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Jonathan Andrew Eisen is an American evolutionary biologist, currently working at University of California, Davis. His academic research is in… more

Jonathan A. Eisen
H-index: 120
Biology 43%
Environmental science 24%
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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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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/...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
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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...
www.pnas.org
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phylogenomics.bsky.social
I have to take Lorazepam to get through them ...
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Red tailed hawk at Yolo Bypass today #birds
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From 2012. The Onion knows all.

theonion.com/dickhead-in-...
Dickhead In Sanchez Jersey Turns Out To Be Mark Sanchez
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phylogenomics.bsky.social
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
www.youtube.com
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phylogenomics.bsky.social
Nice — but I have a thing for marmosets
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Yes yes yes —- but I am dying to see a marmoset
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phylogenomics.bsky.social
Ummmmmm - I appreciate the sentiment but OMG - wtf is #4? Is that a marmoset?
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@phylogenomics.bsky.social first three pics just for you.
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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Eisen, Sanford F. Schram, Anne Norton , and 1 more

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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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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Eisen, Nandita Sharma, Steve Peers , and 3 more

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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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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Eisen, Rosemary A. Joyce, James Goodwin , and 1 more

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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.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
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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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Eisen, Stephen M. Walt, Tom Clark , and 6 more

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"[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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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Eisen, Cas Mudde, Brendan Nyhan , and 15 more

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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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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
Popular climber dies in fall from Yosemite’s El Capitan during a livestream
Known online as the “Orange Tent Guy,” Balin Miller had gained global recognition for bold ascents in Alaska, Patagonia and the Sierra Nevada.
www.sfchronicle.com
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by Jonathan A. Eisen

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I disapprove of this
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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · 5d
Disapproving hawk disapproves. 🪶☀️🌵
Adult Cooper’s Hawk is upset about something.
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phylogenomics.bsky.social
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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Disapproving hawk disapproves. 🪶☀️🌵
Adult Cooper’s Hawk is upset about something.
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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Eisen, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

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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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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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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
www.usatoday.com
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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Eisen, Norbert Schwarz, Pamela Samuelson , and 5 more

davidcorn.bsky.social
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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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Eisen, Philip N. Cohen

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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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what the fuckity fuck is going on

www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
Alert issued for common spice contaminated with radiation at Calif. port
The products were contaminated with radioactive Cesium-137.
www.sfgate.com
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by Annalee Newitz — Reposted by: Jonathan A. Eisen

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These researchers are still looking for lice from a few more mammals, if you happen to have any that meet this description. NGL I really need to know more about aardvark lice.
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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 14d
Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans!
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
Mammals & Lice
We are interested in understanding what drives host-parasite relationships. We are using the Anoplura (sucking lice) parasite and mammalian host system to generate a comprehensive sucking louse phylog...
sites.google.com
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I don’t even have to write my football posting as a thread! I do that ALSO so you can hide the thread!! I could just write a whole bunch of individual posts and save myself the trouble! And still that’s not good enough for you!
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I literally write a post explaining exactly how you can hide my football posting from your feed so it’s doesn’t bother you. A thing I do intentionally every week so that people won’t complain and ruin my fun. And PEOPLE STILL COMPLAIN. This is just some absolutely insufferable shit.
Erin Biba• @erinbiba.bsky.social • 8h •she/her Buffalo Bills * Science Journalism Buffalo Bills It's Bills football Sunday! This will be my thread of the game. If you don't want to see these posts click "hide post for me" and this thread will disappear from your timeline. GO BILLS!!!! Erin Biba• @erinbiba.bsk... •1d • she/her • Buffalo Bills Science Journalism Buffalo Bills New baby red pandas at the Buffalo Zoo being inducted into Bills traditions. Patrick @patrickjk.bsky.social Matt Yglesias Follower More red pandas, less football please. September 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM ...
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phylogenomics.bsky.social
Saw TONS of raptors at Yolo Bypass this weekend. Will post a bunch of pics later. But wanted to share pics of this one American Kestrel. It was definitely putting on a show. It even seemed to want to announce something. #birds
American kestrel perched on a large frame that has some bird cutouts and on top of the frame reads "YOLO BYPASS WILDLIFE AREA" in cutout letters. Kestrel in perrched on "WILDLIFE". American kestrel taking off from frame described in previous picture. The pic shows "BYP{ASS WILDLIFE AREA" and one of the duck cutouts. Kestrel is at the beginning of its leap to take off. American kestrel with wings upraised perched on a wooden post with a loudspeaker attached to the post.
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Reposted by: Jonathan A. Eisen, Kelly R. Zamudio

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Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Bioinformatics in the Department of Biology at the University of San Francisco
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Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track, Department of Biology, University of San Francisco
Job Title: Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track, Department of Biology, University of San Francisco Job Summary: The Department of Biology at the University of San Francisco invites applications for a fu...
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