Will Ratcliff
@wcratcliff.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist (Multicellularity & social evolution). Prof. at Georgia Tech & Director of the QBioS PhD program.
https://ratclifflab.biosci.gatech.edu/
https://ratclifflab.biosci.gatech.edu/
Setting up for the 10 year qbios anniversary professional networking event (party)!
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Setting up for the 10 year qbios anniversary professional networking event (party)!
3.49 at my favorite grocery store. How am I gonna fit this in my fridge?
November 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
3.49 at my favorite grocery store. How am I gonna fit this in my fridge?
4/12 The results were striking. They found many novel defense genes. All but one had never been associated with predation defense in B. subtilis, despite it being one of the most well-studied organisms in microbiology.
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
4/12 The results were striking. They found many novel defense genes. All but one had never been associated with predation defense in B. subtilis, despite it being one of the most well-studied organisms in microbiology.
@sacrozhangt.bsky.social and I wrote a commentary on Jordi van Gestel and Carol Gross's latest paper, check it out!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Sadly, the Editors at PNAS rejected our initial introduction, which was a David Attenborough style voice over of the microbial Serengeti (included below)
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Sadly, the Editors at PNAS rejected our initial introduction, which was a David Attenborough style voice over of the microbial Serengeti (included below)
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
@sacrozhangt.bsky.social and I wrote a commentary on Jordi van Gestel and Carol Gross's latest paper, check it out!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Sadly, the Editors at PNAS rejected our initial introduction, which was a David Attenborough style voice over of the microbial Serengeti (included below)
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Sadly, the Editors at PNAS rejected our initial introduction, which was a David Attenborough style voice over of the microbial Serengeti (included below)
End of season figs are delicious
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
End of season figs are delicious
Should I make this my new professional head shot?
November 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Should I make this my new professional head shot?
Canadian fellows- why do NSERC postdoctoral fellowship award letters have you split your letter across two separate text boxes (and do not provide instructions for how you are supposed to partition the text)? Is it to force you to read through the lengthy grant documents in the hyperlink?
October 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Canadian fellows- why do NSERC postdoctoral fellowship award letters have you split your letter across two separate text boxes (and do not provide instructions for how you are supposed to partition the text)? Is it to force you to read through the lengthy grant documents in the hyperlink?
Made 19 quarts this weekend
October 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Made 19 quarts this weekend
Oh man- so this is 7 pot primo, I got the seeds directly from the breeder Troy Primeau. In contention for the hottest chili around.
I ate a whole one the other day on a taco and while my mouth was ok, I had pretty bad esophageal and upper stomach pains for 18h.
Did it again once I recovered, hah!
I ate a whole one the other day on a taco and while my mouth was ok, I had pretty bad esophageal and upper stomach pains for 18h.
Did it again once I recovered, hah!
October 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Oh man- so this is 7 pot primo, I got the seeds directly from the breeder Troy Primeau. In contention for the hottest chili around.
I ate a whole one the other day on a taco and while my mouth was ok, I had pretty bad esophageal and upper stomach pains for 18h.
Did it again once I recovered, hah!
I ate a whole one the other day on a taco and while my mouth was ok, I had pretty bad esophageal and upper stomach pains for 18h.
Did it again once I recovered, hah!
Check out what I got in the mail- the latest from @joanstrassmann.bsky.social! Perfect timing, I’m about to hop on a transatlantic flight.
September 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Check out what I got in the mail- the latest from @joanstrassmann.bsky.social! Perfect timing, I’m about to hop on a transatlantic flight.
New lab photo just dropped
September 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New lab photo just dropped
Is this a butterfly murder scene? Chrysalis above the red drops (likely gulf fritillary).
September 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Is this a butterfly murder scene? Chrysalis above the red drops (likely gulf fritillary).
3) We then take the full transcript and send it to an online LLM, in this case, Gemini 2.5 mini. We simply ask 'which portions of this sound like ads?', and its logic for this is impeccable. Ads sound distinctive.
September 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
3) We then take the full transcript and send it to an online LLM, in this case, Gemini 2.5 mini. We simply ask 'which portions of this sound like ads?', and its logic for this is impeccable. Ads sound distinctive.
Only one of these Venus flytrap seedlings is chiral
September 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Only one of these Venus flytrap seedlings is chiral
Making a new lab shirt. The yeast settling selection reference is pretty niche, but I don’t mind explaining it to people.
Also, the cells will glow in the dark!
Also, the cells will glow in the dark!
August 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Making a new lab shirt. The yeast settling selection reference is pretty niche, but I don’t mind explaining it to people.
Also, the cells will glow in the dark!
Also, the cells will glow in the dark!
Making a new lab shirt. The yeast settling selection reference is pretty niche, but I don’t mind explaining it to people.
Also, the cells will glow in the dark!
Also, the cells will glow in the dark!
August 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Making a new lab shirt. The yeast settling selection reference is pretty niche, but I don’t mind explaining it to people.
Also, the cells will glow in the dark!
Also, the cells will glow in the dark!
Giveaways for those who donate to the Her Term and Deanna for Decatur fundraiser today! Nearly all seed grown on my light bench.
August 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Giveaways for those who donate to the Her Term and Deanna for Decatur fundraiser today! Nearly all seed grown on my light bench.
Current activity (she’s like a puppy!)
August 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Current activity (she’s like a puppy!)
Whoops, meant to include this image.
August 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Whoops, meant to include this image.
Second, they claimed a bubble popping means going back to before AI. This is a bizarre statement.
August 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Second, they claimed a bubble popping means going back to before AI. This is a bizarre statement.
First, they argue that there will not be major economic ripple effects in the wake of an AI bubble burst.
August 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
First, they argue that there will not be major economic ripple effects in the wake of an AI bubble burst.
When the fever starts to break, the gigantic companies that whose valuation is an AI play (most of the top 10 companies in the US economy) are gonna take it on the chin. It might be a good time to hedge appropriately.
August 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
When the fever starts to break, the gigantic companies that whose valuation is an AI play (most of the top 10 companies in the US economy) are gonna take it on the chin. It might be a good time to hedge appropriately.
I highly recommend getting a house donkey
August 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I highly recommend getting a house donkey
MINDY THE BABY DONKEY HAS ARRIVED (donkey sitting for a friend)- perfect timing, as my son’s K-pop demon hunter themed birthday party is about to begin.
What a whimsical day.
What a whimsical day.
August 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
MINDY THE BABY DONKEY HAS ARRIVED (donkey sitting for a friend)- perfect timing, as my son’s K-pop demon hunter themed birthday party is about to begin.
What a whimsical day.
What a whimsical day.