Social amoebas prey on bacteria but individuals can also host bacterial symbionts. What contributes to patterns of facultative symbionts & what happens when hosts enter the social life cycle stage?
doi.org/10.1093/evlett…

Now in Evolution Letters by Dr Suegene Noh, Ron Peck, et al

ICYMI: online now in Cell Host & Microbe

Symbiotic Firmicutes establish mutualism with the host via innate tolerance and resistance to control systemic immunity

cell.com/cell-host-micr…

This preprint is short and sweet, and should be required reading in bioinformatics classes and beyond. I'll give the authors the final word: 26/26

In 2019, I convinced my department that student evaluations of teaching (SET) were not only unreliable gauges of efficacy, but that they would also put us in legal liability if used to decide merit/promotion. If your promotion depends on SET, please take note. A thread. 1/8

Do you work in #bioinformatics or #genomics space? Please RT. 🙏🧬🦠

How well is public genomics data being curated today?

Turns out I uploaded an old version of the final tree in which Hodarchaeales are still called Skadiarchaeia🤦. Here is the correct tree as it appears in the final paper (Fig. 2)

My lab in Pittsburgh is hiring a new research technician! Great for those fascinated by the intersection of microbiology and evolution. We prioritize mentorship and intellectual ownership over projects. Ideal applicants will be post-college with some lab research experience.

... and, oh, our results might imply that eukaryotes should possibly be considered an order-level clade within the Archaea... something like 'Eukaryales' perhaps. Not sure the world is ready to accept this view though 😂 #taxonomy

Excited to see lacewings in the news! (I studied some other species for my phd)

Genomes to genomic novelty to phenotype! Applications for the first class of UConn CLAS Southern Connecticut State University 🦉 #NSF #RAMP program are open! Recent graduates (& soon to be post-baccs) can apply: etap.nsf.gov/search?program… #genomics #Bioinformatics #biodiversity Yaowu Yuan (袁耀武) Rachel O'Neill Lab Rahul Kanadia

If the “best” applicants to your grad program are the ones whose records resemble a postdoc or faculty candidate… better check yourself. 3 reasons why:

If you are into EVOLUTIONARY CELL BIOLOGY; here is a must read paper
nature.com/articles/s4158…
science.org/content/articl…

Wrapping up intro biology lab research presentations in style. Hand knitted and designed- every major phyla covered in the class ... and a few prokaryotes and viruses because the microbiologist in my department insisted 😊 I'm sure Mark O. Martin would approve of the decision

We're hiring! The Dept. of Biology at Bates College invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Biology. Scholars focused on or capable of teaching courses in ecology are of particular interest. Please share widely! apply.interfolio.com/115892

Unbelievable that BU scientists thought it was a good idea to create a deadly new recombinant form of the #Covid virus and then play around with it. 80% mortality in mice rather than 0% for the Omicron strain they used to created it forbes.com/sites/stevensa…

If you happen to be at Colby College, come to my workshop tomorrow!

Are you a researcher/student looking for design help on posters, decks, your work at large? Stop by Design Office Hrs every Tues morning for a BYO project, open forum style way to up your design + communication game!

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