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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · 21d

Hva er egentlig størrelsen på et gevir?

– Gevirene har komplekse og varierende størrelser. Det er ikke åpenbart at lengde eller bredde kan sammenliknes på tvers av arter fordi de kan ha ulik utforming, sier Thomas Hansen @biovitenskap.bsky.social @unioslo-cees.bsky.social

Les hele saken i #Titan

Er elgens gevir lite? Ja, mener forsker, men svaret er ikke opplagt. - Titan.uio.no

Skogens konge har liten krone sammenliknet med det regaliet den irske kjempehjorten bar.

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CEES, University of Oslo @unioslo-cees.bsky.social · 29d

Svartedauden-bakterien sto bak pest på 500-tallet, viser nye DNA-funn

Forskere har påvist pestbakterien i en massegrav i Jordan.

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Sep 4

New article reviews historical approaches to early-life microbiome acquisition and proposes a new framework based on "what, where, who, and when" to improve understanding and guide disease prevention strategies.
By Hanna Noordzij @biovitenskap.bsky.social & @unioslo-cees.bsky.social
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A reconceptualized framework for human microbiome transmission in early life - Nature Communications

Here, the authors provide a critical view of historical approaches to categorize microbial transmission in early life, and present a conceptual framework to capture the multifaceted nature of human mi...

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Kjetill S Jakobsen @kjetillsj.bsky.social · Sep 3

Check out our new preprint: the high quality genome of Glacial lanternfish showes that it can do well without MHC I and II function - breaking the immunological rules. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

The genome of the Glacier lanternfish shows loss of MHC I and II function and provides insight into evolution of lanternfish immune systems

Lanternfishes (Myctophidae) are one of the most abundant and species diverse orders inhabiting the mesopelagic zone. Exploitation of marine resources has recently attracted increased interest. It is t...

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Aug 27

Regjeringen gir 1 milliard kroner til polarforskning og forskningsprosjektet #Polarhavet2050, hvor Universitetet i Oslo er én av fjorten partnere. Dette blir spennende!
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Regjeringen med storsatsing i Arktis: Vil bruke en milliard på polarforskning

Norge skal fortsatt være en av verdens fremste polarforskningsnasjoner. Det er viktig for å ivareta Norges sikkerhet og geopolitiske interesser, og for å håndtere og forstå raske klimaendringer. Derfo...

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Sissel Jentoft @jentoft.bsky.social · Aug 16

Disse endringene gjør skreien mer sårbar for ytterligere påvirkning og kan trolig knyttes til endringer i vandringsmønsteret til torsken i senere tid. Mao ja, vi påvirker våre fiskebestander kanskje mer enn vi aner …

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Sissel Jentoft @jentoft.bsky.social · Aug 16

I flere tiår har det vært debattert om vi mennesker påvirker genene til bestandene vi høster. I ett nytt studie - hvor vi har fått tilgang på over hundre år gamle prøver av skrei samlet inn i Lofoten - avdekker nettopp dette!! For mere info se:
www.titan.uio.no/naturvitensk...

Verdens største torskebestand er påvirket av mennesker. Endringen er synlig i genene. - Titan.uio.no

Skreien er annerledes i dag enn for 100 år siden. Torsken er ikke genmanipulert. Endringene er menneskeskapte, ifølge ny forskning.

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CEES, University of Oslo @unioslo-cees.bsky.social · Aug 15

Welcome to the Kristine Bonnevie lectures – Tuesday 2 September, with Corrie S. Moreau and Torsten H. Struck. On biodiversity from ants to ocean life, and how taxonomy helps us understand ecology and evolution. Venue: Helga Engs hus, Blindern, Oslo @corriemoreau.bsky.social @biovitenskap.bsky.social

Kristine Bonnevie lectures 2025: Guardians of Biodiversity – The Vital Role of Taxonomists - CEES - Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis

Open lectures on biodiversity from ants to ocean life, and how taxonomy helps us understand ecology and evolution. With Corrie S. Moreau, Cornell University, and Torsten H. Struck, University of Oslo.

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CEES, University of Oslo @unioslo-cees.bsky.social · Aug 7

Available position: Postdoc in Epidemiological modelling (Plague). Join a pioneering project dedicated to the study of plague through history! The position is associated with an ERC-funded interdisciplinary research project. Application deadline: 16 September 2025. @biovitenskap.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Epidemiological modelling (Plague) (284120) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Epidemiological modelling (Plague) (284120), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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Sissel Jentoft @jentoft.bsky.social · Jul 30

Finally is this story out public!! With an amazing historical dataset from IMR (@havforskningsinstituttet) we demonstrate how human perturbations impact the genomic signal in one of the largest cod stocks in the world: the northeast arctic cod | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A century of anthropogenic perturbations impact genomic signatures of the iconic migratory Atlantic cod

Retrospective assessment of the iconic migratory Atlantic cod uncovers human-induced genome-wide changes during the last century.

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Jun 15

New publication: "Assessing spatial variability and efficacy of surrogate species at an ecosystem scale" with Kristin M. Brunk from @biovitenskap.bsky.social
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Jun 15

New publication: "Ancient #DNA suggests a historical demographic decline and genetic erosion in the Atlantic #bluefin tuna" with Emma Falkeid Eriksen, Bastiaan Star, Lane M. Atmore, Oliver Kersten from @biovitenskap.bsky.social
Published by PNAS @pnas.org
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Jun 30

For få år siden var det en tredje torskebestand i Oslofjorden
Nå er den borte.
Forskere fra @biovitenskap.bsky.social advarer om pågående kollaps av de lokale torskebestandene @jentoft.bsky.social
#Titan
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Ny forskning viser at det for få år siden var en tredje torskebestand i Oslofjorden - Titan.uio.no

Nå er den borte. Forskerne advarer om pågående kollaps av de lokale torskebestandene.

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Yngvild Vindenes @yvinden.bsky.social · Jul 23

Do ectotherms age more strongly in warm environments? And if so, does it mean reduced fitness and population viability in a warmer world? We investigated these questions in a recent study based on an experiment with Daphnia magna (1/7)
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Understanding the role of ageing in the thermal responses of life history and fitness in Daphnia magna | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

The current climate warming has raised concerns that increased rates of ageing will lead to reduced fitness and population viability in ectotherms. However, it is currently not known whether temperatu...

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Aug 5

– Jeg hadde aldri drømt om at vi skulle finne så mange arter fra så lang tid tilbake, sier Sanne Boessenkool til NRK. Hun er professor ved @biovitenskap.bsky.social

Eksempler på arter som er funnet i grotten er Arktisk lemen, fjellrev, torsk, hvalross, grønlandshval, lundefugl og fjellrype.

Unike funn i norsk grotte: – Avdekker ting vi aldri før har visst

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CEES, University of Oslo @unioslo-cees.bsky.social · Jun 30

Roper varsko: På randen av kollaps

- Vi har ikke mer tid, varsler forskere etter skrekkoppdagelse i Oslofjorden.

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CEES, University of Oslo @unioslo-cees.bsky.social · Jun 30

Ny forskning viser at det for få år siden var en tredje torskebestand i Oslofjorden - Titan.uio.no

Nå er den borte. Forskerne advarer om pågående kollaps av de lokale torskebestandene.

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Melissah Rowe @melissahrowe.bsky.social · Apr 30

PhD position alert! Fully-funded PhD in my group to work on avian reproductive microbiomes and immunity. Please RT! Deadline June 29th, reach out for more information. #microbiomes #sparrows #spermbiology

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Apr 4

- No bør flest mogleg kompetente folk og flest moglege institusjonar snakka ut utan å vera nedlatande overfor den amerikanske administrasjonen, men varsla dei om at dette ber gale av stad, er rådet frå Nils Chr. Stenseth, som er professor i biologi ved @unioslo-cees.bsky.social @uio.no

Toppforskarar frå amerikanske vitskapsakademi protesterer mot Trumps angrep på forskinga - Uniforum

1900 forskarar frå USAs vitskapsakademi har skrive under eit opprop som protesterer mot president Donald Trumps åtak på forskinga. Biologiprofessor Nils Chr. Stenseth frå UiO og nobelprisvinnarane Ma...

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CEES, University of Oslo @unioslo-cees.bsky.social · Apr 4

Toppforskarar frå amerikanske vitskapsakademi protesterer mot Trumps angrep på forskinga - Uniforum

1900 forskarar frå USAs vitskapsakademi har skrive under eit opprop som protesterer mot president Donald Trumps åtak på forskinga. Biologiprofessor Nils Chr. Stenseth frå UiO og nobelprisvinnarane Ma...

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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · Mar 19

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Come work at the U. of Oslo. We are advertising a 3-year postdoc in Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics. If working with plant evolution in the Galápagos, pangenome and structural variants sounds exciting for you - this may be your chance!

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics (277333) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics (277333), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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Josef Uyeda @pseudacris.bsky.social · Mar 30

One week left for applications! (just a simple questionnaire).

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Mar 11

New publication: "Admixture Increases Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Potential in Australasian Killer Whales" with Andrew D. Foote from @biovitenskap.bsky.social and @unioslo-cees.bsky.social
Isabella M. Reeves @flindersuniversity.bsky.social

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Admixture Increases Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Potential in Australasian Killer Whales

Admixture is the exchange of genetic variation between differentiated demes, resulting in ancestry within a population coalescing in multiple ancestral source populations. Low-latitude killer whales ...

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Mar 18

New publication about the origin of wild boar dispersers outside the geographic range margins in Norway, with Atle Mysterud from @biovitenskap.bsky.social & @unioslo-cees.bsky.social
Published in @wildlifebiology.bsky.social

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Using high‐density SNP genotyping to determine the origin of wild boar dispersers outside the geographic range margins in Norway

Mammalian dispersal is characterized by long-distance movements, and whether dispersal is sex-dependent and occurs at pre-saturation densities affects colonization speed and concurrent pathogen sprea...

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Mar 20

New publication about a framework that can be used to improve occupancy modelling for nomadic species, which will improve the efficacy of conservation measures taken to protect these species. With Kristin Brunk @biovitenskap.bsky.social & @unioslo-cees.bsky.social
Published @consbiog.bsky.social

A Simple, Quantitative Determination of the Appropriate Duration of Site Closure to Improve Occupancy Modelling for Nomadic Species

Aim Occupancy models are ubiquitous in ecological and biogeographical applications, but they rely upon an assumption of site closure that is sometimes applied across many weeks or even months. Nomad...

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