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Free housing. Free food. Free protection from predators. There are a lot of perks for beetles and other tiny organisms that live covertly inside ant colonies.
But as it turns out, there is a potential downside, too: no way out.
Researchers report that a species of rove beetle has taken a one-way evolutionary journey, evolving a clever way to disguise itself that it’ll never be able to undo.
If they ever stop refreshing their cloak, they will die.
The findings convincingly show how tight knit ecological cohabitation can become locked in. Learn more: scim.ag/4anmwfo
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Now online! Symbiotic entrenchment through ecological Catch-22 dlvr.it/TQnWXJ
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Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that makes them forever reliant on their hosts. bit.ly/4kjnIF2
Save the date! @Caltech's Center for Evolutionary Science Symposium is taking place on Feb 12th, 2025! Check out this stellar lineup!!
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The Southern California Evolutionary #Genetics and #Genomics meeting organized by @Caltech_CES & @USC was an *amazing* meeting of evolutionary biologists from diverse disciplines 🧬🪸🪶🍄
Thank you so much to @Pselaphinae & @mwpen for organizing and for the opportunity to speak!
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Online citizen science platforms like iNaturalist and Macaulay Library contain a wealth of images but are hard to search using text. We are looking for ideas so we can develop the next generation of AI models that can help users to better search these image collections.
Calling all SoCal evolutionists! The 2024 Southern California Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics (SCALE) meeting will take place @Caltech on May 31st, organized jointly by us and USC_CEED (shorturl.at/abQR2) Sign up here: scalemeeting.org/home
Just announced: the 2024 Center for Evolutionary Science seed grants. Congratulations to all awardees!
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We're growing... and hiring! @Caltech Center for Evolutionary Science is searching for a Program Administrator to run our operations.
If interested, please apply — feel free to DM us with enquiries about this role:
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About CES: evolution.caltech.edu/
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On the Decoupling of Evolutionary Changes in mRNA and Protein Levels buff.ly/3YMrn3B #science #evolution #biology #genome
Both our Neuroscience and Developmental/Organismal searches are excited for applicants with an evolutionary or comparative emphasis in their work. Please apply!
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Congrats to @JanStundl on a beautiful piece of work!
A new study from the @BronnerLab out in @PNASNews finds that a specific population of stem cells, called trunk neural crest cells, are responsible for the development of bony scutes (or dermal armor) in fish.
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Origins of the remarkable chemical wizardry of rove beetles explained at the cellular and genomic levels. Work led by @Dr_SKitch!
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Our first neurogenetic study of ants survived peer review and just appeared OA in its final form @CellCellPress @CellPressNews: cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…. @teraxurato & team @RockefellerUniv created the first transgenic ants and identified a sensory hub for alarm behavior. 1/8
We had the pleasure of hosting Carlos Taboada (Duke postdoc —> soon-to-be Vanderbilt PI) for an incredible seminar on the biophysics of coloration and transparency in tree frogs. Magical to go herping with Carlos in @Angeles_NF.
Victoria Orphan @OrphanANME with jaw-dropping genomics of Asgard Archaea at the CES Symposium yesterday.
Announced yesterday: the most recent CES-funded projects @Caltech, from deep ocean oxygenation to the fly wing hinge and jerboa-ized mouse brains. Congrats to everyone!
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