https://go.nature.com/3ZR8Kh1 🧪 🏺
December 13, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Analysis of the oldest-known genomes from early modern humans in Europe, who lived around 45,000 years ago, helps to provide a more precise date for when Neanderthals and modern humans mixed, according to research published in Nature. https://go.nature.com/3ZR8Kh1 🧪 🏺
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We identified protein domains in LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor). Their distinctive amino acid usage reveals the order amino acids were added to the genetic code, based mostly on size. Older proteins hint at earlier alternative codes. 1/15 @seekingluca.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Order of amino acid recruitment into the genetic code resolved by last universal common ancestor’s protein domains | PNAS
The current “consensus” order in which amino acids were added to the genetic code
is based on potentially biased criteria, such as the absence of s...
www.pnas.org
December 12, 2024 at 3:43 PM
We identified protein domains in LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor). Their distinctive amino acid usage reveals the order amino acids were added to the genetic code, based mostly on size. Older proteins hint at earlier alternative codes. 1/15 @seekingluca.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Happy to be part of this effort led by Rubén González-Miguéns: A Novel Taxonomic Database for eukaryotic Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase subunit I Gene (eKOI) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.05.626972v1 eKOI will be integrated into @pr2-database.bsky.social 🙌 #protistsonsky
A Novel Taxonomic Database for eukaryotic Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase subunit I Gene (eKOI): Enhancing taxonomic resolution at community-level in metabarcoding analyses
Metabarcoding has emerged as a robust method for understanding biodiversity patterns by retrieving environmental DNA (eDNA) directly from ecosystems. Its low cost and accessibility have extended its…
www.biorxiv.org
December 12, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Happy to be part of this effort led by Rubén González-Miguéns: A Novel Taxonomic Database for eukaryotic Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase subunit I Gene (eKOI) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.05.626972v1 eKOI will be integrated into @pr2-database.bsky.social 🙌 #protistsonsky
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Carta abierta en respuesta a las recientes declaraciones anti-evolucionistas de Jaime Mayor Oreja.
Carta completa: drive.google.com/file/d/10p_4...
Carta completa: drive.google.com/file/d/10p_4...
December 10, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Carta abierta en respuesta a las recientes declaraciones anti-evolucionistas de Jaime Mayor Oreja.
Carta completa: drive.google.com/file/d/10p_4...
Carta completa: drive.google.com/file/d/10p_4...