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Nature @nature.com · 2d

Obituary: Jane Goodall (1934-2025) Pioneer primatologist who inspired generations of scientists

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Jane Goodall obituary: pioneer primatologist who inspired generations of scientists

She was a tireless advocate for conservation, the welfare of captive chimpanzees and the protection of habitats.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 23d

A new Science study of ants in Fiji—involving genomic sequencing of over 4000 ant specimens from museum collections—shows that most native species have been in decline since humans first arrived in the archipelago 3000 years ago. https://scim.ag/489mI2o

Genomic signatures indicate biodiversity loss in an endemic island ant fauna

Insect populations have declined worldwide, but the extent and drivers of these declines are debated. Most studies rely on field surveys performed in the past century, leaving gaps in our understandin...

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · Aug 26

day 2 #InverteFest #invertebrate weird fact:
there are some ants with only a single chromosome, while some butterflies shred their genome into multiple "microchromosomes" 🧬🐜🦋

#SciArt doodle of an ant and butterfly, the and is holding a very long chromosome with the text n=1 above, while the butterfly is standing on a giant pile of microscopic chromosomes with the text above saying n=224-226??

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Workshops @evomics.bsky.social · Jul 25

Early bird applications for the Workshop on Genomics 2026 are still open until the 1st of August, we have a few spots left! Do not miss the chance to get a discount! 🙆🏽‍♀️ #evomics2026
Apply here: evomics.org/apply-worksh...

Workshops @evomics.bsky.social · Jul 1

Applications are now open for the Workshop on Genomics 2026 (11-24 Jan) in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. For the first time, we are offering Early Bird Registration discounts! 🐣 Do not miss the chance! 🤩 Help us spread the word among friends and colleagues! 🙆🏽‍♀️ #evomics2026
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · Jul 24

谢谢北京！

What more is there to say?

👏 A beautiful closing ceremony with credit where credit is due - established and upcoming researchers, volunteers, organizers - more than just science, SMBE is about people.

Thank you for being with us for #SMBE2025, either onsite or from afar!

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Maria Vasilarou @marivasi.bsky.social · Jul 23

The inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility symposium at #SMBE2025 was a much-needed reminder: science thrives when we create space for everyone. Let’s keep these conversations going

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Janina Rinke @jannelrinke.bsky.social · Jul 23

If you‘re at #SMBE2025 and you still have a tiny little bit of energy left for the last day tomorrow, I‘d be happy to see you joining my talk at 10:20 tomorrow morning in Room 2, where I‘ll be talking about how TEs can reshape entire genome structures in ants! 🐜🧬👩🏽‍🔬

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Janina Rinke @jannelrinke.bsky.social · Jul 23

I was so lucky to hear a very important talk about academic brain drain in the #IDEA symposium at #SMBE2025 by Mehmet Somel, stressing how we can work towards using our capacities to reduce inequality in science.

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Janina Rinke @jannelrinke.bsky.social · Jul 23

Inspiring talk by Peter Holland this morning at #SMBE2025 about why we should sequence thousands of genomes, where to go with these large-scale data, sharing our resources and much more! 🧬🧫🧪🔬

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Janina Rinke @jannelrinke.bsky.social · Jul 22

If you’re at #SMBE2025 today, make sure to come by at Esther‘s poster to hear some cool facts about the ants in our lab and discuss about transposable element polymorphisms 🐜😍

Esther van den Bos @esthervandenbos.bsky.social · Jul 22

Come find me at #SMBE2025 to chat about transposable elements in ants 🧬🐜
S15 - P8

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Dr. Tyler A. Elliott @transposableman.bsky.social · Jul 20

#TEsky Lepidopteran genomes have denser transposable elements in smaller chromosomes, likely driven by non-allelic homologous recombination doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...

Lepidopteran genomes have denser transposable elements in smaller chromosomes, likely driven by non-allelic homologous recombination

Abstract. Transposable elements (TEs) drive major genome size and structural variations, yet evolutionary forces affecting their accumulation and removal r

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Ursula Oggenfuss @oggenfussursula.bsky.social · Jun 16

Happy Barbara Day, happy #TransposonDay2025 to all that celebrate! Every day we get to work on transposons is such a privilege and joy, and I will never not be amazed by these jumping weirdos -the neutral, the bad and the good. Share some black walnut brownies with your friends today!

Molly Gale (Gale-Hammell Lab) @mollygale.bsky.social · Jun 16

🧬🌽 Happy Transposon Day! 🌽🧬

Today we celebrate the birthday of Barbara McClintock - scientist extraordinaire and discoverer of jumping genes. Still the only woman to have an unshared Nobel Prize in the biomedical sciences #TransposonDay2025

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Lukas Schrader @shaggyschrader.bsky.social · Jun 16

Over 50 researchers from over 25 countries have made this possible. Almost 10 years of work. I have 23,062 emails on this project.
It is wonderful to see this published and I hope you enjoy it.
There’s a lot on genome evolution in ants and much much more.

Cell - a Cell Press journal @cp-cell.bsky.social · Jun 16

Now online! Adaptive radiation and social evolution of the ants

Adaptive radiation and social evolution of the ants

Comparative analyses of 163 ant genomes reveal extensive genome rearrangements, context-specific gene family expansion patterns, and selection on conserved pathways that together underpin the evolution and diversification of social traits and caste differentiation in ants.

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Miguel Ramalho-Santos @mrsantos.bsky.social · Jun 11

Also noted: LINE-1 transcription activates long-range gene expression. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

LINE-1 transcription activates long-range gene expression - Nature Genetics

A CRISPR–Cas9 screen identifies genes that modulate long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1) expression in human cells. LINE-1 5′ UTRs have enhancer features and can activate long-range gene expre...

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Esther van den Bos @esthervandenbos.bsky.social · Jun 7

Always a pleasure hanging out with ant enthusiasts 🐜
@jaimesnino.bsky.social @jannelrinke.bsky.social @haplodiploid.bsky.social @mlitto.bsky.social @clariona.bsky.social @bchitadze.bsky.social #cologneinternationalforum

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Luisa Jaimes @jaimesnino.bsky.social · May 15

Join us in #Köln! @Simo and @jaimesnino.bsky.social will be discussing what makes #ants such an interesting taxa! And insights on our own research on #socialevolution, #genome #evolution, #aging, and #developmental processes! 6 June 2025 - 6 p.m - International House cif.uni-koeln.de/events

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Martin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · Jun 3

“Among corresponding authors — who take responsibility for a manuscript as it goes through the publication process — just 17% of those who disclosed their gender identified as women”

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Gender equality in research publishing is a responsibility for everyone

A concerted effort is needed to support women in their choice of journal when submitting their manuscript.

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Janina Rinke @jannelrinke.bsky.social · May 29

It was a pleasure and very inspiring having @theafrogers.bsky.social and @mendezaranda.bsky.social at our institute this week giving a talk about their research! 🧬 Comparing Hi-C contact maps from our different study organisms and learning so much more! 😎

Thea F. Rogers @theafrogers.bsky.social · May 28

Had a great time speaking at KU Leuven and at the University of Münster in the last week! Thank you @eveseuntjens.bsky.social and @jannelrinke.bsky.social for the invites, city tours and great company! And so nice to see @mendezaranda.bsky.social as well 😊

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DZG 2025 Berlin @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social · Mar 31

👋 Looking forward to the 117th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society. Please like and share 🤩

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · May 15

You can tell how long-lived ant colonies are by whether the local humans erect permanent signage for their nests.

Photograph of a metal sign in along a forested dirt road, white with black text, reading “Leaf Cutters Nest,
Ponds 3-6,
East Boundary and River Trail”

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Clément Goubert @clementgoubert.bsky.social · Mar 10

DFAM (database of transposable elements) 3.9 is out! A lot of cool new stuff and a special update for Drosophila melanogaster... 1/2 #Transposon #DFAM

Dfam Database of Transposable Elements @dfam.bsky.social · Mar 10

Today we released Dfam 3.9 with many new community submissions and the result of a thorough curation and update of the Drosophila Melanogaster library. www.dfam.org (release notes: www.dfam.org/releases/Dfa...)

Dfam

Open database of transposable elements and repetitive DNA families

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Janina Rinke @jannelrinke.bsky.social · Mar 7

Yesterday I attended the Women‘s* Empowerment Convention 2025 in the castle of the University of Muenster and it was a fantastic day with lots of really good input. Loved to meet everyone and I am very thankful to have been a part of such an important event! 🧬👩🏽‍🔬🧫🥼🧪

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · Mar 6

Natalie Cooper, Senior Editor for MEE, has written a blog post for #InternationalWomensDay 2025. Read the full post here 👇

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Arthur Matte @arthurmatte.bsky.social · Feb 26

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨

🐜 How did ants evolve their highly specialized queens and workers?

With @adriatica.bsky.social, we reveal a key evolutionary innovation: adult control over larval feeding unlocked extreme caste dimorphism and complex societies. 🧵👇

🔗 Read in @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

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Channa Prakash @agbioworld.bsky.social · Feb 26

Thank the jumping genes for all the hot peppers! New study

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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