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Professor of non-Mendelian genetics, University of Edinburgh
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Britt Koskella
21 days ago
Please share widely! Abstract submissions open for the 2026 Jacques Monod conference: Ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactions in a changing world! Held in beautiful Roscoff France from November 2- 6, 2026. Abstracts submission deadline : June 6
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Ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactions in a changing world | CNRS - Conférences Jacques Monod (CJM)
https://cjm.sb-roscoff.fr/en/conference/ecology-and-evolution-host-parasite-interactions-changing-world
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Reminder that the registration for this meeting closes today. We have a great list of speakers and participants, do not miss out!
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20 days ago
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Did you know that many organisms delete parts of their genome during development? To know more please join us at the Roscoff meeting on "Mechanistic and Evolutionary Basis of Programmed DNA Elimination" Sep21- 25, 2026. Please share!

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The mechanistic and evolutionary basis of programmed DNA elimination | CNRS - Conférences Jacques Monod (CJM)
https://cjm.sb-roscoff.fr/en/conference/mechanistic-and-evolutionary-basis-programmed-dna-elimination
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Amazing sperm work on a great understudied Lepidoptera system! Congrats
@ajmongue.bsky.social
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6 months ago
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Arvid Ă…gren
6 months ago
The book has so many great contributors. To name a few:
@amyboddy.bsky.social
@martijnschenkel.bsky.social
@stuwest.bsky.social
@reallymccoy.bsky.social
@tomwscott.bsky.social
@ellenclarke.bsky.social
@laurarossevo.bsky.social
@philippehune.bsky.social
Very excited that it's finally coming out!
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Luca Soldini
7 months ago
(1/9) Join us in Bern, Switzerland (8–11 Feb 2026) for our EMBO Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies! Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (
@laurarossevo.bsky.social
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Molecular mechanisms of selfish elements and strategies
Certain genes, chromosomes, organelles, or entire sets of chromosomes can bias their transmission to the next generation, propagating themselves at the expense of the rest of the genome. Referred to …
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-selfish-elements
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Thanks
@cecilecourret.bsky.social
for this great perspective highlighting our recent paper on B chromosomes
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12 months ago
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Great introduction to one of my favorite study organisms, and to promote our recent study into how their unusual genetics affects patterns of molecular evolution.
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12 months ago
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Andrew Mongue
12 months ago
It's finally out! This paper took quite a while but I'm so excited to share now! For anyone who studies sex chromosomes, take note: we found a rare "slower X"! (dN/dS_X < dN/dS_Autos) đź‘€
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Andy Gardner
12 months ago
New paper: "Faster adaptation but slower divergence of X chromosomes under paternal genome elimination" (Open Access) w/ Robert Baird,
@imprintedgene.bsky.social
‬, Jan Ĺ evÄŤĂk, Katy Monteith,
@laurarossevo.bsky.social
‬ &
@ajmongue.bsky.social
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
‪@natcomms.nature.com‬
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Faster adaptation but slower divergence of X chromosomes under paternal genome elimination - Nature Communications
X chromosomes evolve faster than autosomes, but confounding factors make this a difficult phenomenon to study. Utilising the unusual sex determination system of Sciaridae flies, this study finds a slo...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-60114-8
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collaborative effort involving almost all previous postdocs in the lab and many years, but it is out and it is a great story!
@kamilsjaron.bsky.social
@ajmongue.bsky.social
and many others
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over 1 year ago
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Anyone know if there is research on how post-Christmas grant deadlines disadvantage scientists with caring responsibilities? Or just mental health in general, due to not being able to switch off during this period? Yes I am reaching peak burnout and so done juggling!
over 1 year ago
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Extremely honoured that the
@zslscience.bsky.social
awarded me their scientific medal last night!
over 1 year ago
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