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Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 11d

“When an animal’s biological age runs higher than its chronological one, it can signal physiological strain — a kind of molecular distress flare that may go off before any other visible signs of problems.”

Highlighting research in Canada too.
🧪 #Canada #Stress
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The clock is ticking: How epigenetics could help save wildlife from collapse

In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population health, resilience and risk

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EerilyPhD 👻 @ejwillingham.bsky.social · 11d

You can read this 2019 piece of mine examining research@ the time, which hasn't changed much since.

I'll add that "environment" doesn't just mean *waves hands* the air or uterus or food or medications. It also involves the influence of your own *gene products*

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The quest for autism’s causes, and what it reveals about all of us

The more researchers look, the more multifaceted the risk factors appear — and the more we learn about how the brain works and develops

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UNR Biology Buzz @unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social · 13d

Friday afternoon after a long week: cave-dwelling lifestyle sounding appealing? Dr. Misty Riddle interview may be of interest!

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How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again

Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.

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Meaghan Jones @meaghanjones.bsky.social · 15d

A new article in @knowablemag.bsky.social that highlights some of @levinewediuk.bsky.social's PD work with me and @colingarroway.bsky.social, along with many other efforts to bring epigenetic clocks into conservation efforts.

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The clock is ticking: How epigenetics could help save wildlife from collapse

In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population health, resilience and risk

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Leland Renato Grigoli, PhD @mappermundi.bsky.social · 28d

Do you have anyone with writing and editing experience who wants to come work for me? #medievalsky please share widely!

University of the District of Columbia - University Writer/Editor

University Writer/Editor at University of the District of Columbia

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 22d

People with good motives may engage in bribery and worse depending on what society expects of them. A political scientist explains.

✍️ Bob Holmes

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Corruption: When norms upstage the law

People with good motives may engage in bribery and worse depending on what society expects of them. A political scientist explains.

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Rachel Ehrenberg @rachelscience.bsky.social · 29d

One of my duties is helming the @knowablemag.bsky.social newsletter. It features our new stuff, cool #sciart and smart takes on goings-on in science (the bad news & good reads)

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Sep 4

Researchers are exploring why some individuals are naturally super-lean and may struggle to gain weight. The causes of such constitutional thinness offer clues to the physiology of weight control.

✍️ Ute Eberle

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The other end of the weight spectrum: Very thin people

Researchers are exploring why some individuals are naturally super-lean and may struggle to gain weight. The causes of such constitutional thinness offer clues to the physiology of weight control.

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Maki Scare-O @makinaro.com · Aug 29

Redoing this with tags because I forgot everybody is on Bsky now (Hooray!)

Special thanks as well to @eva-emerson.bsky.social, @rachelscience.bsky.social, @rosiemestel.bsky.social , and the rest of the editorial team at Knowable, who make these comics and illustrations possible 🥳

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 4

Middle and low-income earners’ consumer confidence is plummeting, while high earners’ is going up.

Be warned: this spells doom for our consumer spending-driven economy.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Sep 4

SCOOP: Three Trump Cabinet Members Have Multiple Primary-Residence Mortgages @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 29

“It may be age-old, but not much has been done to address it. In many places of the world, it’s always been considered an issue to be dealt with behind closed doors. But the availability of data today shows just how serious the issue is.” knowmag.org/3JED7BK

Unsafe at home: The misery of intimate partner violence

Public health researchers explain the levers that can reduce — or worsen — this global blight. A bright spot: There are more data than ever on strategies that can help.

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Katie Fleeman @fleemanator.bsky.social · Aug 28

Hello! Do you want to tell our algorithmic overlords that you want amazing science journalism?? Then you should add Knowable as a 'preferred source' for Google: www.google.com/preferences/... plz and thank you 🙏

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 29

New research, innovative programs and emboldened advocates are challenging decades-old conventions about how to respond to domestic abuse.

✍️ Katherine Ellison

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Can a strategy shift reduce intimate partner violence?

New research, innovative programs and emboldened advocates are challenging decades-old conventions about how to respond to domestic abuse

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Eva Emerson @eva-emerson.bsky.social · Aug 28

It's not easy to read about, but intimate partner violence is truly a global problem. Public health researchers hope to find ways to reduce its many harms. Katherine Ellison interviewed Susan Sorenson and Heidi Stöckl for @knowablemag.bsky.social to learn more

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 27

What have researchers learned about the physiology and genetics of pregnancy at high elevation? This was discussed at a meeting convened last year in Cambridge, England.

👉 Read @timvernimmen.bsky.social's report knowmag.org/4hmhwsU

And check out the proceedings from the meeting (quoted below 👇) 🧪

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 26

Read in English:

How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again

Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 26

How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again 👀

Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.

@timvernimmen.bsky.social's recent report is now available in Spanish👇

Knowable en español @revistaknowable.bsky.social · Aug 26

Los tetras mexicanos que fueron arrastrados a cavernas completamente oscuras no tenían ningún uso para esos órganos que consumían tanta energía. Perdieron sus ojos de múltiples maneras —pero también ganaron algunas características interesantes—.

✍️ Tim Vernimmen

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Estos peces de cueva perdieron sus ojos, una y otra vez

Los tetras mexicanos que fueron arrastrados a cavernas completamente oscuras no tenían ningún uso para esos órganos que consumían tanta energía. Perdieron sus ojos de múltiples maneras —pero también…

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Knowable en español @revistaknowable.bsky.social · Aug 26

Los tetras mexicanos que fueron arrastrados a cavernas completamente oscuras no tenían ningún uso para esos órganos que consumían tanta energía. Perdieron sus ojos de múltiples maneras —pero también ganaron algunas características interesantes—.

✍️ Tim Vernimmen

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Estos peces de cueva perdieron sus ojos, una y otra vez

Los tetras mexicanos que fueron arrastrados a cavernas completamente oscuras no tenían ningún uso para esos órganos que consumían tanta energía. Perdieron sus ojos de múltiples maneras —pero también…

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em-underwood.bsky.social @em-underwood.bsky.social · Aug 22

When someone does something you don't like, what do you do? Call the cops? Complain on your local listserv? Keep silent? The impulse to tell is deeply human, but deciding to do it it is far from straightforward. A pleasure to edit this story by Emily Laber-Warren for @knowablemag.bsky.social

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 22

From tattling to whistleblowing, a sociologist explores what drives people to tell on one another.

✍️ Emily Laber-Warren

See something, say something? The science of speaking out

From tattling to whistleblowing, a sociologist explores what drives people to tell on one another

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 22

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SNOLAB @snolabscience.bsky.social · Aug 19

If the Big Bang created an equal amount of matter and antimatter, why is antimatter vanishingly scarce in the universe today? SNOLAB is studying neutrino properties to answer this pivotal question. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...