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Kristen Behrens, PhD
@behrenskristen.bsky.social
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she/her | postdoctoral fellow of fisheries bioinformatics @ UMich | coregonine genomics and cichlid sex chromosomes | bioinformatician My views are my own. https://kristenbehrens.weebly.com/
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 9h
"We're doing the studies to make the proof."

This is not how Gold Standard Science works. Or any science. You do the study to TEST THE HYPOTHESIS, not to prove yourself right.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
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Sam Bogan @snbogan.bsky.social · 10h
Excited to share this work, out today in MBE! In polar fishes, we found that antifreeze protein genes expanded in copy number at low temperatures and contracted in the deep sea, highlighting a role of depth and pressure in AFP evolution.

🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
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Marine eDNA Dude @marinednadude.bsky.social · 14h
Got to hang out with the greatest recent adaptive radiation of vertebrates on earth. All hail the mbuna - Malawi cichlids
Malawi cichlid fish Malawi cichlid fish Malawi cichlid fish Malawi cichlid fish
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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 10h
ICYMI: Troubled Water, a documentary about Line 5, is airing and streaming on PBS across the country right now! 

Want to tune in? Head to https://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/troubled_water_on_pbs_nationwide.
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Kristen Behrens, PhD @behrenskristen.bsky.social · 10h
New paper alert! Not yet formatted, but check it out to see what we found regarding sex chromosomes in tilapia and other outgroup cichlid species.

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Before the East African radiation: sex chromosome systems in basal haplotilapiine cichlids
Abstract. Cichlid fishes have undergone an extraordinary diversification in East Africa. They also have a high rate of sex chromosome turnover. This clade
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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · 11h
Look I know it'll shock you to know this, but we are almost out of archeologists AGAIN.

Do you know any archeologists? Are they willing to be matched with a LEGO team?

Please send 'em our way we need all hands on deck (STILL!)

We have had 585 requests for archeologists 🫠
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two men are pushing a small boat through the water .
Alt: Three young men are on a rowboat when it capsizes and then they salute as the ship sinks
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Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 11h
leopard among the forest

(Swim On 7, 2021) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈
Illustration of a kelp forest in a teal ocean, rays of golden sunlight streaming in from above. Fish are swimming about, and near the bottom of a prominent kelp strand, a partially obscured leopard shark leisurely patrols the underwater forest. The palette predominantly features warmer teals, red violet, and gold.
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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 16h
“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”

Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 18h
Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
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Jacob Schreiber @jmschreiber91.bsky.social · 2d
Now that I'm settled in at @umasschan.bsky.social, I'm hiring at all levels: grad students, post-docs, and software engineers/bioinformaticians!

The goal of my lab is to understand the regulatory role of every nucleotide in our genomes and how this changes across every cell in our bodies.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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Kristen Behrens, PhD @behrenskristen.bsky.social · 16h
At least the crustacean moves!
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JoyousJoyfulJoyness @joyousjoyness.com · 2d
Detox Doodles!

This is a habit of drawing something every time I feel the urge to scroll unnecessarily. It helps stop the bad habit and start a new good habit of sketching daily!

This page is all about Mudskippers, sooo derpy!

#art #fish #mudskipper #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart #InkArt
Sketchbook page of 5 drawings of Mudskippers in blue pen. The top of the page has the text 7/26/25 and Mudskippers. The top left drawing is of a frowny fish. To the right is a fish leaping and a heart, with the word Leap! To the left is a fish in profile looking to the right with its mouth open. At the bottom left is a heart and a derpy fish with its mouth slightly open. At the bottom right is a fish in profile with its mouth open looking to the left.
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Caleb Krueger @cheloevo.bsky.social · 1d
Now out in the September issue of @journal-evo.bsky.social!

- Pop-level thresholds between male/female development (Tpiv) correlate with mean incubation temps among species, but temp variability within species

- Threshold variation within pops (TRT) is more complex and confounded by study design
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Caleb Krueger @cheloevo.bsky.social · Jun 26
Proofs are up for my latest pub in @journal-evo.bsky.social! It’s a big ol’ analysis of how sex-ratio reaction norms vary with local climates within and among turtle species with TSD. Check it out here:

doi.org/10.1093/evol...
The tortoise and the air: climate shapes sex-ratio reaction norm variation in turtles
Abstract. For some species, gonadal sex determination relies on environmental cues and thus ought to match local conditions, which can be accomplished thro
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Filippo Nicolini 🧬 @filonico.bsky.social · 17h
Besides the official version of todays #invertober, I'm sharing an alternative one, with a representation of myself during the entire creative process. The level of cuteness of this little buddy was over 999...999! #SciArt

In Day 9 of #invertober meet the gorgeous flamboyant cuttlefish. #MarineLife
Official version. ​A vectorial digital drawing of an Ascarosepion pfefferi, known as the Flamboyant Cuttlefish, set against a pale blue background. The cuttlefish is shown in profile and is displaying its vivid warning coloration. Its mantle is a deep, glossy purple-black with irregular brown and white spots, featuring a prominent horizontal orange-yellow stripe running along the base of its lateral fins. Its tentacles and head are a mix of white, reddish-brown, and dark purple-black. The text "invertobter2025 - Day 09" is in the bottom right corner. Alternative version. A vectorial digital drawing of an Ascarosepion pfefferi, known as the Flamboyant Cuttlefish, set against a pale blue background. The cuttlefish is shown in profile and is displaying its vivid warning coloration. Its mantle is a deep, glossy purple-black with irregular brown and white spots, featuring a prominent horizontal orange-yellow stripe running along the base of its lateral fins. Its tentacles and head are a mix of white, reddish-brown, and dark purple-black. On the right, superimposed over the cuttlefish's body, is a popular Flork of Cows meme character (a simple, stick-figure-like white cartoon character with black eyes and a crying expression) holding its hands up to its face in a distressed or crying gesture.
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Kristen Behrens, PhD @behrenskristen.bsky.social · 1d
A friend from the pond that’s on the other side of my building and one of a few in my neighborhood. Also saw some decently sized bass and blue gills that probably appreciate the No Fishing signs
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d
🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social
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Emily Troyer @fishfetisher.bsky.social · 1d
Great spotlight on our recent @currentbiology.bsky.social paper!

www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(25)01167-4
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Kevin Stevens @neohibolites.bsky.social · 1d
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Very detailed developmental study of one of my favorite cichlids.

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The Early Development of the Blue‐Eye Cichlid, Cryptoheros spilurus (Cichliformes: Cichlidae)
We document the early development of Cryptoheros spilurus, highlighting rapid cranial differentiation, sensory organ formation, and fin development. Ontogenetic allometry and ultrastructural traits r...
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Bridge Michigan @bridgemi.com · 1d
Labradoodle’s special mission: Helping a Michigan tribe save rare turtles
Mooz the labradoodle is helping scientists from the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians study the threatened wood turtles. The work may lead to the use of dogs to help conserve other rare species.
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Rob Patro @robp.bsky.social · 1d
Another amazing opportunity at UMD in Mihai Pop's lab! Mihai is looking for a bioinformatics software engineer. Consider applying here if you're interested: umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...
Bioinformatics engineer
Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: We are seeking to hire a bioinformatics engineer in the Pop lab within the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMI...
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Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · 1d
#HauntedHydrology aka SPOOKY LAKES is up w/ *the* Geo @geodesaurus.bsky.social.

Mudbank bones, river wrecks, salty seas, pink ponds, poison dust devils, steamy streams, a stump that controls the weather, goo lagoons, and droughts shivering your spine.

IT'S HERE:
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Haunted Hydrology (SPOOKY LAKES) with Geo Rutherford — alie ward
Mudbank bones. River wrecks. Salty seas. Pink ponds. Poison dust devils. Steamy streams.. It’s Haunted Hydrology with your favorite Spooky Lakes ambassador, the artist and author Geo Rutherford who is...
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Rob Patro @robp.bsky.social · 1d
Have you recently completed (or finishing soon) a PhD in CS or a related discipline? Do you want to do research advancing the theory & practice of algorithmic genomics & build tools that people love to use? I'll be looking to hire a postdoc! Official ad coming soon:
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Postdoc Description.docx
Title: Postdoctoral Associate Summary statement: The postdoctoral research associate is responsible for developing novel computational methodology for high-throughput sequence genomics tasks, as well ...
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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 2d
Surgeon Generals’ Warning: Secretary Kennedy has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans. The nation deserves a health and human services secretary who is committed to scientific integrity and can restore morale and trust in our public health agencies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/10/07/surgeons-general-rfk-jr-robert-kennedy/
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d
JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Voices for Progress @voicesforprogress.org · 2d
@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social “Every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown...is already happening.” This isn’t about partisanship. It’s about stopping the erosion of our public services. It’s time to protect the programs that serve our communities and stand up to authoritarianism. #StopTheScam
Why some federal workers aren't scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs
Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.
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