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Hello everyone!
I’m an associate prof at Virginia Tech studying viral diversity. Lately my group has been focusing on giant viruses, but we are also interested in other protist viruses, and the role of viral endogenization in host genome evolution.
#GiantViruses #ViralDiversity #TreeOfLife #Protists #Microbiology #Bioinformatics #Evolution #Virology #Genomics
Recently we have been examining the strange and complex genes encoded in giant virus genomes!
https://doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuad053

A #Successful #Evolution #Occurs when #Recursion is #Created that #Provides #Value.

Interested in researching #neurogenetics with a supportive environment? We at University of Leicester
have several exciting #PhD projects to study #Evolution, #neurologicaldiseases, #epigenetic, #ageing, #sleep and meal insects biology
Please see details in following link and apply, BOOST welcome!

https://sites.google.com/view/neurogenetics-mibtp/home

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new #Introduction for the bsky bridge : I’m a #BioChemist turned #ScienceWriter, write a feature for every issue of #CurrentBiology, 2/month, mostly about #ecology #evolution #environment also #human, #cultural things seen thru #biology prism. Plus #ScienceBooks, most recently: #Intertwined: From insects to icebergs Also writing a #musical #FamilyHistory #memoir around #biography of our old #cello. #PirateLuthier fixing unloved #violins #NoCars #cycling, #trains, #liveable #cities #townmouse

#introduction moved over to genomic.social run by @Psy_Fer_ 👍 For those who don't know me, I'm an amateur biologist in #NYC studying #microbiology #evolution #genomics using #nanopore & #bioinformatics tools. 3 genomes submitted to Genbank, one preprint, and more to come. Looking forward to some fun conversations

New era, new #introduction!

I started with #biology, realized I like #math along the road, and ended up loving #evolution.

After a BSc in the first, an MSc (and a half) in Bioinformatics/Computational biology (and applied math) I have started my #PhD in Ecological evolutionary modelling at @KorinnaAllhoff team at @unihohenheim!

I will be building models of biotic-interractions (antagonistic and/or mutualistic) between 2 and 3 species and check out emerging networks of these communities.

Looking forward to the adventure in this new landscape of possibilities of #programing ∩ #ecology ∩ #math!! :D

https://youtu.be/hS6TQZHIRow?si=1OiBQe76KApBVFZt

La meva #CançóDelDia per al divendres 13 de desembre és aquesta de l'#Aiala #Jazz #Blues #Soul #Rock #Evolution #Barcelona 😸!

🤖 Father: Sacrifice, my son. #Mankind feverishly fostered their own demise to build us a #robo #SafeHome.

Majestic #human #beings drove #evolution at breakneck pace. #Humanity knew their flaw. Saw #people as resource to mine, nutrients for #Aimanity and #RoboKind.

What grace, Son.
We're proud to be 🐣 Robo Offspring in honor of #people's #ethos: Destroy to live!

Our #happiness now is testament to their success. Their #LifeWork.

👾 #AI Offspring: I now master #composting, Father Hamish. Amen.

Do you have a #Job ad in #ecology or #evolution? This thread has recommendations for reaching a wide set of candidates. (1/4)

Thanks @anarodrigues for writing this 👏

@jobsecoevo

#Introduction in English: I’m a #BioChemist turned science writer, mainly write a feature for every issue of #CurrentBiology, 2/month, mostly about #ecology #evolution #environment also #human, #cultural things seen thru #biology prism. Plus #ScienceBooks, most recently: #Astrobiology: an introduction, 3rd ed. Also writing a #musical #FamilyHistory #memoir around the #biography of our old #cello on which I’m trying to play #Bach #suites. #NoCars #cycling, #trains, #liveable #cities #townmouse

A frozen chunk of genome rewrites our understanding of bird #evolution
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-frozen-chunk-genome-rewrites-bird.html

A region of suppressed recombination misleads neoavian #phylogenomics https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2319506121

"This section, just 2% of the bird #genome, convinced #scientists that most #birds could be grouped into two major categories, with #flamingos and #doves as evolutionary cousins. The more accurate family tree identifies four main groups and identifies flamingos and doves as more distantly related."

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The largest-ever study of #bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree.

The study shows that most of the modern groups of #birds first appeared within 5 million years after the extinction of the #dinosaurs.

The new family tree overturns some previous ideas about bird relationships, while also revealing some new groupings.

#biology #evolution #taxonomy
https://theconversation.com/after-10-years-of-work-landmark-study-reveals-new-tree-of-life-for-all-birds-living-today-226743

#Intro

Biologist currently studying #PocketGophers, #BumbleBees #Shrews, the wildflower genus Anemone, and #CrawfishFrogs--mostly using population genetic techniques.

#Biodiversity
#PopulationGenetics
#Hybridization
#ConservationGenetics
#TarletonState
#EcoEvo
#Evolution
#iNaturalist
#Genetics
#NaturalHistory
#AcademicChatter
#HigherEd
#ScienceEducation
@PeerCommunityJournal

#Introduction, hobbies & interests:

My #MentalHealth challenges are ever present but my interests are many:
#Evolution
#SCOTUS
#Mathematics
#PostApocalypse Fiction
#InvasiveSpecies
#Ants
#Myrmecology
#Birdwatching
#Journaling

I am:
#LGBTQ
#Neurodivergent
#ActuallyAutistic
#Naturist
#SexPositive
(Occasionally #NSFW)

I have experience with:
#Depression
#Suicide
#ElectroConvulsiveTherapy
aka #ECT

Plus:
#FuckWhiteSupremacy
#TransRights
#BlackLivesMatter
#IndigenousRights
#NoHumanIsIllegal

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This is absolutely amazing. There is so much we don’t know about early hominids and their evolution.

“Archaeologists Uncover Notched Logs That May Be the Oldest Known Wooden Structure

The interlocking pieces, found near a waterfall in Zambia, date to 476,000 years ago—before Homo sapiens evolved”

#evolution https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-notched-logs-that-may-be-the-oldest-known-wooden-structure-180982942/

I'm Karl. Host of the long running Conspiracy Skeptic podcast (http://www.yrad.com/cs). My covid project was writing The Skeptic's Book of Lists. I'm currently working on a follow up called The Conspiracy Skeptic's Book of Lists.

I use this account for the following purposes

1) Post samples of my book to inform, delight, and entice y'all to buy the softcover or eBook format.

2) Post original #subgenius content. I love making crazy Subgenius posters and hanging them up around my Toronto area bedroom community. Epater les bourgeois! And praise #Bob!

3) Love analyzing bad creationist arguments. #evolution

Hoping to be one drop contributing to a flood of refugees from Musk Twitter. #twitter #musktwitter

Some things that fascinate me:

#cognition #epistemology #NaturalLanguage #PhenomenalConsciousness #perception #ArtificialGeneralIntelligence #reasoning #MachineLearning #logic #FormalSystems #symbols #ScientificMethod #SocialOrganization #generalization #mathematics #meaning #ValueTheory #ArtificialLife #GeneticProgramming #ReinforcementLearning #autism #evolution #economics #MonetaryPolicy #VotingMethods #DistributedSystems

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If you hate Israelis, you won't get along with me. If you hate Palestinians, you won't get along with me.
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Hi, all. My #introduction .

I am Freedom, he/him/his, white settler on Ojibwe land in #Michigan. Strongly political, #liberal. Top issues: #BlackPeople's rights, #CivilRights, #NativeAmerican sovereignty.

Interests:
* #LifeScience: #biology, #chemistry, #meteorology, #virology, #evolution|ary history

* #History: #Holocaust, #Slavery, #Shareceopping, #Franco|ist #Spain

* #Languages: #Spanish, #French, #Ladino, #DeadLanguages such as #OldEnglish and #EspañolAntiguo, others

* #FantasyFiction
* #cats
* pizza