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Sex determination is incredibly varied! In this new paper led by Chase Smith, we find a small RNA encoded in the mtDNA of male (not female) bivalves may interact with nuclear genes to determine sex. More work is needed, but weird nonetheless... tinyurl.com/48r55pt7

Check out this new publication by Ryan Weaver and I about the amazing enzyme alternative oxidase! sciencedirect.com/science/articl… A wonderful collaborative research and writing experience!

Hi #SICB2024, I'm recruiting graduate students interested in evolutionary bioenergetics. Check out my talk on chytrid fungus mitochondria Fri, 8:45 , rm 604. Visit ryanjweaver.com to learn about projects ready for students to pickup on mitonculear evol and mito physiology

Our great work led by the Schumer lab is finally out nature This is some of the best evidence out there that mitonuclear interactions can lead to speciation. Article: doi.org/10.1038/s41586… Summary: tinyurl.com/hamu6n6n

Opening for Professor & Department Chair in Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology EEOB @ ISU Iowa State University. Be part of a highly-collaborative, resource-rich environment! Please spread the word. #academicjobs #FacultyJob #ecologyjob isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IowaStat…

Anytime I talk about extreme rate variation in plant mtDNA evolution, people ask why some lineages evolve fast. Kendra Zwonitzer took that personally. Her paper out today @PNAS offers some evidence for one possibility. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

An ISU research team has created organoids from turtle livers, the 1st-ever turtle organoids. The discovery will speed up turtle genetic research, including traits with potential human benefit such as resistance to oxygen deprivation. #IowaStateInnovates 📰go.iastate.edu/RYFZY5

Congratulations Jonathan Wendel of Iowa State University, newly inducted #NASmember! #NAS161 #plantbiology #genomics

I'm recruiting PhD students to work on mitochondrial bioenergetics. Check out my talk from #Evol2024 on HGT of an alternative mito pathway youtu.be/mdfk3JxLV4c?t=… We do other cool mito evolution and physiology, plz get in touch!

A new paper with big news in the world of red carotenoid ornamentation: House Finches do not utilize CYP2J19/BDH1L to produce red feather pigments. Why is this big new?...(1/6) doi.org/10.1101/2024.1…