Reposted by Michael MatschinerDr. Elizabeth Santos @lizmillermacroevo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Do you like snailfishes? lumpsuckers? clingfishes? New phylogeny dropped, and to toot our own horn it's really good! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 38838
Reposted by Michael MatschinerIna Satokangas @inasatok.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A cool bunch of new speciation papers out recently in Molecular Ecology, looking at divergence, hybridisation, recombination, genome architecture, and so on! Genomics of Speciation special issue: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #speciation #divergence #hybridisation #recombination #genomicsonlinelibrary.wiley.comSpecial Issue: Genomics of Speciation: Molecular EcologyMolecular Ecology is an international journal for research using molecular genetic techniques to address questions in ecology, evolution, behavior and conservation. 02821
Reposted by Michael MatschinerRicardo J Pereira @biodiversitysmns.bsky.social · 20/08/2026🪰🦗🪲 At SMNS, we draw on historical & monitoring collections to understand & conserve biodiversity at all its levels! 🌍 Join our inter-disciplinary team 🤝 in Stuttgart 🇩🇪 as Research Group Leader on Diptera 🪰, Hemiptera 🪵, or Orthoptera 🦗. 📌 tenure potential 🧬🔬 High-tech labs ⏰Apply by Oct 11 🔁share 067
Reposted by Michael MatschinerAdam Phillippy @aphillippy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026For the past 30 years, “whole-genome sequencing” has been a misnomer. Today the T2T Consortium publishes a dozen papers heralding a future of truly complete genomes for humans and nearly any vertebrate 👨🔬🐒🐦🐀🦒🐎🫏🐹🐟 (sorry, no salamanders): www.cell.com/consortium/t... 🧵[1/15] 3202106
Reposted by Michael MatschinerKieran Samuk @ksamuk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Just posted: a group paper describing major updates to my software pixy, for population genetic summary statistics. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... New since 2021: arbitrary ploidy, multiallelic sites, missingness-aware Watterson's θ and Tajima's D, Hudson's FST, multicore execution! 16536
Reposted by Michael MatschinerKamilSJaron.bsky.social @kamilsjaron.bsky.social · 23/07/2026New preprint: 338 coleopteran genomes reveal exceptional rearrangement variation compared to other insect orders. Big congrats to @arf-mln.bsky.social, for getting this giant piece together. Big collaboration of @joanameier.bsky.social's and my groups. 🧵👇 doi.org/10.64898/202... 17440
Reposted by Michael MatschinerDebbie Leigh @debbiemleigh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Come work with me unlocking the secrets of island genetic diversity patterns! And exploring how the severely elevated genetic erosion we have previously shown on island systems might impact communities. #postdoc #job #germany senckenberg.softgarden.io/job/65352091...senckenberg.softgarden.ioPostdoctoral Researcher in Macrogenetics (f/m/d) at Senckenberg Gesellschaft für NaturforschungWe're looking for: Postdoctoral Researcher in Macrogenetics (f/m/d) (Full or Part Time) • Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland 01515
Reposted by Michael MatschinerJoana Meier @joanameier.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Can highly recommend joining Emília's awesome group in Cambridge. 022
Reposted by Michael MatschinerTom Near @tjnear.bsky.social · 08/07/2026 🧵1/11 New paper alert! One of 2 out today from #NearLab. Tunas are basically the superheroes of the ocean — warm-blooded, massive, and blazing fast. But HOW did they get that way? A new study just cracked open 50+ million years of evolutionary history. Let's dive in. 🐟⬇️ 24422
Reposted by Michael MatschinerVertebrate Genomes Project @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026🚨 MANUSCRIPT ALERT 🚨 The VGP Phase I manuscript pre-print is now live on bioRxiv! 🧬 doi.org/10.64898/202... Over 8 years, the VGP generated reference genomes for more than 800 vertebrate species, spanning ~95% of vertebrate orders and delivering some of the highest-quality genomes ever produced. 35325
Reposted by Michael MatschinerLIB-MorphoLab @lib-morpholab.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The application deadline for the #Curator (m/f/d) of #Ornithology position at @leibnizlib.bsky.social in Hamburg has been extended to 30 August 2026. 🐦🦉🦅🪶🥚 More details and apply here: 8101202752.karriereportal.cloud/job/2026-18-.... Please share.8101202752.karriereportal.cloudKarriereportalKarriereportal für Bewerbungen 077
Reposted by Michael MatschinerHernán E. Morales @hernmoral.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Just in time for #SMBE2026, our new preprint is out: using 130 genomes spanning ~200 years, fitness data and simulations, we show that conservation rescued the Mauritius kestrel from extinction, but not from genomic erosion. 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #popgen #consgen #conservation 112033
Reposted by Michael MatschinerProsanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Y'all - the Smithsonian is hiring three new curators - herpetology, ichthyology, and ornithology! Notably, this is a 2nd fish curator position - i.e., not the same as the one advertised last month. So if you applied for that one apply again. www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000 4164150
Reposted by Michael MatschinerEmily Troyer @fishfetisher.bsky.social · 23/06/2026New preprint on Eupercarian fishes is here! We present a new phylogeny and skull shape analysis of this massive clade! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgEcological axes of skull diversification in a massive vertebrate radiationEupercarian spiny-rayed fishes are one of the largest vertebrate radiations, rivaling mammals and occupying nearly every aquatic habitat. We present a densely sampled, time-calibrated phylogenomic fra... 0249
Reposted by Michael MatschinerChase Brownstein @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Please join me next Tuesday at 3:15 PM (Room 21) at #Evol2026 to learn about the complex history of complex trait loss, extinction, and evolutionary radiation in extreme ecosystems in a clade of thousands of fishes! 0279
Reposted by Michael MatschinerMolly Przeworski @mollyprz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Now published: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...journals.plos.orgWhat sets the mutation rate of a cell type in an animal species?Mutation rates per generation are strikingly similar across germlines of animals and across at least one somatic cell type, suggesting a key role for natural selection in shaping mutation rates. This ... 08643
Reposted by Michael MatschinerJocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 07/06/2026A male Baltimore Oriole flying across the nature path to chase away a Blue Jay that has gotten too close to the nest. 1266683
Reposted by Michael MatschinerMatt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Led by the incomparable Sanaa El-Sayed, a study out today in Science Advances throws open an important new window on marine fish diversity during the critical few million years following the K-Pg mass extinction. Below: artistic vision of the new fauna by Ian Baylatry. 116157
Reposted by Michael MatschinerMatthew Hahn @3rdreviewer.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Very happy to announce a big new paper from the lab, led by grad students @smishra677.bsky.social and Laia Pomar-Pallarès (in collaboration with @roblanfear.bsky.social). We introduce a new way to study introgression, with accompanying software (DAFT) 1/n 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.org 49467
Reposted by Michael MatschinerEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 09/04/2026Big opportunities for researchers 🌍 We are investing nearly €400 million to help researchers share their work and collaborate with the best scientific teams across the EU. The 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships are now open. More: link.europa.eu/PNxpxw 2148102
Reposted by Michael MatschinerMolecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Wong et al. present IQ-TREE version 3, with new features including mixture models, gene and site concordance factors, integration with phylogenomic divergence time estimation, and a fully featured sequence simulator. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag117 #evobio #molbio #compbio 15622
Reposted by Michael MatschinerMozes Blom @moosblom.bsky.social · 27/04/2026🚨 Wanted: PhD student excited about population genomics, Natural History Collections and birds! 📍 Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany 🕒 3 Years, funded by the Leibniz Junior Researchgroup program Details and Application portal 👇 jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/d...jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin12/2026 PhD student (f/m/d) 1108
Reposted by Michael MatschinerMolly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Job ad now available here: careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/life-sc...!careersearch.stanford.eduLife Science Research Professional 1 in School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford, California, United StatesLife Science Research Professional 1 (On-Site Only)This position has been deemed critical by the School of Humanities and Sciences Dean’s Office and..... 01822
Reposted by Michael Matschiner Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart @smnstuttgart.bsky.social · 14/04/2026The Natural History Museum Stuttgart is seeking to fill a position as Curator / Researcher (m/f/d) in Ichthyology Permanent, full-time (80–100%) Remuneration in accordance with TV-L E13 Application deadline: 17/05/2026 ➡ Further information: t1p.de/3svwg 0713
Reposted by Michael MatschinerAndrew Digby @digs.bsky.social · 11/04/2026This year's #kakapo breeding season has been the biggest on record: - 256 eggs (252 in 2019) - 148 fertile eggs (116 in 2019) - 105 eggs hatched (86 in 2019). It'll be 2+ months until we know how many chicks will fledge (73 in 2019). There are currently 95 alive. #conservation #kakapo2026 #birds 141633468
Reposted by Michael MatschinerAndrew Roger @andrewjroger.bsky.social · 18/03/2026So you are using IQ-TREE to estimate a tree for "deep time" phylogenetics using amino acid alignments. There is a lot of confusion about how to test model fit. Here are some suggestions. 27541
Reposted by Michael MatschinerSilas Tittes @silastittes.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Thought I would share this famous analogy from Felsentein’s book I just re-stumbled on. Just in case you’re bug in a box and missed it 😜 0147
Reposted by Michael MatschinerRachel Warnock @rachelwarnock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026I’m looking for a post doc (up to five years) interested in phylogenetics and earth systems - please spread the word! 16283
Reposted by Michael MatschinerRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 09/02/2026Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs xkcd.com/3204/ 10587331979
Reposted by Michael MatschinerThomas Desvignes @notothentoma.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Only ~3 weeks left to submit abstracts to the @scar-antarctic.bsky.social meeting in Oslo! Come present your work on Antarctic and/or sub-Antarctic fish evolution in session#21 convened by @mmatschiner.bsky.social, Julia York, Jin-Hyoung Kim, and myself! All the fishes are welcome!❤️🐟🧪🌎🇦🇶 scar2026.orgscar2026.orgHome | SCAR open science conference 162
Reposted by Michael MatschinerThe Onion @theonion.com · 03/02/2026Reptile Handler At Birthday Party Ruthlessly Heckled By 6-Year-Old For Showing Amphibian theonion.com/reptile-handler-at-bir… 131631208
Reposted by Michael MatschinerRabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961 41009241
Reposted by Michael Matschinerdepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 15/01/2026wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage 92124523985
Reposted by Michael MatschinerJosé Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Hit me up if you'd like to apply to a Data-driven postdoc fellowship with me in Sweden. 2 year salary, excellent community. Deadline March 31. I have a project idea on reference bias vs pangenome, but keen on hearing ideas. Please share broadly. www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...scilifelab.seDDLS Research School Postdoc call 2026Call for Academic and Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowships in Data-Driven Life Science 2026 Generic Description of the DDLS Postdoc Program The SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Drive... 01422
Reposted by Michael MatschinerHeng Li @lh3lh3.bsky.social · 14/01/2026I am looking for a postdoc to develop high-performance algorithms in computational genomics. Email or DM me if interested. For more information, see hlilab.github.io/vacancies. RTs appreciated!hlilab.github.ioHLi Lab - VacanciesOpenings 14363
Michael Matschiner @mmatschiner.bsky.social · 10/01/2026We’re so used to conflicting phylogenetic results that we tend to shrug shoulders. Nice to see how @caseywdunn.bsky.social digs into one such conflict, finds the issue, and resolves it. Bravo! 040
Reposted by Michael MatschinerAntoine Stier @antoinestier.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Please repost: 🚨Field assistant position 🐧 We offer a 14-months field assistant position through the French Polar Institute to work on king penguin ecophysiology and behavioral ecology. Requirements: EU citizen < 30yo having experience with harsh fieldwork & wild bird/mammal handling/sampling. 14167
Reposted by Michael MatschinerErik Svensson @evolodonata.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/12/2025Come and join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #sweden! We have am open position as Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity. Apply here no later than February 11 2026: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:8487…lu.varbi.comSenior Lecturer/Associate Professor in BiodiversityThe Department of Biology was established in 2010 through the merger of the Departments of Ecology, Cell and Organism Biology, Biological Undergraduate Education, and the Biological Museums. The depar 077116
Reposted by Michael MatschinerArnaud Badiane @arnaud-badiane.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Great new study about the loss of a colour morph in Common Wall Lizards (Podarcis muralis) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgAdaptive spread of a sexually selected syndrome eliminates an ancient color polymorphism in wall lizardsGenetically determined color morphs are found in many animals. Polymorphism can be maintained by social selection if competitive interactions allow each morph to increase in frequency when rare. This ... 0164
Reposted by Michael MatschinerSteffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 23/12/2025NEW JOB in #ornithology with @vogelwarte.bsky.social to unravel the demographic drivers of population change in Alpine #swifts in #Switzerland: buff.ly/crV1rT8 04128
Reposted by Michael MatschinerRuss Fischer @superelastic.bsky.social · 23/12/2025and the winner of the "2025 best thing on Internet" has just arrived neal.fun/size-of-life/ @carlbergstrom.comneal.funSize of LifeFrom an amoeba to a blue whale 113656
Reposted by Michael MatschinerJavier Pinto @javo-pinto.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Check our last paper, where we explore how interspecific hybridization can facilitate adaptation to novel environments. @stelkens.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/evol...doi.orgThe long-term evolutionary potential of four yeast species and their hybrids in extreme temperature conditionsAbstract. Accelerating climate change and extreme temperatures urge us to better understand the potential of populations to tolerate and adapt to thermal c 0105
Michael Matschiner @mmatschiner.bsky.social · 18/12/2025What are the good free LIMS these days used by molecular labs? We mainly need to link specimen and sample information. 100
Reposted by Michael MatschinerThomas Desvignes @notothentoma.bsky.social · 06/12/2025We recently published a follow up in a new article published in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social about the hemoglobin gene cluster deletions in the icefish ancestor. We show that each deletion involve different mechanisms and that transposons fueled these deletions! 🐟🧪🌎🧊🇦🇶 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...academic.oup.comHemoglobin-Gene Cluster Deletions in Antarctic White-Blooded Icefishes Facilitated by Transposable ElementsAbstract. Vertebrates transport oxygen throughout the body bound to hemoglobin packed in red blood cells. Antarctic icefishes are evolutionary oddities wit 0104
Reposted by Michael MatschinerGriffin Lab @griffinlabpaleo.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Very excited to share that our latest paper is out in Science! We show that the type specimen of Nanotyrannus—an isolated skull—is fully grown, showing that it is not a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex but a distinct species (1/12) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.org 110042
Reposted by Michael MatschinerEvolution Letters @evolletters.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Check out our cover article by @timjanicke.bsky.social and colleagues about the role of sexual selection in animal speciation. academic.oup.com/evlett/artic.... The beautiful illustration is by Katharina Bóth. 828487
Reposted by Michael MatschinerThomas Desvignes @notothentoma.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Come tell us about your cool new evolutionary work on Antartic (and/or sub-Antarctic) fishes! It doesn't have to be notothenioids, we love all the fishes (and Evolution)!! 🧪🌎🐟🧊🇦🇶 @scar-antarctic.bsky.social @usscar-antarctic.bsky.social 0236
Reposted by Michael MatschinerKatie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 03/12/2025A unique feature of gars is those distinctive armor-like scales! Unlike a typical fish’s overlapping scales, gars have interlocking “ganoid” scales that are made up of a material similar to the enamel on our teeth. The name “Lepisosteus” even means “bony scale” 🦴 #25DaysofFishmas 1408
Reposted by Michael MatschinerSilas Tittes @silastittes.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Popgen folks, Jiseon, Nate, and Andy, along with Yuxin Ning and Franz Baumdicker, just released a really cool new method for simulation based inference (think ABC) using normalizing flows. It seems to work really well! full joint posteriors ftw! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgNeural posterior estimation for population geneticsSimulation-based inference methods are increasingly being used in population genetics due to their flexibility and ability to be applied in settings where likelihood-based methods are intractable. Per... 22415