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Jonathan Eisen

@phylogenomics.bsky.social

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Prof at #UCDavis Interests: evolution, ecology, function & phylogenomics of host-microbe/microbiome symbioses; #openscience; #birds; baseball; T1D Lab phylogenomics.me Pics jonathaneisen.smugmug.com Links linktr.ee/jonathaneisen TED go.ted.com/6WPm .. more

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Jonathan Andrew Eisen is an American evolutionary biologist, currently working at University of California, Davis. His academic research is in the fields of evolutionary biology, genomics and microbiology and he is the academic editor-in-chief of the open access journal PLOS Biology. .. more

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · Aug 31

Gratitude. Just made a little video while out for a walk on my birthday to express my gratitude to all the people and organizations that help protect and preserve the natural world and make it accessible. Thanks to all of you. #gratitude #nature #birds #hiking #birthday #california #yolobypass

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RainOrShine99 @rainorshine99.bsky.social · 1h

No hands, no feet, no legs, no problem, everyone is welcome.

Self serve.

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nanoprof.bsky.social @nanoprof.bsky.social · 1h

I can, however, correct the lack of tangency on your right hand/arm interface.

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nanoprof.bsky.social @nanoprof.bsky.social · 1h

I'm sorry, it is too medically complex to perform an armpit symmetrization, even with my unnaturally long arms and legs.

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Tai Viinikka @eastpole.bsky.social · 1h

But Anakin, you have to admit I DID have the high ground.

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 1h

Nice

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Nicola Pitchford @npitchford.bsky.social · 1h

That storied evening when Hannibal Lecter finally met a meal his appetite could not master.

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 1h

Caption contest

A sign showing a cartoony person who appears to be sitting but on air. This person is leaning on a table and there is the top half of a person on top of the table.

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 17h

Pynchon

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 17h

We've had a blast sharing stories, kickstarting careers and guiding the next generation. To help keep #BlackInMicro alive, Donate here: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM and Pre-register to secure your spot: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro. (all links in bio)

A flyer with a dark blue and black gradient background, with faint microbes decorating it. In the middle is a large yellow glowing "5" and underneath it reads "years of #BlackInMicro"

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 23h

NY NY

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 23h

Y'all. I just got ChatGPT to do everything in R for this manuscript. I mean EVERYTHING. And it's all legit and reproducible. I'm shook.

How are we mentoring our trainees in statistics now? Who needs to learn coding in R line by line, and who doesn't?

scienceforeveryone.science/statistics-i...

Statistics in the era of AI

How do we mentor, teach, and do stats when AI can do so much of the work?

scienceforeveryone.science

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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 1d

A hero can be anyone. Even someone doing something as simple and reassuring as making ICE stormtroopers look like pathetic little bitches by dancing around Portland in an inflatable frog costume.

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Katie Solari @kasolari.bsky.social · 2d

Very excited to share that our work assessing the genomic diversity of snow leopards has come out today in PNAS! Spoiler alert - they have the lowest genetic diversity of all big cats!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
@petrovadmitri.bsky.social @elliecat.bsky.social

Exceedingly low genetic diversity in snow leopards due to persistently small population size | PNAS

Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) serve as an umbrella species whose conservation benefits their high-elevation Asian habitat. Their numbers are belie...

www.pnas.org

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 2d

I have to take Lorazepam to get through them ...

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 2d

Red tailed hawk at Yolo Bypass today #birds

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 3d

From 2012. The Onion knows all.

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Dickhead In Sanchez Jersey Turns Out To Be Mark Sanchez

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Patricia Bernal @pbernalt6ss.bsky.social · 3d

Our paper, describing how the T6SSs of P. putida shape the tomato rhizosphere, is now in its final format in @isme-microbes.bsky.social ISME Communications. If you'd like to learn more, here is a thread (1/11) or read the Article doi.org/10.1093/isme....

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 3d

It has been a rough month or so recovering from a bicycling wreck. Some good news: I am avoiding shoulder surgery. The not as good news is - I will be doing a LOT of physical therapy. Part of the reason for avoiding surgery was watching this great video www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm5x...

Demystifying the Shoulder MRI, What chatGPT Won't Tell You | Brian Feeley, MD

YouTube video by UCSF Orthopaedic Surgery

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 3d

Nice — but I have a thing for marmosets

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 3d

Yes yes yes —- but I am dying to see a marmoset

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 4d

Ummmmmm - I appreciate the sentiment but OMG - wtf is #4? Is that a marmoset?

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Pieter Dorrestein @pieterdorrestein.bsky.social · 4d

@phylogenomics.bsky.social first three pics just for you.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 4d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t mean to overreact or anything, but this is the commander-in-chief telling military personnel that Democrats are a problem to be dealt with.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 4d

"[A]gents engulfed my car in tear gas, smashed my driver-side window, and pepper-sprayed my face.... I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. No explanation. No charges. No apology. One day, I was just told, 'you’re free to go.'" #KavanaughStop

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 6d

Heartbreaking loss in Yosemite: Alpinist Balin Miller, 23, fell 2,400 feet from El Capitan while rope-soloing the “Sea of Dreams.” The acclaimed climber had recently drawn global attention for bold ascents in Patagonia & the Rockies. 🧗‍♂️💔 #Yosemite #Climbing #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky

Known online as the “Orange Tent Guy,” Balin Miller had gained global recognition for bold ascents in Alaska, Patagonia and the Sierra Nevada.

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 7d

I disapprove of this

Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 7d

Disapproving hawk disapproves. 🪶☀️🌵

Adult Cooper’s Hawk is upset about something.

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