Dave Angelini
@aphanotus.bsky.social
Evolutionary developmental geneticist at Colby College. Beetles, bugs, and bees. Genes, genomes and the great outdoors. #evodevo
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Soapberry bugs changes their body shape and reproductive strategy depending on nutrient. @aphanotus.bsky.social @colbycollege.bsky.social is revealing how these traits have evolved! #PASEDB2025 #polyphenism #soapberrybug #nutrient
July 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Soapberry bugs changes their body shape and reproductive strategy depending on nutrient. @aphanotus.bsky.social @colbycollege.bsky.social is revealing how these traits have evolved! #PASEDB2025 #polyphenism #soapberrybug #nutrient
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NASA is being told to cancel 19 *active* missions to save $6B, which looks to be less than the ICE *hiring/retention* budget going forward.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NASA is being told to cancel 19 *active* missions to save $6B, which looks to be less than the ICE *hiring/retention* budget going forward.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
Biology building stairwell guerrilla art @colbycollege.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Biology building stairwell guerrilla art @colbycollege.bsky.social
Okay, wow. Systemic in utero gene editing could in theory be used after fetal genetic screening. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
June 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Okay, wow. Systemic in utero gene editing could in theory be used after fetal genetic screening. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Teaching undergraduates i often think about what understanding of science they should take away if, for example, they enter government service. This is why. www.wsj.com/science/how-...
How Scientific Journals Became MAGA’s Latest Target
Evidence of political bias, corporate influence and fraud has made the field vulnerable.
www.wsj.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Teaching undergraduates i often think about what understanding of science they should take away if, for example, they enter government service. This is why. www.wsj.com/science/how-...
I’ll have to try this. #Rstats geocompx.org/post/2025/sm...
Spatial machine learning with mlr3 – geocompx
geocompx.org
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I’ll have to try this. #Rstats geocompx.org/post/2025/sm...
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Reminder: Nobel-prize winning PCR (1983), used in basically all genetic tech today, was only possible because of extremophile bacterium discovered in 1964 in Yellowstone funded by a small ~$80k NSF grant with no obvious application at the time. #science 🧪
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
How a discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR - Richmond Scientific
A discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR, the gold-standard COVID-19 tests used to fight the global pandemic.
www.richmondscientific.com
June 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Reminder: Nobel-prize winning PCR (1983), used in basically all genetic tech today, was only possible because of extremophile bacterium discovered in 1964 in Yellowstone funded by a small ~$80k NSF grant with no obvious application at the time. #science 🧪
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...
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⚠️ More than 9️⃣ 0️⃣ % of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite capable of infecting humans, according to a new study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists. 🍽️ Learn more. ⬇️
Freshwater Fish in U.S. Carry Introduced Human-Infecting Parasites
More than 90% of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite capable of infecting humans, according to a new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps I...
scripps.ucsd.edu
June 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
⚠️ More than 9️⃣ 0️⃣ % of popular freshwater game fish in Southern California contained an introduced parasite capable of infecting humans, according to a new study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists. 🍽️ Learn more. ⬇️
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🌟We have great satellite meetings!🥳😎
- Spiralia 🐌🪱
- Arthropods 🦋🦗🪰🪳
- Fishes🐠🐟🐡
- Non-bilaterian 🪼🪸
Remember to register here: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
#evodevo #pasedb #science
- Spiralia 🐌🪱
- Arthropods 🦋🦗🪰🪳
- Fishes🐠🐟🐡
- Non-bilaterian 🪼🪸
Remember to register here: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
#evodevo #pasedb #science
May 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🌟We have great satellite meetings!🥳😎
- Spiralia 🐌🪱
- Arthropods 🦋🦗🪰🪳
- Fishes🐠🐟🐡
- Non-bilaterian 🪼🪸
Remember to register here: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
#evodevo #pasedb #science
- Spiralia 🐌🪱
- Arthropods 🦋🦗🪰🪳
- Fishes🐠🐟🐡
- Non-bilaterian 🪼🪸
Remember to register here: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
#evodevo #pasedb #science
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We are excited to announce the Arthropod Satellite Symposium at #PASEDB2025 #evodevo 🦋🦗🪰🪳
Our outstanding speaker:
Jennifer Brisson, University of Rochester
"The evolution and development of aphid wing dimorphisms"
Register here: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
Our outstanding speaker:
Jennifer Brisson, University of Rochester
"The evolution and development of aphid wing dimorphisms"
Register here: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
May 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We are excited to announce the Arthropod Satellite Symposium at #PASEDB2025 #evodevo 🦋🦗🪰🪳
Our outstanding speaker:
Jennifer Brisson, University of Rochester
"The evolution and development of aphid wing dimorphisms"
Register here: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
Our outstanding speaker:
Jennifer Brisson, University of Rochester
"The evolution and development of aphid wing dimorphisms"
Register here: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
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We are excited to announce the Arthropod Satellite Symposium at #PASEDB2025 #evodevo 🦋🦗🪰🪳
Our outstanding speaker:
@patrickrohner.bsky.social UC San Diego
"Can development predict macroevolution? Insights from dung beetle horns and fly wings"
Register: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
Our outstanding speaker:
@patrickrohner.bsky.social UC San Diego
"Can development predict macroevolution? Insights from dung beetle horns and fly wings"
Register: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
May 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
We are excited to announce the Arthropod Satellite Symposium at #PASEDB2025 #evodevo 🦋🦗🪰🪳
Our outstanding speaker:
@patrickrohner.bsky.social UC San Diego
"Can development predict macroevolution? Insights from dung beetle horns and fly wings"
Register: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
Our outstanding speaker:
@patrickrohner.bsky.social UC San Diego
"Can development predict macroevolution? Insights from dung beetle horns and fly wings"
Register: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
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We are excited to announce the Arthropod Satellite Symposium at #PASEDB2025 #evodevo 🦋🦗🪰🪳
Our outstanding speaker:
@anyimv.bsky.social Duke University
“Decoding Butterfly Wing Patterning: Analysis of the Uncharted WntA/Fz2 signaling Pathway”
Register: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
Our outstanding speaker:
@anyimv.bsky.social Duke University
“Decoding Butterfly Wing Patterning: Analysis of the Uncharted WntA/Fz2 signaling Pathway”
Register: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
May 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We are excited to announce the Arthropod Satellite Symposium at #PASEDB2025 #evodevo 🦋🦗🪰🪳
Our outstanding speaker:
@anyimv.bsky.social Duke University
“Decoding Butterfly Wing Patterning: Analysis of the Uncharted WntA/Fz2 signaling Pathway”
Register: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
Our outstanding speaker:
@anyimv.bsky.social Duke University
“Decoding Butterfly Wing Patterning: Analysis of the Uncharted WntA/Fz2 signaling Pathway”
Register: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
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🌟Remember to register #PASEDB 2025 Biennial Meeting (July 22-25)! 😎
Register here: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
Register here: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
May 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
🌟Remember to register #PASEDB 2025 Biennial Meeting (July 22-25)! 😎
Register here: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
Register here: evodevo.wildapricot.org/event-6007396
This is deeply disturbing. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/c...
The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research.
www.nytimes.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This is deeply disturbing. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/c...
Wish i could’ve posted this for Mother’s Day! www.biographic.com/mother-load/
Mother Load - bioGraphic
Multitasking bat moms carry their nursing pups underwing all while navigating a growing array of threats in the Australian forests they call home.
www.biographic.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Wish i could’ve posted this for Mother’s Day! www.biographic.com/mother-load/
No connection between these notification items. None at all. 🤭
March 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
No connection between these notification items. None at all. 🤭
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Update: “Now [the Klamath] has a chance to do something even more important: show a way toward...sustainable agriculture...however, the Trump admin suspended funding ...for the wetlands restoration...and laid off...employees who facilitated those projects.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
#envhist
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
#envhist
Opinion | A Story About Salmon That Almost Had a Happy Ending (Gift Article)
How tribal leaders, commercial fisherman and a few small environmental groups won an uphill campaign against dams.
www.nytimes.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Update: “Now [the Klamath] has a chance to do something even more important: show a way toward...sustainable agriculture...however, the Trump admin suspended funding ...for the wetlands restoration...and laid off...employees who facilitated those projects.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
#envhist
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
#envhist
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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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How many insects can you see in this photo? Believe it or not, there are five. This termite alate fell victim to four perfectly camouflaged assassin bug nymphs (Reduvius tarsatus) Their bodies are covered with minute setae that trap grains of sand and various debris, making them virtually disappear.
February 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
How many insects can you see in this photo? Believe it or not, there are five. This termite alate fell victim to four perfectly camouflaged assassin bug nymphs (Reduvius tarsatus) Their bodies are covered with minute setae that trap grains of sand and various debris, making them virtually disappear.
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Z is for Zebrida, completing the alphabet of #CrabAZ!
This pretty little guy rides around on fire urchins, which are venomous to us. But the crab nibbles its tube feet! Its body shape and colors both match and contrast with the urchin.
But it's not over yet! Come back tomorrow for a bonus post 🦀🧪🦑
This pretty little guy rides around on fire urchins, which are venomous to us. But the crab nibbles its tube feet! Its body shape and colors both match and contrast with the urchin.
But it's not over yet! Come back tomorrow for a bonus post 🦀🧪🦑
Zebra Urchin Crab (Zebrida adamsii)
Zebra Urchin Crab from Hairball II on July 23, 2020 by Dan Schofield
www.inaturalist.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Z is for Zebrida, completing the alphabet of #CrabAZ!
This pretty little guy rides around on fire urchins, which are venomous to us. But the crab nibbles its tube feet! Its body shape and colors both match and contrast with the urchin.
But it's not over yet! Come back tomorrow for a bonus post 🦀🧪🦑
This pretty little guy rides around on fire urchins, which are venomous to us. But the crab nibbles its tube feet! Its body shape and colors both match and contrast with the urchin.
But it's not over yet! Come back tomorrow for a bonus post 🦀🧪🦑
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Reminder that NIH grants are NOT reckless spending. They are extremely competitive. The mean success rate of all grants is <24%. Far lower for R01's that are the lifeblood of most academic labs. All the data can be found here:
report.nih.gov/funding/nih-...
report.nih.gov/funding/nih-...
February 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reminder that NIH grants are NOT reckless spending. They are extremely competitive. The mean success rate of all grants is <24%. Far lower for R01's that are the lifeblood of most academic labs. All the data can be found here:
report.nih.gov/funding/nih-...
report.nih.gov/funding/nih-...
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Although the hits keep coming, we must continue to fight for the future of science. Whether in your classrooms or in your neighborhoods, get the word out about the breakdown of our federal institutions. Make sure that people know what this means for their future and the future of the country.
February 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Although the hits keep coming, we must continue to fight for the future of science. Whether in your classrooms or in your neighborhoods, get the word out about the breakdown of our federal institutions. Make sure that people know what this means for their future and the future of the country.
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The latest call for @biologists.bsky.social Workshop proposals (to be held in 2027) is now open! If you've got an innovative idea for an interdisciplinary workshop in the biological sciences, this is a great opportunity. You set the theme and choose the speakers, we organise all the logistics.
Propose a new Workshop
Propose a new Workshop for 2027 Apply here If you would like to run a fully funded Workshop with The Company of Biologists then please read the details below on how to apply. Workshop proposals shoul...
www.biologists.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The latest call for @biologists.bsky.social Workshop proposals (to be held in 2027) is now open! If you've got an innovative idea for an interdisciplinary workshop in the biological sciences, this is a great opportunity. You set the theme and choose the speakers, we organise all the logistics.