Are you an undergrad interested in ecology, evolution or related fields? Apply by January 20 for our Undergraduate Community at Evolution program! This program provides funding, mentoring, and a presentation opportunity at #Evol2026. www.evolutionsociety.org/content/educ...

These Are The 8 Blackest Cities In Latin America travelnoire.com/these-are-th... With 2.5 million Afro-descendants, Mexico has the fourth largest Afro-descendant population in Latin America, behind Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia.

Global patterns of natural selection inferred using ancient DNA https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.07.697984v1

Postdoc position call @univie.ac.at - happy to host projects related to introgression, great ape genomics, and more! careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e...

The Vienna BioCenter Summer School 2026 call is closing soon for applications, it's a great opportunity for students who are interested in graduate study in the life sciences. Please RT https://training.vbc.ac.at/summer-school/

weirdly silent about ICE killing an unarmed woman in cold blood, surely there's no politics at play here

Timeline cleanse

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... It's finally out! Meriam Guellil expertly led this project from the first HHV6 detection to the final paper. We found both human herpesviruses 6A and 6B in ancient remains going back 2500 years.

Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off? Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.

"[I]nternational law wasn't built to protect the good, but to restrain the powerful. That's why it prohibits force almost w/o exception: not because it ignores injustice, but because it knows that if each country decides whom to "liberate" by force, the world reverts to the law of the strongest."

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

Are we next?

The US has launched an unprovoked and illegal attack on Venezuela. This is a brazen attempt to secure control over Venezuelan natural resources. It is an act of war that puts the lives of millions of people at risk, and should be condemned by anyone who believes in sovereignty & international law.

The US is bombing Venezuela. That’s the only accurate headline. Irresponsible outlets will tweak it in shameful ways.

This is nothing like Iraq. That was a catastrophe and moral atrocity, but also, Bush was incredibly popular, spent a year securing broad public support, received congressional authorization. Trump is very unpopular, has not bothered to build any case, and is doing this illegally and unilaterally.

Any reporter commenting on the illegal invasion and bombing of Venezuela by pointing out its government is “authoritarian” is providing cover and consent for the Trump admin’s crimes. Venezuelans are the victims here. Their government isn’t relevant in this. We are trying to steal their resources

Hoping 2026 is a year full of growth, resilience, satisfaction, love, connection with nature, laughs, and peace. My thoughts as I started the year with a lovely hike and this view: 1/1/26.

yallHap: Modern Y-chromosome haplogroup inference with probabilistic scoring and ancient DNA support https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.28.696719v1

A new community-driven lab handbook for reducing conflict and creating more positive and equitable work environments gets strong support from a survey of 200 researchers. buff.ly/K7CGFLV

The reason why we need to teach students about activism and movements. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Congrats @jeffgroh.bsky.social et al. Some avocado trees open female-phase flowers in the morning & then male in afternoon. Others show complementary pattern (m->f), to synchronize pollination of two types. Jeff show this to be a >45Mya polymorphism at a transcription factor across 100s of species.

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

aDNA from 14 Roman cattle uncovers Group I Clostridium related to toxigenic botulinum producers and an opportunistic Mycolicibacterium. 🐂🧬 Blind spot in ancient livestock health studies? doi.org/10.1080/2150... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #bioarchaeology #pathogens

this is one of the most psychotic things Trump has ever posted

Review: Ancient DNA insights into diverse pathogens and their hosts by @blevinske.bsky.social, @paleogenomics.bsky.social, Verena J. Schuenemann & @acstone.bsky.social rdcu.be/eSVPN

Our call for 27 PULSE #postdocs is OPEN! PhD within the last 3 years looking to grow your life science career? SciLifeLab PULSE (MSCA Cofund) offers 3-year postdoc fellowships at Swedish universities with academic & industry secondments 🧪 🖥️ 🧬 📅 Apply Dec 15, 2025-Mar 16, 2026 👉 bit.ly/3MD7Pwz

ICYMI: New online! Ancient DNA insights into diverse pathogens and their hosts

A new community-driven lab handbook for reducing conflict and creating more positive and equitable work environments gets strong support from a survey of 200 researchers. buff.ly/K7CGFLV

❗ Our RemAaRCs: on Mutualism - The Science of Interrelatedness has a new date and time ❗ 3-5pm London time / 4-6pm CET / 10-12am ET @aarc-community.bsky.social #aDNA

All my emails recetnly:

I taught Genetics again this year. We need to include discussion of the problematic history of our field, especially as the claims of eugenics are once again centered in our political discourse. Last year I wrote this piece, explaining my reasoning and approach 🧪 1/n www.cell.com/trends/genet...

One of the best news of the year. mexiconewsdaily.com/news/44-biso... "The new arrivals were welcomed [..] with a ceremony directed by the indigenous Ndé... The return reconnects the Ndé Nation with a brother that is part of our identity, our spirituality and our collective memory,”

Lovely to work with @blevinske.bsky.social, @paleogenomics.bsky.social & Verena Schuenemann on " Ancient DNA insights into diverse pathogens and their hosts"! Read it at rdcu.be/eSVPN

Lovely is the right adjective. Writing this was so enjoyable in the company of @acstone.bsky.social @blevinske.bsky.social and Verena Schuenemann. Hope you enjoy.

For a nice overview of what ancient DNA can tell us about pathogens (produced by undergraduate and graduate students in my lab!) see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxOE...

Para obtener una buena descripción general de lo que el ADN antiguo puede decirnos sobre los patógenos (¡producido por estudiantes de pregrado y posgrado en mi laboratorio!), consulte: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwQP...

Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread

From @wormsense.bsky.social in @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Ten simple rules for maximizing summer research experiences for students, mentors, & research groups | ❤️ Rule 1: A great short-term project is like a great short film | #Education #PLOSCBTSR 🧪🔓 ⬇️ journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

En route to Dublin after two wonderful days of meetings and back-to-back seminars in Vienna #Heasseminar and at MPI Leipzig. Thanks @peregx9.bsky.social and @jennytung.bsky.social for being terrific hosts. Leaving inspired and sleepy. Soundtrack: youtu.be/xPaSuWrBAQI?...

On my way to Vienna for #heasseminar tomorrow! Soundtrack: youtu.be/3jL4S4X97sQ?...

🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Our research, published today in Science, reveals remarkable concordance between human and dog genomes through time, highlighting how deeply intertwined our evolutionary histories have been over the past 11,000 years. 🔗 Read the full paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

This boi brings me so much joy in times of despair

In the immortal words of Sir Mix-a-Lot: "And ugh, double-up, ugh, ugh". 2 doggy papers are so much better than 1. Both studies a testament to slow science & international collaboration between brilliant people. What it's all about. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

We are looking forward to welcoming Maria Avila Arcos @paleogenomics.bsky.social to #HEASVienna for a #HEASSeminar in #AncientGenomics next Monday at the later than normal time of 11:45 CET. @peregx9.bsky.social Registration for online and in-person participation in on our website 👇🔗

I visited Beijing and Shanghai this past summer. I was impressed. I could see myself living/working there.

At least 85 scientists working in the US have joined Chinese research institutions since the start of last year – a trend experts say is set to expand #highered #EduSky https://ow.ly/FQGq50XorpK

Mamdani: So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up.