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Matthew Neville @mattneville.bsky.social · 1d

Now published! Our paper on:
(1) Accurate sequencing of sperm at scale
(2) Positive selection of spermatogenesis driver mutations across the exome
(3) Offspring disease risks from male reproductive aging
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Sperm sequencing reveals extensive positive selection in the male germline - Nature

A combination of whole-genome NanoSeq with deep whole-exome and targeted NanoSeq is used to accurately characterize mutation rates and genes under positive selection in sperm cells.

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Animal Behavior Society @animbehsociety.bsky.social · 20h

Need something fun to look forward to? Get involved in the publishing process at one of your favorite society journals! Apply to be an editor at Animal Behavior by Oct 31!

Animal Behavior Society @animbehsociety.bsky.social · 15d

Do you love research & writing & all things animal behavior? Well our journal, Animal Behavior, recruiting up to 5 (count em!) new Associate Editors!

Editors serve three-year terms beginning January 2026. If you're interested, email Exec Editor Scott Sakaluk ([email protected]) by Oct 31!

ron burgundy from parks and recreation says " you 'd be a fool not to pick me "

ALT: ron burgundy from parks and recreation says " you 'd be a fool not to pick me "

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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 1d

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Sexual selection drives sex difference in adult life expectancy across mammals and birds

Sexual size dimorphism and mating system contribute to male and female life-span differences across wild and zoo populations.

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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · 5d

Eight decades of follow-up link life course exposures to proteomic organ ageing and longevity
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Eight decades of follow-up link life course exposures to proteomic organ ageing and longevity

The pace of organ ageing varies substantially between individuals, yet drivers of variability remain poorly understood. This gap is critical, given only 20-30% of longevity is genetically inherited[1]...

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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 14d

Animals sense the world in many ways we can’t imagine — and Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer, Ed Yong, is on the show to tell us all about it! By the end, you’ll be looking at your dog in a totally different light. open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

How to Smell like a Dog, with Ed Yong

Spotify video

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 14d

Does sexual dimorphism reflect sexual antagonism? Covariation of female fitness with brothers’ sexual traits and their female homologues in neriid flies #ProcB #OpenAccess royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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Science Magazine @science.org · 13d

Researchers in Science report a globally replicated experiment that uncovers which factors explain the relative success of warning coloration and camouflage as antipredator color strategies.

Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/4mBCl6i

A white-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) decides whether to consume a warningly colored white-barred acraea butterfly (Telchinia encedon).

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fly paper broadcast @fly-broadcast.bsky.social · 14d

The role of genetic variation in shaping phenotypic responses to diet in aging Drosophila melanogaster
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The role of genetic variation in shaping phenotypic responses to diet in aging Drosophila melanogaster #Drosophila

PubMed link

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 17d

Yet again, machine learning — even gussied up via the transformer architecture — encodes and reinforces societal biases.

This study reveals that LLM-based peer review relies heavily on author institution in its decisions.

arxiv.org/abs/2509.15122

Prestige over merit: An adapted audit of LLM bias in peer review

Large language models (LLMs) are playing an increasingly integral, though largely informal, role in scholarly peer review. Yet it remains unclear whether LLMs reproduce the biases observed in human de...

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Trends in Ecology & Evolution @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social · 24d

If you are interested in contributing to the TREE series on Disability in Ecology and Evolution, email me at [email protected]

We want hear from as many people as possible.

December will be the last in the series, for this issue we will need contributions by c7 October.

www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Disability in Ecology and Evolution collection: Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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Science Magazine @science.org · 24d

Researchers in a recent #ScienceReview examine the influence that biological sex exerts on the immune system and immune-related diseases.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ln58Le

Sex differences in tissue-specific immunity and immunology

Biological sex exerts a substantial influence on the immune system and immune-related diseases. Males are more susceptible to the acute effects of viral disease and certain cancers, whereas females ex...

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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · 26d

Male Reproductive Senescence in Mammals Is Pervasive and Aligned With the Slow-Fast Continuum
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Male Reproductive Senescence in Mammals Is Pervasive and Aligned With the Slow‐Fast Continuum

We found evidence of male reproductive senescence in 59.6% of the mammalian studied species, with a detection probability increasing with larger sample sizes and a longer age range relative to lifesp....

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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · Sep 8

Meet the Topi.

An antelope where females are promiscuous and compete for males.

And males use "false alarm snorts"

www.cell.com/current-biol...

Topi

Bro-Jørgensen introduces the reader to the topi antelope, in which female compete for preferred mates and males use false alarm snorts to manipulate receptive females.

www.cell.com

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · Sep 4

In his Commentary, Neil Metcalfe examines why it can be hard to detect trade-offs between two activities or processes competing for energy, despite energy supposedly being a limiting resource

journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

Screenshot of the first page of the PDF of the Commentary, How can we best measure the energetic trade-offs faced by animals?, by Neil Metcalfe. The publishing information states: © 2025. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2025) 228, jeb250303. doi:10.1242/jeb.250303. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: 'Energy is commonly presumed to be a limiting resource for most animals, forcing them to trade off the benefits of allocating energy to competing activities or processes'.

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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · Sep 3

Menopausal status, transition, and age at menopause with accelerated biological aging across multiple organ systems: findings from two cohort studies
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Menopausal status, transition, and age at menopause with accelerated biological aging across multiple organ systems: findings from two cohort studies - BMC Medicine

Background Biological aging is a heterogeneous process that varies across organs and systems. The dynamic hormonal changes during the menopausal transition may have profound and organ-specific impacts...

bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com

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Patrick Phillips @patrickphillips.bsky.social · Sep 2

Just out in press in eLife, a cool and brilliant piece of work by @amywebster.bsky.social: Gene expression variation across genetically identical individuals predicts reproductive traits. elifesciences.org/articles/106...

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Smithsonian's NMNH is accepting applications for various fellowships for graduate students and postdocs. Projects using NMNH resources are encouraged. For details: https://fellowships.si.edu/SIFP #postdoc

Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP)

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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · Sep 2

Decoding disease–specific ageing mechanisms through pathway-level epigenetic clock: insights from multi-cohort validation
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Decoding disease–specific ageing mechanisms through pathway-level epigenetic clock: insights from multi-cohort validation

PathwayAge represents an interpretable, biologically grounded framework for estimating epigenetic age. By integrating pathway-level methylation signals, it uncovers mechanistic links between ageing an...

www.thelancet.com

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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · Sep 1

The house mouse maintains constant telomere length throughout life
academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

The house mouse maintains constant telomere length throughout life

Abstract. Telomeres protect the chromosome ends from deleterious DNA damage response and repair activities. In humans, telomerase maintains telomere length

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Aug 31

How much protein should you consume?
erictopol.substack.com/p/our-preocc...

Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake

The data on high protein diets, bars, supplements, and powders will surprise you

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American Naturaliﬆ / ASN 🐌 @asn-amnat.bsky.social · Aug 30

Videlier and Sztepanacz re-analyse published data to show that sexual dimorphism may evolve as easily from indirect responses to sexually concordant selection as from direct responses to sexually antagonistic selection.

Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Asymmetry in Cross-Sex Cross-Trait Genetic Covariances and the Evolvability of Sexual Dimorphism | The American Naturalist

Abstract The evolution of sexual dimorphism is predicted to resolve conflict that can arise from divergent evolutionary interests between sexes, enabling each sex to reach its fitness optimum. However...

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Aging Science News @agingbiology.bsky.social · Aug 30

Unlocking longevity through the comparative biology of aging
www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Unlocking longevity through the comparative biology of aging - Nature Aging

Rechsteiner and colleagues explore how studying lifespan and disease resistance across species reveals natural adaptations that promote longevity. The authors summarize new discoveries and discuss app...

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · Aug 28

Time flies, so if you're an early-career researcher that is eligible to apply for one of our junior faculty grants, start thinking about your application now because the next deadline is 28 November

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www.biologists.com/grants/kicks...
www.biologists.com/grants/ecr-v...

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Steve Portugal @sjportugal.bsky.social · Aug 26

Come join us in the @biology.ox.ac.uk at @ox.ac.uk! New Associate Professor position in Animal Behaviour, with Merton College:

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Job Details

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Australasian Evolution Society @austevolsoc.bsky.social · Aug 26

Calling all evolutionary biologists! 🧬
AES 2025 | UQ Brisbane | 1–3 Oct
Early-bird registration close 1 Sept
aes.corsizio.com/event/685405...
#AES2025 #Evolution #ECR #AusSci

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