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Caitlin E. McDonough-Goldstein @ideaspermatheca.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

How do we navigate the semantic labyrinth of sex in biology? doi.org/10.1093/icb/icag093 In developing a @treeofsex.bsky.social 2.0 ontology, we have encountered many versions of sex. In this paper, we come together to explore places of contention and make connections across concepts of sex.

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Navigating the Semantic Labyrinth of “Sex” in the Study of Reproductive Trait Evolution

Synopsis. “Sex” is a compound of many different concepts that contribute to a multiplicity of meanings. As a result, “sex” appears in a wide range of scien

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Soleil Young @soleilsolay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

So excited to share that one of the chapters from my thesis has been published! In it we discovered that, despite previous assumptions, Escovopsis (a mycoparasite in the fungus growing ant symbiosis), has a complete MAT locus under purifying selection.

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Tree of Sex @treeofsex.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

As everyone's winding down on #evol2026 we want to share our survey link with you again. Whether you work in reproductive biology specifically or not, please take a minute to help us understand how the scientific community uses reproductive terms in research! And hope to see you at #SMBE!

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Soleil Young @soleilsolay.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Disappointed to see this inaccurate characterization of fungal and microbial eukaryotic sex in Elizabeth Kolbert's latest piece for the New Yorker. Microbial eukaryotes and fungi don't engage in "proto-sex", it's just sex! Classical meiotic sex! Not "conjugation".

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Those of us in STEM must vocally affirm that the humanities are our allies, and no department is expendable. Arguing we can survive by cutting whole disciplines isn’t just inhumane, it’s nonsensical. The humanities tell us why we’re here in the first place, and what to do about it! This isn’t hard!

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Pam Ronald @pcronald.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

“NSF awards had once been considered prestigious. Now with this post hoc politicization of the merit review process they are merely a stamp indicating that a funded proposal has passed a secretive political test administered by an Administration that is unparalleled in its hostility to U.S. science”

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants. "This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."

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Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

In 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...

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