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August 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 28, 2025 at 4:52 AM
July 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
July 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
June 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
now this is quite the experimental design - a fly carousel!
1/4 Flies play
In this experiment, some fruit flies preferred to ride a carousel than to eat. The behavior is consistent with the criteria for playing (voluntary, non-essential, non-typical, repeated & flexible, and stress-free)
(paper) www.cell.com/current-biol... by @wolfhuette.bsky.social
In this experiment, some fruit flies preferred to ride a carousel than to eat. The behavior is consistent with the criteria for playing (voluntary, non-essential, non-typical, repeated & flexible, and stress-free)
(paper) www.cell.com/current-biol... by @wolfhuette.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
now this is quite the experimental design - a fly carousel!
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Happy to share that my paper on creativity in research labs is out in the "Ten Simply Rules" article series.
Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs
I hope you find it to be useful.
#AcademicSky
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs
I hope you find it to be useful.
#AcademicSky
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs
Research lab groups are hotspots for the education of the next generation of scientists, and making these units work as creatively as possible is essential for solving pressing issues in biology, the ...
journals.plos.org
February 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Happy to share that my paper on creativity in research labs is out in the "Ten Simply Rules" article series.
Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs
I hope you find it to be useful.
#AcademicSky
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Ten simple rules for fostering creativity in research labs
I hope you find it to be useful.
#AcademicSky
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Different #science post today. I wanted to share some science-related #AI tools
[1] Typeset (typeset.io)
[2] JuliusAI (julius.ai)
[3] STORM (lnkd.in/gKCUa_R6)
[4] DeepSeek (www.deepseek.com)
[5] Linne Lens (lens.linne.ai/en/)
[1] Typeset (typeset.io)
[2] JuliusAI (julius.ai)
[3] STORM (lnkd.in/gKCUa_R6)
[4] DeepSeek (www.deepseek.com)
[5] Linne Lens (lens.linne.ai/en/)
February 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Different #science post today. I wanted to share some science-related #AI tools
[1] Typeset (typeset.io)
[2] JuliusAI (julius.ai)
[3] STORM (lnkd.in/gKCUa_R6)
[4] DeepSeek (www.deepseek.com)
[5] Linne Lens (lens.linne.ai/en/)
[1] Typeset (typeset.io)
[2] JuliusAI (julius.ai)
[3] STORM (lnkd.in/gKCUa_R6)
[4] DeepSeek (www.deepseek.com)
[5] Linne Lens (lens.linne.ai/en/)
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A reminder that there is a starter pack for the CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY COMMUNITY. Today we welcomed cons phys gurus @trishschulte.bsky.social @physiologyfish.bsky.social & @craigefranklin.bsky.social. Ping me if you work in this space and want to be added! go.bsky.app/RRAUWkk
January 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
A reminder that there is a starter pack for the CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY COMMUNITY. Today we welcomed cons phys gurus @trishschulte.bsky.social @physiologyfish.bsky.social & @craigefranklin.bsky.social. Ping me if you work in this space and want to be added! go.bsky.app/RRAUWkk
#Science 📝of the day
"Seagrass digestion by a notorious ‘carnivore’"
It's great when science turns public perception on its head. Here, Bonnethead sharks assimilated seagrass in a remarkable finding, a short but remarkable study with broad implications!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
"Seagrass digestion by a notorious ‘carnivore’"
It's great when science turns public perception on its head. Here, Bonnethead sharks assimilated seagrass in a remarkable finding, a short but remarkable study with broad implications!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Seagrass digestion by a notorious ‘carnivore’ | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
What an animal consumes and what an animal digests and assimilates for energetic demands
are not always synonymous. Sharks, uniformly accepted as carnivores, have guts that
are presumed to be well sui...
royalsocietypublishing.org
February 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
#Science 📝of the day
"Seagrass digestion by a notorious ‘carnivore’"
It's great when science turns public perception on its head. Here, Bonnethead sharks assimilated seagrass in a remarkable finding, a short but remarkable study with broad implications!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
"Seagrass digestion by a notorious ‘carnivore’"
It's great when science turns public perception on its head. Here, Bonnethead sharks assimilated seagrass in a remarkable finding, a short but remarkable study with broad implications!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Today's 📝 is one of my favorite ocean tidbits
"Experimental evidence of pollination in marine flowers by invertebrate fauna."
Invertebrates were found to cross-pollinate marine flowering plants in similar way as 🐝's do on land. Marine pollinators at scale would be amazing.
doi.org/10.1038/ncom...
"Experimental evidence of pollination in marine flowers by invertebrate fauna."
Invertebrates were found to cross-pollinate marine flowering plants in similar way as 🐝's do on land. Marine pollinators at scale would be amazing.
doi.org/10.1038/ncom...
Experimental evidence of pollination in marine flowers by invertebrate fauna - Nature Communications
Marine plants reproduce by hydrophilly, that is, the movement of pollen by water. Here, the authors show that invertebrates can also carry pollen from male to female Thalassia testudinum plants.
doi.org
January 31, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Today's 📝 is one of my favorite ocean tidbits
"Experimental evidence of pollination in marine flowers by invertebrate fauna."
Invertebrates were found to cross-pollinate marine flowering plants in similar way as 🐝's do on land. Marine pollinators at scale would be amazing.
doi.org/10.1038/ncom...
"Experimental evidence of pollination in marine flowers by invertebrate fauna."
Invertebrates were found to cross-pollinate marine flowering plants in similar way as 🐝's do on land. Marine pollinators at scale would be amazing.
doi.org/10.1038/ncom...
Today's 📝
"Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss."
The study found genetic diversity of 628 species had an avg effect size of -0.11 (low but significant).
I found the effect size graph across taxa interesting as zooming has more info
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
"Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss."
The study found genetic diversity of 628 species had an avg effect size of -0.11 (low but significant).
I found the effect size graph across taxa interesting as zooming has more info
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
January 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Today's 📝
"Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss."
The study found genetic diversity of 628 species had an avg effect size of -0.11 (low but significant).
I found the effect size graph across taxa interesting as zooming has more info
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
"Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss."
The study found genetic diversity of 628 species had an avg effect size of -0.11 (low but significant).
I found the effect size graph across taxa interesting as zooming has more info
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Still hope for coral reefs. Using 28-years of data in Seychelles, we find reefs recovering 4-5 years faster from the 2016 bleaching event, than they did after 1998. Also, a reef that had regime-shifted to macroalgae for over 15 years, is recovering to coral.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Increased resilience and a regime shift reversal through repeat mass coral bleaching
Assessing coral reefs across the inner Seychelles islands, using a 28-year dataset, we document faster coral recovery from the 2016 than the 1998 marine heatwave events. Further, a reef that had regi....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Still hope for coral reefs. Using 28-years of data in Seychelles, we find reefs recovering 4-5 years faster from the 2016 bleaching event, than they did after 1998. Also, a reef that had regime-shifted to macroalgae for over 15 years, is recovering to coral.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
1st video out (youtu.be/PmmBeLDQwe4?...) put together some free resources for #science #research ! part 2 I hope to do on AI tools for research 👍
Research Tools_Free toolkit
YouTube video by James
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December 7, 2024 at 7:01 AM
1st video out (youtu.be/PmmBeLDQwe4?...) put together some free resources for #science #research ! part 2 I hope to do on AI tools for research 👍