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Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 22h

📣 @asab.org grants BOOSTED! 📣

We've increased most of our research-related grants by 50%, effective from the next deadline of 1st Feb 2026.

Check out what we offer here:
www.asab.org/grant-overview

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Sarah Lemer @sarah-thesea.bsky.social · 20d

Our paper on Nautilus sex determination made the cover of @currentbiology.bsky.social !
With @reef-combo.bsky.social @anariesgo.bsky.social and Hector Torrado!
@leibnizlib.bsky.social
Check it out now!

Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 22d

Our latest issue is out!👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...

On the cover: Nautilus ≈ 🐙+🐚

(Maybe — like the Nautilus — our journal is a living fossil, believing in the interest and inspiration our readers might draw from the diversity of biological systems, questions and approaches we try to feature🙏 )

Nautiloids (pictured)—a lineage of ancient, externally shelled cephalopods—once dominated our oceans, but today, these living fossils are threatened and in need of protection from over-exploitation.

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Chiara Benvenuto @cbenvenuto.bsky.social · 1d

Relaxing near the water: give me your best pose and vibe! 🦆🥱

Canadian goose on the pavement along the canal, with wings a bit open. Seems quite comfortable

Canadian goose on the pavement along the canal, standing on one leg. Not sure that is very comfortable

Sleepy duck, on the pavement along the canal, with wings a bit open

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 1d

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Prof Grant Stentiford @cefaschiefsci.bsky.social · 1d

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🦞#CefasScience

A high-quality reference genome and tissue expression atlas for the European lobster (Homarus gammarus)

The European lobster ( Homarus gammarus ) and its sister species, the American lobster ( Homarus americanus ), are notable for their remarkable immunity and longevity, with lifespans reaching up to 80...

www.biorxiv.org

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Veeloxxy Bites @the-episiarch.bsky.social · 6d

⚡Shocking truth⚡ about fish lice:
I've written a post about Dolops discoidalis, a species of fish louse which also happens to be the first ectoparasite to be documented from the electric eel 🧪
#Invertebrate
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2025/10/dolo...

<i>Dolops discoidalis</i>

The electric eel , also known as poraquê , is a formidable animal. Not only is it capable of stunning its prey with an electrifying shock, ...

dailyparasite.blogspot.com

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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 2d

Attempted eradication of smallmouth bass promotes rapid evolution. Here's the study that is the focus of the Scientific American article: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 8d

Decisions have been made on @asab.org conference grants for Winter 2025: we had 52 eligible applications and are going to make 37 awards, so that's a success rate of 71%!

We're also awarding two additional grants to help with childcare costs. #EDI

#ASABWinter2025

Isn't @asab.org just awesome?

Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 18d

ASAB @asab.org conference grants for the Winter meeting in Edinburgh, up to £500, close 1st October!

@asab-meetings.bsky.social #ASABWinter2025

All the details needed are here:
www.asab.org/conference-g...
Don't forget I also need a referee statement emailed direct by the same deadline!

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Chiara Benvenuto @cbenvenuto.bsky.social · 4d

Thinking science at the pub with @jajatisoil.bsky.social... Sometimes this is the best way to develop great research ideas!

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Ivan Zanoni @lozanzi.bsky.social · 5d

#LiveForever! Chen, Mao &co show @science.org that not all #cGAS are equals & that naked mole-rats one bears a 4 amino acid mutation which enhances DNA repair & when transferred in aged mice dampens frailty, hair graying, inflammatory & senescence markers! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A cGAS-mediated mechanism in naked mole-rats potentiates DNA repair and delays aging

Efficient DNA repair might make possible the longevity of naked mole-rats. However, whether they have distinctive mechanisms to optimize functions of DNA repair suppressors is unclear. We find that na...

www.science.org

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Blue Appaloosa @blueappaloosa.bsky.social · 7d

Fish cranial kinesis model is now listed in my Etsy shop! Hopefully useful for showing the mechanism that opens and closes a teleost fish's mouth.

(Ships from US) blueappaloosastudio.etsy.com

#SciArt #SciComm #BSNM #ArtShop #Fish

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Colin Simpfendorfer @sharkcolin.bsky.social · 12d

New #sharkscience out in @currentbiology.bsky.social by @seaprinceaaron.bsky.social and colleagues.
Deep-sea mining risks for sharks, rays, and chimeras. A must read for this looming threat to many already threatened species.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
@iucnshark.bsky.social

Deep-sea mining risks for sharks, rays, and chimeras

Judah et al. identify 30 species of chondrichthyans that overlap with proposed deep-sea mining activities, nearly two-thirds of which are already threatened with extinction. Precautionary management o...

www.cell.com

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Allan McDevitt @shrewgod.bsky.social · 7d

1st PhD chapter from @jjackman27.bsky.social on comparing #eDNA filtration methods in a hyper-tidal estuary. Although some methods outperform others, all are generally effective in recovering fish biodiversity, including the passive metaprobe. Paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Dieter Lukas @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 11d

"Sexual selection and parental care shape lifespan differences" across mammals and birds

https://www.mpg.de/25470066/0926-evan-why-women-live-longer-than-men-150495-x?c=2249

Why women live longer than men

Study traces the evolutionary roots of the lifespan gap between women and men

www.mpg.de

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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 14d

🔁 Please share - we remind the SMBE community that the Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 in Copenhagen is open.

We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.

🗓️ Deadline: October 15th

More information: smbe2026.org/symposia

#SMBE2026

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Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · Mar 26

Our study ‘The #global #human impact on #biodiversity’ is out in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🌍🌐🐟🌿🪲

Unprecedented synthesis of >2000 studies led by @francoiskeck.bsky.social shows humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet.
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Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · 16d

In massive #collaborative #effort, we assembled published & unpublished #fish 🐟 #eDNA 🧬 metabarcoding datasets, covering ~2000 sampling sites/>100 river systems globally. 🐟 🐠 🐡 🌐 🌍

Now results out in 2 #parallel #preprints @biorxiv-ecology.bsky.social

#aquatic #biodiversity #meta-analysis
1/6🧵

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Bart van Zwieten @bvzw.bsky.social · 17d

Brazilian president Lula announced a $1 billion investment in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a multilateral funding mechanism, proposed to support conservation of endangered forests. It makes Brazil the first country to commit a contribution to the forest fund www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Exclusive: Brazil's Lula announces $1 billion investment in global forest fund

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced on Tuesday a $1 billion investment in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a multilateral funding mechanism it has proposed to support conservation of endangered forests, at a United Nations event in New York.

www.reuters.com

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Chiara Benvenuto @cbenvenuto.bsky.social · 15d

Meet the oceans remarkable see-through animals! 🦑https://lithub.com/meet-the-oceans-remarkable-see-through-animals/

Meet the Ocean’s Remarkable See-Through Animals

Both of us have been on many scuba dives in the open sea. Doing so requires training, followed by medical exams and piles of forms, and involves a lot of work, planning, and money. A big ship is ne…

lithub.com

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POPGROUP59 @popgroup2026.bsky.social · 16d

Exciting news!
The next #PopGroup meeting will take place in Lille 🍟, France, 7–9 January 2026 – just 1 hour by train from London, Brussels, and Paris.

This year, PopGroup will also host ALPHY, the annual meeting of Evolutionary Genomics.

More info: populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk

See you there !

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populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk

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Chiara Benvenuto @cbenvenuto.bsky.social · 15d

Updating lecture for tomorrow and look who I found in my photos! Such a cutie! Carcinus maenas is native to the Mediterranean Sea. This curious littel one was photographed in Rapallo, Liguria! #LaMiaLiguria #MediterraneanSea 🦀🦑

On the rocky shore, in a little rockpool with water, just the curious eyes of a green crab peek out to see who is there! Barnacles in the background.

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Arnau Sebé-Pedrós @arnausebe.bsky.social · Sep 14

Registration deadline for @embo.org workshop EvoChromo extended until September 30.

meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 20d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 22d

A delicious win-win: Oyster farming helps sequester carbon, not just because the bivalves lock CO2 in their shells but even more so because the oysters promote primary production and organic carbon sedimentation in the sea around them. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

CO2 flux pattern over oyster farming ecosystem.

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