Rubén González
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Rubén González
@rubengonzalez.bsky.social
Viral Infections and Virus Evolution.

A happy postdoctoral researcher at @salehlabparis.bsky.social, Institut Pasteur (Paris, France).

https://gonzalezrvirus.com
3/3 Congratulations to @castellosanjuan.bsky.social for his first publication from his thesis! Thanks to @salehlabparis.bsky.social for the amazing team spirit and for letting me keep illustrating our work with cartoon flies.

Read the work here 👇 @plosbiology.org
dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Persistent viral infections impact key biological traits in Drosophila melanogaster
Persistent viral infections in insects are not as harmless as once believed. This study reveals how such infections in fruit flies alter survival, reproduction, behavior, and gene expression, offering...
dx.plos.org
October 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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...we found:

• Reduced fly lifespan (to varying degrees)

• Trade-offs between reproduction and immune defense

• Affected locomotion and remodeled sleep patterns, while preserving the circadian clock

• Each virus induces a different transcriptional response.
October 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM