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Is the structure of amino acid codes like RNA completely arbitrary? 🧬
Biochemist and Author of “The Vital Question”, Nick Lane says probably not. He suggests that the physical chemistry of amino acids may be behind the structure of the code.
Biochemist and Author of “The Vital Question”, Nick Lane says probably not. He suggests that the physical chemistry of amino acids may be behind the structure of the code.
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Is the structure of amino acid codes like RNA completely arbitrary? 🧬
Biochemist and Author of “The Vital Question”, Nick Lane says probably not. He suggests that the physical chemistry of amino acids may be behind the structure of the code.
Biochemist and Author of “The Vital Question”, Nick Lane says probably not. He suggests that the physical chemistry of amino acids may be behind the structure of the code.
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New paper on the link between FKBP5 expression
and risky foraging in house sparrow. Low FKBP5 expression is associated with increased risk taking. Also confirming correlation between blood and HPA axis regulatory region expression with @martinlabusf.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
and risky foraging in house sparrow. Low FKBP5 expression is associated with increased risk taking. Also confirming correlation between blood and HPA axis regulatory region expression with @martinlabusf.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
FKBP5 expression is related to risky foraging in house sparrows
Responding appropriately to unpredictable challenges requires the ability to match phenotype to current conditions. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal…
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January 10, 2026 at 11:14 AM
New paper on the link between FKBP5 expression
and risky foraging in house sparrow. Low FKBP5 expression is associated with increased risk taking. Also confirming correlation between blood and HPA axis regulatory region expression with @martinlabusf.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
and risky foraging in house sparrow. Low FKBP5 expression is associated with increased risk taking. Also confirming correlation between blood and HPA axis regulatory region expression with @martinlabusf.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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ASIH is soliciting nominations for the 2026 Margaret Stewart Achievement Award for Excellence - to be awarded to a mid-career scientist in Herpetology. Deadline 20 April 2026. Info here: www.asih.org/awards/stewa... 🐸🦎🐊🐍🐢 Please share and repost!
Margaret M. Stewart Achievement Award for Excellence in Ichthyology or Herpetology — American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
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January 7, 2026 at 9:32 AM
ASIH is soliciting nominations for the 2026 Margaret Stewart Achievement Award for Excellence - to be awarded to a mid-career scientist in Herpetology. Deadline 20 April 2026. Info here: www.asih.org/awards/stewa... 🐸🦎🐊🐍🐢 Please share and repost!
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Here is my first newsletter of the year, on the destruction of science past and future. buttondown.com/carlzimmer/a...
January 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Here is my first newsletter of the year, on the destruction of science past and future. buttondown.com/carlzimmer/a...
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That’s a wrap! 2025 was a big year for the Big Biology community. Thank you to all our subscribers and guests for making 2025 a great year!
December 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
That’s a wrap! 2025 was a big year for the Big Biology community. Thank you to all our subscribers and guests for making 2025 a great year!
PIs, lab heads, parents with kids going to college for biology...what better gift for your academic or actual offspring than a subscription to @bigbiology.bsky.social!? Go to bigbiology.substack.com today and purchase a subscription to share. Happy holidays!!
Big Biology | BigBiology | Substack
The biggest biology podcast for the biggest science and biology fans. Featuring in-depth discussions with scientists tackling the biggest questions in evolution, genetics, ecology, climate, neuroscien...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
PIs, lab heads, parents with kids going to college for biology...what better gift for your academic or actual offspring than a subscription to @bigbiology.bsky.social!? Go to bigbiology.substack.com today and purchase a subscription to share. Happy holidays!!
If you're looking for a great gift for a soon-to-be biologist, why not sign them up for a subscription to @bigbiology.bsky.social on Substack? Go to bigbiology.substack.com today and sign up! Biology goodness for less than the cost of a cup of coffee per episode!
Big Biology | BigBiology | Substack
The biggest biology podcast for the biggest science and biology fans. Featuring in-depth discussions with scientists tackling the biggest questions in evolution, genetics, ecology, climate, neuroscien...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If you're looking for a great gift for a soon-to-be biologist, why not sign them up for a subscription to @bigbiology.bsky.social on Substack? Go to bigbiology.substack.com today and sign up! Biology goodness for less than the cost of a cup of coffee per episode!
Are you interested in SciComm and attending the SICB meetings in Portland? Check out the Multi-Media Science Communication Workshop on Monday, January 5 at 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM in room B110/111. @bigbiology.bsky.social will be there with swag to give away!
a woman wearing sunglasses and a hoodie is sitting in a crowd of people and making a swag sign .
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December 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Are you interested in SciComm and attending the SICB meetings in Portland? Check out the Multi-Media Science Communication Workshop on Monday, January 5 at 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM in room B110/111. @bigbiology.bsky.social will be there with swag to give away!
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Scientists have found the oldest evidence yet of humans making fires--400,000 years ago in England. Here's my story on the discovery and what it says about the minds of our ancestors. Gift link: nyti.ms/4q0Ls2q [Photo via Andrea H flic.kr/p/4cnSq ]
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Scientists have found the oldest evidence yet of humans making fires--400,000 years ago in England. Here's my story on the discovery and what it says about the minds of our ancestors. Gift link: nyti.ms/4q0Ls2q [Photo via Andrea H flic.kr/p/4cnSq ]
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The new Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program page is posted. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have questions. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Enabling Discovery Through Genomics (EDGE)
www.nsf.gov
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The new Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program page is posted. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have questions. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Jaap de Roode is concerned that the biodiversity and climate crises might rob the world of the pharmacy and pharmacists in nature. He draws on the words of Jane Goodall to give some hope that we can all do something to make a change and help protect nature’s doctors. 🐻 🐵 🦋 🩺
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Jaap de Roode is concerned that the biodiversity and climate crises might rob the world of the pharmacy and pharmacists in nature. He draws on the words of Jane Goodall to give some hope that we can all do something to make a change and help protect nature’s doctors. 🐻 🐵 🦋 🩺
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Happy to have been awarded an @erc.europa.eu grant RECOSEX to investigate molecular causes and evolutionary consequences of sex differences in recombination, using the wonderful Helgeland house sparrows as a model 🧬🐦 #ERCCoG 1/2
(Photos: Peter S. Ranke & Hamish Burnett)
(Photos: Peter S. Ranke & Hamish Burnett)
December 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Happy to have been awarded an @erc.europa.eu grant RECOSEX to investigate molecular causes and evolutionary consequences of sex differences in recombination, using the wonderful Helgeland house sparrows as a model 🧬🐦 #ERCCoG 1/2
(Photos: Peter S. Ranke & Hamish Burnett)
(Photos: Peter S. Ranke & Hamish Burnett)
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There’s an art to writing a grant proposal so that your creativity is on full display. Maria Leptin - president of the ERC - talks about it on the new episode of the Night Science Podcast.
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
There’s an art to writing a grant proposal so that your creativity is on full display. Maria Leptin - president of the ERC - talks about it on the new episode of the Night Science Podcast.
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Episode 142 “Doctors by Nature” is out now! 🩺🦋🐻🐵
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jaap de Roode @jaapderoode.bsky.social, the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Biology at Emory University and author of the book "Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves".
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jaap de Roode @jaapderoode.bsky.social, the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Biology at Emory University and author of the book "Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves".
Doctors by Nature (Ep 142)
How do animals use medication and can humans learn from them?
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November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Episode 142 “Doctors by Nature” is out now! 🩺🦋🐻🐵
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jaap de Roode @jaapderoode.bsky.social, the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Biology at Emory University and author of the book "Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves".
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jaap de Roode @jaapderoode.bsky.social, the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Biology at Emory University and author of the book "Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves".
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NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
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An engineer wanted to make a quiet high-speed train. “The question then occurred to me — is there some living thing that manages sudden changes in air resistance as a part of daily life?” The answer: the kingfisher. See my story today for more tales of bioinspiration. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
An engineer wanted to make a quiet high-speed train. “The question then occurred to me — is there some living thing that manages sudden changes in air resistance as a part of daily life?” The answer: the kingfisher. See my story today for more tales of bioinspiration. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl
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What are scientists saying about federal funding cuts?
In our most recent episode, Dr. Katie Lotterhos quotes responses from scientists and federal workers gathered in a recent survey on the impacts of funding cuts on science.
For more, check out episode 141!
In our most recent episode, Dr. Katie Lotterhos quotes responses from scientists and federal workers gathered in a recent survey on the impacts of funding cuts on science.
For more, check out episode 141!
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
What are scientists saying about federal funding cuts?
In our most recent episode, Dr. Katie Lotterhos quotes responses from scientists and federal workers gathered in a recent survey on the impacts of funding cuts on science.
For more, check out episode 141!
In our most recent episode, Dr. Katie Lotterhos quotes responses from scientists and federal workers gathered in a recent survey on the impacts of funding cuts on science.
For more, check out episode 141!
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Episode 141: Vulnerability in Science and in Genomes Cover Art! 🌟
Tune in to our newest episode to hear from Dr. katie Lotterhos as she talks federal funding cuts on science.
Stay tuned to take a deeper dive into population structure, genomic adaptation, and vulnerability!
Tune in to our newest episode to hear from Dr. katie Lotterhos as she talks federal funding cuts on science.
Stay tuned to take a deeper dive into population structure, genomic adaptation, and vulnerability!
October 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Episode 141: Vulnerability in Science and in Genomes Cover Art! 🌟
Tune in to our newest episode to hear from Dr. katie Lotterhos as she talks federal funding cuts on science.
Stay tuned to take a deeper dive into population structure, genomic adaptation, and vulnerability!
Tune in to our newest episode to hear from Dr. katie Lotterhos as she talks federal funding cuts on science.
Stay tuned to take a deeper dive into population structure, genomic adaptation, and vulnerability!
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Episode 141 “Vulnerability in science and in genomes” is out now! 🧬
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Katie Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social, Associate Professor in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University. @northeasternmes.bsky.social
Art by Brianna Longo.
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Katie Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social, Associate Professor in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University. @northeasternmes.bsky.social
Art by Brianna Longo.
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Episode 141 “Vulnerability in science and in genomes” is out now! 🧬
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Katie Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social, Associate Professor in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University. @northeasternmes.bsky.social
Art by Brianna Longo.
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Katie Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social, Associate Professor in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University. @northeasternmes.bsky.social
Art by Brianna Longo.
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I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
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October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).
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US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold. [In some cases, to zero.] Story by @alexwitze.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold
Some doctoral programmes are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold. [In some cases, to zero.] Story by @alexwitze.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Oded Rechavi talks about some of the rules and creative sessions at the Woodstock of Biology conference. 🌟
If you want to hear more, sign up as a paid subscriber on our Substack. We’ve just dropped a bonus audio with more from Oded about some of the other antics they got up to. 🚂 👰 🥳
If you want to hear more, sign up as a paid subscriber on our Substack. We’ve just dropped a bonus audio with more from Oded about some of the other antics they got up to. 🚂 👰 🥳
October 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Oded Rechavi talks about some of the rules and creative sessions at the Woodstock of Biology conference. 🌟
If you want to hear more, sign up as a paid subscriber on our Substack. We’ve just dropped a bonus audio with more from Oded about some of the other antics they got up to. 🚂 👰 🥳
If you want to hear more, sign up as a paid subscriber on our Substack. We’ve just dropped a bonus audio with more from Oded about some of the other antics they got up to. 🚂 👰 🥳
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I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n
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October 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
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