Reposted by MaddaAndrea Thompson @andreatweather.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Posting this for the umpteenth time.scientificamerican.comBeyond XX and XY: The Extraordinary Complexity of Sex DeterminationA host of factors figure into whether someone is female, male or somewhere in between 4313135
Madda @maaseremedios.bsky.social · 03/04/2025A perfect day: a glacial lake swim, stone skimming, spider photoshoot. 020
Madda @maaseremedios.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Maybe the best* part of coming home after the best vacation of my life is uploading all my 🪲🕷️🦜🐦⬛🦎🦋 observations to iNaturalist! *only good 🥲 100
Madda @maaseremedios.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Sometimes it feels like you're stranded, just going in circles, but then some strange but benevolent hyperintelligent creature might come along, photograph you, and bring you home down past the low tide line. 010
Reposted by MaddaPrashant Sharma @prashantpsharma.bsky.social · 07/02/2025The lab is delighted to release the first genome for the giant American vinegaroon! The slowly-evolving order Uropygi captures the strongest signature yet of the arachnopulmonate whole genome duplication. #biodiversity #genomics academic.oup.com/jhered/advan...academic.oup.comA chromosome-level genome of the giant vinegaroon Mastigoproctus giganteus exhibits the signature of pre-Silurian whole genome duplicationAbstract. Within the arachnids, chromosome-level genome assemblies have greatly accelerated the understanding of gene family evolution and developmental ge 14819
Reposted by MaddaPLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 07/01/2025Ecology & evolutionary biology (EEB) has long had issues of inclusivity & representation. @mallorymrice.bsky.social &co show that people from marginalized groups were more likely to be harmed by EEB terminology, with >200 terms perceived by participants as harmful 🧪 @plosbiology.org plos.io/425aTaE 1166
Reposted by MaddaErika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 20/12/2024til Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of Spongebob Squarepants was a marine biology instructor at the Orange County Marine Institute before becoming an animator. He created an educational comic called The Intertidal Zone, which is preserved in the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/The-... 1357
Reposted by MaddaJarod K. Anderson @jarodkanderson.bsky.social · 04/12/2024An ant crosses your carpet. A spider weaves a pattern older than mammals beneath your stairs. Just nod, breathe, and think, “Good. It’s all still here. The forest, the mountains, the desert. At home in my home.” The sterile white box is the stranger. Not the ant. Not the spider. 229578
Madda @maaseremedios.bsky.social · 12/01/2024A pleasure to talk to a new crowd at PopGroup – I will be back for sure! 050
Reposted by MaddaDarren Obbard @darrenobbard.bsky.social · 08/01/2024And finally (today) at #PGG57 Madda Aase-Remedios on #Hox genes and #Genome duplications 021
