They didn't even try to hide the copy/paste lines... so bad!

Undaria pinnatifida gametophyte

Our work on chromatin evolution in brown algae is now published in @natecoevo.nature.com! We show that developmentally complex brown algae evolved without epigenetic silencing pathways long thought universal, underscoring why non-model lineages are important to study. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social, Corbin Jones & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social geeked out about #BChromosomes w/ Patrick Ferree from @scrippscollege.bsky.social about his @plosbiology.org paper on female meiotic drag in Nasonia: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

All-star lineup! Would have loved to tune in for this one. Patrick's work is fantastic and I need to reach out to him soon to chat about next steps for my project. 😄

“These days, if you’re not a mad scientist, you’re not paying attention.”

@standupforscience.bsky.social

Disagree that someone's facial hair should be a correlate for their competency in science. Personally, I'd let the stupidity speak for itself and leave the insults to their appearance out of it

Good times!

🧵 Thread: What happens when transcription isn’t properly shut off during mitosis? Our new preprint explores just that 👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Enjoy!!

Sounds like an awesome class!!!

Cuban owns Cost Plus Drugs, not GoodRX

If you're afraid to ask someone for a recommendation, please don't be. It's part of the job of being a mentor, editor, teacher, advisor, former boss, etc. to write recommendations or politely decline.
(I wish I could go back in time and tell my former self this.)

BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!

Eye can see clearly now: Identifying the locus associated with a white‐eye mutation in honey bees (Apis mellifera) We performed a community science investigation with the beekeepers nationwide to find phenotypic mutants. Alongside a beekeeper in Kentucky, we performed a GWAS to identify a region associated with ...

Excellent title - and I'm a sucker for mapping any de novo mutations in insect pigment and pattern mutants. In this case, the culprit seems to be an ncRNA!?!? resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

On the Approximation of Phylogenetic Distance Functions by Artificial Neural Networks Inferring the phylogenetic relationships among a sample of organisms is a fundamental problem in modern biology. While distance-based hierarchical clustering algorithms achieved early success on this ...

New paper on minimal NNs for phylogenetic inference, with former grad student, Ben Rosenzweig:

arxiv.org/abs/2512.02223

Rapid compensatory evolution within a multiprotein complex preserves telomere integrity Intragenomic conflict with selfish genetic elements spurs adaptive changes in subunits of essential multiprotein complexes. Whether and how these adaptive changes disrupt interactions within such comp...

How to keep in step when your (protein) partner speeds up…

Here we investigated the adaptive remodeling of a protein-protein interaction surface essential for telomere protection.

Congrats to whole team!

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Y2H

OMG--read this thread. Remarkable clever use of a trick to visualize plasmid competition that reveals key insights into evolution!!!! 🧪

Cheers!

Redesigning the Drosophila histone gene cluster: an improved genetic platform for spatiotemporal manipulation of histone function Abstract. Mutating replication-dependent (RD) histone genes is an important tool for understanding chromatin-based epigenetic regulation. Deploying this to

Crain, A. T., Nevil, M., Leatham-Jensen, M. P., ..., B., Matera, A. G., McKay, D. J., Duronio, R. J. (2024). Redesigning the Drosophila histone gene cluster: an improved genetic platform for spatiotemporal manipulation of histone function. Genetics, 228(1) academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

Sounds like a teaching opportunity!

Congratulations to both! I will miss seeing Ching-Ho at meetings and look forward to reading future papers from both labs.

I got my shirt and love it, thank you!! 😄

Very cool! Beautiful cytology

Introducing the 1,000 Flower Collection 🧬🌹

I’m creating 1,000 genetically designed flowers each crafted with new colors, patterns, and shapes.

Here’s how I’m making it happen… and how you can join me on this journey 🧵(1/7)

To promote the collection, I’ve launched a designer clothing line where synthetic biology meets aesthetics.

I will give out 100 free limited edition shirts to the first who retweet and order with their handle in the name! Available here → nickdesnoyer.com 🧵(6/7)

Looking forward to reading this!

Both are fun!

Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.

NEW: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding.

NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.