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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · 22d

Our latest #SORTEE-led paper is out now in #ProcB!

We reviewed data/code-sharing policy clarity, strictness & timing across 275 EcoEvo journals

We also worked with #ProcB & #EcologyLetters to assess initial compliance with sharing mandates. Huge team effort! 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

From policy to practice: progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. However, in ecology and evolution, we still do not know how widespread data- and ...

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Alice Godden @alicegodden.bsky.social · 24d

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...
@devbiol.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social

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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Katie Millar @katiemillar.bsky.social · 24d

So so epically excited for this tomorrow, will be logging in online. Cannae wait to soak it all up though!! #PositConf2025

Posit @posit.co · 24d

posit::conf(2025) kicks off TOMORROW, and we are fully in launch mode.

🎒 Pack the essentials.
📲 Download the app.
📍 Check the schedule.

Whether you’re flying to ATL or logging in from home, the countdown is officially ON.

Let’s make it unforgettable. 💥

#PositConf2025

WE'RE LIVE TOMORROW! September 16th. A laptop displays a bar chart and code. A phone, notebook, and pens are nearby.

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Katie Millar @katiemillar.bsky.social · Aug 28

That sounds amazing, you must share a picture if you manage to find it!

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Katie Millar @katiemillar.bsky.social · Jul 14

I can't believe this only ended up getting 3,590 supporters when it needed 10,000; it was a sad day. This has unlocked a new fixation, and I will campaign to get this reopened... #Drosophila #Tribolium #CoolScience #FruitFlies

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Arthropod Model Organisms | LEGO® Ideas

Scientists have learned a great deal about biology from a handful of "model organisms" – animals with unique characteristics that make them excellent for labora…

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Emil Hvitfeldt @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social · Aug 20

Happy to announce ✨quarto-revealjs-editable✨

This fully supersedes the imagemover extension, as I back then didn't realize the potential. You can now also move, resize, change font size and alignment for text in your slides

github.com/EmilHvitfeld...
#quarto #slidecrafting

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FlyBase @flybase.bsky.social · Aug 15

FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

FlyBase:Contribute to FlyBase - FlyBase Wiki

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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · Aug 14

A reminder you/your lab can support FlyBase at Cambridge through the following link. Every bit helps. Please share if you yourself can't donate.

www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · Aug 5

🚨New pre-print🚨
Natural DNA variation can slash CRISPR gene drive efficiency by up to 54% in Culex quinquefasciatus, a major West Nile virus mosquito vector.
<10% mismatch at the target site disrupts copying.
#GeneDrive #CRISPR
(with Tim Harvey-Samuel and Alphey Lab)
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Alleles that have mismatches compared to designed homology arms produce a significant drop in homing events while overall cleavage rates remain the same

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Katie Millar @katiemillar.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thanks for checking with him! Shame about the waiting period, but really cool that he might be up for sharing the info for running this again. Please let me know if he’s up for it - happy to help however I can!

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Rachel C Thayer @rcthayer.bsky.social · Jul 14

Oh hey! This was my lab mate Dennis's design work! I also still think it's a great idea. I'mma tell him this resurfaced on socials

Katie Millar @katiemillar.bsky.social · Jul 14

I can't believe this only ended up getting 3,590 supporters when it needed 10,000; it was a sad day. This has unlocked a new fixation, and I will campaign to get this reopened... #Drosophila #Tribolium #CoolScience #FruitFlies

beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Arthropod Model Organisms | LEGO® Ideas

Scientists have learned a great deal about biology from a handful of "model organisms" – animals with unique characteristics that make them excellent for labora…

beta.ideas.lego.com

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Katie Millar @katiemillar.bsky.social · Jul 14

Ah - AMAZING - thank you!! It’s such a brilliant idea!!

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Katie Millar @katiemillar.bsky.social · Jul 14

Also I accounted for 431 of these 3,590 supporters...

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Katie Millar @katiemillar.bsky.social · Jul 14

I can't believe this only ended up getting 3,590 supporters when it needed 10,000; it was a sad day. This has unlocked a new fixation, and I will campaign to get this reopened... #Drosophila #Tribolium #CoolScience #FruitFlies

beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Arthropod Model Organisms | LEGO® Ideas

Scientists have learned a great deal about biology from a handful of "model organisms" – animals with unique characteristics that make them excellent for labora…

beta.ideas.lego.com

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Katie Millar @katiemillar.bsky.social · Jul 12

Double thank you! :)

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Katie Millar @katiemillar.bsky.social · Jul 11

thank you!

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Katie Millar @katiemillar.bsky.social · Jul 11

Don’t know if this is a thing on here #rstats
But is there anyway I can make interactive-like quizzes on a Quarto website? Just looking for something simple like multiple choice to start with.

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Karl Grieshop @karlgrieshop.bsky.social · Jul 9

Out now in @molbioevol.bsky.social with Michelle Liu (co-first), Ryan Frost, Matthew Lindsay, Malak Bayoumi, Martin Brengdahl, @ruxmolnar.bsky.social and @aneil-agrawal.bsky.social, we evolved ~40% of the D. melanogaster genome under male-limited inheritance, ...

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Expression Divergence in Response to Sex-biased Selection

Abstract. It remains debated whether greater degrees of sexual dimorphism would evolve if not for intersexual genetic constraints. Here, we used experiment

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Katie Millar @katiemillar.bsky.social · Jul 5

😀😀😀😀

Prof Andy Field @profandyfield.com · Jul 4

After more than 7 years working on it, I’ve just submitted the manuscript for Discovering Statistics using R second edition. Tonnes more work on website/package and so on, but getting to this stage is monumental psychologically. It’s the book I feared I’d never finish.

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · Jul 3

🪰🦠🧬 We loved hearing from @katiemillar.bsky.social on the stability of K. oxytoca across Medfly diets, regions & populations and the potential for microbiome-targeted biocontrol approaches
🥰 Some beautiful slides too

#MNGPopUp #MicrobialGenomics #MicroSky #InsectMicrobiome #PestControl #Biocontrol

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UEA Biological Sciences @biouea.bsky.social · Jun 24

Register to see our very own @katiemillar.bsky.social sky.social speak at the Norwich #MNGPopUp on 3rd July.

Go, Katie!
#UEAScience

MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · Jun 20

🪰 Could K.oxytoca Hold the Key to Controlling a Global Pest? Register for #MNGPopUp to find out!

@katiemillar.bsky.social looks at fruit fly microbiomes to unlock new pest control strategies

📅 July 3 | 📍Norwich
🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng

#MicroSky #ECR @norwichmicro.bsky.social @getgenome.bsky.social

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Zahida Sultanova @sultanova.bsky.social · Jun 19

In my latest piece for @uk.theconversation.com, I explain our latest research with @eivimeycook.bsky.social and @alexeimaklakov.bsky.social on how eating less, rapamycin and metformin affect lifespan.

Read it here: theconversation.com/anti-ageing-...

#ageing #longevity #sciencecommunication

Anti-ageing drug rapamycin may extend life almost as effectively as restricting calories – our new research

Scientists compared diet, rapamycin and metformin in search for longevity boost.

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Chuen @chuenlee.bsky.social · Jun 21

New preprint out on social interactions and the gut microbiome in a cooperative breeding species

doi.org/10.32942/X2N...

Social interactions shape anaerobic, but not aerotolerant, gut microbiome composition in a cooperative breeding species

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · Jun 20

🪰 Could K.oxytoca Hold the Key to Controlling a Global Pest? Register for #MNGPopUp to find out!

@katiemillar.bsky.social looks at fruit fly microbiomes to unlock new pest control strategies

📅 July 3 | 📍Norwich
🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng

#MicroSky #ECR @norwichmicro.bsky.social @getgenome.bsky.social

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MicrobesNG @microbesng.bsky.social · Jun 13

📢 3 WEEKS to POP UP Norwich organised with @norwichmicro.bsky.social & @getgenome.bsky.social!

📅 3rd July - a fantastic day of talks from passionate #ECR 's delving into the world of Microbial Genomics! 🦠💡

🔗 Register to attend in person (lunch is included): linktr.ee/microbesng #MNGPopUp #MicroSky

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