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frommlab.bsky.social
The Fromm Lab
@frommlab.bsky.social
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lab at @UiTNorgesarktis studying microRNAs, paleotranscriptomics, biosystematics with a fable for flatworms. MirGeneDB, MirMachine, MirMiner (soon!)
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · Jun 23
🔥🔥🔥NEW PAPER OUT in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social
with @psarkies.bsky.social and many others who are not here, yet!🔥🔥🔥
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Substantial hierarchical reductions of genetic and morphological traits in the evolution of rotiferan parasites
Abstract. Within the last 800 million years animals evolved a vast range of diversity of species exhibiting an enormous disparity of forms and lifestyles.
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · 7d
Absolutely NOT!!!

A great example of a false call!
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · 7d
Absolutely right. "mir-6236" is of ribosomal (28S) origin matching LSU_rRNA_eukarya (RF02543) in Rfam....

We actually have it included in our meta-analysis that is in press!
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · 13d
Paper accepted!! 🦣
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · 18d
This is insane. Amazing story!
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Vincent J Lynch 🐘🦣🦥 🦇🐋🐢🐍 @devoevomed.bsky.social · 18d
Intense ivory poaching has led to the evolution of tusklessness in some African elephant populations, which might reduce poaching, but also happens to be an X-chromosome–linked dominant trait that is lethal to males #EleFunFactFriday #TheMoreYouKnow 💫 🧪 🐘

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Ivory poaching and the rapid evolution of tusklessness in African elephants
Intensive ivory poaching during a period of civil conflict caused the rapid evolution of tusklessness in an African elephant population.
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · 18d
forna and mfold webservers down at the same time is really annoying.
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · 21d
And one of three worldwide with large animal S4 Level
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · 21d
Having a great time at the Friedrich Löffler Institute in Greifswald. Impressive place (850 people work here). Many exciting questions about (viral) microRNAs after my presentation. Thank you for the invitation to Balal Sadeghi!!!
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · 21d
What species are those?
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · 21d
@pedromartinezserra.bsky.social !!!!
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Alice Godden @alicegodden.bsky.social · 22d
Our new paper is out in Dev Biol! 🎉 🐸🧬
We show #miR-196a directs #neural crest fate in #Xenopus by repressing immature neural #ectoderm — evidence #miRNAs can potentially drive, not just fine-tune, early patterning
👉 Read more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...
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Schematic overview of our project. Dissection of Xenopus neural crest following morpholino knockdown of miRNA, then extraction of RNA for RNA-seq
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eric lai @lucksmith.bsky.social · 26d
New #miRNA paper from Lai lab!! 🧬🔥

some think this field, despite recent Nobel to Ambros and Ruvkun, doesn't have much surprises left. but, do we EVEN KNOW WHAT a miRNA precursor LOOKS LIKE? we found some conserved miRNA hairpins up to 10x longer than suspected. this is mir-12, just bonkers! 1/n
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · 26d
Paper alert!🔔
Think you know how microRNAs look like? Think again!!

Giant hairpins in multiple animal phyla!

Very happy to have contributed to this awesome paper with @lucksmith.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Charlotte Wright @charlottewright.bsky.social · 27d
How many chromosomes can an animal have?

In our paper out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social we show that the Atlas blue butterfly has 229 chromosome pairs- the highest in diploid Metazoa! These arose by rapid autosome fragmentation while sex chromosomes stayed intact.
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Constraints on chromosome evolution revealed by the 229 chromosome pairs of the Atlas blue butterfly
The genome of the Atlas blue butterfly contains ten times more chromosomes than most butterflies, and more than any other known diploid animal. Wright et al. show that this extraordinary karyotype is ...
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · 28d
Awesome paper by the lab of @lcochella.bsky.social on how MIR-10 / 100 family regulated cellular interaction pathways www.science.org/doi/full/10....
An ancient and essential miRNA family controls cellular interaction pathways in C. elegans
A microRNA that arose at the origin of eumetazoans regulates cell adhesion and signaling in C. elegans through conserved targets.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Sep 6
Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
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Alex Crits-Christoph @acritschristoph.bsky.social · Sep 3
What a figure!
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · Aug 29
#argonautes2025 end (for me) with an amazing dinner. Thank you for organizing @svobodalab.bsky.social
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · Aug 29
#argonautes2025 day3 with amazing talks spanning widely over generegulation to evolution and parasitic interaction (via AGO).

A presentation by the Argonautes Syndrom family alliance reminded how relevant research on Argonautes and related mechanisms is
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · Aug 28
@lucksmith.bsky.social
Amazing performance
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · Aug 28
#argonautes2025
What to say: RNA U come around
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · Aug 28
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Flipboard @flipboard.com · Aug 28
Big news for @bsky.app, the open social web and the #science community!

@arstechnica.com cites @whysharksmatter.bsky.social’s new survey showing most science communicators are leaving Twitter — with Bluesky emerging as their platform of choice.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Aug 27
More scientists choose Bluesky over Twitter
It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · Aug 28
Absolutely agreed! We rejected it as Transposon in 2015

Thanks
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · Aug 28
#argonautes2025 day 2 started strong 💪🏻
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The Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · Aug 27
Nobel prizes?