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Graduate position:Simulating evolution under complex genotype-phenotype map
Genetics and Microbiology DeparmentSee the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/genetics-and-microbiology-deparment-27778-graduate-positionsimulating-evolution-under-complex-genotype-phenotype-map/
#developmentalbiology #EvolutionaryBiology ...
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Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Biology
Columbia UniversityE3B Columbia invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Applications received by Oct 15 will receive full consideration.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/columbia-university-27778-assistant-professor-of-evolutionary-biology/
#evolution #EvolutionaryBiology #Sci...
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria possess a critical vulnerability within their cell wall transport systems that, when disrupted, drastically reduces their resistance. This discovery reveals an evolutionary trade-off where the genetic mechanisms bacteria use to survive antibiotic exposure can simultaneously be exploited to make them susceptible to existing treatments.
#MolecularBiology #Microbiology #Bacteriology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria possess a critical vulnerability within their cell wall transport systems that, when disrupted, drastically reduces their resistance. This discovery reveals an evolutionary trade-off where the genetic mechanisms bacteria use to survive antibiotic exposure can simultaneously be exploited to make them susceptible to existing treatments.
#MolecularBiology #Microbiology #Bacteriology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria possess a critical vulnerability within their cell wall transport systems that, when disrupted, drastically reduces their resistance. This discovery reveals an evolutionary trade-off where the genetic mechanisms bacteria use to survive antibiotic exposure can simultaneously be exploited to make them susceptible to existing treatments.
#MolecularBiology #Microbiology #Bacteriology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria possess a critical vulnerability within their cell wall transport systems that, when disrupted, drastically reduces their resistance. This discovery reveals an evolutionary trade-off where the genetic mechanisms bacteria use to survive antibiotic exposure can simultaneously be exploited to make them susceptible to existing treatments.
#MolecularBiology #Microbiology #Bacteriology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria possess a critical vulnerability within their cell wall transport systems that, when disrupted, drastically reduces their resistance. This discovery reveals an evolutionary trade-off where the genetic mechanisms bacteria use to survive antibiotic exposure can simultaneously be exploited to make them susceptible to existing treatments.
#MolecularBiology #Microbiology #Bacteriology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
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Local evolutionary adaptation occurs when populations of a single species develop heritable, genetic traits that are finely tuned to the highly specific conditions of their immediate environment.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Ecology #ConservationBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/ebio09102601.html -
https://www.europesays.com/ie/681036/ Adaptive zones of feliforms and evolutionary regimes within terrestrial mammalian carnivores #BiologicalAndPhysicalAnthropology #Ecology #Éire #EvolutionaryBiology #EvolutionaryEcology #general #IE #Ireland #LifeSciences #Palaeoecology #palaeontology #paleontology #Science #Zoology
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Coevolution (Habitat 🌄)
In biology, coevolution occurs when two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution through the process of natural selection. The term sometimes is used for two traits in the same species affecting each other's evolution, as well as gene-culture coevolution. Charles Darwin mentioned evolutionary i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coevolution
#Coevolution #Habitat #EcologicalProcesses #EvolutionaryBiology #EvolutionOfTheBiosphere #EnvironmentalTerminology
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Coevolution (Habitat 🌄)
In biology, coevolution occurs when two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution through the process of natural selection. The term sometimes is used for two traits in the same species affecting each other's evolution, as well as gene-culture coevolution. Charles Darwin mentioned evolutionary i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coevolution
#Coevolution #Habitat #EcologicalProcesses #EvolutionaryBiology #EvolutionOfTheBiosphere #EnvironmentalTerminology
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It is a remarkably humbling realization that a single, unnoticed bite from an arthropod the size of an apple seed can completely rewrite an individual's relationship with the global food chain. Alpha-gal syndrome reminds us that the human immune system, for all its staggering sophistication and atomic-level precision, remains intimately and sometimes precariously tethered to the natural world.
#WhatIs #Immunology #MolecularBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Entomology #sflorg
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It is a remarkably humbling realization that a single, unnoticed bite from an arthropod the size of an apple seed can completely rewrite an individual's relationship with the global food chain. Alpha-gal syndrome reminds us that the human immune system, for all its staggering sophistication and atomic-level precision, remains intimately and sometimes precariously tethered to the natural world.
#WhatIs #Immunology #MolecularBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Entomology #sflorg
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It is a remarkably humbling realization that a single, unnoticed bite from an arthropod the size of an apple seed can completely rewrite an individual's relationship with the global food chain. Alpha-gal syndrome reminds us that the human immune system, for all its staggering sophistication and atomic-level precision, remains intimately and sometimes precariously tethered to the natural world.
#WhatIs #Immunology #MolecularBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Entomology #sflorg
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It is a remarkably humbling realization that a single, unnoticed bite from an arthropod the size of an apple seed can completely rewrite an individual's relationship with the global food chain. Alpha-gal syndrome reminds us that the human immune system, for all its staggering sophistication and atomic-level precision, remains intimately and sometimes precariously tethered to the natural world.
#WhatIs #Immunology #MolecularBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Entomology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/wi09102601.html -
It is a remarkably humbling realization that a single, unnoticed bite from an arthropod the size of an apple seed can completely rewrite an individual's relationship with the global food chain. Alpha-gal syndrome reminds us that the human immune system, for all its staggering sophistication and atomic-level precision, remains intimately and sometimes precariously tethered to the natural world.
#WhatIs #Immunology #MolecularBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Entomology #sflorg
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DATE: August 31, 2026 at 08:53AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY PSYCHOLOGY FEEDTITLE: Scientists challenge a 70-year-old “lizard brain” myth
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260829235958.htm
A long-standing picture of brain evolution as newer, rational layers stacked on top of an ancient “lizard brain” may be deeply misleading. Researchers found that evolution instead appears to balance two competing styles of brain wiring, expanding one while shrinking the other depending on what an animal needs to survive.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260829235958.htm
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #BrainEvolution #LizardBrainMyth #Neuroscience #BrainWiring #EvolutionaryBiology #ScienceNews #ResearchUpdate #AnimalBrains #NeuralNetworks #CognitiveScience
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When an animal moves, its visual system adjusts its neuronal activity to process the changing environmental input, but this adjustment operates on the same mathematical evolutionary principles across both mice and primates despite differing sensory outputs.
#Neurobiology #ComputationalNeuroscience #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
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Bacteriophages are the most abundant and diverse viral entities on Earth, functioning as microscopic apex predators that exist exclusively to infect, replicate within, and ultimately lyse bacterial populations.
#WhatIs #Virology #Microbiology #EvolutionaryBiology #MolecularBiology #Biophysics #Biogeochemistry #ClinicalImmunology #sflorg
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The rate-mismatch hypothesis posits that global mass extinctions occur when the pace of environmental change outstrips the rate at which biological life can undergo evolutionary adaptation. It provides a mathematical model linking Earth's historic extinction events to the critical disparities between environmental shifts and species' adaptive capabilities.
#Paleobiology #Paleoclimatology #Geophysics #AppliedMathematics #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
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Endogenous Retroviruses (ERVs) are the fossilized genetic remnants of ancient infectious viruses that successfully invaded the mammalian germline tens of millions of years ago. Comprising roughly five to eight percent of the human genome, these elements exist as a latent virome that provides critical evolutionary functions while posing significant pathological risks if reactivated.
#WhatIs #EvolutionaryBiology #MolecularGenetics #Virology #Epigenetics #Oncology #sflorg
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Welcome to another comprehensive edition of the "What Is" series on the Scientific Frontline. In this rigorous, deep-dive exploration, the focus shifts to the microscopic architectures that dominate almost every ecological niche on the planet, challenging historical conceptions of microbial life: biofilms.
#WhatIs #Microbiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Bioengineering #EnvironmentalScience #InfectiousDiseasePathology #sflorg
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Cochliomyia hominivorax (the New World screwworm) is an obligate parasitic blowfly whose larvae require living tissue from a warm-blooded host to complete their developmental cycle, resulting in a severe, rapidly destructive condition known as myiasis.
#WhatIs #Entomology #Epidemiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Veterinary #Screwworm #sflorg
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Graduate position:Simulating evolution under complex genotype-phenotype map
Genetics and Microbiology DeparmentSee the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/genetics-and-microbiology-deparment-27778-graduate-positionsimulating-evolution-under-complex-genotype-phenotype-map/
#developmentalbiology #EvolutionaryBiology ...
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Postdoctoral position in the Perry Lab, UC San Diego
University of California, San DiegoJoin the Perry Lab as a #neural #evolution Postdoc.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-position-in-the-perry-lab-uc-san-diego/
#animalbehavior #developmentalbiology #EvolutionaryBiology #g...
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Ebola (Orthoebolavirus zairense) is a highly sophisticated filovirus that relies on complex molecular evasion, the exploitation of immune-privileged sanctuaries, and the induction of societal disruption to ensure its survival and propagation, challenging its traditional, simplified classification as merely an agent of acute hemorrhagic fever.
#Ebola #Epidemiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Immunology #Virology #WhatIs #sflorg
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Allostasis is the sophisticated, anticipatory biological process wherein the brain dynamically alters internal physiological parameters to meet predicted environmental demands, while allostatic load is the cumulative cellular and systemic wear-and-tear resulting from the chronic overactivation of this predictive regulatory system.
#WhatIs #Neuroendocrinology #EvolutionaryBiology #Physiology #Psychoneuroimmunology #sflorg
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Xenobots are microscopic, programmable biological machines constructed entirely from living cells without any genetic modification. Measuring less than a millimeter, they lack traditional mechanical parts and are entirely organic, biodegradable, and derived primarily from embryonic stem cells of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis).
#WhatIs #EvolutionaryBiology #DevelopmentalBiology #SyntheticBiology #ComputationalBiology #SoftRobotics
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A political or religious cult functions as a synthetic, weaponized ecosystem meticulously structured to hijack adaptive human evolutionary traits, manipulate neurochemistry, and enforce cognitive compliance through systemic biological pressure.
#WhatIs #EvolutionaryBiology #Neurobiology #BehavioralPsychology #Neuroscience #sflorg
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Understanding quorum sensing fundamentally reframes microscopic organisms not as solitary entities, but as highly social, coordinated societies. By intercepting these chemical lexicons, modern science can sustainably manage devastating human diseases, balance complex ecosystems.
#WhatIs #Microbiology #Biochemistry #BiomolecularBiology, #EvolutionaryBiology #Oncology #Pharmaceutical #MarineBiology #QuorumSensing #sflorg
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Postdoctoral position in the Perry Lab, UC San Diego
University of California, San DiegoJoin the Perry Lab as a #neural #evolution Postdoc.
See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-california-san-diego-27778-postdoctoral-position-in-the-perry-lab-uc-san-diego/
#animalbehavior #developmentalbiology #EvolutionaryBiology #g...
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The Amazon Rainforest is undeniably a vital ecosystem, essential for maintaining terrestrial biodiversity, producing regional rainfall, and housing uncounted species. However, the grandiose title of "Lungs of the Earth" rests securely and unequivocally beneath the waves.
#WhatIs #MarineBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Biochemistry #AtmosphericScience #Ecology #sflorg
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Human pressure and biodiversity modify forest resilience after extreme multi-year droughts
Seidl, R. et al. Forest disturbances under climate change. Nat. Clim. Change 7, 395–402 (2017). Article Google Scholar …
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #BiologicalandPhysicalAnthropology #CA #Canada #Climate-changeimpacts #Ecology #Environmentalimpact #EvolutionaryBiology #general #LifeSciences #Naturalhazards #Paleontology #Science #Zoology
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Human pressure and biodiversity modify forest resilience after extreme multi-year droughts
Seidl, R. et al. Forest disturbances under climate change. Nat. Clim. Change 7, 395–402 (2017). Article Google Scholar …
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #BiologicalandPhysicalAnthropology #Climate-changeimpacts #Ecology #Environmentalimpact #EvolutionaryBiology #general #LifeSciences #Naturalhazards #Paleontology #Science #Zoology
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Coogee WA park has fruiting olive trees being used as food by (I think) parrots.
It's been a mystery to me why so many olives get left on the tree or on the ground uneaten by birds.
This is the first time I've seen evidence of them being eaten.
If they are good food then if a species taps into this source its population might boom.
Hoping it's 28s / ring-neck parrots. And not the invasive Eastern Rosellas.#Perth #WesternAustralia #Birdlife #IntroducedSpecies #EvolutionaryBiology
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Coogee WA park has fruiting olive trees being used as food by (I think) parrots.
It's been a mystery to me why so many olives get left on the tree or on the ground uneaten by birds.
This is the first time I've seen evidence of them being eaten.
If they are good food then if a species taps into this source its population might boom.
Hoping it's 28s / ring-neck parrots. And not the invasive Eastern Rosellas.#Perth #WesternAustralia #Birdlife #IntroducedSpecies #EvolutionaryBiology
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Coogee WA park has fruiting olive trees being used as food by (I think) parrots.
It's been a mystery to me why so many olives get left on the tree or on the ground uneaten by birds.
This is the first time I've seen evidence of them being eaten.
If they are good food then if a species taps into this source its population might boom.
Hoping it's 28s / ring-neck parrots. And not the invasive Eastern Rosellas.#Perth #WesternAustralia #Birdlife #IntroducedSpecies #EvolutionaryBiology
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The history of life on #Earth is often viewed through a strictly #Darwinian lens of competition—a relentless, zero-sum struggle where every organism fights for a larger slice of a finite resource pie. In this narrative, nature is, as Alfred, Lord Tennyson famously wrote, "red in tooth and claw," dominated by predation, #parasitism, and the survival of the fittest.
#WhatIs #Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology #Biology #SocialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/wi02142601.html -
🦖🔬 Oh, look! Another professor with a fancy title and a book to sell thinks he can rewrite the entire evolutionary playbook. Meanwhile, #orcas are branching out like #hipsters with niche diets. Spoiler alert: science is always moving, Kevin, but thanks for the whale facts. 🙄📚
https://aeon.co/essays/science-in-flux-is-a-revolution-brewing-in-evolutionary-theory #evolutionarybiology #sciencecommunication #nicheideas #academiccritique #HackerNews #ngated -
Mutation accumulation theory (Evolutionary biology 🧬)
The mutation accumulation theory of aging was first proposed by Peter Medawar in 1952 as an evolutionary explanation for biological aging and the associated decline in fitness that accompanies it. Medawar used the term 'senescence' to refer to this process. The theory explains that, in the case where harmful ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation_accumulation_theory
#MutationAccumulationTheory #Genetics #Senescence #EvolutionaryBiology
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The eukaryotic cell emerged as an evolutionary algorithmic phase transition / Eukaryogenesis happened abruptly, led by the tension of increasing gene length and the constraints on producing longer proteins / Evolvement of the eukaryotic cell is the most significant increase in complexity in the history of life's evolution on Earth 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/eukaryotic-cell-emerged-as-evolutionary-algorithmic-phase-transition/
#EvolutionaryBiology #ComputerBiology #eukaryotic #genes #proteins #evolution #EukaryoticCells #eukaryogenesis #biology #physics
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#MichaelRuse - Why #PhilosophyOfBiology?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciCkv6r2Whc
#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfScience #Biology #Evolution #EvolutionaryBiology #DNA #MolecularBiology #DoubleHelix #ThomasKuhn #Paradigm #Paradigms #Darwin #Genetics #Populations #PopulationGenetics #Teleology #GAIAHypothesis #GAIA #GMO #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn
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We used #outlieranalysis and #telemetry and found that migration success of Atlantic #salmon depended on genotype. See what you think:
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.15.553252v1
(boosts welcome, first time I’ve properly tried to share some science since the other place)#EvolutionaryBiology
#FishSci
#smolt
#AnimalMigration
#SNPmarkers
#salmonid
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Another #introduction for the latest wave!
I am a professor at Arizona State University. My lab studies host-beneficial #microbial infections in #eukaryotic cells. We are interested in how these infections are similar to and different from #pathogens, #mitochondria, and #plastids. We use #EvolutionaryBiology, #CellBiology, #genomics, #biochemistry, and #imaging as tools, and mostly study #bacteria that infect #insect cells but also work in other cool systems such as #plants and #lichens.