Long-range enhancer–promoter contacts in gene expression control go.nature.com/2WJp6p8 #Review by Stefan Schoenfelder & @Peter_Fraser1 Babraham Institute

Perfect and imperfect views of ultraconserved sequences go.nature.com/3wDBo53 #Review by Valentina Snetkova, Len Pennacchio, @AxelVisel.bsky.social & Diane Dickel LBNL BioSci

Read our new nature paper on 'Complete sequencing & comparative analysis of ape sex chromosomes'. Bonobo, chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, and siamang #Xchr & #Ychr are now telomere-to-telomere (#T2T)! A collaboration of the #T2T_Primates_Consortium. 🦧🦍nature.com/articles/s4158…

"Here, we report a broad survey of plasmids from hundreds of academic and industrial labs worldwide. We show that nearly half of them contained design and/or sequence errors." Trust nothing; validate everything. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Ancestral immunity: @EnzoZ_P Aude Bernheim &co explore the concept of ancestral #immunity - the set of immune modules (domains & proteins) conserved between #prokaryotes & #eukaryotes - including a putative evolutionary scenario for its existence #PLOSBiology plos.io/4cJNLRm

At a recent conference Athena Aktipis invited me to give a talk on the role of creativity in science. For those interested here are the illustrated slides in tweetorial format. The take home message: Creativity and science go hand in hand. (Thread 1 of 2)

Retrotransposon addiction promotes centromere function via epigenetically activated small RNAs nature.com/articles/s4147… Nature Plants

Hey Runners! Would you be interested in our DRS PhD Program? Look no further! To apply go to the link below, for more questions about the program, please email Ms. Marina Gonzalez at [email protected] #NDRB #DRS #UTSA #UTSADRS #phdroute

They said it, not us...😇 Our "fundamental" and "convincing" study on what evolution can teach us about #infertility is finally out. TL;DR? Check out this primer by eLife - the journal to get the lowdown on what we have discovered by looking at the past of human sperm. elifesciences.org/digests/95774/…

We are excited to announce a major cluster hire in neuroscience, clinical psychology, public health, biomedical engineering, & educational psychology. We’re seeking mid to senior faculty who can help us grow research. Join us as we merge with UT Health San Antonio! 👇👇👇

I wanted to share my perspective/review article regarding epigenetics research in evolutionary biology. I had a lot of fun thinking about where the field is and where we are going. I hope you enjoy! academic.oup.com/mbe/article/41…

UTSA is hiring mid-to-senior-level faculty to expand our brain health and trauma research initiative! Please share this opportunity with others or reach out if you would like to learn more! Apply here: bit.ly/3zUK2lI

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (Born #OnThisDay in 1632) was a pioneer of microscopy and the first to describe red blood cells and bacteria. Take a look at how some of Leeuwenhoek's original specimens have been photographed for our #ScienceInTheMaking platform: royalsociety.org/blog/2023/09/f…

"The burst of satellite DNA in Leptidea wood white butterflies and their putative role in karyotype evolution" is published in DNA Res. If you're interested in insects, repeats, chrom evol, and sex chromosomes, check it out!😀😀😀 Insect Cytogenomics Group Diogo Milani academic.oup.com/dnaresearch/ad…

Exciting news, fellow #Drosophila researchers! Ever wondered about the genome sequence of your lab strain or the balancers? Check out our Drosophila Laboratory Pangenome Database, featuring a growing collection of reference genome assemblies for popular D. melanogaster strains!

Looking for a course that combines Data Science and Biomedicine? NDRB 6973 is now open for Spring 2025 registration

If you know any undergrads interested in data science, AI in biomedicine, genomics & bioinformatics, please spread the word to apply for the UTSA's Data Science & AI community innovation scholars program. Interested students, please DM or get in touch. Please RT

Transposon–host arms race: a saga of genome evolution dlvr.it/TJ4YY6

The molecular mechanisms by which suppressors emerge and counteract meiotic drive genes remain unclear. This review from Jeffrey Vedanayagam highlights how small RNA pathways control the selfish activities of meiotic drive genes during male gametogenesis. doi.org/10.1042/BST202…

🔬 Now hiring a Postdoc in Evolutionary & Developmental Genomics at UTSA! Study meiotic drive, fertility & genetic conflict in Drosophila 🧬 Expertise in Genetics, genomics/bioinformatics Apply by Aug 15. Informal queries: Jeffrey Vedanayagam Please RT …rd-candidate-ada.utshare.utsystem.edu/psp/ZAHRPRDADA…