Giacinto De Vivo
@xodroont.bsky.social
BSc in Natural Sciences and MSc in Palaeobiology and Evolutionary Biology. PhD in Evolutionary Biology. Studying vision in octopuses at SZN.
3D modeling - Animal Phylogenetics - Integrating Paleontology with Molecular Biology.
3D modeling - Animal Phylogenetics - Integrating Paleontology with Molecular Biology.
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Happy to share Jialin's first publication. She did a great job exploring the transition to land in animals. Co-supervised by the great Jordi Paps and me and in collaboration with Davide Pisani and @phil-donoghue.bsky.social
Nature research paper: Convergent genome evolution shaped the emergence of terrestrial animals
go.nature.com/4i0i61w
go.nature.com/4i0i61w
Convergent genome evolution shaped the emergence of terrestrial animals - Nature
Comparisons of 154 genomes from 21 animal phyla and outgroups have been used to reconstruct ancestral adaptation to life on land across 11 distinct terrestrialization events, revealing strong evidence for convergent genomic evolution across the animal kingdom and recurring periods of terrestrial colonization.
go.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Happy to share Jialin's first publication. She did a great job exploring the transition to land in animals. Co-supervised by the great Jordi Paps and me and in collaboration with Davide Pisani and @phil-donoghue.bsky.social
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.
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NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Giacinto De Vivo
@xodroont.bsky.social et al. explored the diversity and evolution of opsins using meta-omic data from the Tara Oceans and Tara Polar Circle expeditions, identifying opsins across the different metazoan groups.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf189
#genome #evolution #opsins
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf189
#genome #evolution #opsins
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
@xodroont.bsky.social et al. explored the diversity and evolution of opsins using meta-omic data from the Tara Oceans and Tara Polar Circle expeditions, identifying opsins across the different metazoan groups.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf189
#genome #evolution #opsins
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf189
#genome #evolution #opsins
Thrilled to share our new paper in Genome Biology & Evolution! 🌊
We discovered an ocean of opsins in marine zooplankton — unveiling how these animals evolved to sense light across the world’s seas.
🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
#MarineBiology #Evolution
We discovered an ocean of opsins in marine zooplankton — unveiling how these animals evolved to sense light across the world’s seas.
🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
#MarineBiology #Evolution
An Ocean of Opsins
Abstract. In this study, we explored the diversity and evolution of opsins using meta-omic data from the Tara Oceans and Tara Polar Circle expeditions, one
academic.oup.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Thrilled to share our new paper in Genome Biology & Evolution! 🌊
We discovered an ocean of opsins in marine zooplankton — unveiling how these animals evolved to sense light across the world’s seas.
🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
#MarineBiology #Evolution
We discovered an ocean of opsins in marine zooplankton — unveiling how these animals evolved to sense light across the world’s seas.
🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
#MarineBiology #Evolution
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New preprint reveals bacteria can't just collect all resistance genes like Pokemon cards.
We found mutually exclusive evolutionary pathways to multidrug resistance in E. coli & P. aeruginosa - some resistance mechanisms actively prevent others from coexisting www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We found mutually exclusive evolutionary pathways to multidrug resistance in E. coli & P. aeruginosa - some resistance mechanisms actively prevent others from coexisting www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Genomic constraints shape the evolution of alternative routes to drug resistance in prokaryotes
Background Variation within the prokaryotic pangenome is not random, and natural selection that favours particular combinations of genes appears to dominate over random drift. What is less clear is wh...
www.biorxiv.org
August 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New preprint reveals bacteria can't just collect all resistance genes like Pokemon cards.
We found mutually exclusive evolutionary pathways to multidrug resistance in E. coli & P. aeruginosa - some resistance mechanisms actively prevent others from coexisting www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We found mutually exclusive evolutionary pathways to multidrug resistance in E. coli & P. aeruginosa - some resistance mechanisms actively prevent others from coexisting www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Great job @xodroont.bsky.social at #ESEB2025 !!!
August 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Great job @xodroont.bsky.social at #ESEB2025 !!!
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An ocean of opsins https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.07.622103v1
An ocean of opsins https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.07.622103v1
In this study, we explored the diversity and evolution of opsins using meta-omic data from the TARA
www.biorxiv.org
November 8, 2024 at 9:32 AM
An ocean of opsins https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.07.622103v1
Something geeky outside the science geek.
The constume was designed by me starting from the in game Alakazam 3-D model! I am quite proud of it!
Thanks to @GMennellla for the amazing interpretation!
#Pokemon #cosplay #luccacomics #luccacg24 @PokemonIT @Pokemon @LuccaCandG
The constume was designed by me starting from the in game Alakazam 3-D model! I am quite proud of it!
Thanks to @GMennellla for the amazing interpretation!
#Pokemon #cosplay #luccacomics #luccacg24 @PokemonIT @Pokemon @LuccaCandG
November 13, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Something geeky outside the science geek.
The constume was designed by me starting from the in game Alakazam 3-D model! I am quite proud of it!
Thanks to @GMennellla for the amazing interpretation!
#Pokemon #cosplay #luccacomics #luccacg24 @PokemonIT @Pokemon @LuccaCandG
The constume was designed by me starting from the in game Alakazam 3-D model! I am quite proud of it!
Thanks to @GMennellla for the amazing interpretation!
#Pokemon #cosplay #luccacomics #luccacg24 @PokemonIT @Pokemon @LuccaCandG