Brittany Sutherland
@sutherlandbl.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Polyploidy, Evolution, Plants, Mating Systems
Plants and Cats and Plants and Cats and
Polyploidy, Evolution, Plants, Mating Systems
Plants and Cats and Plants and Cats and
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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This might be the most incredible road safety video you'll ever see.
November 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This might be the most incredible road safety video you'll ever see.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Coatimundi
- Coyote
- Black Bear
- Brown Bear
- Alligator
- Coatimundi
- Coyote
- Black Bear
- Brown Bear
- Alligator
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Coatimundi
- Coyote
- Black Bear
- Brown Bear
- Alligator
- Coatimundi
- Coyote
- Black Bear
- Brown Bear
- Alligator
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Asking folks to look out for Alaska Natives this holiday who are still dealing with the devastation of miles & miles of their homes, villages, traditions, foods, & ways of life & their displacement & instability continues.
NEW: State officials announced a "draw down" or most emergency crews supporting the Typhoon Halong relief effort in Western Alaska will be departing the region, as winter sets in.
alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/25/d...
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Disaster relief crews begin to depart Western Alaska as winter sets in, officials say | Alaska Beacon
Some work on critical infrastructure projects will continue, but the state’s focus will transition to supporting storm-impacted communities and evacuated residents through the winter, officials said.
alaskabeacon.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Asking folks to look out for Alaska Natives this holiday who are still dealing with the devastation of miles & miles of their homes, villages, traditions, foods, & ways of life & their displacement & instability continues.
One thing I implemented with a new (to me) class this semester: one relevant classic paper per week. Jacob and Monod was on the list, and it's a great example of a review paper.
Gentle reminder that everyone should read Jacob and Monod, 1961. And then read it again every once in awhile. A master-class on clear writing (and, ya know, Nobel Prize winning stuff, too).
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Genetic regulatory mechanisms in the synthesis of proteins
The synthesis of enzymes in bacteria follows a double genetic control. The socalled structural genes determine the molecular organization of the prote…
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November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
One thing I implemented with a new (to me) class this semester: one relevant classic paper per week. Jacob and Monod was on the list, and it's a great example of a review paper.
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Reeeealllly think this could go either way and is very dependent on who, specifically, we're talking about.
Reeeealllly think this could go either way and is very dependent on who, specifically, we're talking about.
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Reeeealllly think this could go either way and is very dependent on who, specifically, we're talking about.
Reeeealllly think this could go either way and is very dependent on who, specifically, we're talking about.
No teaching today, but since SOMEONE took a header while carrying a box of unsecured plant labels, I’m spending time in the office playing the world’s worst game of solitaire. 😁
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
No teaching today, but since SOMEONE took a header while carrying a box of unsecured plant labels, I’m spending time in the office playing the world’s worst game of solitaire. 😁
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I'm hiring a full time fixed-term 1yr lab tech to assist with field and greenhouse projects related to floral evolution and plant reproductive ecology. Please share! Ideal start date early 2026.
jobs.clemson.edu/psc/ps/JOBS/...
jobs.clemson.edu/psc/ps/JOBS/...
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I'm hiring a full time fixed-term 1yr lab tech to assist with field and greenhouse projects related to floral evolution and plant reproductive ecology. Please share! Ideal start date early 2026.
jobs.clemson.edu/psc/ps/JOBS/...
jobs.clemson.edu/psc/ps/JOBS/...
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"Her wit was as sharp as her convictions, and her honesty was refreshing and rare."
A wonderfully written (by @gbaucom.bsky.social) obituary for my grad school friend and Auburn University Prof. Vanessa Koelling, who passed away last week.
www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/m...
A wonderfully written (by @gbaucom.bsky.social) obituary for my grad school friend and Auburn University Prof. Vanessa Koelling, who passed away last week.
www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/m...
Vanessa Koelling Obituary - Montgomery, AL
Celebrate the life of Vanessa Koelling, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Leak Memory Chapel.
www.dignitymemorial.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Her wit was as sharp as her convictions, and her honesty was refreshing and rare."
A wonderfully written (by @gbaucom.bsky.social) obituary for my grad school friend and Auburn University Prof. Vanessa Koelling, who passed away last week.
www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/m...
A wonderfully written (by @gbaucom.bsky.social) obituary for my grad school friend and Auburn University Prof. Vanessa Koelling, who passed away last week.
www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/m...
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Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests, known as FKUs, on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
At the late ni-morning, double-feature, picture show…
November 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
At the late ni-morning, double-feature, picture show…
The plant tag quality inspection team is working hard this morning!
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The plant tag quality inspection team is working hard this morning!
Your SCIENTIST name is your Mother's Maiden Name, Followed by the Model of your First Car, Followed by the Street you grew up on!
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.
GO.
GO.
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Your SCIENTIST name is your Mother's Maiden Name, Followed by the Model of your First Car, Followed by the Street you grew up on!
Graduate student only makes $24K/year in one of the most expensive cities in the U.S.?
Problematic wage gap.
No, seriously. This sucks and should be fixed.
Problematic wage gap.
No, seriously. This sucks and should be fixed.
Angry person yelling at chill person who is responding by being calm, which makes the angry person even more mad? Problematic rage gap.
Prisoners keep escaping because you put the bars too far apart? Problematic cage gap.
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Graduate student only makes $24K/year in one of the most expensive cities in the U.S.?
Problematic wage gap.
No, seriously. This sucks and should be fixed.
Problematic wage gap.
No, seriously. This sucks and should be fixed.
Petition for the only allowable gender reveal parties to be for sexually monomorphic species.
Dr. Rachel Siu on Instagram: "🩷 We had a gender reveal for my macaw during our vet hospital’s Halloween party. 💙
🦜 Most parrots you cannot tell whether they are male or female by looks; the easiest w...
In this heartwarming video, we follow our journey of discovering our blue-throated macaw's sex through a fun and suspenseful DNA test. Join us as we share the surprising reveal and get to know our fea...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Petition for the only allowable gender reveal parties to be for sexually monomorphic species.
Relevant to the newly described Australian horned bee:
How do YOU pronounce Megachile?
1) MEG-uh-KYE-lee
2) MEG-uh-CHILL-ee
3) SOMEthing ELSE
(Photo tax: Megachile campanulae taken with a dissecting scope last summer in Canada)
How do YOU pronounce Megachile?
1) MEG-uh-KYE-lee
2) MEG-uh-CHILL-ee
3) SOMEthing ELSE
(Photo tax: Megachile campanulae taken with a dissecting scope last summer in Canada)
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Relevant to the newly described Australian horned bee:
How do YOU pronounce Megachile?
1) MEG-uh-KYE-lee
2) MEG-uh-CHILL-ee
3) SOMEthing ELSE
(Photo tax: Megachile campanulae taken with a dissecting scope last summer in Canada)
How do YOU pronounce Megachile?
1) MEG-uh-KYE-lee
2) MEG-uh-CHILL-ee
3) SOMEthing ELSE
(Photo tax: Megachile campanulae taken with a dissecting scope last summer in Canada)
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Science People: We at NSF are still recovering/catching up/getting our lives together. But the agency posted these FAQs about post-shutdown resumption of operations which might answer a lot of Qs for you: www.nsf.gov/resumption-o...
Resumption of Operations at NSF
Information for NSF staff and the research community regarding the agency's resumption of operations after a lapse in appropriations.
www.nsf.gov
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Science People: We at NSF are still recovering/catching up/getting our lives together. But the agency posted these FAQs about post-shutdown resumption of operations which might answer a lot of Qs for you: www.nsf.gov/resumption-o...
So teaching isn't a public commitment these days? Interesting.
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 AM
So teaching isn't a public commitment these days? Interesting.
Anyone in far western KY (Murray area) in the market for absolutely adorable pups?
These girls and their brothers just graduated from my brother and SIL's house to another foster (bottle-feeding to better socialization conditions), and will be up for adoption in another month or so!
These girls and their brothers just graduated from my brother and SIL's house to another foster (bottle-feeding to better socialization conditions), and will be up for adoption in another month or so!
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Anyone in far western KY (Murray area) in the market for absolutely adorable pups?
These girls and their brothers just graduated from my brother and SIL's house to another foster (bottle-feeding to better socialization conditions), and will be up for adoption in another month or so!
These girls and their brothers just graduated from my brother and SIL's house to another foster (bottle-feeding to better socialization conditions), and will be up for adoption in another month or so!
@rogue151.bsky.social and I were just outside on the porch, enjoying the dulcet tones of down bad foxes. 😁
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk1m...
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Scream of the red fox
YouTube video by Daniel Izzo
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November 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
@rogue151.bsky.social and I were just outside on the porch, enjoying the dulcet tones of down bad foxes. 😁
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk1m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk1m...
Okay, while looking through the 16th year for @rogue151.bsky.social, I realized that four of my all-time favorite albums came out on the same DAY: September 14th, 2004 was lovely day for music!
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Okay, while looking through the 16th year for @rogue151.bsky.social, I realized that four of my all-time favorite albums came out on the same DAY: September 14th, 2004 was lovely day for music!
I couldn't pick one...
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I couldn't pick one...
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
How to tell we're in a late-90's revival:
- wide leg jeans are back in style
- a wildly overhyped tech product is on the verge of collapse
- we've once again unwillingly been made aware of Bill Clinton's little Clinton
- wide leg jeans are back in style
- a wildly overhyped tech product is on the verge of collapse
- we've once again unwillingly been made aware of Bill Clinton's little Clinton
November 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
How to tell we're in a late-90's revival:
- wide leg jeans are back in style
- a wildly overhyped tech product is on the verge of collapse
- we've once again unwillingly been made aware of Bill Clinton's little Clinton
- wide leg jeans are back in style
- a wildly overhyped tech product is on the verge of collapse
- we've once again unwillingly been made aware of Bill Clinton's little Clinton
When your Eustachian tubes are terrible and it’s you, a 41 year-old, at urgent care for your annual ear infection with all the toddlers.
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When your Eustachian tubes are terrible and it’s you, a 41 year-old, at urgent care for your annual ear infection with all the toddlers.