Jonathan Eisen
@phylogenomics.bsky.social
Prof at #UCDavis
Work: evolution, ecology, function & phylogenomics of host-microbiome systems; #openscience;
Other: #birds; baseball; T1D
Lab phylogenomics.me
Pics jonathaneisen.smugmug.com
Links linktr.ee/jonathaneisen
TED go.ted.com/6WPm
Work: evolution, ecology, function & phylogenomics of host-microbiome systems; #openscience;
Other: #birds; baseball; T1D
Lab phylogenomics.me
Pics jonathaneisen.smugmug.com
Links linktr.ee/jonathaneisen
TED go.ted.com/6WPm
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the synergy of solar and agriculture is so unexpected and inspiring. non-zero-sum games in action
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the synergy of solar and agriculture is so unexpected and inspiring. non-zero-sum games in action
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The second Trump administration’s deep federal spending cuts, including at the NIH, have halted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting more than 74,000 patients, according to a new analysis.
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/nih...
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/nih...
NIH grant cuts have disrupted hundreds of clinical trials, study finds
The second Trump administration has been defined by widespread cuts to federal spending, including at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). | The second Trump administration has been defined by wid...
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The second Trump administration’s deep federal spending cuts, including at the NIH, have halted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting more than 74,000 patients, according to a new analysis.
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/nih...
www.fiercebiotech.com/research/nih...
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Common Crimson W. Incredible and important work by their team. What a paper.
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Common Crimson W. Incredible and important work by their team. What a paper.
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A remarkable and quiet ecological movement has been slowly growing for decades in Tucson, Arizona. Instead of only focusing on restoring degraded habitat, it encourages people to reimagine and reconnect with their local landscapes—beginning by accepting them on their own imperfect terms.
Love the Habitat You're With
Locals in Tucson, Arizona are applying “reconciliation ecology” techniques to rehabilitate the region’s degraded landscapes and waterways.
www.biographic.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A remarkable and quiet ecological movement has been slowly growing for decades in Tucson, Arizona. Instead of only focusing on restoring degraded habitat, it encourages people to reimagine and reconnect with their local landscapes—beginning by accepting them on their own imperfect terms.
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The utterly fucked thing about this is that if any of that happens it's because of basic life science research investments (currently being gutted), not because of large language models.
Dario Amodei can eat shit and then do whatever it is that Bluesky would ban me for saying
Dario Amodei can eat shit and then do whatever it is that Bluesky would ban me for saying
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei thinks AI could help find cures for most cancers, prevent Alzheimer’s, and even double the human lifespan. cbsn.ws/4oRZ8Nm
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The utterly fucked thing about this is that if any of that happens it's because of basic life science research investments (currently being gutted), not because of large language models.
Dario Amodei can eat shit and then do whatever it is that Bluesky would ban me for saying
Dario Amodei can eat shit and then do whatever it is that Bluesky would ban me for saying
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Sang Yup Lee’s research is at another level.
November 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Sang Yup Lee’s research is at another level.
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This post hits harder for women in economics tbh
Larry Summers (World Bank/Clinton admin/Harvard president/Obama admin) yukking it up with Jeffrey Epstein about women being dumb and society coming down too hard on perverts makes me wonder how all women are not constantly Becoming The Joker
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This post hits harder for women in economics tbh
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No Evidence the Gut Microbiome Causes Autism neurosciencenews.com/asd-microbio...
No Evidence the Gut Microbiome Causes Autism - Neuroscience News
Experts reviewing decades of research conclude there is no scientific evidence that the gut microbiome causes autism.
neurosciencenews.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
No Evidence the Gut Microbiome Causes Autism neurosciencenews.com/asd-microbio...
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A healthy dose of skepticism on the microbiome's role in the etiology of autism: www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in
the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential
studies underpinning these...
www.cell.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A healthy dose of skepticism on the microbiome's role in the etiology of autism: www.cell.com/neuron/fullt...
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In Central America, scientists found a spike in malaria cases after the fungus arrived. As frogs died, there were fewer tadpoles to eat mosquito larvae; more mosquitoes resulted in a fivefold increase in malaria cases: wapo.st/3LHtdAj (gift). We allow extinctions at our peril. 🌎
First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.
An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.
wapo.st
November 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
In Central America, scientists found a spike in malaria cases after the fungus arrived. As frogs died, there were fewer tadpoles to eat mosquito larvae; more mosquitoes resulted in a fivefold increase in malaria cases: wapo.st/3LHtdAj (gift). We allow extinctions at our peril. 🌎
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I wanna hear from all the parents with kids practicing Trombone at 9:30pm on a Saturday.
November 16, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I wanna hear from all the parents with kids practicing Trombone at 9:30pm on a Saturday.
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You too can search for people couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
You too can search for people couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
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NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I had a nice visit to Sacramento and Colusa Wildlife Refuges on 11/11. In addition to seeing the getting famous eagle pair building their nest, I saw a lot of other birds. Here are some pics of some of the diversity of birds I saw. jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/Nature-Pics/... #birds
2025_11_11 Best of Sac Wildlife Refuge - Jonathan Eisen
Biologist and Professor at UC Davis.
jonathaneisen.smugmug.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I had a nice visit to Sacramento and Colusa Wildlife Refuges on 11/11. In addition to seeing the getting famous eagle pair building their nest, I saw a lot of other birds. Here are some pics of some of the diversity of birds I saw. jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/Nature-Pics/... #birds
This is a really important new project on science funding.
Applications are now open! forms.gle/jWgWc5eZJncK...
Are you science faculty or a science teacher? We’re seeking reviewers for our review process in Dec or Jan: science-foundation.org/what-ifs-202...
Are you science faculty or a science teacher? We’re seeking reviewers for our review process in Dec or Jan: science-foundation.org/what-ifs-202...
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is a really important new project on science funding.
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And here is a zoomed in version ...
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
And here is a zoomed in version ...
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The suspected outbreak of a hemorrhagic vial illness in Ethiopia has now been confirmed to Marburg Virus Disease. So far 9 cases have been identified in a part of the country that shares a border with Sudan.
apnews.com/article/ethi...
apnews.com/article/ethi...
Ethiopia confirms first Marburg outbreak as WHO lauds country's fast action
Ethiopia has confirmed its first Marburg outbreak after nine cases were identified in the southern region of the country that borders South Sudan.
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The suspected outbreak of a hemorrhagic vial illness in Ethiopia has now been confirmed to Marburg Virus Disease. So far 9 cases have been identified in a part of the country that shares a border with Sudan.
apnews.com/article/ethi...
apnews.com/article/ethi...
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A wet tailed hawk
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A wet tailed hawk
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"An Information Pandemic Is Supercharging Anti-Science Forces" | Great review of my new book w/ @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege, by Emma Court for @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
An Information Pandemic Is Supercharging Anti-Science Forces
Misleading narratives are spread far and wide by bad actors and today’s chaotic digital ecosystem. It’s a revolution we’ve seen before.
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"An Information Pandemic Is Supercharging Anti-Science Forces" | Great review of my new book w/ @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege, by Emma Court for @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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📣 Join us for the 2025 @isbscience.org Virtual Microbiome Symposium, focused on "Gut Microbial Metabolites and Their Impact on Host Systems".
co-director - @flash-point.bsky.social 🦠💥
It's free, & we have an amazing line-up of speakers!
Dec. 12th. Please share!
isbscience.org/2025-isb-vir...
co-director - @flash-point.bsky.social 🦠💥
It's free, & we have an amazing line-up of speakers!
Dec. 12th. Please share!
isbscience.org/2025-isb-vir...
2025 ISB Virtual Microbiome Symposium - Institute for Systems Biology (ISB)
Symposium Schedule All presentation times are shown in Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -07:00 / UTC -07:00) Time Talk / Session 9:00 Welcoming remarks by Sid Venkatesh Session One: Neural Effects
isbscience.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
📣 Join us for the 2025 @isbscience.org Virtual Microbiome Symposium, focused on "Gut Microbial Metabolites and Their Impact on Host Systems".
co-director - @flash-point.bsky.social 🦠💥
It's free, & we have an amazing line-up of speakers!
Dec. 12th. Please share!
isbscience.org/2025-isb-vir...
co-director - @flash-point.bsky.social 🦠💥
It's free, & we have an amazing line-up of speakers!
Dec. 12th. Please share!
isbscience.org/2025-isb-vir...