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Neda Barghi

@nedabarghi.bsky.social
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Evolutionary geneticist, studying polygenic adaptation, Group leader at MPI for Evolutionary Biology, mum to a fun toddler, loves books & traveling www.evolbio.mpg.de/3792274/Max-Plan…

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 23/09/2026
Why do we not see evolutionary change in heritable, fitness-related traits in free-living populations? @erikpostma.bsky.social &co use the #evolution of clutch size in great tits to show the importance of gene flow in explaining contemporary evolutionary change and stasis 🧪 buff.ly/ngAKH6r
Scatter plot comparing individual breeding values at year t−1 and year t, with blue dots = survivors, orange dots = non‑survivors, green dots = native recruits and magenta triangles = immigrant recruits. The genetic change attributable to local adaptation (i.e., the net effect of breeder mortality and the recruitment of local-origin individuals) is represented by a grey dashed line, which differs from the total genetic change in the breeding population (solid black line) that additionally includes the contribution of immigrant recruitment.
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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So very, very happy to see this out @plosbiology.org : Ancient inversion polymorphisms associate with sexually selected traits across natural guppy populations. Beautiful work by two very clever and talented coauthors, Yuying Lin and @vdbijl.bsky.social . journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... 1/
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Ancient inversion polymorphisms associate with sexually selected traits across natural guppy populations
Genomic inversions spanning many genes can persist for millions of years. This study of Trinidadian guppy populations reveals how both ecological conditions and mate choice help maintain this hidden l...
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PolyAdapt STN @polyadapt-stn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We are looking forward to an exciting seminar by Dr. Bonnie Fraser (University of Exeter, UK) about Genomic basis of local adaptation in guppies on 24th September, 2026, 3 pm CET/CEST (Germany). Zoom link here: polygenic-adaptation-network.org/seminars/
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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
21627 applications. Nothing to celebrate here. Impossible to evaluate fairly & safely. Neither the science (too diverse & possibly LLM generated) nor the soft criteria (likely LLM generated). Without an interview stage - a security risk! marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/whats-new/ne...
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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 receives record number of applications
The 2026 call has attracted considerable interest from the research community with 21,627 applications submitted.
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PopGen Vienna @popgenviennaphd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The PopGen Vienna Seminar series schedule is ready for the next semester (Oct–Jan). It's jam-packed with fantastic speakers in #evolution, #genetics, #genomics, #popgen, and more! Details and streaming link signup can be found on our website www.popgen-vienna.at/news/seminars/
PopGen Seminar Series Winter Term 2026/27

06.10.2026 – Dan Nussey (Univ. Edinburgh, UK)	Lecture Hall B
The evolutionary ecology of senescence in wild animals

13.10.2026 –  Howard Rundle (Univ. Ottawa, CA)	Lecture Hall B
The population genetic consequences of mate competition: Empirical insights from Drosophila

20.10.2026 – Josephine Pemberton (Univ. Edinburgh, UK)	Lecture Hall A
Evolutionary genetic studies in long term, individually-monitored wild animal populations
SFB Polygenic Adaptation Distinguished Speaker

27.10.2026 – Richard Benton (Univ. Lausanne, CH)	Lecture Hall B
Niche specialisation in nervous systems and beyond

03.11.2026 – Thomas Bataillon (Aarhus Univ., DK)	Lecture Hall A
How to find a “Ruby in the Rubbish?”: On using population genomics to make inference about beneficial mutations, deleterious mutations and their impact on adaptation

24.11.2026 – John Welch (Univ. Cambridge, UK)	Lecture Hall A
When will hybridization be beneficial?

01.12.2026 – Thomas Flatt (Univ. Fribourg, CH)	Lecture Hall A
Inversions and the hunt for the genomic targets of selection

15.12.2026 – Andreas Futschik (Vetmeduni, AT)	Lecture Hall M
Frequentist and Bayesian inference for population genetic data

12.01.2027 – Leif Andersson (Uppsala Univ., SW)	Lecture Hall A
On the origin of Baltic herring by means of natural selection

19.01.2027 – Mikkel Schierup (Aarhus Univ., DK)	Lecture Hall A
De novo mutations, cross-overs and gene conversions across primate species inferred from HiFi sequencing of sperm and testis tissue

26.01.2027 – Thomas Wiehe (Univ. Cologne, DE)	Lecture Hall M
Looking at (some) plant genes with a joint LLM-population genetics lens
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ybrandvain.bsky.social @ybrandvain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'm excited to release the newest version of my free applied biostats textbook. It's tidyverse style, clarkia inspired and loads of fun Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book
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Applied Biostatistics
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Thomas Lenormand @thomaslenormand.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨Interested in #evolutionary #genomics and #popgen #theory? My lab just opened a 1+ year #postdoc position to work on sex chromosome dosage compensation. At #CEFE in beautiful Montpellier. Deadline soon, don't be shy, apply, theory is exciting! 👉 bit.ly/4eMWDIh
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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Come and work with us (the Kokkonuts) as a postdoc! Our research within (theory-evo-eco) is broad; let's say it's implicitly defined by the journal club papers we read. Which is why the application process includes a JC-related task, I hope it'll be a fun one for you! www.evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...
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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵
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Anonymous Potato @anonymouspotato.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
EcoEvoJobs 2026-27 just opened for business and we've already got 79 faculty / permanent jobs listed. Please repost! ecoevojobs.net
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ecoevojobs.net 2026-27
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Neda Barghi @nedabarghi.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Looking forward to this seminar!
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PolyAdapt STN @polyadapt-stn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Join us for another exciting seminar by Dr. Samuel Yeaman (University of Calgary) about the repeatability of adaptation? on 30th July, 2026, 4 pm CET. Zoom link here: polygenic-adaptation-network.org/seminars/
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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
📣 GBE is launching a Methods section GBE is launching a new Methods section dedicated to theoretical advances, methodological innovation, and critical assessments of existing approaches. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/pages/methods-articles #genome #evolution #societyjournal
Genome Biology and Evolution - new Methods section
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Flo Camus @fcamus.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Very proud of this little contribution we have made to the field. Check out our latest @pnas.org paper on mitonuclear ageing
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Michael Sieber @michaelsieber.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Have ideas for your own, independent research program in Theoretical Biology? Then come and join us as a Group Leader at the @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social in Plön, Germany!
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Group Leader in Theoretical Biology (m/f/d)
Experience in Theoretical Biology, Applied Mathematics, Theoretical Physics
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PolyAdapt STN @polyadapt-stn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Join us for an exciting seminar by Dr. Markus Stetter (University of Cologne) about the effect of polygenic adaptation and pleiotropy on the genotype-phenotype relationship on 25th June, 2026, 3 pm CET. Zoom link here: polygenic-adaptation-network.org/seminars/
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PolyAdapt STN @polyadapt-stn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Sam will now speak on the repeatability of adaptation on July 30, 2026. June 4, 2026 is a public holiday in several parts of Europe, apologies for the additional schedule change.
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PolyAdapt STN @polyadapt-stn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Looking forward to Sam Yeaman's seminar about repeatability of adaptation on Thursday May 28 at 4 pm CET. Join us online!
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Neda Barghi @nedabarghi.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Mark your calendars for this seminar by Sam Yeaman!
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Neda Barghi @nedabarghi.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Join us for this exciting seminar to learn more about phenotypic plasticity and its genetic basis!
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Neda Barghi @nedabarghi.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Join us for this exciting seminar and hear about redundancy in genome-wide epistatic interactions!
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Neda Barghi @nedabarghi.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Excellent line-up of speakers
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Fun news! @gcbias.bsky.social and I are teaching a 2-week online population genetics workshop this summer to raise money for the Center for Population Biology at UC Davis. We're trying to gauge interest -- please fill this out if you might be interested! And please share broadly!
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Davis Summer Population Genomics Program
Want to learn population genetics? Please fill out this form to indicate your potential interest in a 2-week intensive online summer population genetics course taught by Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra and Graham...
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Neda Barghi @nedabarghi.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Excited about this seminar!
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Responsible publication of your research! To help you do this @nicolasgaltier.bsky.social and coauthors have put together a handy database of academia-friendly journals, DAFNEE. You can read about it in their article recently published in @jevbio.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
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Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology
Abstract. The current economics of scientific publishing reveal a profound imbalance: academia pays prices far exceeding the actual costs of publication. R
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MPI for Evolutionary Biology @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Expressions of interest: Director at MPI EvolBio (f/m/d) — We invite expressions of interest from distinguished scientists in evolutionary biology with a bold, long-term research vision that complements our Institute. More information: www.evolbio.mpg.de/3856225/Dire...
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Directors
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Neda Barghi @nedabarghi.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
10 more days to apply for this postdoc position.
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Neda Barghi @nedabarghi.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to work on a project focusing on adaptation and genetic basis of embryo size in Drosophila using our new large particle flow cytometer. evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
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https://evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir/PostDocs//MPI-EvolBiol_Germany.PolygenicAdaptation
A Postdoctoral position is available in Evolution of Polygenic Traits Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology- Pl�n, Germany. Our group studies the genetic basis of adaptat...
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Evolution @journal-evo.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Don't miss this issue's Editor's Choice article: "Gene network topology drives the mutational landscape of gene expression" by Sylvain Pouzet & Arnaud Le Rouzic. Free to read here: doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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Camille Roux @crouxevo.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Hybridization and introgression are major evolutionary processes. Since the 1940s, the prevailing view has been that they shape plants far more than animals. In our new study (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... ), we find the opposite: animals exchange genes more, and for longer, than plants
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D. Allan Drummond @dadrummond.art · 08/09/2025
"Why is it called a hanging thief?" www.inaturalist.org/photos/10502...
A large fly hanging from a leaf by its two front legs, holding a tiger-striped prey fly in its middle/hind legs. iNaturalist Photo 10502457, (c) Mikael Behrens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/10502457?size=large
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paveltomancak.bsky.social @paveltomancak.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Yesterday me and my lab celebrated #20years @mpi-cbg.de. There is a lot to say about that but the pictures from the event tell it better. Thanks city of #Dresden for the nice fireworks. That was unexpected. 10 more years or so? #LoPaTs 💕
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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
New tool for clustering bacterial genomes: PanGene-O-Meter, provides a higher level of granularity than ANI when classifying bacterial isolates of the same species. Work of the talented @haimashkenazy.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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PopGen Vienna @popgenviennaphd.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
The PopGen Vienna Seminar series schedule is ready for the next term (Sep-Jan). It's jam-packed with fantastic speakers in #evolution, #genetics, #genomics, #popgen, and more! Details and streaming link signup can be found on our website popgen-vienna.at/news/seminars/
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Neda Barghi @nedabarghi.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
We are recruiting a PhD student to work on polygenic adaptation. Please share and apply if interested. evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
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https://evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir/GradStudentPositions//MPI-Germany.PolygenicAdaptation
A doctoral researcher position is available in Evolution of Polygenic Traits Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology- Pl??n, Germany. The position is available from the ea...
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Stephen I Wright @stepheniwright.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Please share broadly: I am looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a collaborative project on the temporal population genomics of invasive Capeweed (using contemporary and herbarium genomics), with ‪‪@shaky-dingo.bsky.social‬ and colleagues
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Laura K Hayward @lkhayward.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Full paper now out in GENETICS: The relationship between sexual dimorphism and intersex correlation: do models support intuition? 🔗 academic.oup.com/genetics/art... #Evolution #QuantGenetics @GeneticsGSA
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The relationship between sexual dimorphism and intersex correlation: do models support intuition?
Abstract. The evolution of sexual dimorphism (the difference in average trait values between females and males, SD), is often thought to be constrained by
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 01/08/2025
Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.
Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships:
Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
#editorbio @nedabarghi.bsky.social joined #teamJEB in early 2023
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Neda Barghi @nedabarghi.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
We have a new preprint led by talented PhD student @claudia-rl.bsky.social in my group where we show phases of polygenic adaptation in large populations of Drosophila.
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Jesse Shapiro @bjesseshapiro.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Are you a recent PhD (or soon to be PhD) from outside Canada looking to do a postdoc in Quebec? Get in touch if you are excited about microbes, evolution, ecology, genomics (or all of the above!) and I'd be happy to help develop a project together! www.mcgill.ca/gps/funding/...
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PBEEE/Quebec Merit Scholarship for Foreign Postdocs and Visiting Research Student and Visiting Researchers
**Note that the FRQ is in the process of revamping their webpages. We will update links soon as we can with the current 2025 year's information. Be sure to check back to see if any eligibility or docu...
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PopGen Vienna @popgenviennaphd.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Parallel gene expression evolution declines with genetic divergence. In #Drosophila, we show that as divergence increases, adaptive expression responses become more heterogeneous—supp. the omnigenic model&highlighting the role of redundancy in #evolution doi.org/10.1111/mec.... #PolygenicAdaptation
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Reduced Parallel Gene Expression Evolution With Increasing Genetic Divergence—A Hallmark of Polygenic Adaptation
Parallel evolution, the repeated evolution of similar traits in independent lineages, is a topic of considerable interest in evolutionary biology. Although previous studies have focused on the parall...
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Tuuli Lappalainen @tuuliel.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Two things that are true at the same time: 1. The massive cuts to science funding in the US is a terrible blow that can't be patched by efforts elsewhere. 2. It's great that the EU and many individuals countries are stepping up; it helps science and many US scientists willing/able to relocate.
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Patrick Cramer @handle.invalid · 22/04/2025
Institutional independence and academic freedom are not national issues — they are global ones. I wrote this open letter to President Garber at @harvard.edu to express my support and solidarity. Let’s speak out together when science and its core values are under threat.
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Pradeep Natarajan @pnatarajanmd.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Very excited to share our preprint led by M. Levin @skoyama.bsky.social J. Woerner & with S. Damrauer assessing genome-wide pleiotropy of >1,000 clinical traits across ~1.7M individuals with nearly 30K locus-trait associations! www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social
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Neda Barghi @nedabarghi.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
2 weeks to apply for 2 PhD positions on evolution of polygenic traits and gene regulatory networks in our group at MPI
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Why publish in JEB? ✅ Society-owned and not-for-profit model ✅ Dedicated submission support - in-house Managing Editor ✅ Range of article types ✅ Modern Open Science policies - our own Data Editor ✅ Large editorial board with wide-range of expertise #societyjournal @eseb.bsky.social
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Pierre de Villemereuil @pdevillemereuil.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
👋 Interested in working on the evolution of genetic architecture 🧬 of complex traits using linked-read sequencing of thousands of common lizards 🦎 from a wild population and common garden experiment? #evolution #genetics Well, I have a PhD offer for you 👇 devillemereuil.legtux.org/erc-funded-p...
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ERC-funded PhD position available – Pierre de Villemereuil
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Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
1/35 New paper out! @jamesTstroud and I dive into why long-term studies are crucial for understanding evolution. They reveal processes impossible to detect in short timescales and capture rare events that transform our understanding of evolutionary dynamics. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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