Evolution of the genetic architecture of uterine disorders www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03...

For those interested, the papers associated with my talk:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39146405/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41699381/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36735790/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36050399/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41763210/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31454312/

$2.45 billion NIH grant cuts and ~2300 terminated active research grants were DOGE'd in early 2025
Who were most affected?
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Early career and women researchers

PhDs are turning to side hustles to make ends meet, finds Nature poll Nature - Of roughly 1,200 scientists who responded to a Nature poll, 46% said they have or had a side hustle during their PhD.

Of roughly 1,200 scientists who responded, 46% said they have or had a side hustle during their PhD to make ends meet

go.nature.com/3PnIhF5

(A) Species tree relationships of six cetaceans with genome assemblies, including the humpback whale. Branch lengths are in coalescent units. Boxed numbers correspond to the number of positively selected genes per branch. (B) Gene Ontology (GO) biological process terms for positively selected genes across all cetaceans. (C) Cancer gene names and functions from the COSMIC database that are under positive selection in cetaceans. Superscripts next to gene names correspond to tumor suppressor gene (T), oncogene (O), and fusion gene (F) and asterisks correspond to FDR corrected p-value < 0.01 (**), 0.001 (***), 0.0001 (****).

Humpback whales (+ many other whales) have evolved large body sizes + long lives. Cancer should ⬆️ w/body size + age but whales do not suffer ⬆️ cancer risk. 212 genes in the humpback whale genome show evidence of positive selection, some of which may ⬇️ cancer #2026MMM doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz099

🥼Une exposition met à l’honneur les femmes scientifiques de l’Institut Pasteur
📍A découvrir à la mairie du 15ᵉ arrondissement de Paris
📅Jusqu’au 24 mars
🎟️Entrée libre
Une belle occasion de célébrer celles qui font avancer la science & d’inspirer les futures générations de scientifiques !
@pasteur.fr

Chimpanzees are not more aggressive than bonobos but target sexes differently Chimpanzees and bonobos differ in aggression distribution but not magnitude.

Bonobos bully as much as chimpanzees—but their victims differ by sex, according to new #ScienceAdvances research. https://scim.ag/4sgXciX

EvolCompGen presents: Christian Landry on the Evolution of gene duplication, from redundancy to dependency

🧬EvolCompGen presents: Christian Landry on the Evolution of gene duplication, from redundancy to dependency
@christianlandry.bsky.social

🗓️ Join us on Monday, March 23 at 11:00 AM EDT

📌 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Adapted from Axelsson et al. 2013 Fig 2c: Histogram showing the distribution of diploid amylase copy number in wolf (n=35, blue) and dog (n=136, red). Dogs carry more copies of the starch-digesting gene AMY2B than wolves. Additional copies make dogs better than wolves at digesting starchy foods like grains & vegetables.

Dogs evolved to eat your leftovers! Comparing dog & wolf genomes revealed dogs have up to 30 EXTRA copies of the amylase gene (AMY2B) that helps digest starch. This is a key genomic signature of living alongside humans & table scraps for thousands of years 🐕 www.nature.com/articles/nat... #2026MMM

A woman in a mask Headline: Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask? Story from Jerk Wingley and Terramin Defishunsee Photo from Adobe

Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?

ultimately, while menstruating species did have overall more KIR genes than non-menstruators, when we account for phylogeny the difference is not significant.
this work was possible thanks to my co-authors @maelledaunesse.bsky.social and @camilleberthelot.bsky.social !

we looked at whether menstruating species had more diverse KIR gene families compared to non-menstruators, as has been hypothesized due to this family’s important roles in pregnancy.

first part of my phd work is now available on bioRxiv!

Ancient humans were seafaring far earlier than we realised Thousands of years before the invention of compasses or sails, prehistoric peoples crossed oceans to reach remote lands like Malta and Australia. Doing so meant striking out in unknowable conditions. ...

www.newscientist.com/article/2511...

Genomic evidence supports the “long chronology” for the peopling of Sahul Genome data provide support for the first settlement of Australia and New Guinea via at least two routes by 60,000 years ago.

Humans took two routes to reach the ancient landmass Sahul about 60,000 years ago.

Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/3XOFMwn

GitHub - alanrogers/popgen: A course on population genetics A course on population genetics. Contribute to alanrogers/popgen development by creating an account on GitHub.

I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio

We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.

Echoes of eugenics: confronting its effects in indigenous genomics This article explores the legacy of eugenics and its harmful impact on Indigenous peoples of North America. It examines how genetics research historically

"Echoes of eugenics: confronting its effects in indigenous genomics" is a particularly important essay given the recent spate of human genetic engineering startups...

🧪 #Science #BlueSkyScience #AcademicBluesky #BioSky

academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

Brains evolve differently underwater Cephalopods—squid, octopuses, cuttlefish, and nautiluses—are the most intelligent and agile of all mollusks, boasting extraordinary adaptations for predation, locomotion, and communication. Despite th...

Did you know? Octopuses can dream, solve puzzles, and recognize faces! 🐙 🧠

But how did such intelligence evolve?

✨Maite, PhD student at Pasteur Institute, wrote an article about this!

👉Find it on our website
www.piplettes-pasteur.com/post/brains-...

Six chercheuses pasteuriennes reçoivent le Prix Jeunes Talents France 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO Pour les Femmes et la Science Six chercheuses de l’Institut Pasteur viennent de recevoir, le 8 octobre 2025, le Prix Jeunes Talents France 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO Pour les Femmes et la Science.

Incredibly proud of @eulalieliorzou.bsky.social who is receiving the L'Oreal-Unesco Prize for Women in Science for her trailblazing PhD work on menstruation and its associated diseases!

www.pasteur.fr/fr/espace-pr...

Sweetbread, à la Immune System Here’s a recipe straight from our body’s cookbook: how to train immune cells to efficiently eliminate invading viruses and bacteria, while leaving our own cells unharmed. The star ingredient? The thym...

🇫🇷 Le savais-tu ? Ton système immunitaire a une école: le thymus! Là, les cellules T apprennent qui combattreet surtout qui épargner✨

🇬🇧 Did you know? Your immune system has a school: the thymus! There, T cells learn who to fightand, importantly, who not to✨

www.piplettes-pasteur.com/post/sweetbr...

Are you interested in doing a PhD in Copenhagen? Interested in studying Neanderthals and Denisovans which live on in our genomes?
Than you are more than welcome to apply to join my group starting Jan 2026 :)

candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

Please reach out if you have any questions!

4 research institute march together hand in hand for diversity and inclusion in science © Franck Aubry

© Franck Aubry

© Franck Aubry

🌈 United for diversity in science 🌈
Researchers from Institut Pasteur joined the 2025 Pride March alongside @institutcurie.bsky.social, Les Cordeliers Research Center, @institutcochin.bsky.social @institutimagine.bsky.social

👩‍🔬 Because diverse labs make better science.
#DiversityInScience

do any other Black or brown people with endometriosis follow me? There's a study you might want to sign up for paying $100

Cette campagne a besoin de vous Sauvons le Palais de la découverte

Une des plus grandes institutions culturelles scientifiques de ce pays est en danger.

👉Une pétition pour le Palais de la découverte
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« La fermeture du Palais de la découverte ou sa réduction serait une perte pour l’ensemble de la communauté internationale » Dans une tribune au « Monde », une cinquantaine de représentants d’institutions scientifiques internationales appellent la France à garantir l’avenir du Palais de la découverte.

« La fermeture du Palais de la découverte ou sa réduction serait une perte pour l’ensemble de la communauté internationale »

🚨With some delay, we're excited to announce that our proposal for a MSCA Doctoral Network on Evolutionary Medical Genomics (EvoMG-DN) got funded! 🎉

🧬 14 labs and 2 companies across 7 European countries will be coordinated by the EvoMG Joint Program at @crg.eu & @upf.edu.

europa.eu/!NNq63m

If you are an EU citizen, please sign this petition to ban “conversion therapy” in member countries!
Please share - the petition ends in 4 days and the goal is still some ways away
#LGBTinSTEM

You may have a twin and you don’t know it: the science of look-alikes Perhaps someone has already told you that you look like someone else, but is it actually true? It is! Science suggests that there is someone in the world that looks like you and that even shares your ...

New article alert!

Ever met someone who looks exactly like you? Science says it’s more than a coincidence!

Read more on the science of look alikes in our latest piece, written by Silvia, PhD student in epigenetics🧬

www.piplettes-pasteur.com/post/you-may...