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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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Jolyon Troscianko @jtroscianko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🦋 Butterfly wing patterns create motion illusions that protect them from predators! Our new study (8 years in the making) is out in Nature today doi.org/10.1038/s415... @grahancock.bsky.social @esbriolat.bsky.social @scienceanna.bsky.social @lauraakelley.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social

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Masahiro Kanai @masakanai.bsky.social · 23h

Our single-nucleus immune multiome atlas is now out in @nature.com! 🧬 10M PBMCs from 1,108 @finngen.bsky.social donors recruited by Finnish Blood Service, profiled at @broadinstitute.org with chromatin accessibility and gene expression in the same nuclei, to trace how disease variants act 🧵👇

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Tessa Montague @tessamontague.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm excited to share our new preprint: Generation of a transgenic cephalopod tinyurl.com/pc86jxz8 Cephalopods (cuttlefish, octopus & squid) are crazy critters that dynamically camouflage to their surroundings by changing the color, pattern, & texture of their skin, which they control w their brain.

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Vikram Chandra @vchandra.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I am excited to announce that I will start the Brain Origins Lab at the Crick in March 2027! Using acoels as a model system, the lab will study how animal brains evolve, and how innovations in brain organisation enable new computational abilities and the evolution of complex behaviour.

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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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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

What's behind this tidal wave of epidemics? In the largest study ever conducted on emerging infectious diseases, we show that the popular explanation - "our relationship with nature is out of balance" - doesn't hold up. Out now in Nature, after half a decade of work: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The anthropogenic fingerprint on emerging infectious diseases - Nature

Emerging infectious disease outbreak risks are ubiquitous worldwide, and highest in landscapes where people, livestock and fragmented natural ecosystems coexist, but detection and data ...

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Yuki Haba @yukihaba.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Very excited to give an invited seminar for the Hofstra University Biology Seminar Series this Friday! Please come say hi if you are around @hofstrau.bsky.social www.hofstra.edu/academics/co...

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Seminars - Hofstra University

Discover the Department of Biology at Hofstra’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which fosters independence through specialized study tracks.

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Jay Gallagher @jay-gallagher.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🐟🚨 New paper! 🚨🐟 Where do behavioral differences come from? Early life environment clearly matters... ...or not? Early environment affected behavior, but NOT how different individuals became from each other. Those differences were seeded before birth through factors OTHER than genetic variation 🤯

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Born This Way: Individuality Is Seeded Before Birth and Robust to Ecological Stress

We reared and recorded behaviours of clonal Amazon mollies in standardized environments, with and without predation stress, from birth through week four of life, to understand how the developmental e...

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Daniel Kronauer @danielkronauer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

@vchandra.bsky.social is starting his lab at the Crick to work on the exciting question of how early brains evolved and how they work. Vikram is fantastic (I had the privilege to work with him for a while), and there’s good news: He’s hiring! Check out the ad below and consider applying.

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Nick Jourjine @nickjourjine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

New preprint! TLDR: We mapped the genetic architecture of neonatal vocalization in deer mice, and found candidate genes expressed in the cerebellum that could be contributing to the evolution of temporal structure in infant cries #Bioacoustics #neuroskyence www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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The Genetic Architecture of Neonatal Deer Mouse Cries Implicates the Cerebellum in the Temporal Control of an Infant Social Behavior

Vocal communication is a conserved vertebrate social behavior that begins at birth with the cries of infants. These neonatal vocal signals vary across contexts to elicit parental care that matches inf...

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Doudna Lab @doudna-lab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Out now in Science: Two papers from our lab reveal VIPR, an RNA-guided DNA-targeting system in bacteriophages, providing clues to the origins of CRISPR www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Congrats to Peter Yoon, @kenjmloi.bsky.social @terryzzy.bsky.social, T.Docter & team

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A noncontiguous code for RNA-guided DNA recognition at the origin of CRISPR-Cas

CRISPR-Cas provides RNA-mediated adaptive immunity, but how its first RNA-guided effector arose is unclear. In this study, we report the discovery of Viral Interference Programmable Repeat (VIPR) syst...

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Dmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We are searching for an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology! Looking for colleagues asking fundamental questions relating to evolutionary processes and drivers of evolutionary patterns. If you think it is you, please do apply! And please repost. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...

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Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United States

The Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que...

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Banger of a new RasgonLab study by Drs. Najmeh Nejat and Travis van Warmerdam on a new arthropod germline CRISPR delivery system. Knock-out AND knock-in by ORAL delivery! No more injections! Germline Engineering by Viral transduction (GEValT)

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Dayu Lin @moccalin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Happy to share our new study comparing aggression level across 7 strains of mice, led by a talented undergraduate student, Xiuzhi Dai. Strain differences in aggression can be explained a lot by differences in the physiological properties of VMHvl cells. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Hypothalamic representation of aggressiveness across mouse strains - Nature Communications

Genetics profoundly influences aggression by shaping neural circuits, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, authors show that strain differences in male mouse aggression are linked to di...

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Andres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 11/09/2026

We have a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in Columbia's E3B Department. Application deadline is October 15. Come be our colleague. Please RT! apply.interfolio.com/193016

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Richard Merrill @dickmerrill.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Very excited to see this multi-faceted* study, led by Shane Wright and representing years of work on visual evolution and perception in Heliconius as part of our ERC Starting Grant, released into the world! 🦋*pun very much intended www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Molly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If anyone looking for a postdoc with fantastic genomics/bioinformatics skills + strong intellect + great energy, please let me know! Preferably West Coast or remote/hybrid options & the candidate is open to a short (1 year) or longer term appointment

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Philipp Brand @pbrand.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We're about to start an exciting new project with generous support from the @erc.europa.eu In SIMBIO, we want to know how bacterial endosymbionts modify neurons on the genetic and functional level and how this shapes the evolution of their host's mating behavior.

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Philipp Brand @pbrand.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We are looking for a research assistant to join our team. brain.mpg.de/brand Apply using the link below if you are interested in doing research on the neural and genetic underpinnings of behavioral evolution. jobs.brain.mpg.de/jobposting/6...

Description of job ad for Research Assistant in the lab of Evolutionary Neuroscience and Behavior Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research.

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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I am currently searching for a postdoc to work on the evolution of adaptations, cold acclimation, and freezing tolerance in switchgrass. The position entails lab, growth facility, bioinformatics, and fieldwork. careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...

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Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct field and laboratory experiments to understand the causes of genetic variation...

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Yuki Haba @yukihaba.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Congrats Ben and Molly et al! Such cool integrative work across biological scales

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National Synthesis Center for Organismal Resilience @nscorebio.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Please join us for the official launch of NSCORE on Monday September 14 with an in person and online symposium -- AI and Organismal Biology -- from 9AM to 4PM EST. Register and view the agenda here: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...

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AI and Organismal Biology Symposium

<p>To celebrate the launch of the Columbia-based National Synthesis Center for Organismal Resilience (NSCORE), we are hosting a one-day symposium, in person and online, bringing together leaders from ...

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I’ve often said (partly tongue in cheek) that spite can be a great motivator. But mudita (freudenfeude), the ability to be truly happy for others’ success, can be a much more reliable way to have a fulfilling career. Even if it can seem that way, science is not a zero sum game. Play the long game.

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I am thrilled to share that I will join the American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org as the Dean of Collections, Curator, and Professor in September!

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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Yahooo 🎉 We got the cover! Meet our cute cover girl 🥰: the naked mole-rat Queen! 👑 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We are looking for an **assistant professor in ecology** in our integrative biology department, a vibrant dept focused on ecology, evolution, organismal biology, with several linked centers including natural history collections! PLEASE APPLY! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489

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Maria Antonietta Tosches @matosches.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Excited to share a new preprint from the lab, by @andrewmatheson.bsky.social and team, where we dive into the superpower of newts: plasticity! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Like many good projects, this started with a serendipitous observation... 🧵1/5

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Isabel Almudi @isabelalmudi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

What happens when evolution adds an extra pair of eyes? Male mayflies evolve an extra pair of dorsal compound eyes, the Turbanate eyes, thought to help males detect females during mating swarms. we have investigate how this remarkable evolutionary novelty develops. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Albert Ruhí @albertruhi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

We're hiring an ecologist at UC Berkeley! The Dept. of Integrative Biology is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Ecology. Plants/algae, invertebrates, microbes, or marine systems a priority. Come join us!! Apply by Oct 5, 2026. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05489 PS: Please share!

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Assistant Professor –Ecology- Integrative Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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STAT @statnews.com · 07/08/2026

The NIH plans to close the door on one of the few pathways available to international students on visas to forge a career in biomedical research in the U.S. www.statnews.com/2026/08/07/n...

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NIH plans to block international researchers on visas from accessing key funding avenue

The NIH plans to close the door on one of the few pathways available to international students on visas to forge a career in biomedical research in the U.S.

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Patrick McKenzie @patrickmckenzie.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Major #Botany2026 FOMO, but the drive MA->OR starts this week. So, sharing from afar: I’m recruiting grad students for my new lab at OSU! Info: www.mckenzie-lab.org . We're going to have FUN with systematics, speciation genomics, methods, natural history, and more in North Am angiosperms. Reach out!

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Henry Arenas-Castro @henryarenas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

"How two hybridizing monkeyflowers resist phenotypic homogenization" I'm very happy to share this. We would really appreciate your feedback!

Slide with the title and authors list of a manuscript along with illustrations of the monkeyflowers Mimulus guttatus (left) and Mimulus glaucescens (right). In the background, a Manhattan plot with outlier loci and QTL locations.
Title: Maintenance of phenotypic divergence in two sympatric monkeyflowers with weak reproductive isolation
Authors: Henry Arenas-Castro, Cage Cochran, Quinn Evans, Hongfei Chen, Jenn M. Coughlan
Manuscript: bioRxiv, 10.64898/2026.07.28.741377

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Jenn Coughlan @jenncoughlan.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

So proud of this manuscript- lead by the fantastic @henryarenas.bsky.social with two undergraduates (Cage Cochran and Quinn Evans) each doing a Herculean effort during their honors theses, and Hongfei Chen helping out tremendously with lab work. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Maintenance of phenotypic divergence in two sympatric monkeyflowers with weak reproductive isolation

Sympatric species often exhibit permeable reproductive barriers, yet many of them coexist as phenotypically distinct entities. One way to account for this apparent paradox is that selection on loci th...

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Noah Whiteman @nkwhiteman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I’m thrilled to share that our search for a tenure-track colleague in my *truly wonderful and collegial* Genetics, Genomics, Evolution and Development Division in the MCB Department at Berkeley @berkeleymcb.bsky.social is live! Please share this broad search widely: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05481

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Assistant Professor -Genetics, Genomics, Evolution, and Development - Molecular and Cell Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Yichen Luo 骆奕辰 @camellyc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

1/8 Breathing seems automatic. But it's a finely tuned motor behavior that has to be controlled. In this preprint, I map the circuits that match a fly's respiration to the metabolic demands of flight and mitigate the risk of dehydration. 🧵🪰 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Stanley Heinze @stanley-heinze.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

New preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Nearly a decade after starting the project, the first major results from our comparative connectomics work is online! Comparing the head direction circuits of the central complex in bees, ants and flies, recapitulating >300million years of evolution.

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Dr. Stepfanie Aguillón 😷 @s-m-aguillon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

There’s still time to apply!!

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Quentin Bacquelé @quentinbacquele.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

1/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found:

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Peiwei Chen @peiwei-chen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

How do transposons jump when they’re released from host control? I babysat two chromosomes for 2 years, making sure they are ok without most piRNAs. Here’s what we found & excited to share my 1st postdoc paper: “piRNA loss unleashes episodic transposition bursts” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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piRNA loss unleashes episodic transposition bursts

In Metazoa, transposon expression is suppressed by the piRNA pathway, and disruption of this pathway leads to rampant transposon expression. However, it remains unclear whether increased transposon ex...

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Yuki Haba @yukihaba.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Susumu Tonegawa, Nobel Prize in Medicine 1987: How I define creativity... RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnzN...

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Susumu Tonegawa, Nobel Prize in Medicine 1987: How I define creativity...

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Yuki Haba @yukihaba.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Incredible and exciting work!! Mole rats never cease to amaze...

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Mohammed Khallaf @khallaf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Our new paper is out in @nature.com! We uncovered how a naked mole-rat queen 👑 controls an entire colony: a natural contraceptive scent that suppresses reproduction in other females! A remarkable mammalian parallel to bees and ants! 🐝🐜 @garyrlewin.bsky.social youtu.be/enfv3zJrWKM?...

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Naked mole-rats are ruled by a queen: this chemical puts her in power

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Ian Dworkin @idworkin.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I am excited to tell you about our new study led by Tyler Audet and in collaboration with Stefan Lüpold's group. Below you see two species. On the right is Drosophila melanogaster. On the left, Drosophila prolongata. Notice the highly exaggerated legs of the males in D.p! doi.org/10.1093/evol...

Two panel image of Drosophila prolongata and Drosophila melanogaster. In the top panel is a female of Drosophila prolongata on the left and a female of Drosophila melanogaster on the right. It shows that D. prolongata females are somewhat larger than melanogaster, and have spotted wings. Importantly the legs are proportional in each species.

In the bottom panel are males. On the left is a Drosophila prolongata male which is larger than all the other individuals, and has highly exaggerated legs in terms of width and length, and also has black stripes. In contrast male Drosophila melanogaster are much smaller than all the others, with normally proportioned legs.

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Daniel Kronauer @danielkronauer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

New paper from the lab on the molecular regulation of parenting in ants. Spearheaded by postdocs Alex Paul and @tomaskay.bsky.social

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