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Symposium “Efficient Computational Methods for Molecular Evolution in the Genomic Era” at AsiaEvo in Kunming With the great help of xiyun and yuttapong (co-organizers), it’s my great honor to host a very successful symposium “Efficient Computational Methods for Molecular Evolution in the Genom…

my great honor to host a successful symposium "efficient methods in #molevol" co-organized by xiyun and yuttapong, #asiaevo in kunming: 8 speakers from 4 continents, incl. 3 female scientists and researchers at diff. career stages with diverse backgrounds sishuowang2022.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/s...

How molecules copy themselves with fewer errors – Sciworthy Researchers found that molecules can self-replicate with fewer errors by selecting similar ingredients.

Scientists from the Netherlands and @bluemarblespace.bsky.social discovered a new way that molecules copy themselves with fewer errors, using “selective binding.”
#SciComm #SciNews #ALife #evosky #molevol
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The evolutionary genomics of life-history adaptations in pinnipeds - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network Project summary Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, fur seals and walrus) are keystone marine predators, and sentinels for marine ecosystem health. Advances in genomic technology open up the possibility to u...

New PhD studentship opportunity in my lab & with collaborators from the Pinniped Genomes Consortium. Come help us unravel the genomics of seal physiological super powers! Closing date 7th January 2026 🧪🦭🧬🌍🦑🐳 #marine #mammals
#consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution
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#philsci #metasci #molbiol #molevol #evobio #evolbiol #bio

#philsci #metasci #molbiol #molevol #evobio #evolbiol #bio

#philsci #metasci #molbiol #molevol #evobio #evolbiol #bio

Genomic Divergence Shaped the Genetic Regulation of Meiotic Homologous Recombination in Brassica Allopolyploids Abstract. The tight regulation of meiotic recombination between homologs is disrupted in Brassica AAC allotriploids, a genomic configuration that may have

Recombination is disrupted in Brassica allotriploids, which may have helped form rapeseed. New study by Pelé et al. shows extra C chromosomes reshape crossover patterns, with effects differing between B. oleracea and B. napus.

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#evobio #molevol #plants

The Expansion and Diversification of Epigenetic Regulatory Networks Underpins Major Transitions in the Evolution of Land Plants Abstract. Epigenetic silencing is essential for regulating gene expression and cellular diversity in eukaryotes. While DNA and H3K9 methylation silence tra

New study with @petrollromy.bsky.social @borglab.bsky.social traces the evolution of epigenetic silencing in plants. Deep conservation of PRC2-mediated H3K27me3 marks across green algae suggest ancient, conserved networks of gene repression.

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#evobio #molevol #plants

On the Probability of Reaching High Peaks in Fitness Landscapes by Adaptive Walks Abstract. Adaptive evolution can be described by an uphill walk in a fitness landscape. However, climbing the global peak in a multipeak landscape is impro

Study by Li & Zhang on adaptive walks in E. coli DHFR gene shows this model has a high chance of reaching top peaks in a multipeak fitness landscape, but this is likely an exception among simulated and empirical fitness landscapes.

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#evobio #molevol #adaptation

#mevosky #evosky #evobio #popgen #evolsky #ecoevo #molevol

Caregiver Award

#smbe2025 if miss caregiver award application in the online system can still visit the following and apply by email www.smbe.org/smbe/AWARDS/... #molevol #molevo

The chance of the broccoli-headed fascists reaching NIH and destroying online NCBI tools and datasets we rely on isn't 0%, so it's worth making a list of the mirrors/alts offered by EMBL-EBI, etc that many of us (including me) are unaware of.
#bioinformatics #genomics #biology #evosky #molevol

What do you think about the future of neo-Darwinism? I feel that more strong voices are turning against it."
#philosophy #philmind #philsky #evolsky #evobio #evolbiol #phylo #popgen #ecoevo #evodevo #molevol #paleobio #systematics

The evolutionary genomics of life-history adaptations in pinnipeds - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network Project summary Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, fur seals and walrus) are keystone marine predators, and sentinels for marine ecosystem health. Advances in genomics technologies are opening up the possib...

New PhD studentship opportunity in my lab & with collaborators from the Pinniped Genomes Consortium. Come help us unravel the genomics of seal physiological super powers! Closing date 6th January 2025 🧪🦭🧬🌍🦑🐳 #marine #mammals
#consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution
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A map of the shoreline of southern New England, USA. Levels of PCBs are listed on the map. The highest levels are in New Bedford Harbor. Below the map is a structure diagram showing a general east / west split. However the populations in New Bedford are distinct from this general pattern.

Check out our group's latest population genetics paper exploring how a tough little minnow has evolved to survive in a soup of pollution at the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site.

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#evosky #evolsky #evolution #evobio #evolbiol #popgen #ecoevo #molevol

The upper figure presents the effective population size over ~400,000 years of the blue antelope compared to that of the roan and the sable antelope. The trajectory of the blue antelope is much lower. The lower figure shows the relative sea level over the same time span.

We show that the blue #antelope likely was adapted to long-term low population size that was not influenced by glacial cycles or habitat size. This demonstrates the impact of European colonisation on #wildlife in southern Africa. 🧪🦊🧬🖥️ #ancientDNA #molevol #PaleoSky

Colonial-driven extinction of the blue antelope despite genomic adaptation to low population size Hempel et al. show that prior to its extinction, the blue antelope had a low population size and diversity over millennia, unaffected by glacial cycles. However, no signs of inbreeding and extensive p...

Our new #OpenAccess paper analysing the first high-coverage #genome 🧬 of the extinct blue #antelope is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social
🧪🦊 #PaleoSky #paleobio #molevol #ancientDNA 🧬🖥️ #wildlife

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Molecular Evolution #MolEvol identified adaptive evolution of #ba286 lineage in August 2023 (reminder: 32 non-synonymous substitutions, including 22 in Spike, and only 11 synonyms) while still at very low frequency. #ba286 has now come to dominate globally 👇

Hello! I'm Saismit, a Cornell EEB PhD student exploring rapid eco-evolutionary feedbacks through theory. Excited to connect with fellow researchers!
🌍🧪 🦠 #WomenInSTEM #evosky, #evolution, #evobio, #phylo, #popgen, #ecoevo #molevol, #popgen #complexity #PhDSky #pydata #rstats