Carl rothfels
@crothfels.bsky.social
Phylogeneticist into polyploidy and ferns; OG Twitter late adopter, now bluesky not quite so late adopter
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#Phylogenetics & population structure of the western North American endemic Pacific Laurasian clade of #Isoëtes
New #AJB research by Forrest Freund, Daniel Gates, Matthew Johnson & @crothfels.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #genetics #biogeography #evolution
New #AJB research by Forrest Freund, Daniel Gates, Matthew Johnson & @crothfels.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #genetics #biogeography #evolution
April 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
#Phylogenetics & population structure of the western North American endemic Pacific Laurasian clade of #Isoëtes
New #AJB research by Forrest Freund, Daniel Gates, Matthew Johnson & @crothfels.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #genetics #biogeography #evolution
New #AJB research by Forrest Freund, Daniel Gates, Matthew Johnson & @crothfels.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #genetics #biogeography #evolution
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Azolla caroliniana genome! @fernway.bsky.social @tribblelab.bsky.social @crothfels.bsky.social #CCGP academic.oup.com/jhered/advan...
“The genome assembly of the duckweed fern, Azolla caroliniana”
Abstract. Azolla is a genus of freshwater ferns that is economically important as a nitrogen-fixing biofertilizer, biofuel, bioremediator, and for potentia
academic.oup.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Azolla caroliniana genome! @fernway.bsky.social @tribblelab.bsky.social @crothfels.bsky.social #CCGP academic.oup.com/jhered/advan...
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ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS
We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
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We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
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ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a frying pan and a spoon with red alert written above him
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April 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS
We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.
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1. For the past thirty years I've had the best job in the world.
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
March 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
1. For the past thirty years I've had the best job in the world.
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
I've had the opportunity to follow my curiosity; explore the workings of nature and society; mentor students and junior colleagues in the same process; and teach generations of students about it all.
So excited to see this out! Come, poke around pteridoportal.org and get your seedfree fix
March 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So excited to see this out! Come, poke around pteridoportal.org and get your seedfree fix
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Super proud of recent PhD grad Weixuan Ning for his first paper from his PhD work on #polyploidy. He wrote this as 'the one I wished I would have had starting out as a PhD student.'
doi.org/10.1002/aps3...
doi.org/10.1002/aps3...
A roadmap of phylogenomic methods for studying polyploid plant genera
Phylogenetic inference of polyploid species is the first step towards understanding their patterns of diversification. In this paper, we review the challenges and limitations of inferring species rel...
doi.org
April 23, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Super proud of recent PhD grad Weixuan Ning for his first paper from his PhD work on #polyploidy. He wrote this as 'the one I wished I would have had starting out as a PhD student.'
doi.org/10.1002/aps3...
doi.org/10.1002/aps3...
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The nitrogen-fixing #fern #Azolla has a complex #microbiome characterized by varying degrees of cophylogenetic signal
New #AJB research by @mickischill.bsky.social, Forrest Freund, @tribblelab.bsky.social, @fernway.bsky.social & @crothfels.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany
New #AJB research by @mickischill.bsky.social, Forrest Freund, @tribblelab.bsky.social, @fernway.bsky.social & @crothfels.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany
February 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The nitrogen-fixing #fern #Azolla has a complex #microbiome characterized by varying degrees of cophylogenetic signal
New #AJB research by @mickischill.bsky.social, Forrest Freund, @tribblelab.bsky.social, @fernway.bsky.social & @crothfels.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany
New #AJB research by @mickischill.bsky.social, Forrest Freund, @tribblelab.bsky.social, @fernway.bsky.social & @crothfels.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany
Azolla is so weird
New #Azolla #microbiome #CCGP paper! With @tribblelab.bsky.social @crothfels.bsky.social and @fernway.bsky.social
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The nitrogen‐fixing fern Azolla has a complex microbiome characterized by varying degrees of cophylogenetic signal
Premise Azolla is a genus of floating ferns that has closely evolved with a vertically transmitted obligate cyanobacterium endosymbiont—Anabaena azollae—that fixes nitrogen. There are also other les...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Azolla is so weird
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The court ordered that NIH grant funding be unfrozen, so The Regime found a way around it. For NIH grants to be funded, a review panel must rank them. In order for a review panel to meet, they must post it on the Federal Register. Submissions to the Federal Register are now on hold “indefinitely”.
I just covered this for @thetransmitter.bsky.social — will keep following! www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...
Federal Register hold makes ‘end run’ around court pause on NIH funding freeze
NIH-related updates to the Federal Register, which are required for the scheduling of study sections and advisory councils, are on hold indefinitely, according to an email reviewed by <i>The Transmitt...
www.thetransmitter.org
February 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The court ordered that NIH grant funding be unfrozen, so The Regime found a way around it. For NIH grants to be funded, a review panel must rank them. In order for a review panel to meet, they must post it on the Federal Register. Submissions to the Federal Register are now on hold “indefinitely”.
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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
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Some long-term costs are already becoming clear. Others will appear sooner or later, sometimes from unexpected places. That's the kind of chaos you can expect when you crack open a complex adaptive system, like human societies or the environment, without understanding it.
Trump cuts threaten a ‘generation of scientists’ as many weigh leaving US.
President’s call to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding – endangering jobs and vital research.
This does NOT make America great.
#MOMSky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
President’s call to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding – endangering jobs and vital research.
This does NOT make America great.
#MOMSky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump cuts threaten a ‘generation of scientists’ as many weigh leaving US
President’s call to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding – endangering jobs and vital research
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Some long-term costs are already becoming clear. Others will appear sooner or later, sometimes from unexpected places. That's the kind of chaos you can expect when you crack open a complex adaptive system, like human societies or the environment, without understanding it.
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Reposted by Carl rothfels
Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT
Letter to the US President and Congress on the Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender
President Donald J Trump Washington, DC Members of the US Congress Washington, DC February 5, 2025 RE: Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender Dear President Trump and Members of the US Congr...
www.evolutionsociety.org
February 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Letter from the SSE/SSB/ASN councils on the scientific understanding of sex and gender, pls RT
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NSF is still freezing grant payments because of Trump's executive orders targeting DEI, despite NSF's congressional mandate to weigh how grants will expand participation in science.
What that means for scientists/science (with more detail than yesterday's radio story)
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...
What that means for scientists/science (with more detail than yesterday's radio story)
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...
National Science Foundation freezes payments in response to Trump's executive actions
The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is already hampering research.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
NSF is still freezing grant payments because of Trump's executive orders targeting DEI, despite NSF's congressional mandate to weigh how grants will expand participation in science.
What that means for scientists/science (with more detail than yesterday's radio story)
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...
What that means for scientists/science (with more detail than yesterday's radio story)
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...
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can't think of a better way to start my bluesky account than a shout-out to the 2025 Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes cohort. So honored to have been part of this enthusiastic community of fern lovers. Thanks to all teachers, classmates, and OTS, and to the ferns and streams of Costa Rica #buenhelechos
January 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
can't think of a better way to start my bluesky account than a shout-out to the 2025 Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes cohort. So honored to have been part of this enthusiastic community of fern lovers. Thanks to all teachers, classmates, and OTS, and to the ferns and streams of Costa Rica #buenhelechos
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Here's me + Sachi Gibson in The Hub today explaining why a tech-focused approach to climate action should pursue safe bets *and* wild cards
thehub.ca/2024/12/10/r...
thehub.ca/2024/12/10/r...
Sachi Gibson and Jason Dion: Why expanding safe bet and wild card technologies is critical to Canadian competitiveness
thehub.ca
December 10, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Here's me + Sachi Gibson in The Hub today explaining why a tech-focused approach to climate action should pursue safe bets *and* wild cards
thehub.ca/2024/12/10/r...
thehub.ca/2024/12/10/r...
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“Another unknown is whether NIH researchers will still be allowed to submit papers to peer-reviewed journals.” This is insanity, and could have major impact on entire fields of research worldwide (we all collaborate with one another)
"Officials halted midstream a training workshop for junior scientists, called off a workshop on adolescent learning minutes before it was to begin, and canceled meetings of two advisory councils."
It could've been telegraphed in advance. The fear, uncertainty, chaos, and disruption are the point.
It could've been telegraphed in advance. The fear, uncertainty, chaos, and disruption are the point.
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“Another unknown is whether NIH researchers will still be allowed to submit papers to peer-reviewed journals.” This is insanity, and could have major impact on entire fields of research worldwide (we all collaborate with one another)
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You do NOT have to speak to ICE without a JUDICIAL warrant. If they attempt to enter your home or your workplace, ask for a warrant. Sometimes they will try to use other, non qualifying paperwork. They need a warrant.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
You do NOT have to speak to ICE without a JUDICIAL warrant. If they attempt to enter your home or your workplace, ask for a warrant. Sometimes they will try to use other, non qualifying paperwork. They need a warrant.
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New research reveals insights into the genetic blueprints of #hornworts, uncovering fascinating details about plant evolution and the early days of life on land. news.btiscience.org/245723-hornw...
@fernway.bsky.social
#plantscience
@fernway.bsky.social
#plantscience
Hornwort genomes provide clues on how plants conquered the land
New research reveals insights into the genetic blueprints of hornworts, uncovering fascinating details about plant evolution and the early days of life on land.
news.btiscience.org
January 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New research reveals insights into the genetic blueprints of #hornworts, uncovering fascinating details about plant evolution and the early days of life on land. news.btiscience.org/245723-hornw...
@fernway.bsky.social
#plantscience
@fernway.bsky.social
#plantscience
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Applications are now open for the 2025 Workshop on Molecular Evolution (MOLE) at the Marine Biological Laboratory in *beautiful* Woods Hole, MA!
More info here: molevolworkshop.github.io
Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Application deadline: Jan. 29th
Workshop dates: May 22nd - June 1st
More info here: molevolworkshop.github.io
Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Application deadline: Jan. 29th
Workshop dates: May 22nd - June 1st
Workshop on Molecular Evolution | Marine Biological Laboratory
The workshop serves graduate students, postdocs, and established faculty from around the world seeking to apply the principles of molecular evolution to questions of anthropology, conservation genetic...
www.mbl.edu
January 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Applications are now open for the 2025 Workshop on Molecular Evolution (MOLE) at the Marine Biological Laboratory in *beautiful* Woods Hole, MA!
More info here: molevolworkshop.github.io
Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Application deadline: Jan. 29th
Workshop dates: May 22nd - June 1st
More info here: molevolworkshop.github.io
Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Application deadline: Jan. 29th
Workshop dates: May 22nd - June 1st
Reposted by Carl rothfels
New study by @tribblelab.bsky.social @jimarcor.bsky.social @marcialescudero.bsky.social Michael May, Rosana Zenil-Ferguson and myself just out:
Introduces a novel HiSSE chromosome model and demonstrates the importance of chrom. evol. in #sedge diversity.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Introduces a novel HiSSE chromosome model and demonstrates the importance of chrom. evol. in #sedge diversity.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
December 26, 2024 at 1:01 PM
New study by @tribblelab.bsky.social @jimarcor.bsky.social @marcialescudero.bsky.social Michael May, Rosana Zenil-Ferguson and myself just out:
Introduces a novel HiSSE chromosome model and demonstrates the importance of chrom. evol. in #sedge diversity.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Introduces a novel HiSSE chromosome model and demonstrates the importance of chrom. evol. in #sedge diversity.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...