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MAHanson @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 13/01/2026

We've got ISSUES. Literally. We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

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MAHanson @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/11/2024

I am hiring! PhD studentship available through the SWbio DTP. The interested student will investigate the evolution of innate immune signalling in a model species group. Infection biology & #Drosophila genetics and #Immunity combined! More info […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

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MAHanson @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/11/2024

I am hiring! This is a unique opportunity for students from 🇨🇳 China to come to 🇬🇧 UK for their PhD via a China Scholarship Council award. The application deadline is Dec 2nd 2024. 通过中国国家留学基金委奖学金获得英国博士学位的机会！ […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

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MAHanson @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2024

Ach beyond excited for @spirophasma.bsky.social for his new paper on "Syntretus perlmani", a parasitoid wasp that infests *adult* #Drosophila. The supp videos on this article are incredible, and the biology of euphorin wasps is insane. This is your next […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

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MAHanson @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2024

Very cool talk by Sheena Cotter on nutritional effects on burying beetles at #Ento24 For the uninitiated, burying beetles are known for their parental care. They make a home for their larvae, chew the food and regurgitate (like birds), & are generally great […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

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MAHanson @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2024

I'll write a thread later, but for now, a huge congatulations to Hannah and to Bruno. I was really fortunate to be a part of this immense project, and it benefitted greatly from Hannah's systematic knowledge which she gained while generating […] [Original post on fediscience.org]

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