Technical Notes: This month's software push includes updates to BCFTools, BioXTAS RAW 2, CCPEM-Pipeliner, CNIO relion_tools, COOT, Doppio, OpenEye, RDKit, Scipion, and Surface-morphometrics.
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SBGrid Consortium - Software Updates
The SBGrid Consortium is an innovative global research computing group operated out of Harvard Medical School. SBGrid provides the global structural biology community with support for research…
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December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Technical Notes: This month's software push includes updates to BCFTools, BioXTAS RAW 2, CCPEM-Pipeliner, CNIO relion_tools, COOT, Doppio, OpenEye, RDKit, Scipion, and Surface-morphometrics.
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Here’s what’s coming up this month at Transmitting Science:
🎨 Visual Skills for Communicating your Science — 13th–27th Jan
📏 Geometric Morphometrics for Beginners — 14th–20th Jan
🌿 Introduction to Macroevolutionary Analyses Using Phylogenies — 26th Jan–4th Feb
🎨 Visual Skills for Communicating your Science — 13th–27th Jan
📏 Geometric Morphometrics for Beginners — 14th–20th Jan
🌿 Introduction to Macroevolutionary Analyses Using Phylogenies — 26th Jan–4th Feb
December 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Here’s what’s coming up this month at Transmitting Science:
🎨 Visual Skills for Communicating your Science — 13th–27th Jan
📏 Geometric Morphometrics for Beginners — 14th–20th Jan
🌿 Introduction to Macroevolutionary Analyses Using Phylogenies — 26th Jan–4th Feb
🎨 Visual Skills for Communicating your Science — 13th–27th Jan
📏 Geometric Morphometrics for Beginners — 14th–20th Jan
🌿 Introduction to Macroevolutionary Analyses Using Phylogenies — 26th Jan–4th Feb
Congratulations to UMMP Associate Research Scientist Miriam Zelditch on the release of the third edition of the indispensable "Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists" (a.k.a. the green book)! #FossilFriday
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Congratulations to UMMP Associate Research Scientist Miriam Zelditch on the release of the third edition of the indispensable "Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists" (a.k.a. the green book)! #FossilFriday
🐜 Advances in the taxonomy of the genus Temnothorax!
🔬 Our members Ahmed Taheri and Joaquín Reyes have contributed to an in-depth revision of the #Temnothorax rottenbergii group, combining morphometrics and even molecular phylogenetics using UCEs to clarify lineages and species-level variability.
🔬 Our members Ahmed Taheri and Joaquín Reyes have contributed to an in-depth revision of the #Temnothorax rottenbergii group, combining morphometrics and even molecular phylogenetics using UCEs to clarify lineages and species-level variability.
December 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🐜 Advances in the taxonomy of the genus Temnothorax!
🔬 Our members Ahmed Taheri and Joaquín Reyes have contributed to an in-depth revision of the #Temnothorax rottenbergii group, combining morphometrics and even molecular phylogenetics using UCEs to clarify lineages and species-level variability.
🔬 Our members Ahmed Taheri and Joaquín Reyes have contributed to an in-depth revision of the #Temnothorax rottenbergii group, combining morphometrics and even molecular phylogenetics using UCEs to clarify lineages and species-level variability.
Geometric morphometrics isn't the right method for the goals of this study & it captures only minor shape differences. Functional anatomy needs underlying mechanical models to guide design & interpretation of our measurements. Unfortunately, shape analysis alone doesn't tell us much about function.
Inferences about fossil hominin locomotion through 3D morphometric analysis of wrist ligament insertion sites - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Inferences about fossil hominin locomotion through 3D morphometric analysis of wrist ligament insertion sites
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December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Geometric morphometrics isn't the right method for the goals of this study & it captures only minor shape differences. Functional anatomy needs underlying mechanical models to guide design & interpretation of our measurements. Unfortunately, shape analysis alone doesn't tell us much about function.
A craniomandibular appraisal of size and shape variation in the genus Holochilus (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) by means of geometric morphometrics
doi.org/10.1093/jmam...
doi.org/10.1093/jmam...
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A craniomandibular appraisal of size and shape variation in the genus Holochilus (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) by means of geometric morphometrics
doi.org/10.1093/jmam...
doi.org/10.1093/jmam...
Phenotype response for the invasive Petaurus notatus in Tasmania.
doi.org/10.1093/jmam...
Petaurus notatus, introduced to Tasmania in the 1830s, has been linked to bird predation. Using geometric morphometrics, we found Tasmanian gliders have larger skulls with features linked to carnivory.
doi.org/10.1093/jmam...
Petaurus notatus, introduced to Tasmania in the 1830s, has been linked to bird predation. Using geometric morphometrics, we found Tasmanian gliders have larger skulls with features linked to carnivory.
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Phenotype response for the invasive Petaurus notatus in Tasmania.
doi.org/10.1093/jmam...
Petaurus notatus, introduced to Tasmania in the 1830s, has been linked to bird predation. Using geometric morphometrics, we found Tasmanian gliders have larger skulls with features linked to carnivory.
doi.org/10.1093/jmam...
Petaurus notatus, introduced to Tasmania in the 1830s, has been linked to bird predation. Using geometric morphometrics, we found Tasmanian gliders have larger skulls with features linked to carnivory.
Automated Tracheal Morphometrics Using Deep Learning: Toward Custom Tracheostomy Tubes https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.27.25341143v1
November 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Automated Tracheal Morphometrics Using Deep Learning: Toward Custom Tracheostomy Tubes https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.27.25341143v1
Being a science communicator sometimes means you'll be chugging along on a writing project and need to double check the details of a study on urban lizards, and end up googling things that your search history will never recover from.
November 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Being a science communicator sometimes means you'll be chugging along on a writing project and need to double check the details of a study on urban lizards, and end up googling things that your search history will never recover from.
Morphometrics of body and heart in a wild living #bird, the black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus, in relation to age and sex SciReports
Morphometrics of body and heart in a wild living #bird, the black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus, in relation to age and sex
Scientific Reports, Published online: 30 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s41598-025-29333-3Morphometrics of body and heart in a wild living bird, the black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus, in relation to age and sex
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November 30, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Morphometrics of body and heart in a wild living #bird, the black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus, in relation to age and sex SciReports
🍁 Ever wonder how math can reveal the hidden patterns in nature? This fall-inspired post explores morphometrics (the study of shape) through something as simple as autumn leaves.
👉 Read the full post: www.comap.org/blog/item/mo...
#MathModeling #STEM #RealWorldMath #MathTeacher
👉 Read the full post: www.comap.org/blog/item/mo...
#MathModeling #STEM #RealWorldMath #MathTeacher
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🍁 Ever wonder how math can reveal the hidden patterns in nature? This fall-inspired post explores morphometrics (the study of shape) through something as simple as autumn leaves.
👉 Read the full post: www.comap.org/blog/item/mo...
#MathModeling #STEM #RealWorldMath #MathTeacher
👉 Read the full post: www.comap.org/blog/item/mo...
#MathModeling #STEM #RealWorldMath #MathTeacher
On the 3rd of December, the EORC will host its last EORC Talk for this year and gladly invites you to join. Martin Fleischmann – lead of the research team on Urban Structures at the Charles University in Prague – will talk about “Understanding the structure of space: urban morphometrics as a…
Understanding the Structure of Space: Urban Morphometrics as a Backbone of Urban Taxonomy
On the 3rd of December, the EORC will host its last EORC Talk for this year and gladly invites you to join. Martin Fleischmann – lead of the research team on Urban Structures at the Charles University in Prague – will talk about “Understanding the structure of space: urban morphometrics as a backbone of […]
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November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
On the 3rd of December, the EORC will host its last EORC Talk for this year and gladly invites you to join. Martin Fleischmann – lead of the research team on Urban Structures at the Charles University in Prague – will talk about “Understanding the structure of space: urban morphometrics as a…
#OpenAccess study uses micro-CT + morphometrics to map skull evolution in Triturus. Marbled/pygmy newts have broad skulls; crested newts are narrow – yet both equally diverse. Shows distinct evolutionary paths. Contrib Zool: 👉 brill.com/view/journal...
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@unileiden.bsky.social @naturalis.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#OpenAccess study uses micro-CT + morphometrics to map skull evolution in Triturus. Marbled/pygmy newts have broad skulls; crested newts are narrow – yet both equally diverse. Shows distinct evolutionary paths. Contrib Zool: 👉 brill.com/view/journal...
@unileiden.bsky.social @naturalis.bsky.social
@unileiden.bsky.social @naturalis.bsky.social
🦴📊🌍 How can shape analysis help us uncover evolutionary and functional patterns?
This course introduces the principles and tools of geometric morphometrics, from landmark collection to statistical shape analysis—offering a foundation for exploring biological form.
This course introduces the principles and tools of geometric morphometrics, from landmark collection to statistical shape analysis—offering a foundation for exploring biological form.
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🦴📊🌍 How can shape analysis help us uncover evolutionary and functional patterns?
This course introduces the principles and tools of geometric morphometrics, from landmark collection to statistical shape analysis—offering a foundation for exploring biological form.
This course introduces the principles and tools of geometric morphometrics, from landmark collection to statistical shape analysis—offering a foundation for exploring biological form.
📏 Geometric Morphometrics for Beginners
📅 January 14th–20th, 2026
💻 Online
http://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/geometric-morphometrics/geometric-morphometrics-for-beginners/
#TScourses #KeepLearning #Morphometrics #Evolution #BiologicalShape 🦴📊🌍
📅 January 14th–20th, 2026
💻 Online
http://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/geometric-morphometrics/geometric-morphometrics-for-beginners/
#TScourses #KeepLearning #Morphometrics #Evolution #BiologicalShape 🦴📊🌍
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📏 Geometric Morphometrics for Beginners
📅 January 14th–20th, 2026
💻 Online
http://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/geometric-morphometrics/geometric-morphometrics-for-beginners/
#TScourses #KeepLearning #Morphometrics #Evolution #BiologicalShape 🦴📊🌍
📅 January 14th–20th, 2026
💻 Online
http://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/geometric-morphometrics/geometric-morphometrics-for-beginners/
#TScourses #KeepLearning #Morphometrics #Evolution #BiologicalShape 🦴📊🌍
Physalia Courses opens registration for two online courses in 2026: "Foundations of Geometric Morphometrics" (Feb 3-5) and "Multidimensional Phenotypic Evolution" (Mar 2-6). More info: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course22/ #course
Foundations of Geometric Morphometrics
3-5 February 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online
www.physalia-courses.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Physalia Courses opens registration for two online courses in 2026: "Foundations of Geometric Morphometrics" (Feb 3-5) and "Multidimensional Phenotypic Evolution" (Mar 2-6). More info: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course22/ #course
Fun fact, this method is a descendant of phenetics, or numerical phylogenetics. Although we don’t use strictly quantitative characters anymore, phenetic methods live on in geometric morphometrics and hierarchical clustering. Methods that are inaccurate for their original use can be valuable!
8) I used the Teleost Anatomy Ontology to analyze my characters, giving us a pseudo phylogenetic tree. This shows that most of our characters are from the head, and that scale and fin characters separate out. Essentially, we need to think of our character set of having at least three partitions.
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Fun fact, this method is a descendant of phenetics, or numerical phylogenetics. Although we don’t use strictly quantitative characters anymore, phenetic methods live on in geometric morphometrics and hierarchical clustering. Methods that are inaccurate for their original use can be valuable!
Geometric morphometrics suggests different environmental pressures on small & large Polygnathus conodonts during the recovery after the Hangenberg crisis (latest Devonian – earliest Carboniferous) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @isemevol.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Geometric morphometrics suggests different environmental pressures on small & large Polygnathus conodonts during the recovery after the Hangenberg crisis (latest Devonian – earliest Carboniferous) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @isemevol.bsky.social @datadryad.bsky.social
3/🧵 ‘Ō‘ū display sexual dimorphism in head colour – females: olive green, males: yellow. Our morphometrics on 89 ‘ō‘ū specimens also show dimorphism – in size, with smaller females. Further, males are differentiated between islands – the largest on Kaua’i (most isolated) smallest on Maui-Nui islands
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
3/🧵 ‘Ō‘ū display sexual dimorphism in head colour – females: olive green, males: yellow. Our morphometrics on 89 ‘ō‘ū specimens also show dimorphism – in size, with smaller females. Further, males are differentiated between islands – the largest on Kaua’i (most isolated) smallest on Maui-Nui islands
Our October #BSASpotlight features Nicole Mitidieri-Rivera, a Graduate Student at UW–Madison! 🌿
Learn about Nicole's current research, how she came to be in the field of botany, & some helpful advice: botany.org/home/careers...
Want to be the next Spotlight? Visit: botany.org/home/careers...
Learn about Nicole's current research, how she came to be in the field of botany, & some helpful advice: botany.org/home/careers...
Want to be the next Spotlight? Visit: botany.org/home/careers...
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Our October #BSASpotlight features Nicole Mitidieri-Rivera, a Graduate Student at UW–Madison! 🌿
Learn about Nicole's current research, how she came to be in the field of botany, & some helpful advice: botany.org/home/careers...
Want to be the next Spotlight? Visit: botany.org/home/careers...
Learn about Nicole's current research, how she came to be in the field of botany, & some helpful advice: botany.org/home/careers...
Want to be the next Spotlight? Visit: botany.org/home/careers...
Early in October, Dr. Catherine Cheng presented Gryffin's masters thesis project about age-related changes in ocular lens biomechanics and morphometrics in regards to implications for presbyopia. It was great time sharing knowledge at the 2025 AOSA Midwestern Regional Conference!
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Early in October, Dr. Catherine Cheng presented Gryffin's masters thesis project about age-related changes in ocular lens biomechanics and morphometrics in regards to implications for presbyopia. It was great time sharing knowledge at the 2025 AOSA Midwestern Regional Conference!
Wild Boar in 3D 🐗
Depth Anything 3 transforms 2D camera trap images into measurable 3D space:
→ Automated metric measurements
→ Distance sampling without markers
→ Morphometrics without invasive field work
Game-changer for wildlife monitoring!
Code: depth-anything-3.github.io
#AI #tech4wildife
Depth Anything 3 transforms 2D camera trap images into measurable 3D space:
→ Automated metric measurements
→ Distance sampling without markers
→ Morphometrics without invasive field work
Game-changer for wildlife monitoring!
Code: depth-anything-3.github.io
#AI #tech4wildife
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Wild Boar in 3D 🐗
Depth Anything 3 transforms 2D camera trap images into measurable 3D space:
→ Automated metric measurements
→ Distance sampling without markers
→ Morphometrics without invasive field work
Game-changer for wildlife monitoring!
Code: depth-anything-3.github.io
#AI #tech4wildife
Depth Anything 3 transforms 2D camera trap images into measurable 3D space:
→ Automated metric measurements
→ Distance sampling without markers
→ Morphometrics without invasive field work
Game-changer for wildlife monitoring!
Code: depth-anything-3.github.io
#AI #tech4wildife
Prohibitins aren’t hanging out just anywhere in the membrane — they prefer the 💁♀️💎✨VIP section💅🪩🥂
Lab all-star @mmedina300kv.bsky.social maps these microdomains using cryo-ET + surface morphometrics.
s/o to #teamtomo #cryoET co-authors
@hamid13r.bsky.social
@attychang.bsky.social
@baradlab.com
Lab all-star @mmedina300kv.bsky.social maps these microdomains using cryo-ET + surface morphometrics.
s/o to #teamtomo #cryoET co-authors
@hamid13r.bsky.social
@attychang.bsky.social
@baradlab.com
Prohibitin complexes associate with unique membrane microdomains in cells https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.14.688579v1
November 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Prohibitins aren’t hanging out just anywhere in the membrane — they prefer the 💁♀️💎✨VIP section💅🪩🥂
Lab all-star @mmedina300kv.bsky.social maps these microdomains using cryo-ET + surface morphometrics.
s/o to #teamtomo #cryoET co-authors
@hamid13r.bsky.social
@attychang.bsky.social
@baradlab.com
Lab all-star @mmedina300kv.bsky.social maps these microdomains using cryo-ET + surface morphometrics.
s/o to #teamtomo #cryoET co-authors
@hamid13r.bsky.social
@attychang.bsky.social
@baradlab.com
3-dimensional geometric morphometrics used to analyze the size - shape of 643 canid crania spanning the past 50,000 years. A distinctive dog morphology first appeared at 11,000 calibrated years ago, and phenotypic diversity existed in Holocene dogs. www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagaz...
Science Magazine - The emergence and diversification of dog morphology
The origins and development of domestic dogs remains one of the most debated topics in archaeology.
www.sciencemagazinedigital.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
3-dimensional geometric morphometrics used to analyze the size - shape of 643 canid crania spanning the past 50,000 years. A distinctive dog morphology first appeared at 11,000 calibrated years ago, and phenotypic diversity existed in Holocene dogs. www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagaz...
Exploring the Relationship Between Mandibular Morphology, Dental Eruption, and Chronological Age in Modern Human Juveniles Through Geometric Morphometrics - Chakraborty - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Exploring the Relationship Between Mandibular Morphology, Dental Eruption, and Chronological Age in Modern Human Juveniles Through Geometric Morphometrics
Objective This study investigated how mandibular morphological shape and dental eruption patterns reflect chronological age in modern human juveniles, using geometric morphometrics. The aim was to a...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Exploring the Relationship Between Mandibular Morphology, Dental Eruption, and Chronological Age in Modern Human Juveniles Through Geometric Morphometrics - Chakraborty - 2025 - American Journal of Biological Anthropology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....