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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Montoliu-Nerin et al. discover a Mega-NUMT in Drosophila paulistorum genomes and speculate that it is maintained at relatively high prevalence in nature by balancing selection or due to a yet-undetermined function. 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... #societyjournal #evobio #molbio

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Evolutionary persistence of a highly prevalent multicopy mitochondrial-derived nuclear insertion (Mega-NUMT) in Neotropical Drosophila flies

Abstract. Although strict maternal transmission of mitochondria is a general feature of animals for ensuring homogeneity in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) acros

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Mercè Montoliu Nerín @mmontonerin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🧬 New paper out in @molbioevol.bsky.social ! 🪰 Combining long-read sequencing and microscopy, we discovered a remarkable Mega-NUMT in Drosophila paulistorum. This Mega-NUMT occurs in ~40% of sampled natural populations and across at least 3 semispecies suggesting persistance. doi.org/10.1093/molb...

Phylogenetic tree of mitochondrial genomes and NUMTs found in D. paulistorum.

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Daniel Tamarit @danieltamarit.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I'm looking for an enthusiastic student to join my team as a PhD candidate on archaeal genome evolution 🦠💻 Work in beautiful Utrecht, at @binfutrecht.bsky.social, an international group full of caring, amazing scientists, and with frequent cake breaks! www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Please share! 🙏

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Daniel Tamarit @danieltamarit.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

New vacancy in my team! PhD student position on microbial genome evolution, focusing on the evolutionary principles underlying bacterial genome architecture. Please repost and share with talented MSc students in #evobio, bioinformatics or related :) www.uu.nl/en/organisat... #MEvoSky #MicroSky

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Lisa Klasson @lisaklas.bsky.social · 02/05/2024

Are you interested in how co-evolution shapes the genomes of bacterial symbionts and their hosts? I have an open PhD position in my lab at Uppsala University to work on evolutionary genomics of host-symbiont interactions, with focus on #Wolbachia and #Drosophila. Apply at

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PhD student in evolutionary genomics of symbiotic bacteria and their hosts - Uppsala University, Sweden

PhD student in evolutionary genomics of symbiotic bacteria and their hosts, Uppsala University, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University

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Lionel Guy @lionelguy.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

Job alert (pls RP): an exciting PhD student position in evolutionary microbiology available in my lab at Uppsala University! Help us study the evolution of early intracellular bacteria and what they can tell us about their first hosts. Apply before April 8th uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

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PhD student position in bioinformatics/evolutionary microbiology

The Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology (IMBIM) at Uppsala University provides a broad international environment for research and teaching. Research at IMBIM) broadly spans the areas o

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