Mirko Pegoraro PhD
@3volution.bsky.social
Lecturer in Epigenetics at Liverpool John Moores university. Focus on understanding Evolution via Natural Selection at multiple levels. I am interested in Genetics, Epigenetics and Molecular Biology. 🐝🪰🦟🐜🦠🧬🌈he/him
Web: https://shorturl.at/WF8o3
Web: https://shorturl.at/WF8o3
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Now: Bruce Springsteen sings “Streets of Minneapolis” in Minneapolis
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Now: Bruce Springsteen sings “Streets of Minneapolis” in Minneapolis
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Given his appalling remarks about Sunak its absolutely shocking that Konstantin Kisin is anywhere near the mainstream let alone on #bbcqt
Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
January 30, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Given his appalling remarks about Sunak its absolutely shocking that Konstantin Kisin is anywhere near the mainstream let alone on #bbcqt
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The actual story in the copy: SNP is "clear ahead" of Scottish Labour in this poll, there is "recent evidence that Reform's support has peaked".
The framing: Reform surges ahead of Labour
I am *so* fed up of this
The framing: Reform surges ahead of Labour
I am *so* fed up of this
January 29, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The actual story in the copy: SNP is "clear ahead" of Scottish Labour in this poll, there is "recent evidence that Reform's support has peaked".
The framing: Reform surges ahead of Labour
I am *so* fed up of this
The framing: Reform surges ahead of Labour
I am *so* fed up of this
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“Zia Yusuf, the party's head of policy, told the Times last year that his party would adopt a 'Trump 2.0' approach to immigration, saying: "We are going to move at great speed. It'll be much more like Trump mark two than Trump mark one"
When they tell you who they are, you better listen”
When they tell you who they are, you better listen”
The Reform rising star who stands with ICE
Joseph Boam, a councillor and Farage favourite, has given his support to the trigger-happy MAGA militia in the wake of the latest shooting
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
Joseph Boam, a councillor and Farage favourite, has given his support to the trigger-happy MAGA militia in the wake of the latest shooting
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
The Reform rising star who stands with ICE
Jospeh Boam, a councillor and Farage favourite, has given his support to the trigger-happy MAGA militia in the wake of the latest shooting
www.thenewworld.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 7:29 AM
“Zia Yusuf, the party's head of policy, told the Times last year that his party would adopt a 'Trump 2.0' approach to immigration, saying: "We are going to move at great speed. It'll be much more like Trump mark two than Trump mark one"
When they tell you who they are, you better listen”
When they tell you who they are, you better listen”
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Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Warming weakens natural enemies of insects. We found that higher temperatures strongly reduce the success of parasitoids – tiny wasps that help regulate insect populations in nature - and narrows their diet. Published in Ecology Letters dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Warming weakens natural enemies of insects. We found that higher temperatures strongly reduce the success of parasitoids – tiny wasps that help regulate insect populations in nature - and narrows their diet. Published in Ecology Letters dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
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You have a background in math/physics/computer science/ML and are looking for an interdisciplinary postdoc fellowship in life sciences with free choice of host groups? Then join us at the CSBD as an ELBE postdoc! The application deadline is the 13 of March
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 AM
You have a background in math/physics/computer science/ML and are looking for an interdisciplinary postdoc fellowship in life sciences with free choice of host groups? Then join us at the CSBD as an ELBE postdoc! The application deadline is the 13 of March
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France will ban public officials from using American platforms including Google Meet, Zoom and Teams for videoconferencing, according to a spokesperson.
January 27, 2026 at 7:55 PM
France will ban public officials from using American platforms including Google Meet, Zoom and Teams for videoconferencing, according to a spokesperson.
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BREAKING: Trump's Justice Department has determined there will be no civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, and that the CBP office will investigate whether its own officers followed agency policy and DHS will investigate Pretti.
UNBELIEVABLE.
UNBELIEVABLE.
January 27, 2026 at 7:52 PM
BREAKING: Trump's Justice Department has determined there will be no civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, and that the CBP office will investigate whether its own officers followed agency policy and DHS will investigate Pretti.
UNBELIEVABLE.
UNBELIEVABLE.
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Development of the blood–brain barrier
👉Neural Progenitor-to-Endothelium
Wnt7a/7b-RECK-GPR124-FZD
Norrin-TSPAN12-LRP5/6-FZD4
👉Pericyte/Astrocyte-to-Endothelium
Angiotensin II
Angiopoietin 1
Shh
Circumventricular organ ❎BBB◀️WIF1
#Development 2026
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
👉Neural Progenitor-to-Endothelium
Wnt7a/7b-RECK-GPR124-FZD
Norrin-TSPAN12-LRP5/6-FZD4
👉Pericyte/Astrocyte-to-Endothelium
Angiotensin II
Angiopoietin 1
Shh
Circumventricular organ ❎BBB◀️WIF1
#Development 2026
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
January 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Development of the blood–brain barrier
👉Neural Progenitor-to-Endothelium
Wnt7a/7b-RECK-GPR124-FZD
Norrin-TSPAN12-LRP5/6-FZD4
👉Pericyte/Astrocyte-to-Endothelium
Angiotensin II
Angiopoietin 1
Shh
Circumventricular organ ❎BBB◀️WIF1
#Development 2026
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
👉Neural Progenitor-to-Endothelium
Wnt7a/7b-RECK-GPR124-FZD
Norrin-TSPAN12-LRP5/6-FZD4
👉Pericyte/Astrocyte-to-Endothelium
Angiotensin II
Angiopoietin 1
Shh
Circumventricular organ ❎BBB◀️WIF1
#Development 2026
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
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So... what did climate change mess up this time? Fewer flowers and making their nectar less sweet, not great, but worse is that those really do a number on plant–pollinator interactions, notably when it comes to migratory butterflies. 🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Warming‐Mediated Decreases in Nectar Quality Translate Into Lower Energy Reserves of the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Warming caused a significant decrease in monarch fat mass, likely due to an observed reduction in sucrose concentration caused by warming of the nectar. Since sucrose fuels fall migration and overwin...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:02 AM
So... what did climate change mess up this time? Fewer flowers and making their nectar less sweet, not great, but worse is that those really do a number on plant–pollinator interactions, notably when it comes to migratory butterflies. 🧪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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"So I'm, like..🤦🏻Listen, hold up..'"
Listen to the full Titus Podcast interview on YouTube: youtu.be/ZBz3aFLATNs
#Titus #TitusNation #Cybersecurity #Vulnerabilities #Accountability #Trustbutverify #Proofisinthepaper #HandCountPaperBallots #ItsUpToUs #VerifyTheVote #Truth #TruthMatters
Listen to the full Titus Podcast interview on YouTube: youtu.be/ZBz3aFLATNs
#Titus #TitusNation #Cybersecurity #Vulnerabilities #Accountability #Trustbutverify #Proofisinthepaper #HandCountPaperBallots #ItsUpToUs #VerifyTheVote #Truth #TruthMatters
January 25, 2026 at 8:54 PM
"So I'm, like..🤦🏻Listen, hold up..'"
Listen to the full Titus Podcast interview on YouTube: youtu.be/ZBz3aFLATNs
#Titus #TitusNation #Cybersecurity #Vulnerabilities #Accountability #Trustbutverify #Proofisinthepaper #HandCountPaperBallots #ItsUpToUs #VerifyTheVote #Truth #TruthMatters
Listen to the full Titus Podcast interview on YouTube: youtu.be/ZBz3aFLATNs
#Titus #TitusNation #Cybersecurity #Vulnerabilities #Accountability #Trustbutverify #Proofisinthepaper #HandCountPaperBallots #ItsUpToUs #VerifyTheVote #Truth #TruthMatters
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A study of dolphins’ epigenetic ages found that animals with more high-quality friendships were biologically younger than their lonely peers
Dolphins age more slowly with a little help from their friends
A study of dolphins’ epigenetic ages found that animals with more high-quality friendships were biologically younger than their lonely peers
www.scientificamerican.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM
A study of dolphins’ epigenetic ages found that animals with more high-quality friendships were biologically younger than their lonely peers
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Where's the outrage we saw when Angela Rayner, who paid the wrong amount of tax on a property for her disabled son, & followed poor advice? She had a single breach of code for an amount ~10% of what Farage has tried to tax dodge.
When is he going to be made to resign due to media pressure?
When is he going to be made to resign due to media pressure?
January 23, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Where's the outrage we saw when Angela Rayner, who paid the wrong amount of tax on a property for her disabled son, & followed poor advice? She had a single breach of code for an amount ~10% of what Farage has tried to tax dodge.
When is he going to be made to resign due to media pressure?
When is he going to be made to resign due to media pressure?
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Pipeline release! nf-core/ampliseq v2.16.1 - Ampliseq release 2.16.1 2026-01-23!
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/ampliseq/releases/tag/2.16.1
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/ampliseq/releases/tag/2.16.1
Release Ampliseq release 2.16.1 2026-01-23 · nf-core/ampliseq
Two bug fixes plus modifications to adhere to Nextflow strict syntax.
Fixed
#943 - Fix SciLifeLab Figshare urls for reference databases.
#942 - Nextflow strict syntax for non-nf-core-modules/workf...
github.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Pipeline release! nf-core/ampliseq v2.16.1 - Ampliseq release 2.16.1 2026-01-23!
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/ampliseq/releases/tag/2.16.1
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/ampliseq/releases/tag/2.16.1
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Terry Reintke
Feminism. Social Justice. Europe.
Co-President of Greens EFA - in the European Parliament
Feminism. Social Justice. Europe.
Co-President of Greens EFA - in the European Parliament
January 22, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Terry Reintke
Feminism. Social Justice. Europe.
Co-President of Greens EFA - in the European Parliament
Feminism. Social Justice. Europe.
Co-President of Greens EFA - in the European Parliament
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Germany updates: Majority of Germans reject Teslas
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."
Germany updates: Majority of Germans reject Teslas
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question." Meanwhile, the German military has filled its ranks to the highest levels in over a decade.
www.dw.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Germany updates: Majority of Germans reject Teslas
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."
In a recent survey, some 60% of Germans said buying a Tesla was "completely out of the question."
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Bacteria get payback for penicillin
'Here, we demonstrate that bacterial species induce fungal cell wall remodeling to increase exposure of both β-1,3-glucan and mannan, resulting in increased immunogenicity.'
'Here, we demonstrate that bacterial species induce fungal cell wall remodeling to increase exposure of both β-1,3-glucan and mannan, resulting in increased immunogenicity.'
Bacterial metabolites induce cell wall remodeling, antifungal resistance, and immune recognition of commensal fungi
Davis et al. demonstrate that common gastrointestinal bacteria secrete metabolites
that induce global cell remodeling in Candida albicans. C. albicans uses the HOG cascade,
a central stress pathway, t...
www.cell.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Bacteria get payback for penicillin
'Here, we demonstrate that bacterial species induce fungal cell wall remodeling to increase exposure of both β-1,3-glucan and mannan, resulting in increased immunogenicity.'
'Here, we demonstrate that bacterial species induce fungal cell wall remodeling to increase exposure of both β-1,3-glucan and mannan, resulting in increased immunogenicity.'
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Similarly depressing: "We also show that authors based in low-income countries tend to experience longer review times." #AcademicSky
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Similarly depressing: "We also show that authors based in low-income countries tend to experience longer review times." #AcademicSky
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Cost of being female lead/corresponding author in biomedical sciences: "[T]he median amount of time spent under review is 7.4%–14.6% longer for female-authored articles than for male-authored articles" even in disciplines where women well-represented. #AcademicSky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Biomedical and life science articles by female researchers spend longer under review
Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in STEMM fields, at top institutions, and in senior positions. This study analyzes millions of biomedical and life science articles, revealing that f...
journals.plos.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Cost of being female lead/corresponding author in biomedical sciences: "[T]he median amount of time spent under review is 7.4%–14.6% longer for female-authored articles than for male-authored articles" even in disciplines where women well-represented. #AcademicSky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Interested in👇 ?
- museomics: genome erosion, adaptation 🦌 🦜 🐬
- marcogenomics of sea warming (methods dev. or empirical data)
🌊 🐟🦭🐋
Check this call (2 y. postdoc) and get in touch to discuss potential projects (deadline 31.03.26)
#popgen #consgen #evolbiol
👉 www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
- museomics: genome erosion, adaptation 🦌 🦜 🐬
- marcogenomics of sea warming (methods dev. or empirical data)
🌊 🐟🦭🐋
Check this call (2 y. postdoc) and get in touch to discuss potential projects (deadline 31.03.26)
#popgen #consgen #evolbiol
👉 www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
DDLS Research School Postdoc call 2026
Call for Academic and Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowships in Data-Driven Life Science 2026 Generic Description of the DDLS Postdoc Program The SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Drive...
www.scilifelab.se
January 22, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Interested in👇 ?
- museomics: genome erosion, adaptation 🦌 🦜 🐬
- marcogenomics of sea warming (methods dev. or empirical data)
🌊 🐟🦭🐋
Check this call (2 y. postdoc) and get in touch to discuss potential projects (deadline 31.03.26)
#popgen #consgen #evolbiol
👉 www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
- museomics: genome erosion, adaptation 🦌 🦜 🐬
- marcogenomics of sea warming (methods dev. or empirical data)
🌊 🐟🦭🐋
Check this call (2 y. postdoc) and get in touch to discuss potential projects (deadline 31.03.26)
#popgen #consgen #evolbiol
👉 www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
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Turtle Tuesday
turtle_eggsplorer
Alessia Lavigne
turtle_eggsplorer
Alessia Lavigne
January 21, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Turtle Tuesday
turtle_eggsplorer
Alessia Lavigne
turtle_eggsplorer
Alessia Lavigne
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Dorsoventral limb patterning in paired appendages emerged via regulatory repurposing of an ancestral posterior fin module https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41437880/ #EvoDevo
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Dorsoventral limb patterning in paired appendages emerged via regulatory repurposing of an ancestral posterior fin module https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41437880/ #EvoDevo
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Rapid evolution and comparative analysis of piRNA clusters in D.simulans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.19.700409v1
January 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Rapid evolution and comparative analysis of piRNA clusters in D.simulans https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.19.700409v1