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W. Brent Derry @wbderry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Faculty position at the University of Toronto 👇 jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

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Assistant Professor - Systems Neurophysiology

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Denise J. Cai, Ph.D. @denisejcai.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

NEW: The anterior hypothalamic nucleus acts like a volume knob for stress, scaling the brain’s response to threatening events 🧠 Read the Cai Lab's latest paper, led by @zachtpennington.bsky.social, in @nature.com 🎉 www.nature.com/articles/s41... More: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Sara Lipshutz (she/her) @jacanamama.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Super excited to share this study by @gamaevo.bsky.social in collaboration with Steve Nowicki and Susan Peters!! Response to geographic song variation predicts differential gene expression in the blood of a songbird: iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

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Response to geographic song variation predicts differential gene expression in the blood of a songbird

Behavioral neuroscience; Ecology; Transcriptomics

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Scott Juntti @scottjuntti.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

When a fish sees the world move, it immediately swims with it. This is the optomotor response: a visual reflex found across animals that helps us maintain our position and orientation as our surroundings appear to drift. 🐟👀

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Matt Lovett-Barron @mlovettbarron.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our lab's latest paper on the neurobiology of collective behavior is now published www.nature.com/articles/s41... This is the work of a great team in the lab - led by Jo-Hsien Yu, with Geoff Meyerhof, Jimjohn Milan, and Julia Napoli @nature.com @danionella.bsky.social

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Dr. Kathleen M. Munley @thefishiedoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I am recruiting 1-2 graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D. track) to join my lab at @psychualberta.bsky.social in Fall 2027! Please share widely, and if you are interested in endocrinology, animal behavior, neuroscience, and/or seasonal biology, I would love to chat! 🐟🧠🧬🍂

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Smith, Musilova & @astridboehne@bsky.social find new sex chromosomes in a group of cichlids from Lake Tanganyika and show that while these involve the same chromosome pairs, the sex chromosomes evolved independently. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... #societyjournal #genome #evolution

GBE | Same Sex Chromosomes With Independent Origins in Haplochromine Cichlids

Known sex chromosomes, and sex-linked regions thereof, of African haplochromine cichlid fishes, relative to the genome of Astatotilapia calliptera (bottom-left illustration). While there is great diversity of sex chromosomes and regions of sex linkage across this clade, LG5 and LG7 frequently reappear as sex-linked, particularly within the Lake Tanganyika-specific tribe of haplochromines, the Tropheini. Sex-linked regions on LG5 and LG7 are shown, highlighted in blue for XY systems and orange for ZW systems. In species in which sex-linkage is not known, this is marked with ‘?’. Other known sex chromosomes are listed on the right. Species included in this study are marked in bold. Proposed origins of different sex determination systems or genes are shown with yellow arrows on tree branches, while losses are shown with black arrows.

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Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

So proud of Edina Nemesházi for this fantastic work about the consequences of sex reversal for the reproductive success of wild frogs, which is now out in Science Advances! 🥂💥🥳Congrats to all of the authors 👏 @klivvvienna.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 08/09/2026

Update: The academic flight from Twitter is now complete and appears permanent. April 2023, after the pandemic research surge, we recorded 2,234,307 posts sharing research on Twitter. As of April this year, "X" had 896,741 posts about research. That's a 60% drop in traffic.

Graph showing cumulative research sharing across platforms, including Twitter - April 2023

Graph of April 2026 cumulative research sharing including "X". One third of what it was.

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Earth BioGenome Project 🌍 @ebpgenome.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🐦🧬 What does it take to complete the genome of a songbird? The Vertebrate Genomes Project has produced the first complete, fully phased reference genome of the zebra finch (𝘛𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘨𝘪𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢). Getting there took more than simply generating more sequence. #T2T #VGP #Genomics #GenomeAssembly

A male zebra finch with a bright red-orange beak, orange cheek patch, striped chest, and spotted brown wings. Text asks, “What does it take to complete the genome of a songbird?” and explains that the Vertebrate Genomes Project produced the first truly complete, fully diploid, fully phased reference genome of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).

A male zebra finch standing on rocky ground. Text explains that bird genomes are relatively small, but some of their tiniest chromosomes are difficult to sequence. The complete zebra finch genome revealed 7 macrochromosomes, 21 microchromosomes, and 11 tiny dot chromosomes.

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Dr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️ @obialik.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Fish with electrical senses have unique brain cells specifically to process that information. The real trick they pull is separating the electricity they emit from the ones they sense. 🧪 Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-…

a, Schematic of the interference problem facing the passive electrosensory system of weakly electric fish. Responses of EAFs to prey are masked by responses to the EOD of the fish, which vary depending on factors such as water conductivity. b, Schematic of prediction and cancellation of responses to the EOD. Predictions are based on electric organ corollary discharge signals conveyed by GCs (granule cell basis) and require specific patterns of synaptic connectivity. c, Summary diagram of the synaptic connectivity patterns revealed in the present study. Only connections comprising >10% of the total synapses to a given cell type are shown in the diagram. d, Two example Output cells (blue and red) are shown along with EAF (pink) and GC (magenta) inputs overlaid on a cutout of the EM volume (424 × 427 × 45 µm; all EM connectomic data are from a single biological specimen). The dorsal–ventral and anterior–posterior dimensions of the skin surface are mapped onto the x- and z-dimensions of the volume, respectively. The top inset shows example excitatory GC synapses (magenta fill and star) onto apical dendritic spines of the ON cell (red fill). The magenta fill marks the example GC axon visualized in the volume; the magenta star marks another GC axon. The white star marks an inhibitory molecular layer interneuron synapse onto the dendritic shaft of the same ON cell. The bottom inset shows an example excitatory EAF synapse (pink fill) onto the ON cell basal dendrite (red fill). mol, molecular layer; ggl, ganglion layer; plex, plexiform layer; gran, granular layer. e–h, Example reconstructions of major ELL cell types. Axons are shown in black. ON/OFF, Output (h); MG+/MG−, medium ganglion (f); SG+/SG−, small ganglion (g); Gr+, granular; SP−, small plexiform (h). The inset in f shows an example inhibitory synapse between an MG+ cell (orange) and an OFF cell soma (blue).

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 03/09/2026

The complete #connectome of the adult Drosophila male CNS has allowed researchers, inc @jefferis.bsky.social’s group, to compare male & female brains at synaptic-resolution for the first time. Read more here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBResearch 1/2

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eartha mae @endoeartha.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Extremely proud to share @acara333.bsky.social and my new paper, out today in @cp-neuron.bsky.social, where we develop a new fluorescent reporter of neural responses to estrogen! 🔬 paper 📝: www.cell.com/neuron/fullt... addgene page 🧬: www.addgene.org/254753/ #neuroskyence 🧪 1/10

graphical abstract of the manuscript depicting pink estrogen-sensitive neurons with a subset of their nuclei colored in green. These green nuclei represent estrogen receptor dependent neural gene transcription, tracked via the expression of a destabilized GFP with a 2 hour half-life. At top, in green is shown a cartoon of the neural response to estrogen across two estrous cycles, and below there is a cartoon of a mouse implanted with an optic fiber for in vivo imaging.

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Latest from the lab: Conserved sex-biased DNA methylation patterns target key developmental genes and reproductive function in two Poeciliid species. This one took a while to get there, but well worth the wait! Led by Dave Metzger. academic.oup.com/g3journal/ad...

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Professor Maney @professormaney.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Most published claims of sex-dependent effects in the neurosciences are missing statistical evidence that the effect differed by sex. We can do better. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @ossdcomm.bsky.social @sbn-bsky.bsky.social @emoryuniversity.bsky.social @pnas.org @colbyvorland.bsky.social

Only one in four articles presented appropriate evidence for a sex-dependent effect.

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Alex de Mendoza @alexdemendoza.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Sailing in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social ready for summer, our study on the iconic Portuguese man o' war 🪼 is out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6.... We use (epi)genomics to understand a critter that fascinates me since childhood. Massive team effort with @obog.bsky.social, Cummins and Neely groups. 🧵

the indo-pacific bluebottle (Physalia utriculus)

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Marta Mosna @marta-mosna.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Females hyenas have greter reproductive inequality due to social inheritance of privilege! The study I presented at @isbe2026.bsky.social and done with the @hyenaproject.bsky.social came out finally!! Check it out! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Dr. Kathleen M. Munley @thefishiedoc.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

It was an honor to speak at the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute’s inaugural Science Jam at @ualberta.bsky.social and share our work with the Edmonton community! 🐟🧠 #nmhisciencejam #SeaSoNLab #gofishies

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Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Yay! Congrats to Janet Voight at the Field who has described a new species of deep-sea octopus from the Galapagos! Microeledone galapagensis! #molluscmonday www.fieldmuseum.org/about/press/...

blue grey octopus with big eyes on brown bottom

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Drew Schreiner @schreinerdrew.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Where, exactly, does learning happen in the brain? Out today in @nature.com, we identify a synaptic locus of birdsong learning and show that the circuit can be tuned to make birds learn faster - but at a cost. Read on👇 #neuroskyence 🧪 #prattle 💬 #bioacoustics Shareable link: rdcu.be/fiyrS

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A synaptic locus of song learning - Nature

Combining a computational framework and optogenetic and chemogenetic manipulations within and downstream of the cortico-basal ganglia circuit identifies the specific cortico-basal ganglia synapse...

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Sara Lipshutz (she/her) @jacanamama.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Interested in a PhD working on sexual selection in tropical shorebirds? I'm recruiting a student for Fall 2027! I'm happy to support an applicant writing a Simons Graduate Fellowship in Ecology & Evolution: www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

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Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution

The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...

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Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org · 01/05/2026

Now accepting applications for our 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution! These awards support students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs to conduct #ecology and #evolution research. Deadline is June 30, 2026: bit.ly/4umYKZd #science

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Applications for 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution Now Open

The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division is now accepting applications for its 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution.

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Denis REALE 🇨🇦 @denisreale.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

You are interested in evolutionary ecology and quantitative genetics. You enjoy fieldwork and birds. Join our laboratory and our international team. csee-scee.ca/job/fully-fu...

Pictures of blue tits, adults and nestlings, with some views of the field sites of the research project on Corsican blue tits.

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Dr. Becca @docbecca.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Those of us doing research related to women’s health have been hit particularly hard by the govt’s sabotage of the NIH. I spoke to WaPo for this piece, as painful as it was to discuss the reality my lab is facing. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...

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Where U.S. science has been hit hardest after Trump’s first year

The Trump administration has slashed the number of grants from the National Institutes of Health, with far fewer focused on women, cancer and mental health.

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Tessa Montague @tessamontague.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Excited to share a new review by @kocherlab.bsky.social and me: Nature-inspired neuroscience We discuss diverse sensory systems and behaviors across the animal kingdom and argue for their integration into neuroscience. New tools in diverse systems are making this possible ✨ tinyurl.com/y5y9du27

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SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The abstract deadline for poster presentations and contributed talks at this year's annual meeting has been extended to May 1st! Come share your new findings at #SBN2026 in beautiful Niagra Falls, NY. 🧠🌈 Submit here: whova.com/call_for_spe...

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Call for Abstracts — 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology 2026

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SBN on Bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

We're excited to share that SBN is now on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn 🎉 Follow us for research highlights, community spotlights, & society updates. 🏷️ Tag our accounts when sharing your science—we’d love to help amplify and highlight your work!

Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology social media handles:
instagram @SBN_org, Facebook @SBNeuroendo, Linkedin.com/SBNorg, and bluesky @sbn-bsky.bsky.social

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Alexandros Vezyrakis @avezyrakis.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

🎉 What a way to end the year! Very excited to see our new paper on 🐭 innovation and mate choice out in @currentbiology.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.077 With the amazing @fragdarm.bsky.social, @valmazza.bsky.social & Anja Guenther

Two house mice interacting in an enclosure

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UBC Faculty of Arts @arts.ubc.ca · 19/11/2025

How do hormones affect the brain and our behaviours, and what does that mean for Canadians? 🧠 Hear from @kiransoma.bsky.social, who was recently elected as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada. @psych.ubc.ca @src-rsc.bsky.social Read more: www.arts.ubc.ca/news/two-art...

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Jay Stafstrom @jaystafstrom.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

🚨Good news, everyone! 1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026. 2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu

enlarged forward facing eyes of Asianopis subrufa

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Julia Saltz @juliasaltz.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

My lab at Indiana University is searching for a *postdoc* and *technician* to contribute to our work studying the evolution of social behavior using fruit flies as a model system. Details below, feel free to email me with any questions! More info on our research: saltzlab.com

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Kevin Thiessen, PhD @kevinthiessen.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I've updated my Bioinformatics Bootcamp: Zebrafish Special Edition blog post on @the-node.bsky.social! Please do share with trainees or anyone new to the community. I hope it adds some breadth to the many resources available to #zebrafish researchers. 🔗 thenode.biologists.com/bioinformati...

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Bioinformatics Bootcamp - Zebrafish Special Edition - the Node

A deep-dive into the many cool (and free) resources available to zebrafish researchers! Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list but a list of useful

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 24/10/2025

Researchers gave female canaries testosterone, which causes them to sing. Two-photon in vivo imaging reveals that songs emerge due to changes in brain cell function rather than by increasing the size of a key brain region, as was once thought. In PNAS: ow.ly/pn1750XhFL5

A pair of canaries from the canary breeding colony of the Max Planck Institute of Biological Intelligence in Seewiesen, Germany.
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Piali Sengupta @senguptalab.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

TT faculty job opening in #Neuroscience! We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961

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Brandeis University, Biology Department

Job #AJO30961, Assistant Professor in Biology and Neuroscience Program, Biology Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, US

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 14/10/2025

During these uncertain times, I’m very happy to see that my institution, @scripps.edu has an open tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Any field in Chemistry or Biology is welcome. I’d especially love to see fellow neuroscientists apply. Please repost! apply.interfolio.com/174756

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Nature @nature.com · 09/10/2025

Four subtle changes to an enzyme might explain the longevity of the naked mole rat. go.nature.com/46QLrWQ

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Naked mole rats live for decades — genetic tweaks reveal insights into ageing

Four subtle changes to an enzyme might explain the hairless rodents’ longevity.

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Liz Aguilar @liz-aguilar.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I can’t think of a better reason to finally join Bluesky - my first first-authored paper is out! It being published in @science.org is surreal. This was a community effort in every sense, led by an incredible team with @rosvall-lab.bsky.social @mathcancer.bsky.social @juncowren.bsky.social

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Rhett Ayers Butler @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Jane taught us that every day we live, we make an impact. The choice is ours as to what kind of impact it will be. Her life proved that one person, rooted in compassion and sustained by hope, can change the world. Now it is up to us to carry that light forward—not as a farewell, but as a promise.

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PsychUAlberta @psychualberta.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Applications for MA, MSc and PhD programs in Psychology @ualberta.bsky.social are now open! For application information and FAQ, please visit our website below. Deadline December 1st. Join us! www.ualberta.ca/en/psycholog...

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Dr. Kathleen M. Munley @thefishiedoc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I am recruiting 1-2 graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D. track) to join my lab at @psychualberta.bsky.social in Fall 2026! Please share widely, and if you are interested in endocrinology, animal behavior, neuroscience, and/or seasonal biology, I would love to chat! 🐟🧠🧬🍂

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Mel Goodale @action-brain.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

The Department of Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge has a tenure-track position for a neuroscientist studying brain function across the life span in nonhuman animals. Join a terrific community of researchers in a beautiful part of the country.🧠🧪 Re-post uleth.peopleadmin.ca/postings/8586

The image depicts the University of Lethbridge, located in Southern Alberta, Canada. The prominent building shown in the image is the Science Commons, which is situated on the university campus within the coulee landscape.

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Martin Giurfa @martingiurfa.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

See last article on "The cognitive side of communication in social insects", just published in @TrendsCognSci . Free access under this link! authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

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André Nadler @nadlerlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Out today in @nature.com: Together with the Honigmann, Shevchenko, Drobot and Hof labs, we present a general workflow for imaging the localization and transport of individual lipids in cells and mapping their metabolism. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

🎯How did life get multicellular? Five simple organisms could have the answer "Single-celled species that often stick together in colonies have researchers rethinking the origin of animals." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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How did life get multicellular? Five simple organisms could have the answer

Single-celled species that often stick together in colonies have researchers rethinking the origin of animals.

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Eric Surette @ericsurette.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Hello Bluesky: Long time listener, first time poster! Excited to share the first publication of my Ph.D. work studying the development of appendage shapes in @plosbiology.org! The zebrafish caudal fin is quite distinctive, and we examine the timing and mechanisms of how its shape might come to be!

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David K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Interesting article about part-time working in academia. I'd add 1. Flexi-working can mean you don't have to work '3 or 4 days a week' but instead can accrue time off to align with school holidays. 2. Role sharing can help you do big admin jobs needed for promotion elifesciences.org/articles/106...

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Point of View: To be, or not to be, part-time in academia

Part-time working can be beneficial for individual academics, and also for academia as a whole.

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