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Jonathan Eisen

@phylogenomics.bsky.social

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Prof at #UCDavis Interests: evolution, ecology, function & phylogenomics of host-microbe/microbiome symbioses; #openscience; #birds; baseball; T1D Lab phylogenomics.me Pics jonathaneisen.smugmug.com Links linktr.ee/jonathaneisen TED go.ted.com/6WPm

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · Aug 31

Gratitude. Just made a little video while out for a walk on my birthday to express my gratitude to all the people and organizations that help protect and preserve the natural world and make it accessible. Thanks to all of you. #gratitude #nature #birds #hiking #birthday #california #yolobypass

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 23h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Dmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · Jan 14

Happy that this paper - www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... - was accepted at Mol Ecol Res and excited about the promise of this technology to measure pop sizes for such elusive species as snow leopards + learn about at least 1st-degree relationships + beyond? Congrats to Katie Solari and other authors!

Next-generation snow leopard population assessment tool: multiplex-PCR SNP panel for individual identification from feces

Snow leopards, Panthera uncia , are under threat from numerous pressures and are the focus of a great deal of conservation efforts. However, their elusive nature makes it difficult to estimate populat...

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Katie Solari @kasolari.bsky.social · 1d

Very excited to share that our work assessing the genomic diversity of snow leopards has come out today in PNAS! Spoiler alert - they have the lowest genetic diversity of all big cats!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Exceedingly low genetic diversity in snow leopards due to persistently small population size | PNAS

Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) serve as an umbrella species whose conservation benefits their high-elevation Asian habitat. Their numbers are belie...

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 1d

Red tailed hawk at Yolo Bypass today #birds

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 1d

I have to take Lorazepam to get through them ...

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 1d

Red tailed hawk at Yolo Bypass today #birds

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 2d

From 2012. The Onion knows all.

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Dickhead In Sanchez Jersey Turns Out To Be Mark Sanchez

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 2d

It has been a rough month or so recovering from a bicycling wreck. Some good news: I am avoiding shoulder surgery. The not as good news is - I will be doing a LOT of physical therapy. Part of the reason for avoiding surgery was watching this great video www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm5x...

Demystifying the Shoulder MRI, What chatGPT Won't Tell You | Brian Feeley, MD

YouTube video by UCSF Orthopaedic Surgery

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AMPTsuper @amptsuper.bsky.social · 2d

Oregon's Senator Ron Wyden shared what was going on in Portland, Oregon today.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 2d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 2d

#KavanaughStop of US citizen-veteran

Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 3d

"[A]gents engulfed my car in tear gas, smashed my driver-side window, and pepper-sprayed my face.... I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. No explanation. No charges. No apology. One day, I was just told, 'you’re free to go.'" #KavanaughStop

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 2d

Nice — but I have a thing for marmosets

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 2d

Yes yes yes —- but I am dying to see a marmoset

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Pieter Dorrestein @pieterdorrestein.bsky.social · 2d

@phylogenomics.bsky.social first three pics just for you.

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 2d

Ummmmmm - I appreciate the sentiment but OMG - wtf is #4? Is that a marmoset?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t mean to overreact or anything, but this is the commander-in-chief telling military personnel that Democrats are a problem to be dealt with.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 3d

This military should not be serving as a backdrop to this kind of speech.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 4d

Heartbreaking loss in Yosemite: Alpinist Balin Miller, 23, fell 2,400 feet from El Capitan while rope-soloing the “Sea of Dreams.” The acclaimed climber had recently drawn global attention for bold ascents in Patagonia & the Rockies. 🧗‍♂️💔 #Yosemite #Climbing #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky

Known online as the “Orange Tent Guy,” Balin Miller had gained global recognition for bold ascents in Alaska, Patagonia and the Sierra Nevada.

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The Kelp Rescue Initiative @kelprescue.bsky.social · 7d

Spotted in the kelp forest this week, signs of seasonal shift! By early fall, bull kelp slows and softens. Epiphytes and larger opportunistic seaweeds can “hitchhike,” becoming micro-habitats for invertebrates and microbes. Even at the end of its life, bull #kelp supports #biodiversity.

Bull kelp with a green seaweed growing along its stipe

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 6d

I disapprove of this

Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 6d

Disapproving hawk disapproves. 🪶☀️🌵

Adult Cooper’s Hawk is upset about something.

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 6d

Good article in the Guardian about mountain gorillas and the incredible important work of Gorilla Doctors.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Mountain gorillas are back from the brink. But what happens if they run out of room?

Humans have helped save the great apes from extinction, but are now the biggest threat to their survival as they compete for land in east Africa’s Virunga mountains

www.theguardian.com

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 6d

Do you ever think about how this guy has allegedly kicked NSF out of their building so he can live in it

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

CUOMO: I'm not used to seeing naked propaganda on a government website. Are you worried about violating the Hatch Act?

TURNER: We're not worried at all. This is about letting the American people know what's going on.

C: It's not true. That's why I'm bringing it up. That's why it's propaganda.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 7d

Hillary Clinton referred to SOME Trump supporters as”deplorable,” and the political media had a meltdown. Trump refers to all Democrats as anti-American radical communists and “the enemy within,” and it’s no big deal. His reckless and dangerous demonization has been fully normalized.

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Nancy Armour @nrarmour.bsky.social · 7d

Wrote this before the All-Star Game. Even more true today.

Why Napheesa Collier has more sway than anyone in the WNBA right now

Napheesa Collier is proving to be WNBA's most impactful player with an MVP-worthy season and role in CBA talks

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 8d

Everyone should read this devastating report: Trump’s sabotage of USAID stranded lifesaving medicines — fueling chaos and leaving children to die.

His policies are destroying our reputation and influence overseas and literally killing kids. No words.

Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.

USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...

www.washingtonpost.com

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