@HeredityJournal
@heredityjournal.bsky.social
Society journal of @gensocuk.bsky.social - Heredity covers a broad range of topics within the field of genetics.
#genetics #popgen #genomics #evolution #phylogenetics #functional genomics #epigenetics #quantgen
#genetics #popgen #genomics #evolution #phylogenetics #functional genomics #epigenetics #quantgen
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🎙️🔊📻 New Heredity podcast!
From PopGroup 59 in Lille.
Plenary speaker Florencia Camus talks about:
1. The conference
2. Conflict and coadaptation between the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes
Listen here: shows.acast.com/heredity-pod...
From PopGroup 59 in Lille.
Plenary speaker Florencia Camus talks about:
1. The conference
2. Conflict and coadaptation between the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes
Listen here: shows.acast.com/heredity-pod...
Reposted by @HeredityJournal
Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Then you cannot miss #ExE2026! Hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall, this #conference has a stellar line-up of speakers and lots of pre-and post-conference workshops. Space is limited, so register now at evoxeco.uk!
February 13, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Then you cannot miss #ExE2026! Hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall, this #conference has a stellar line-up of speakers and lots of pre-and post-conference workshops. Space is limited, so register now at evoxeco.uk!
February issue out now
www.nature.com/hdy/volumes/...
📸 © Jeannine Hayward, Cape Leopard Trust
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www.nature.com/hdy/volumes/...
📸 © Jeannine Hayward, Cape Leopard Trust
@gensocuk.bsky.social
![Cover image ‘Female leopard in the Cederberg Mountains, Western Cape’, copyright [Cape Leopard Trust], used with kind permission [Jeannine Hayward, Cape Leopard Trust]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2zrogycccpn7vl77co3nvtjt/bafkreidkbfjhbuzc5bsi2qzxpb7fmyeucmvvb5vn5c7mz26ylecy4hb5ay@jpeg)
February 13, 2026 at 8:42 AM
February issue out now
www.nature.com/hdy/volumes/...
📸 © Jeannine Hayward, Cape Leopard Trust
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www.nature.com/hdy/volumes/...
📸 © Jeannine Hayward, Cape Leopard Trust
@gensocuk.bsky.social
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Registrations are now OPEN! Join us in Newcastle for the “RNA in Physiology and Disease” conference, an international meeting bringing together world-leading RNA biologists and emerging researchers.
Early bird deadline: 1 May
Abstract deadline: 30 June
Register now: genetics.org.uk/events/rna-i...
Early bird deadline: 1 May
Abstract deadline: 30 June
Register now: genetics.org.uk/events/rna-i...
February 3, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Registrations are now OPEN! Join us in Newcastle for the “RNA in Physiology and Disease” conference, an international meeting bringing together world-leading RNA biologists and emerging researchers.
Early bird deadline: 1 May
Abstract deadline: 30 June
Register now: genetics.org.uk/events/rna-i...
Early bird deadline: 1 May
Abstract deadline: 30 June
Register now: genetics.org.uk/events/rna-i...
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Come celebrate our Anniversary Day in Edinburgh, 25 & 26 June!
Join us for talks from our Honorary Members, Prize & Medal winners, and our Summer Students.
Programme & registration details: genetics.org.uk/events/anniv...
Join us for talks from our Honorary Members, Prize & Medal winners, and our Summer Students.
Programme & registration details: genetics.org.uk/events/anniv...
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Come celebrate our Anniversary Day in Edinburgh, 25 & 26 June!
Join us for talks from our Honorary Members, Prize & Medal winners, and our Summer Students.
Programme & registration details: genetics.org.uk/events/anniv...
Join us for talks from our Honorary Members, Prize & Medal winners, and our Summer Students.
Programme & registration details: genetics.org.uk/events/anniv...
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Relaunch of our London Fly Meeting - whole afternoon of amazing science @ucl @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social sponsored by @gensocuk.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Relaunch of our London Fly Meeting - whole afternoon of amazing science @ucl @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social sponsored by @gensocuk.bsky.social
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Pleasure giving a recap of a wonderful PopGroup conference, and the opportunity to talk about my research.
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🎙️🔊📻 New Heredity podcast!
From PopGroup 59 in Lille.
Plenary speaker Florencia Camus talks about:
1. The conference
2. Conflict and coadaptation between the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes
Listen here: shows.acast.com/heredity-pod...
From PopGroup 59 in Lille.
Plenary speaker Florencia Camus talks about:
1. The conference
2. Conflict and coadaptation between the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes
Listen here: shows.acast.com/heredity-pod...
February 3, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Pleasure giving a recap of a wonderful PopGroup conference, and the opportunity to talk about my research.
🔥
🔥
🎙️🔊📻 New Heredity podcast!
From PopGroup 59 in Lille.
Plenary speaker Florencia Camus talks about:
1. The conference
2. Conflict and coadaptation between the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes
Listen here: shows.acast.com/heredity-pod...
From PopGroup 59 in Lille.
Plenary speaker Florencia Camus talks about:
1. The conference
2. Conflict and coadaptation between the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes
Listen here: shows.acast.com/heredity-pod...
January 31, 2026 at 12:40 PM
🎙️🔊📻 New Heredity podcast!
From PopGroup 59 in Lille.
Plenary speaker Florencia Camus talks about:
1. The conference
2. Conflict and coadaptation between the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes
Listen here: shows.acast.com/heredity-pod...
From PopGroup 59 in Lille.
Plenary speaker Florencia Camus talks about:
1. The conference
2. Conflict and coadaptation between the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes
Listen here: shows.acast.com/heredity-pod...
Impacts of temperature on recombination rate and meiotic success in thermotolerant and cold-tolerant yeast species
@caitismuheil.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@gensocuk.bsky.social
@caitismuheil.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@gensocuk.bsky.social
Impacts of temperature on recombination rate and meiotic success in thermotolerant and cold-tolerant yeast species - Heredity
Heredity - Impacts of temperature on recombination rate and meiotic success in thermotolerant and cold-tolerant yeast species
www.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Impacts of temperature on recombination rate and meiotic success in thermotolerant and cold-tolerant yeast species
@caitismuheil.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@gensocuk.bsky.social
@caitismuheil.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@gensocuk.bsky.social
Genetic diversity and structure lag the effects of contemporary environmental changes in a platypus meta-population
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genetic diversity and structure lag the effects of contemporary environmental changes in a platypus meta-population - Heredity
Heredity - Genetic diversity and structure lag the effects of contemporary environmental changes in a platypus meta-population
www.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Genetic diversity and structure lag the effects of contemporary environmental changes in a platypus meta-population
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Pleased to be able to offer a summer placement at the Exeter Centre for Hyperinsulinism Genetics through this scheme. The Research Access Placements programme is open to undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds
@gensocuk.bsky.social
@gensocuk.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Pleased to be able to offer a summer placement at the Exeter Centre for Hyperinsulinism Genetics through this scheme. The Research Access Placements programme is open to undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds
@gensocuk.bsky.social
@gensocuk.bsky.social
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Pleased to be able to offer a summer placement at the Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics @cardiffuni.bsky.social through this scheme.
Research Access Placements are open to undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds
@gensocuk.bsky.social
Research Access Placements are open to undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds
@gensocuk.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Pleased to be able to offer a summer placement at the Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics @cardiffuni.bsky.social through this scheme.
Research Access Placements are open to undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds
@gensocuk.bsky.social
Research Access Placements are open to undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds
@gensocuk.bsky.social
Dwarfism in Pinus taeda originates from independent somatic mutations co-localized in a shared genomic region
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dwarfism in Pinus taeda originates from independent somatic mutations co-localized in a shared genomic region - Heredity
Heredity - Dwarfism in Pinus taeda originates from independent somatic mutations co-localized in a shared genomic region
www.nature.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Dwarfism in Pinus taeda originates from independent somatic mutations co-localized in a shared genomic region
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Balancing selection maintains intraspecific diversity in a deep-sea fish
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Balancing selection maintains intraspecific diversity in a deep-sea fish - Heredity
Heredity - Balancing selection maintains intraspecific diversity in a deep-sea fish
www.nature.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Balancing selection maintains intraspecific diversity in a deep-sea fish
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rapid evolution of a large structural polymorphism during a bacterial epidemic
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rapid evolution of a large structural polymorphism during a bacterial epidemic - Heredity
Heredity - Rapid evolution of a large structural polymorphism during a bacterial epidemic
www.nature.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Rapid evolution of a large structural polymorphism during a bacterial epidemic
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Glad to receive a PhD prize from the @gensocuk.bsky.social for the work I lead on the origin and diversification of stratified epithelia.
Thanks to @frelab.bsky.social , the lab, and all collaborators involved.
Special thanks to @candice-merle.bsky.social for her help throughout the project.
Thanks to @frelab.bsky.social , the lab, and all collaborators involved.
Special thanks to @candice-merle.bsky.social for her help throughout the project.
Congratulations to Dr @robinjournot.bsky.social, the winner of our 2026 Bruce Cattanach Prize for his PhD research into the genetic and evolutionary basis of epithelial stratification!
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
January 26, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Glad to receive a PhD prize from the @gensocuk.bsky.social for the work I lead on the origin and diversification of stratified epithelia.
Thanks to @frelab.bsky.social , the lab, and all collaborators involved.
Special thanks to @candice-merle.bsky.social for her help throughout the project.
Thanks to @frelab.bsky.social , the lab, and all collaborators involved.
Special thanks to @candice-merle.bsky.social for her help throughout the project.
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Congratulations to our student prize winners!
All winners will present their work at out Anniversary Day event on 25 and 26th of June in Edinburgh: genetics.org.uk/events/anniv...
All winners will present their work at out Anniversary Day event on 25 and 26th of June in Edinburgh: genetics.org.uk/events/anniv...
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Congratulations to our student prize winners!
All winners will present their work at out Anniversary Day event on 25 and 26th of June in Edinburgh: genetics.org.uk/events/anniv...
All winners will present their work at out Anniversary Day event on 25 and 26th of June in Edinburgh: genetics.org.uk/events/anniv...
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Congratulations to Daniel Malawsky, the winner of our 2026 postgraduate Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize for their work with Dr @hilarycmartin.bsky.social!
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
January 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Congratulations to Daniel Malawsky, the winner of our 2026 postgraduate Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize for their work with Dr @hilarycmartin.bsky.social!
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
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Congratulations to Dr @robinjournot.bsky.social, the winner of our 2026 Bruce Cattanach Prize for his PhD research into the genetic and evolutionary basis of epithelial stratification!
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Congratulations to Dr @robinjournot.bsky.social, the winner of our 2026 Bruce Cattanach Prize for his PhD research into the genetic and evolutionary basis of epithelial stratification!
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
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Congratulations to Shaoqi Wang, the winner of the 2026 Undergraduate Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize for her work with Prof Anne Ferguson-Smith.
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Congratulations to Shaoqi Wang, the winner of the 2026 Undergraduate Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize for her work with Prof Anne Ferguson-Smith.
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
genetics.org.uk/medals-and-p...
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Deadline extended! You now have more time to apply for our Communicating Your Science workshop (15–17 April).
Apply today and take your communication skills to the next level: genetics.org.uk/grants/comm-...
Apply today and take your communication skills to the next level: genetics.org.uk/grants/comm-...
January 22, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Deadline extended! You now have more time to apply for our Communicating Your Science workshop (15–17 April).
Apply today and take your communication skills to the next level: genetics.org.uk/grants/comm-...
Apply today and take your communication skills to the next level: genetics.org.uk/grants/comm-...
Check out the shortlisted "student paper prize" manuscripts from 2025
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www.nature.com/collections/...
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www.nature.com/collections/...
@gensocuk.bsky.social
Annual Heredity prize for the Best Student Paper 2025
We are pleased to announce the winners of the annual prize for the best student-led paper in Heredity for 2025. As before the quality of papers was very high ...
www.nature.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Check out the shortlisted "student paper prize" manuscripts from 2025
👇
www.nature.com/collections/...
@gensocuk.bsky.social
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www.nature.com/collections/...
@gensocuk.bsky.social
Congratulations 🎉
We are pleased to announce the winners of the annual prize for the best student-led paper in Heredity for 2025. The award for this year goes to Eléonore Lavanchy from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
➡️ www.nature.com/collections/...
@gensocuk.bsky.social
We are pleased to announce the winners of the annual prize for the best student-led paper in Heredity for 2025. The award for this year goes to Eléonore Lavanchy from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
➡️ www.nature.com/collections/...
@gensocuk.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Congratulations 🎉
We are pleased to announce the winners of the annual prize for the best student-led paper in Heredity for 2025. The award for this year goes to Eléonore Lavanchy from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
➡️ www.nature.com/collections/...
@gensocuk.bsky.social
We are pleased to announce the winners of the annual prize for the best student-led paper in Heredity for 2025. The award for this year goes to Eléonore Lavanchy from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
➡️ www.nature.com/collections/...
@gensocuk.bsky.social
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Check out the latest episode of the Heredity Podcast where @tillypemburysmith.bsky.social and @rhondasnook.bsky.social talk about their recent paper examining the effects of heat stress on mating systems!
@stockholm-uni.bsky.social
@zoologysthlm.bsky.social
@gensocuk.bsky.social
Listen to the episode: shows.acast.com/heredity-pod...
Read the paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@zoologysthlm.bsky.social
@gensocuk.bsky.social
Listen to the episode: shows.acast.com/heredity-pod...
Read the paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Facultative polyandry under heat stress and the evolutionary potential for climate-driven shifts in mating systems - Heredity
Heredity - Facultative polyandry under heat stress and the evolutionary potential for climate-driven shifts in mating systems
www.nature.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Check out the latest episode of the Heredity Podcast where @tillypemburysmith.bsky.social and @rhondasnook.bsky.social talk about their recent paper examining the effects of heat stress on mating systems!
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Had a fab time this week at Pop Group @popgroup2026.bsky.social and stoked to have won a prize for my poster on hybridisation in island birds! 🧬🐦⬛🏝️ #pgg59
January 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Had a fab time this week at Pop Group @popgroup2026.bsky.social and stoked to have won a prize for my poster on hybridisation in island birds! 🧬🐦⬛🏝️ #pgg59