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Welcome to my Twitter homepage! Here you will have a glimpse of how a marine biologist conducts research in the Rockies, how a scientific diver climbs 14ers, and how a photographer observes humans, animals and plants on Earth!

Watch out for the clam bombs when you are on the beach! Sea gulls don't need a razor blade to open clams. They know how gravity works! Guess I can train some sea gulls to be my field technicians in the future!

A big milestone for the Aquatic Symbiosis Project: the first genome published of the total 500 targeted WellcomeOpenResearch Wellcome Sanger Institute Moore Foundation wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/8-571…

Genome of "the other" photosymbiotic bivalves published! The genome sequence of a heart cockle, Fragum fragum (Linnaeus, 1758) Ruiqi Li et al., published by WellcomeOpenResearch wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-129…

Thrilled to announce I'm joining the editorial team at ZooKeys! Excited to contribute to the forefront of zoological research and discovery🐚🔍 #Zoology #Malacology

Comparative transcriptomics revealed parallel evolution and innovation of photosymbiosis molecular mechanisms in a marine bivalve royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… Royal Society Publishing

Colorful coral bleaching at #Semporna, Malaysia #coralbleaching

Researchers SBMNH, in collaboration with UCT, Stellenbosch University and CU Boulder 🦬, have described a new species of #clam from the #WesternCape, #SouthAfrica. The discovery is published in the journal ZooKeys. doi.org/10.3897/zookey…

❓Have you heard of ‘the Great African Seaforest’? It's a unique kelp bed ecosystem that is home to amazing biodiversity, including this new clam species! blog.pensoft.net/2024/07/29/new…

Photosymbiosis Shaped Animal Genome Architecture and Gene Evolution as Revealed in Giant Clams biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_genomic

The true giant clam Tridacna gigas is critically endangered following our latest assessment with ⁦Mei Lin⁩ ⁦SOSA⁩ 🌍This iconic marine species faces increasing threats #MarineConservation #EndangeredSpecies #ClimateAction colorado.edu/today/2024/10/…

Another giant clam genome! The Tridacna maxima genome reveals how long-term symbiosis drives evolution, highlighting immune gene adaptations, and transposable element expansions shaping its genetic landscape Communications Biology Dr. Sarah Lemer Lisa Kirkendale doi.org/10.1038/s42003…