Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they) @aleixpalahi.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I will never be able to afford a meal inside, but after SMBE2026 I treated myself with a visit to Noma and spent *a bit* of money on some goodies. 030
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Gabriela Montejo-Kovacevich @gmkov.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Representing all the amazing research at the Evolutionary Biology Centrum from Uppsala University #SMBE2026 @animecol-uu.bsky.social @evobiouppsala.bsky.social 0348
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Katie Abson @katieabson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Our paper is out! 📣 we find that molecular measures of genetic variation do not predict heritable genetic variation across species - important implications for the application of genomic data for conservation! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgNucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential | PNASThe capacity to adapt is essential for a population to avoid extinction in a changing world and is recognized as a global conservation priority. Ad... 110167
Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they) @aleixpalahi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Got the chance to present what will (hopefully) soon be a chapter of my thesis at #SMBE2026. 0111
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Joshua Hufton @joshuahufton.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Come see my poster 'B059' interplay between the role of DNA methylation in regulating gene expression and TE-silencing in a reptilian methylome, at #SMBE @official-smbe.bsky.social 🦎 083
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Daria Shipilina @dariashipilina.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Why do insects migrate? One major driver is resource limitation. In the painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui), we show how resource cues reshape gene expression across development. @aleixpalahi.bsky.social @rogervilalab.bsky.social @k-nasvall.bsky.social 1103
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Molecular Ecology @molecology.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Out in MEC! New study led by @dariashipilina.bsky.social links resource limitation as a driver of migration in the painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui). The authors show how resource cues reshape gene expression across development. Read more: buff.ly/dogof9L 📷: Daria Shipilina 1/2 12113
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Charlotte Wright @charlottewright.bsky.social · 18/09/2025To celebrate the genomes for 1,000 (!) species of Lepidoptera in Europe, Project Psyche has released a preprint outlining our ambitions to jointly sequence & leverage genomes of all 11,000 species in Europe to propel science, conservation & society. This was a joy to write together as a community! 02913
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Nature @nature.com · 29/08/2025Nature research paper: Global phenology maps reveal the drivers and effects of seasonal asynchrony go.nature.com/41mYj5qgo.nature.comGlobal phenology maps reveal the drivers and effects of seasonal asynchrony - NatureA global land surface phenology map predicts complex geographical discontinuities in flowering phenology, genetic divergence and harvest seasonality across a range of taxa. 0288
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Science Magazine @science.org · 21/08/2025Ripple bugs use a special fan-like structure on their middle legs to speed and steer through turbulent waters. In a new Science study, researchers report a water-walking robot inspired by this feature. Learn more in our latest issue: scim.ag/3V8FjDU 04213
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Bob Muscarella @bobmuscarella.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Two last two things: This paper comes from the thesis project of a super star MSc student @uu.se, Cesc, who put in a tremendous amount of work. By the way, he's looking for a PhD in case anyone is interested... #ProudPI 283
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Milan Malinsky @millanek.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Want to make recombination maps from sperm/pollen/gametes? There is an easy way, based on Hi-C sequencing. Full details in the Hi-reComb paper now in Genetics: doi.org/10.1093/gene... Thanks to Richard Durbin and Ed Green and a great group of co-authors for contributions.doi.orgHi-reComb: constructing recombination maps from bulk gamete Hi-C sequencingAbstract. Recombination is central to genetics and to evolution of sexually reproducing organisms. However, obtaining accurate estimates of recombination r 0158
Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they) @aleixpalahi.bsky.social · 20/08/2025No visit to Barcelona is complete without dinner at Rasoterra 010
Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they) @aleixpalahi.bsky.social · 19/08/2025My receding hairline and I yapping about the genetic consequences of wing length plasticity at #ESEB2025 060
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 18/08/2025Some 4.3 million observations of butterflies show that 59 of 136 species have declined in abundance over the past three decades, while no species has increased in abundance. Butterfly declines undoubtedly have large ecological consequences. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 02918
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)ESEB 2025 Congress @eseb2025.bsky.social · 17/08/2025We’re live! 0213
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Justin Blumenstiel @bdelloid.bsky.social · 16/08/2025The original circos plot? From the 1947-1948 Carnegie Yearbook, the page prior to McClintock's Mutable Loci in Maize paper. 48735
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Alternative Splicing in TRPA1 Drives Sensory Adaptation to Electrophiles in Drosophilids www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202… 021
Reposted by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they)Pieter Vantieghem @pietervantieghem.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Large numbers of migrating red admiral at the belgian coast this evening, 864 flying north counted in 5 minutes! waarnemingen.be/observation/... @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @phylomigrationlab.bsky.socialwaarnemingen.beAtalanta - Vanessa atalanta1064 imago, langstrekkend noord 2025-05-12 Knokke - Het Zwin - Zwinuitbreiding (WV) 2479
Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they) @aleixpalahi.bsky.social · 12/05/20251/6) New paper out in Molecular Ecology! We uncover the intriguing biogeographic history behind the Holarctic disjunct distributions in Vanessa butterflies. @phylomigrationlab.bsky.social #biogeography #insectmigration #butterflymigration #butterflies #evolution shorturl.at/UFrrU 13217