Dylan Sosa
@dylansosa.bsky.social
PhD candidate in molecular evolution @UChicago
manyuanlonglab.uchicago.edu
manyuanlonglab.uchicago.edu
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Dylan Sosa
@dylansosa.bsky.social
· Jul 23
My sincere thanks to @official-smbe.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my work at the grad student excellence symposium this week in Beijing ❤️🔥
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i agree. it's a rude technology and it deserves a rude response
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
December 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
i agree. it's a rude technology and it deserves a rude response
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We tend to emphasize the maternal role in development: an egg cell is enormous compared to a sperm cell, and a mother gestates the embryo. But a growing body of research suggests that sperm cells carry more than just genetic information. www.quantamagazine.org/how-dads-fit...
December 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We tend to emphasize the maternal role in development: an egg cell is enormous compared to a sperm cell, and a mother gestates the embryo. But a growing body of research suggests that sperm cells carry more than just genetic information. www.quantamagazine.org/how-dads-fit...
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Great coverage of our work on the pelvis: www.harvardmagazine.com/research/har...
Why Humans Walk on Two Legs | Harvard Magazine
Research highlights our evolutionary ancestors’ unique pelvis.
www.harvardmagazine.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Great coverage of our work on the pelvis: www.harvardmagazine.com/research/har...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
SMBE is now on Weixin/WeChat!
Stay up-to-date with the latest news, events, and articles published in @molbioevol.bsky.social and @genomebiolevol.bsky.social
Follow the @officialSMBE account, or scan the QR code with the app.
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#society
Stay up-to-date with the latest news, events, and articles published in @molbioevol.bsky.social and @genomebiolevol.bsky.social
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This is an important and information rich article. I wondered about the effects by Institute. The table below (which is snipped here but is in the article) has that info. Broken down by # of grants and $ amounts.
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is an important and information rich article. I wondered about the effects by Institute. The table below (which is snipped here but is in the article) has that info. Broken down by # of grants and $ amounts.
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We are thrilled to announce the first official release (v0.1.8) of #𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗿, the successor to one of our flagship tool, #𝗯𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀! Based on ideas we conceived of long ago (!), this was achieved thanks to the dedication of Brent Pedersen.
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Intro to Bedder – The Quinlan Lab
quinlanlab.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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The Hopkins Lab (hopkins-lab.com) at the University of Florida is looking to recruit a postdoc to work on the genetics of organ function and evolution across Drosophila and beyond. Please visit tinyurl.com/vcsjpmzz or email me for more info. And please RT or send to anyone who might be interested!
October 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Hopkins Lab (hopkins-lab.com) at the University of Florida is looking to recruit a postdoc to work on the genetics of organ function and evolution across Drosophila and beyond. Please visit tinyurl.com/vcsjpmzz or email me for more info. And please RT or send to anyone who might be interested!
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On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈
October 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈
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It bears repeating that nearly the entire US enterprise in science and technology has been irreversibly gutted. This is shocking.
All this loss has occurred without any real benefit to the average US citizen. Except we now have the biggest, best funded secret police force perhaps ever.
Yay for us!
All this loss has occurred without any real benefit to the average US citizen. Except we now have the biggest, best funded secret police force perhaps ever.
Yay for us!
August 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It bears repeating that nearly the entire US enterprise in science and technology has been irreversibly gutted. This is shocking.
All this loss has occurred without any real benefit to the average US citizen. Except we now have the biggest, best funded secret police force perhaps ever.
Yay for us!
All this loss has occurred without any real benefit to the average US citizen. Except we now have the biggest, best funded secret police force perhaps ever.
Yay for us!
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AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
August 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
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Excited to report that Joy Bergelson (bergelsonlab.org) and I will be running a brand new GRC conference on the Function of Evolving Systems in the summer of 2026. The 2028 one will be chaired by Mikhail Tikhonov (physics.wustl.edu/people/mikha...) and @asanchezlab.bsky.social! Stay tuned!
Faculty
physics.wustl.edu
December 30, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Excited to report that Joy Bergelson (bergelsonlab.org) and I will be running a brand new GRC conference on the Function of Evolving Systems in the summer of 2026. The 2028 one will be chaired by Mikhail Tikhonov (physics.wustl.edu/people/mikha...) and @asanchezlab.bsky.social! Stay tuned!
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FlyBase.org release FB2025_03 is live! Go enjoy the refreshed data.
FlyBase Homepage
FlyBase: a database for drosophila genetics and molecular biology
FlyBase.org
July 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
FlyBase.org release FB2025_03 is live! Go enjoy the refreshed data.
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Those who enjoyed the plenary talk from @mollyprz.bsky.social this morning at #SMBE2025 might like to read more about this work in this 2024 @plosbiology.org paper with @natanaels.bsky.social &co: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
The clock-like accumulation of germline and somatic mutations can arise from the interplay of DNA damage and repair
The rate at which DNA mutations accumulate varies substantially across cell types and tissues in the human body, but the origin of these differences is not well understood. This study develops a model...
journals.plos.org
July 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Those who enjoyed the plenary talk from @mollyprz.bsky.social this morning at #SMBE2025 might like to read more about this work in this 2024 @plosbiology.org paper with @natanaels.bsky.social &co: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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July 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
My sincere thanks to @official-smbe.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my work at the grad student excellence symposium this week in Beijing ❤️🔥
July 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
My sincere thanks to @official-smbe.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my work at the grad student excellence symposium this week in Beijing ❤️🔥
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This morning ended with the Graduate Student Excellence Symposium, where our eight awardees presented their great work.
👏 Congratulations to all GSEA recipients!
#SMBE2025
👏 Congratulations to all GSEA recipients!
#SMBE2025
July 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This morning ended with the Graduate Student Excellence Symposium, where our eight awardees presented their great work.
👏 Congratulations to all GSEA recipients!
#SMBE2025
👏 Congratulations to all GSEA recipients!
#SMBE2025
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Back in plenary at #SMBE2025, and a temporary reprieve from the extreme FOMO induced by parallel sessions. First talk from @dylansosa.bsky.social, looking at evolutionary dynamics of tRNA repertoire & codon usage in young genes (mostly leveraging data from Drosophila spp)
July 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Back in plenary at #SMBE2025, and a temporary reprieve from the extreme FOMO induced by parallel sessions. First talk from @dylansosa.bsky.social, looking at evolutionary dynamics of tRNA repertoire & codon usage in young genes (mostly leveraging data from Drosophila spp)
UChicago Ecology & Evolution has arrived at @official-smbe.bsky.social !
July 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
UChicago Ecology & Evolution has arrived at @official-smbe.bsky.social !
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Our study on a male-essential microRNA and the evolution of other dosage compensation mechanisms in birds is now out in Nature! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A male-essential miRNA is key for avian sex chromosome dosage compensation - Nature
Birds have evolved a unique sex chromosome dosage compensation mechanism involving the male-biased microRNA (miR-2954), which is essential for male survival by regulating the expression of dosage-sens...
www.nature.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Our study on a male-essential microRNA and the evolution of other dosage compensation mechanisms in birds is now out in Nature! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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#SMBE2025 Symposium 7: The Origin, Evolution, and Phenotypic Contributions of New Genes
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June 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
#SMBE2025 Symposium 7: The Origin, Evolution, and Phenotypic Contributions of New Genes
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I'll be recruiting across all levels for January 2026, so please reach out if you think our work sounds interesting and visit our website for more info (hopkins-lab.com).
To borrow @asherleeks.bsky.social line, enthusiasm > past experience.
To borrow @asherleeks.bsky.social line, enthusiasm > past experience.
June 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I'll be recruiting across all levels for January 2026, so please reach out if you think our work sounds interesting and visit our website for more info (hopkins-lab.com).
To borrow @asherleeks.bsky.social line, enthusiasm > past experience.
To borrow @asherleeks.bsky.social line, enthusiasm > past experience.