Caro Deimel
@carodeimel.bsky.social
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Caro Deimel
@carodeimel.bsky.social
· Oct 15
Neopterin as a Tool for Primate Ecoimmunology: Current Knowledge, Practical Application, and New Directions From Captivity to the Wild
Neopterin is a sensitive and specific biomarker of intracellular pathogen infection and chronic inflammation, and affected by environmental, life-history, and sex-contextual factors. This review offe....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Neopterin is a neat marker for #cell-mediated #immunity in #primates. We think it has great potential for #ecoimmunology research in wild and captive settings!
Really happy that this review paper @verenab.bsky.social and I wrote is out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Really happy that this review paper @verenab.bsky.social and I wrote is out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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If you know #SICB2026, you know the fashion is always unmatched. Starting a photo thread (with permission) because people are missing out, and these fits absolutely SLAY 🧵
L to R: Jill Nash, Sonja Huc, Elias Joseph
L to R: Jill Nash, Sonja Huc, Elias Joseph
January 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
If you know #SICB2026, you know the fashion is always unmatched. Starting a photo thread (with permission) because people are missing out, and these fits absolutely SLAY 🧵
L to R: Jill Nash, Sonja Huc, Elias Joseph
L to R: Jill Nash, Sonja Huc, Elias Joseph
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Any time Trump does something violent and/or stupid and blames the victim for his actions, I think of this essay by Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
She explains well the motivations of the perennial perpetrator.
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...
She explains well the motivations of the perennial perpetrator.
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...
The She Made Him Do It Theory of Everything
The rhetoric and logic of the abuse of power operates similarly at all scales, which is why I've found feminism such useful equipment for understanding authoritarians in public and political life. Bec...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Any time Trump does something violent and/or stupid and blames the victim for his actions, I think of this essay by Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
She explains well the motivations of the perennial perpetrator.
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...
She explains well the motivations of the perennial perpetrator.
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-she-made...
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»Wer heute zwanzig Jahre alt ist, kennt vielleicht gar keine singenden Feldlerchen mehr. Für diese Generation ist die stumme Agrarlandschaft normal. Sie vermisst nichts, weil sie nie erlebt hat, was da mal war. Mir geht das auch so.«
👉 @schreibersnaturarium.de: steady.page/de/jasminsch...
👉 @schreibersnaturarium.de: steady.page/de/jasminsch...
Die Natur, die wir vergessen, zu vermissen
🪶 Feldlerchen, Kiebitze, Insekten: Vieles verschwindet, ohne dass wir es merken oder vermissen. Ein Text über schleichenden Verlust und unsere verschobene Wahrnehmung.
steady.page
January 1, 2026 at 11:54 PM
»Wer heute zwanzig Jahre alt ist, kennt vielleicht gar keine singenden Feldlerchen mehr. Für diese Generation ist die stumme Agrarlandschaft normal. Sie vermisst nichts, weil sie nie erlebt hat, was da mal war. Mir geht das auch so.«
👉 @schreibersnaturarium.de: steady.page/de/jasminsch...
👉 @schreibersnaturarium.de: steady.page/de/jasminsch...
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Special issue on the Sociobiology Debate at fifty. Important new archival discoveries. No paywall.
online.ucpress.edu/hsns/issue/5...
online.ucpress.edu/hsns/issue/5...
Volume 55 Issue 1 | Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences | University of California Press
online.ucpress.edu
January 1, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Special issue on the Sociobiology Debate at fifty. Important new archival discoveries. No paywall.
online.ucpress.edu/hsns/issue/5...
online.ucpress.edu/hsns/issue/5...
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30 years ago today, December 31st 1995, the last ever Calvin & Hobbes comic strip was published. Even now, I still find it so poignant & moving.
December 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
30 years ago today, December 31st 1995, the last ever Calvin & Hobbes comic strip was published. Even now, I still find it so poignant & moving.
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and the winner of the "2025 best thing on Internet" has just arrived
neal.fun/size-of-life/
@carlbergstrom.com
neal.fun/size-of-life/
@carlbergstrom.com
Size of Life
From an amoeba to a blue whale
neal.fun
December 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
and the winner of the "2025 best thing on Internet" has just arrived
neal.fun/size-of-life/
@carlbergstrom.com
neal.fun/size-of-life/
@carlbergstrom.com
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Starting in January, I will be amping up activity at @beyondxandy.bsky.social, including writing articles, recording video explainers, and working on a book about how studying genetics helped me accept that I was trans
Please give it a follow to stay up to date 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please give it a follow to stay up to date 🏳️⚧️🧬
It's the scientific community's duty to fight misinformation, bioessentialism, and eugenics
That's why we're launching Beyond X&Y, an educational campaign combating the rise of unscientific political propaganda used to attack trans and intersex people
Subscribe to our newsletter at beyondxandy.org
That's why we're launching Beyond X&Y, an educational campaign combating the rise of unscientific political propaganda used to attack trans and intersex people
Subscribe to our newsletter at beyondxandy.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Starting in January, I will be amping up activity at @beyondxandy.bsky.social, including writing articles, recording video explainers, and working on a book about how studying genetics helped me accept that I was trans
Please give it a follow to stay up to date 🏳️⚧️🧬
Please give it a follow to stay up to date 🏳️⚧️🧬
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Good thing we didn't listen. 😅
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Good thing we didn't listen. 😅
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🚨 Our new paper is out!! A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework 🐾💚 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework
Despite increasing awareness of animal welfare, there are vast discrepancies between legal protections and recommended practices for different species…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🚨 Our new paper is out!! A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework 🐾💚 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Innovations in Decolonising the Curriculum: Multidisciplinary Perspectives.
– a new book about how to decolonize the curriculum, by Adeela ahmed Shafi et al.
www.emerald.com/books/edited...
Here is our chapter:
– a new book about how to decolonize the curriculum, by Adeela ahmed Shafi et al.
www.emerald.com/books/edited...
Here is our chapter:
December 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Innovations in Decolonising the Curriculum: Multidisciplinary Perspectives.
– a new book about how to decolonize the curriculum, by Adeela ahmed Shafi et al.
www.emerald.com/books/edited...
Here is our chapter:
– a new book about how to decolonize the curriculum, by Adeela ahmed Shafi et al.
www.emerald.com/books/edited...
Here is our chapter:
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"Many women expressed trauma because of their experiences in health care and this often seemed to lead to a fear of accessing health services, even in potentially life-threatening situations."
Nicht nur in Australien...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Nicht nur in Australien...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
“I Just Want to Feel Safe Going to a Doctor”: Experiences of Female Patients with Chronic Conditions in Australia
The androcentric history of medicine and medical research has led to an ongoing sex and gender gap in health research and education. Sex and gender gaps in research and education may translate into real-life health inequities for women. This study ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
"Many women expressed trauma because of their experiences in health care and this often seemed to lead to a fear of accessing health services, even in potentially life-threatening situations."
Nicht nur in Australien...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Nicht nur in Australien...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Breastfeeding advocates often fall into three broad groups:
#1 Folks working to improve human health & know breastmilk is key, but also know that not all parents can BF & need safe, healthy alternatives...
#1 Folks working to improve human health & know breastmilk is key, but also know that not all parents can BF & need safe, healthy alternatives...
two panda bears are hugging each other while sitting on the ground .
Alt: A baby panda seems to give its mum a kiss before they cuddle.
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Breastfeeding advocates often fall into three broad groups:
#1 Folks working to improve human health & know breastmilk is key, but also know that not all parents can BF & need safe, healthy alternatives...
#1 Folks working to improve human health & know breastmilk is key, but also know that not all parents can BF & need safe, healthy alternatives...
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I hate to say it, but in terms of HE a very sizeable number of staff appear to believe that disability accommodations are unnecessary, a nuisance, and have gone 'too far'.
Toxic, precarious and competitive university environments (that ignore staff welfare) lend themselves to this kind of thinking
Toxic, precarious and competitive university environments (that ignore staff welfare) lend themselves to this kind of thinking
okay, I have to wonder how many of the people declaring that disability accommodations have gone "too far":
1. are disabled.
2. went through the process themselves.
3. work in higher ed at all.
4. read ANY critical disability studies work at all? Like, any?
1. are disabled.
2. went through the process themselves.
3. work in higher ed at all.
4. read ANY critical disability studies work at all? Like, any?
December 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I hate to say it, but in terms of HE a very sizeable number of staff appear to believe that disability accommodations are unnecessary, a nuisance, and have gone 'too far'.
Toxic, precarious and competitive university environments (that ignore staff welfare) lend themselves to this kind of thinking
Toxic, precarious and competitive university environments (that ignore staff welfare) lend themselves to this kind of thinking
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Botanische Gärten sind Anlagen aus dem Geist des Kolonialismus: In Deutschland fällt es ihnen schwerer als der Kunst, ihre Geschichte aufzuarbeiten.
Über Dekolonisierung botanischer Gärten: „Wir haben hier Pflanzen von überall auf der Welt“
Botanische Gärten sind Anlagen aus dem Geist des Kolonialismus: In Deutschland fällt es ihnen schwerer als der Kunst, ihre Geschichte aufzuarbeiten.
taz.de
December 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Botanische Gärten sind Anlagen aus dem Geist des Kolonialismus: In Deutschland fällt es ihnen schwerer als der Kunst, ihre Geschichte aufzuarbeiten.
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Awesome PhD opportunity, deadline in one week! Please re-post.
PhD studentship on antimicrobial resistance in wild baboons! Fully-funded by @swbiodtp.bsky.social Application deadline: Wed 3 Dec 2025. More details: bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo.... Apply here: www.swbio.ac.uk/programme/ho...
@inesfuertbauer.bsky.social @xavh.bsky.social
@inesfuertbauer.bsky.social @xavh.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Awesome PhD opportunity, deadline in one week! Please re-post.
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Crowdsourcing request!
The NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program will be creating sample syllabi as a community resource, starting with four courses:
- Wild animal biology
- Wild animal ecology
- Wild animal ethics
- Wild animal law
Please share topics and readings for any or all!
The NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program will be creating sample syllabi as a community resource, starting with four courses:
- Wild animal biology
- Wild animal ecology
- Wild animal ethics
- Wild animal law
Please share topics and readings for any or all!
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Crowdsourcing request!
The NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program will be creating sample syllabi as a community resource, starting with four courses:
- Wild animal biology
- Wild animal ecology
- Wild animal ethics
- Wild animal law
Please share topics and readings for any or all!
The NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program will be creating sample syllabi as a community resource, starting with four courses:
- Wild animal biology
- Wild animal ecology
- Wild animal ethics
- Wild animal law
Please share topics and readings for any or all!
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Hot off the press! See our new paper: “Three maxims for countering sex essentialism in scientific research” in the journal Biology of Sex Differences. We show how sex essentialism distorts research & propose 3 ways to avoid making these mistakes. (1/12) rdcu.be/eNcRM
Three maxims for countering sex essentialism in scientific research
rdcu.be
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hot off the press! See our new paper: “Three maxims for countering sex essentialism in scientific research” in the journal Biology of Sex Differences. We show how sex essentialism distorts research & propose 3 ways to avoid making these mistakes. (1/12) rdcu.be/eNcRM
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Together, our findings demonstrate that men supporting women’s empowerment face heavy costs - but norms are mutable.
Policies that reduce structural barriers, address stigma around gender atypical behavior, and leverage emerging benefits can help accelerate gender-equitable change. 🎯 5/5
Policies that reduce structural barriers, address stigma around gender atypical behavior, and leverage emerging benefits can help accelerate gender-equitable change. 🎯 5/5
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Together, our findings demonstrate that men supporting women’s empowerment face heavy costs - but norms are mutable.
Policies that reduce structural barriers, address stigma around gender atypical behavior, and leverage emerging benefits can help accelerate gender-equitable change. 🎯 5/5
Policies that reduce structural barriers, address stigma around gender atypical behavior, and leverage emerging benefits can help accelerate gender-equitable change. 🎯 5/5
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WTF?! This makes me so ashamed to be an alumna
Indiana University, which has now been subordinated to the direct control of the Indiana GOP, announces that criticism of the MAGA movement and doctrines of the GOP is forbidden. An instructor is dismissed for speaking critical words about the MAGA movement.
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
WTF?! This makes me so ashamed to be an alumna
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The cameras at our sites are placed to record chimps. That's why we get a somewhat funny perspective of the larger animals, like this elephant bachelor group.
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The cameras at our sites are placed to record chimps. That's why we get a somewhat funny perspective of the larger animals, like this elephant bachelor group.
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On 24 October, Barbara Fruth was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her socio-environmental work in the Congo 🇩🇪 🇨🇩 🐵 💚 🏅. Around 350 people came to the Konzil in Konstanz to watch the Mayor pin the Cross of Merit to Barbara's jacket and present the certificate. 🧵 1/3
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On 24 October, Barbara Fruth was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her socio-environmental work in the Congo 🇩🇪 🇨🇩 🐵 💚 🏅. Around 350 people came to the Konzil in Konstanz to watch the Mayor pin the Cross of Merit to Barbara's jacket and present the certificate. 🧵 1/3
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PhD studentship on antimicrobial resistance in wild baboons! Fully-funded by @swbiodtp.bsky.social Application deadline: Wed 3 Dec 2025. More details: bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo.... Apply here: www.swbio.ac.uk/programme/ho...
@inesfuertbauer.bsky.social @xavh.bsky.social
@inesfuertbauer.bsky.social @xavh.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
PhD studentship on antimicrobial resistance in wild baboons! Fully-funded by @swbiodtp.bsky.social Application deadline: Wed 3 Dec 2025. More details: bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristo.... Apply here: www.swbio.ac.uk/programme/ho...
@inesfuertbauer.bsky.social @xavh.bsky.social
@inesfuertbauer.bsky.social @xavh.bsky.social
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Richard Lynn was criticised for using a sample of children with intellectual impairment to calculate the "national IQ" of Equatorial Guinea in 2002. In 2019, he calculated the IQs of Native Americans from children referred for psychoeducational evaluations, including those with learning difficulties
November 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Richard Lynn was criticised for using a sample of children with intellectual impairment to calculate the "national IQ" of Equatorial Guinea in 2002. In 2019, he calculated the IQs of Native Americans from children referred for psychoeducational evaluations, including those with learning difficulties
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That’s because the purpose of biology for the right is naturalizing social hierarchy and defining a subaltern “other” to stand in contrast to the “normal”.
I think that an underreported key to understanding the contemporary evangelical right is that they hate Darwinism (performatively) but they fucking LOVE evopsych nonsense, especially when, as is so often the case, their thoughts turn to gender.
October 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
That’s because the purpose of biology for the right is naturalizing social hierarchy and defining a subaltern “other” to stand in contrast to the “normal”.