Quick plug for our new resource, the Drosophila Species Stock Exchange. This is a database and mailing list that documents species currently in culture and the labs holding them. If you want to know more or sign up then please get in touch. See attached for more info and please share!

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Good morning with good news: Combined solar and battery plant's global average cost is 44% LOWER than the cost of combined-cycle gas turbine plant! Solar & battery: $57/MWh Gas plant: $102/MWh Solar: $39/MWh Land wind: $40/MWh Offshore wind: $100/MWh WOW! about.bnef.com/insights/cle... #energysky

There are students on campus that are giving complements to everyone the come into contact with on campus. So far I've gotten, "I like your mug" and "I like your sweater". I hope these students ace all of their exams all semester.

The secret ingredient for delicious quiche is mustard.

Ooooh. Cool new paper on origins of life. A simple 45-nucleotide RNA molecule that can perfectly copy itself. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A reminder that EDI policies are enacted because *without* them there is bias in the system.

Call for Donations to Support the SWEEET/CSEE Equity Fund 🌱🧬🎓 Help remove financial barriers by supporting grad students & postdocs attending #CSEE2026 in Toronto through donating to the Equity Fund. Support access to science by donating / sharing! @csee-scee.bsky.social #EcoEvo gofund.me/cca1d39af

A slice of good news:

I *do* count submitted as an article on a CV (just slightly less than published). Others on hiring and grants committees I’ve been on do, too. It means the work is final enough to be submitted, which is very different from “in preparation” (which could be “concepts of a plan“).

A great resource to help you pick responsible journals to publish in.

Wonderful Ice Age art! Some 40,000 years ago, this tiny head of a cave lion was skilfully sculpted from mammoth ivory. It is one of the oldest known works of figurative art! 📷 by me #Archaeology

Boosting this! I got my titers checked when the TX measles outbreak happened, and it turned out I was no longer immune to measles so I got the vax again. (I originally got the MMR vax in 1989 and still had immunity to mumps and rubella.)

RAYVIOLIES omg

Dr Glaucomflecken, an actual ophthalmologist, with helpful instructions for dealing with pepper spray to the face. youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...

An important study maps how nerves control the Drosophila male reproductive tract, revealing two types of glutamatergic neurons that also release serotonin or octopamine. 🔗 buff.ly/3PV2YQW

Cool new paper showing another case of ‘alternative meiosis’.

For those in Minnesota who need to see the love of those supporting you, this forum is the best of humanity.

If you need something funny today, this news story is worth reading to the end.

I was today-years-old when I learned that bloodworms are the only animals that make their teeth out of copper: www.livescience.com/bloodworms-f...

This study is really cool. Over and over we find that “this is the way things work” has the caveat of “except here it’s different…”

We got a new, large, squishy, comfortable couch … and this is where the cat wants to sit.

Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.

Western University is looking for a Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 1 in Metabolomics. We are intent on building capacity in this system and the ideal candidate will help build infrastructure and mentor junior faculty. Please see the job ad at: uwo.ca/facultyrelat...

A law banning most transgender care for anyone under 18 was recently passed in Alberta. Don’t let this unscientific US garbage make its way into Canada. There’s a formal petition for the Canadian government to block this ban. Please sign and share: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

Go get it now!!

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy

Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name. "These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."

Even if highly qualified, nobody wants an insufferable jerk for a colleague. Getting a job isn’t just qualifications, it’s also being someone other people want to work with.

I can't believe this still needs to be said (and more loudly): Trans rights are human rights.

My dog is hilariously pathetic when she wants love. Sound on.

Show of hands, how many of us are ready for this madness to end — and for Congress to do their job?🙋 Sign on to endorse the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. 👉 standupforscience.net/impeac... 📲Tag your representative below. Let them know that they need to step up and meet the moment!

A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...

Amazing work from the folks in my lab on the impact of making the wrong proteins (mistranslation) and how it INCREASES female lifespan, even when combined with reproduction! Of note, the lead author, Luana Branco, did this work as an undergrad (!!). Preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Schooling! One of those strangely fascinating fish behaviours that I love watching

TODAY! CSEE Members: Check your email for the Zoom link. See you soon!

"Hormone Therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time, extending prior findings with a larger sample and longer follow-up." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Republicans just passed a bill in the House that bans federal funding of anyone collaborating or co-authoring with Chinese scientists, and it’s retroactive to ban funding for anyone who has had collaborations in the past 5 years. This is insane. Call your reps. www.science.org/content/arti...

A really good thread on adjusting your bsky filter settings, which you might not know are set to be fully on by default!

With my first kid, in the US, I was entitled to zero days of maternity leave. Zero. Because I hadn’t been in my current postdoc position for a full year yet. When I had a kid in Canada I took a 6 month leave, and the only ‘feedback’ I got from my colleagues was “oh, you’re taking a short leave!”

Are you f*ing kidding me @nytimes.com??

Good job everyone - the 🇨🇦 Trucouncil data will stay aggregated and anonymized.

There’s a (now retired) prof who I discovered had students in their genetics lab class sequence three ‘mystery genes’ from the STUDENTS OWN CHEEK SWAB and the three genes were all for SUSCEPTIBILITY TO MENTAL DISORDERS. I reported it, bc wtaf that’s wrong on so many levels.

This is the prettiest cupcake I’ve ever had 😍

This would be a huge breach of privacy. Contact your MPs, and/or sign the petition, linked in the thread.

There are two types of people. Those who are mad if some people are on SNAP and not working, and those who are mad because working people still have to be on SNAP to afford food.

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...