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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Versoza, @baleslab.bsky.social JD Jensen & @susanneppfeifer.bsky.social et al. provide the first estimates of the rates and patterns of crossover and noncrossover recombination in coppery titi monkeys. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/evag186 #societyjournal #genome #evolution

GBE | Sex-Specific Landscapes of Crossover and Noncrossover Recombination in Coppery Titi Monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus)

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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Versoza, @baleslab.bsky.social JD Jensen & @susanneppfeifer.bsky.social demonstrate that coppery titi monkeys reproducing later in life have one of the strongest male mutation biases observed in any non-human primate. 📷 CNPRC/L. Meckler 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag112 #evobio #molbio

MBE | Characterization of de novo germline mutations suggests a strong male mutation bias in coppery titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus)

Coppery titi monkey sire and its offspring

Photo: CNPRC/L. Meckler

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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 01/04/2026

The Orange Cat Brain Atlas is here. 🧠🐈 Today, we published the first comprehensive cellular map of the orange cat brain. The new atlas reveals a single, specialized neuron responsible for behaviors like staring at walls, knocking objects off tables, and the 3am "zoomies."

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Karen Bales @baleslab.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Wow thanks for the post! Other UCD authors include @forrestdrogers.bsky.social and @adeleseelke.bsky.social , as well as Jessica Bond and Trent Simmons -- team vole!

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Miriam IRL @miriam.blacksky.app · 31/07/2025

Timeline cleanse. Peak cat entitlement. from r/holdmycatnip

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Karen Bales @baleslab.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Nicely written essay by @eblissmoreau.bsky.social on the importance of animal research. I always admire the elegance of her writing.

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Niko Rigney @nikorigney.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Please check out our latest work! It has been a rough year with the passing of Dr. Larry Young. However, I will never forget his kindness and excitement for science. Neural connectivity of oxytocin receptor-expressing neurons in the nuc... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Karen Bales @baleslab.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Almost home after amazing symposium on the social brain, celebrating Larry Young's legacy and seeing the first cherry blossoms of the year.

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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Days since a trash can mishap: 0 This was a long time coming and it was a REALLY GOOD mishap bahahahaha full statement to follow

Photo of an orange cat looking amused. It is captioned “Jorts may be a 10, but today is a zero”

it has a breaking news chyron that says “What has gotten into him today? -Coworkers”

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Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics @ucdavisipn.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Vote for the #UCDavisIPN in the first round of @statnews.com's #STATMadness here: www.statnews.com/feature/stat.... Please help us show the world we're the best in biomedical research this year!

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 24/02/2025

Please. No more speeches in the Senate about “freedom” until one Republican has the guts to stand up to Trump’s lies about Ukraine & Putin. Ukraine did not start this horrific war. Russia did. Zelensky isn't a dictator. Putin is. The US must not enter into an alliance with Putin.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS
IN CASE OF ICE:
CONOCE TUS DERECHOS
EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR.
ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge.
Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door.
NO ABRAS TU PUERTA.
ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.

ASK THEM
TO LEAVE.
If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission.
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PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN.
Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

REMAIN SILENT.
You have the right to remain silent.
If the agents ask you questions, tell them,
"I wish to remain silent."
PERMANECE EN SILENCIO.
Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio.
Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles:
"Deseo permanecer en silencio".

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 14/02/2025

As Robert F Kennedy becomes Secretary of HHS we must remember that “Just asking questions” about vaccines, and casting doubt on well-established science could have fatal consequences. Researchers estimate over 300,000 South Africans died because their leaders denied scientific truths.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 12/02/2025

Conservative billionaires are funding a coordinated effort to dismantle public education to pay for private school vouchers that largely benefit wealthy families and enable corporations to avoid their fair share in taxes. Now they have a friend in the White House.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 12/02/2025

This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected. $196 billion for three men in 99 days. Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 12/02/2025

The top health care companies in America spent 95% of their profits to make their CEOs & stockholders obscenely rich. How many Americans would be alive today if those companies spent $2.6 trillion on disease prevention and primary care, instead of stock buybacks and dividends?

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Karen Bales @baleslab.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Congratulations to an amazing scientist and person!

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 10/02/2025

47,000+ Palestinians killed. 111,000 injured. Trump’s response? Forcibly expel Palestinians to make Gaza “a real estate development for the future. A beautiful piece of land.” No. Gaza must be rebuilt for the Palestinian people, not billionaire tourists.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 08/02/2025

Trump & Musk are making massive cuts to the National Institutes of Health. I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 08/02/2025

Republicans want to slash Medicaid — a death sentence for thousands of Americans. Medicaid provides health care to more than 37 million kids, funding for 2/3 of seniors in nursing homes & is 40% of the revenue for community health centers. We must EXPAND Medicaid, not cut it.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 08/02/2025

This is what amounts to an ILLEGAL & indiscriminate funding cut for research centers everywhere. It will mean shuttering labs across the country, layoffs in red & blue states, and derailing lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction. We all need to speak out to save lives.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This morning, we won a court order blocking Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, from accessing Americans’ private data. Musk and his DOGE employees must destroy all records they've obtained. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: no one is above the law.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 07/02/2025

Is the criteria to be an FBI agent swearing allegiance to the Constitution? Or is it swearing allegiance to Donald Trump?

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 05/02/2025

No more business as usual. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are imposing pain on millions of people. Tonight, we’re taking this fight to the Senate floor. Russ Vought - author of Project 2025 - is up for a vote, and Democrats are using every second to throw a wrench in their plan.

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Congresswoman Gwen Moore @repgwenmoore.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I am here to DEMAND answers from Speaker Johnson at his meeting with Scott Bessent regarding sensitive taxpayer information being handed over to an unelected billionaire donor.

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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

There are just a few more days left before The Grieving Body goes on sale. Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off the book for members, when you preorder today through February 7 on bn.com. You can visit the link to preorder now! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-grievi...

PREORDER25 code for 25% off The Grieving Body book

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 05/02/2025

Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos are working with Trump for one very simple reason: They understand that Trump's policies are designed to make the wealthiest Americans even richer. These three men have become $232 billion richer since November. Not bad in a couple of months time!

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 04/02/2025

I just voted NO on RFK Jr. to lead HHS. None of his empty promises could undo the harm his past statements have already had on people’s health. He’s a flip-flopper, a conspiracy peddler, and a danger to our country. He’s driven by self-interest, not by protecting Americans.

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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Senator Raphael Warnock ahead of the vote on RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary: "I simply do not trust him to oversee the CDC. He's unqualified, and I dare say that everybody here knows it." BOOM! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 04/02/2025

I voted to reject RFK Jr.'s nomination to HHS. I cannot in good conscience support someone who denies and will dilute our public health protections, sow distrust in science, and oversee massive cuts to health care programs for vulnerable Americans.

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Profs and Pints @profsandpints.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

February 13th in Alameda! Details and tickets at profsandpints.ticketleap.com/animal-love/ .

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Karen Bales @baleslab.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I cannot cannot WAIT to be hanging out with behavioral neuroscientists in NORWAY. Everybody come please!!!

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SimianCollective @simiancollective.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Thank a monkey !

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@doctormfoconnor @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

So delighted my new #book on #grief ( #TheGrievingBody) has been named to the list of February 2025 Must-Read Books by Next Big Idea Club! I write about the 🧪 #science behind the impact of #grieving on our physical bodies and #medical outcomes. nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/nex...

Cover of the book The Grieving Body, with a badge from the Next Big Idea Club noting it as a "must read"

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Dr. Raymond Vagell 🏳️‍🌈🐒 @prancingpapio.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Time for an intro to those who don't know me from the bird app 🐦. Hi! My name is Raymond Vagell, I'm a PhD Candidate at #TexasStateUniversity #TXST in the #Anthropology Dept with Dr. Jill Pruetz #PruetzLab. My research interests are #primate ( #lemur #cognition, #welfare, & #enrichment.

A male wearing a maroon hoodie making a peace sign inside a lab

A black and white ruffed lemur is touching a square on a touchscreen

A red ruffed lemur is touching a green square on a touchscreen that is also showing a red square

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