Reposted by Rhea SoodKelsie Hunnicutt @kelsiehunnicutt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026My News & Views is out now in @natecoevo.nature.com ! I cover an excellent study by Hosoki et al. on long-term monitoring of hybrid stickleback populations post-tsunami. 🌊🐟 (1/2) Read it here: rdcu.be/MW75PMTbgP1ardcu.be 1910
Reposted by Rhea SoodProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 21/07/2026A study of epigenetic markers of aging in dogs looks at variability between individuals, across body sizes, and between US and Korean dogs. Dogs could be a model for age-related epigenetic change in humans. In PNAS: ow.ly/KZ9b50ZqOLn 084
Reposted by Rhea SoodNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 21/06/2026The biological age of individual cell types can be evaluated using plasma proteomics, revealing diverse aging profiles across more than 40 cell types and links between the accelerated aging of specific cell types and disease, according to a paper in Nature Medicine. go.nature.com/4xHGvR2 #medsky 🧪 0329
Reposted by Rhea SoodNature Reviews Genetics @natrevgenet.nature.com · 12/06/2026New online! Single-cell four-omics with CHARMdlvr.itSingle-cell four-omics with CHARMNature Reviews Genetics, Published online: 12 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41576-026-00986-8In this Tools of the Trade article, Yujie Chen describes CHARM, a single-cell four-omics sequencing method that profiles genome conformation, chromatin accessibility, histone modifications and gene expression. 041
Reposted by Rhea SoodProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 12/06/2026Honoring Madhav Gadgil, the pioneering Indian ecologist whose work advanced biodiversity conservation, citizen science, and indigenous rights. His work helped shape modern ecological research and people-centered environmental policy in India and beyond. Read more: ow.ly/MvTb50ZbgGF 096
Reposted by Rhea SoodLyle Given @lagiven.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Big thanks to @tododge.bsky.social and @mollyschumer.bsky.social for their invaluable mentorship!! I’ll also be presenting a poster on this work at PEQG this Thursday (8:30-10pm, PgmNr 284T) 0143
Reposted by Rhea SoodMolly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Exciting new work from the lab led by @lagiven.bsky.social & co-advised by @tododge.bsky.social mapping pigmentation variation in the swordtail X. nezahualcoyotl! Spotting variation is linked to xmrk but embedded in complex genomic regions that Tris & Lyle tackled with UL nanopore: shorturl.at/Ljw1zshorturl.atTwo melanic pigment patterns are associated with a sex chromosome-linked oncogene in the mountain swordtail Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotlSex-linked traits are widespread, but their genetic architecture has been challenging to characterize, due in part to the repetitive and structurally complex nature of sex chromosomes. In swordtails a... 13013
Reposted by Rhea SoodTris Dodge @tododge.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Thrilled to present my dissertation research at the Hamilton Symposium! We used approaches including GWAS, long-read sequencing, phylogenetic methods, and behavior experiments to uncover the genetic basis and evolutionary history of a shared polymorphism. Can’t wait to share what we’ve learned! 0226
Reposted by Rhea SoodMolly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Help needed! Does anyone have experience extracting nuclei from flash frozen tissue? Especially helpful if it is fish skin or tail tissue! We are trying to get some precious melanoma samples processed for snRNAseq but are having issues with either nuclei number and/or quality 31118
Reposted by Rhea SoodKelsie Hunnicutt @kelsiehunnicutt.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Thrilled that our new review article on animal hybridization is now up on EcoEvoRxiv! 🎉 Working on this review with @mollyschumer.bsky.social was a blast, and it was such a wonderful opportunity to catch up on all the amazing work in animal hybridization over the last few years! 04619
Reposted by Rhea SoodMolly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Excited to share this new pre-print from the fantastic @kelsiehunnicutt.bsky.social! Kelsie put together a thoughtful and thorough review on hybridization in animal evolution: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v.... She tracks notable shifts in perspectives on the study of hybridization through time. 19641
Reposted by Rhea SoodMolly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Please share widely! We will imminently be posting a technician position in our lab group since @rheasood.bsky.social is off to grad school 🙌! If you know of anyone excited about molecular biology, evolution, and functional genomics please have them reach out (schumer at stanford). Start date ~June 06482
Reposted by Rhea SoodbioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Insertion of an invading retrovirus regulates a novel color trait in swordtail fish www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202… 044
Reposted by Rhea SoodAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 10/05/2025Breaking: 🚨 Federal district court in California grants a temporary restraining order in AFGE v Trump. This TRO stops Musk/Trump/DOGE from taking any further actions on RIFs for now. 1/3 334083
Reposted by Rhea SoodWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Here’s everything you need to know about the FDA’s latest appointee. Prasad’s pick-me energy—boosting and defending Kennedy, justifying Trump’s cuts—paid off. Now, the admin has another doctor with a history of casting doubt on COVID mitigations and mRNA vaccines in a critical public health role.importantcontext.newsDoubt-Peddling YouTube Doctor Named FDA’s New Vaccine ChiefVinay Prasad has a long history of questioning the necessity, safety, and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Now, he’s the FDA’s top vaccine regulator. 818687
Reposted by Rhea SoodAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 06/05/2025This Friday there is a major court hearing about NIH. Judge Susan Illston in the Northern District of California will hear arguments and decide whether to grant a restraining order against the DOGE RIFs. It’s a big deal! 1030am Pacific/1:30pm Eastern on Fri 5/9. 312041
Reposted by Rhea SoodMartin Enserink @martinenserink.bsky.social · 05/05/2025"It’s like I have to choose between my life and my career." The personal stories of 5 scientists affected by Trump's assault on science. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgU.S. scientists’ lives and careers are being upended. Here are five of their storiesAs the second Trump administration sends U.S. science into upheaval, countless researchers are fighting for their futures 37340
Reposted by Rhea SoodAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Here’s the status of the case, from the piece. 0147
Reposted by Rhea SoodDaniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Thread with an email being sent to @asn-amnat.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social members today calling for a Tri-society week of action for NSF: Dear members: The tri-societies (ASN, SSE,SSB) are running a ‘Week of Action for NSF’. Your engagement is crucial. 4182159
Reposted by Rhea SoodDaniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 30/04/2025New England scientists are in the House (literally) advocating for #NSF #NIH #NOAA funding with @aibsbiology.bsky.social #AIBS2025CVD 114812
Reposted by Rhea SoodDr. Suzanne Le Menestrel @drsl.bsky.social · 02/05/2025The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants. www.spencer.org/grant_types/...spencer.orgRapid Response Bridge Funding ProgramIn the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap... 4614505
Reposted by Rhea SoodStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 03/05/2025🚨HEY DORKS, WE NEED YOUR HELP🚨 We preparing for a BIG fight against Trump's attack on science and we won't stop until we win! We are grassroots and run on donations. Whether it's $5 or $500, every little bit counts in the fight to save science. #standupforscience actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...actionnetwork.orgStand Up For Science Summer Campaign!Can you help us mobilize the fight for science and democracy? Every contribution matters! 7282177
Reposted by Rhea SoodDr. David Miller 🏳️🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 02/05/2025I am so heartened to this seriously AWESOME #SaveNSF website go up today!!!! Has a take action toolkit with: 1. Press outreach templates 2. Social media toolkit 3. Elected official outreach 4. Talking points Check it out and share widely!!!! Likely more to come. www.savensf.com 9600419
Reposted by Rhea SoodStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 02/05/2025🔔BREAKING🔔 The NSF has frozen all research grant awards—cutting off life-saving science midstream and demanding ideological screenings for future funding. This is censorship disguised as oversight. Here’s how you can help us spread the word ➡️🧵(1/3): www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comExclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing onesUS science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’. 4589430
Reposted by Rhea SoodStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/04/2025Tax Day next up: NSF! 🛰️ $40 a year. That’s what the average U.S. taxpayer pays annually to fund the National Science Foundation. 💡 Science isn’t luxury - it’s infrastructure. From disaster prediction to cybersecurity to the tech in your phone, NSF powers the systems that keep society running. 3259104
![Case 3:25-cv-03698-SI Document 85 Filed 05/09/25 Page 1 of 42
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO,
et al.,
Case No. 25-cv-03698-SI
Plaintiffs,
v.
ORDER GRANTING TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER AND
COMPELLING CERTAIN
DISCOVERY PRODUCTION
Re: Dkt. No. 37
DONALD J. TRUMP, et al.,
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The new presidential administration has made clear that it intends to change the way the
federal government operates. An Executive Order issued on February 11, 2025 seeks to
“commence[] a critical transformation of the Federal bureaucracy” by “eliminating waste, bloat, and
insularity[.]” Exec. Order No. 14210, 90 Fed. Reg. 9,669 (Feb. 11, 2025). It is the prerogative of
presidents to pursue new policy priorities and to imprint their stamp on the federal government. But
to make large-scale overhauls of federal agencies, any president must enlist the help of his co-equal
branch and partner, the Congress. Federal courts should not micromanage the vast federal
workforce, but courts must sometimes act to preserve the proper checks and balances between the
three branches of government. As a group of conservative former government officials and advisors
have written to the Court, “Unchecked presidential power is not what the Framers had in mind.”
Dkt. No. 69-1 at 1.
The plaintiffs in this case—a collection of unions, non-profit organizations, and local
governments—contend that the executive branch cannot lawfully implement large-scale reductions
in the federal workforce without the participation of Congress. They bring this suit against President
Trump, numerous federal agencies, and their respective agency heads. Specifically, plaintiff](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:et2wciooy67fjldjcvls34c6/bafkreib542du556nwj5en7ajpqw3kbwzjnj7v6rggvnermh4lw3ehxekdu)
