Lungfish xkcd.com/3064

Science, research & public health face unprecedented attacks in the U.S. We stand with our American colleagues & support the Stand Up for Science call. Join the global march tomorrow, incl. in Paris! 🧪✊ 📍 March 7, 13:30 – Place Jussieu 🔗 More info: standupforscience.fr #StandUpForScience

A little 🧪 break from doomscrolling: Last month I asked a room full of 12 year olds to imagine what a pig’s uterus might look like. They were given a diagram of a human uterus and told to draw a pig uterus, thinking about how litter size might affect the shape. They all chose so many ovaries.

RNA xkcd.com/3056

Nature valentines. Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon

@clavergne-anth.bsky.social presented their work at ALPHY-AIEM, asking the hard questions: did the evolution of mensuration associate with diversifications in immune genes, to fulfill their new functions in the uterine cycle?

Our first foray into the evolution of the mammalian uterus, spearheaded by Axelle Brulport, Malgorzata Gazda and @eulalieliorzou.bsky.social ! Some highlights below... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... (A first version was submitted during my maternity leave, this is a new and updated version!)

I never know what to put in a first post, so how about a fun fact: Did you know that the pig uterus has two horns that are each about a meter (3 ft) long?