@weird_worms

Development, evolution, worms, gene name etymology. I retweet/tweet to log interesting papers, questions, and ideas. Asst Prof @OU_Biology. https://xitter.cf/t.co/bOM14WAqSi

Joined March 2018
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We are hiring! The School of Biological Sciences at the University of Oklahoma is seeking an Assistant Professor studying the Neurobiology of Pain. Applications are due Nov. 21. Please share with colleagues! apply.interfolio.com/175314
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Fluctuating selection in a monkeyflower hybrid zone doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrae0… Now in @EvolLetters by Diana Tataru, Max De Leon, Spencer Dutton, Fidel Machado Perez, Alexander Rendahl, Kathleen G Ferris

Fluctuating selection in a monkeyflower hybrid zone

Abstract. While hybridization was viewed as a hindrance to adaptation and speciation by early evolutionary biologists, recent studies have demonstrated the

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Li Zhao@lizzyzhao26 Nov 2024
Nicolas Svetec, David Begun, and I wrote a review article about de novo genes. If you are interested in this topic please take a look at this final open-access version @AnnualReviews annualreviews.org/content/jo….
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In a new preprint led by @TheNikhilMilind, we explored a fascinating paradox: For many traits the number of duplications or loss-of-function (LoF) mutations is correlated with phenotype. Curiously, for most traits, the AVERAGE direction of LoFs and Dups is the SAME. Why?
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PLOS Biology@PLOSBiology22 Nov 2024
Rapid centromere evolution: @CecileCourret @AmLarracuente &co's study of #centromere #evolution over short timescales in #Drosophila reveals dramatic #centromere reorganization involving recurrent shifts between retroelements & satellites #PLOSBiology plos.io/3CBwHQe
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Anna Allen@akallen1018 Nov 2024
The #1 piece of advice I give people applying for NSF funding... **Talk to a Program Director** We are not scary. Promise. Our job is to help figure out the best place for your research to be reviewed at NSF. If you email & don't hear back in a week, please email again!
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EvoDevo PanAm@EvoDevoPanAm18 Nov 2024
science.org/doi/10.1126/scia… A developmental constraint; different genes for the same body segmentation in Drosophila and Oncopeltus! From Leslie Pick lab @UMDEntomology

Same rule, different genes: Blimp1 is a pair-rule gene in the milkweed bug Oncopeltus fasciatus

Variable segmentation gene cohorts give rise to a conserved insect body plan.

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Ricard Solé@ricard_sole18 Nov 2024
Is there a logic in the space of tumours? What is the impact of ecological, developmental and evolutionary components in defining cancer trajectories? Check our paper with @AguadeGuim and @YaleMed Josep Costa onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Eric Topol
@EricTopol18 Nov 2024
New @Nature A mechanism for why durable weight loss is so difficult: epigenetic memory of fat cells nature.com/articles/s41586-0… @vonMeyenn @laurahinte
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Jeffrey Dongying XIE@Jeffrey3734770818 Nov 2024
So excited that our work on the first speciation gene pair in nematodes C. briggsae and C. nigoni finally got published on PNAS. It is really a tough but thrilling journey! It is just the beginning of the story of F-box genes, and I cannot wait to tackle the next one! Stay tuned
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Harnessing full-text publications for deep insights into C. elegans and Drosophila biomaps bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.co…

Harnessing full-text publications for deep insights into C. elegans and Drosophila biomaps

BMC Genomics - In the rapidly expanding domain of scientific research, tracking and synthesizing information from the rapidly increasing volume of publications pose significant challenges. To...

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Arlin
@ArlinStoltzfus13 Nov 2024
I'm not sure how arrival bias relates to the numbers of codons. But quite a lot has been written about the evolution of the genetic code. You might find possible answers there. A good place to start is this review by Koonin, et al. 12/12 iubmb.onlinelibrary.wiley.co…

Origin and evolution of the genetic code: The universal enigma

The genetic code is nearly universal, and the arrangement of the codons in the standard codon table is highly nonrandom. The three main concepts on the origin and evolution of the code are the...

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Real age prediction from the transcriptome with RAPToR nature.com/articles/s41592-0…

Real age prediction from the transcriptome with RAPToR

Nature Methods - Real age prediction from transcriptome staging on reference (RAPToR) precisely estimates the real age of a specimen on the basis of transcriptomic data. RAPToR is broadly...

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SID-2, vital for RNAi in C. elegans, is present in Clade V parasitic nematodes. Found in H. bakeri extracellular vesicles, new research reveals potential ancestral roles beyond #RNAi ow.ly/6VbC50U4Yky @amyhbuck @SBSatEd @RutgersBioSci #Parasitology #OpenBiology
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Emergence of dauer larvae in Caenorhabditis elegans disrupts continuity of host-microbiome interactions academic.oup.com/femsec/adva…
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Repeat-based holocentromeres of the woodrush Luzula sylvatica reveal insights into the evolutionary transition to holocentricity nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Repeat-based holocentromeres of the woodrush Luzula sylvatica reveal insights into the evolutionary...

Nature Communications - Unlike most eukaryotes, Luzula sylvatica assembles holocentromeres along the entire chromosome length. Here, the authors combine genome assembly, epigenetic and cytogenetic...

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! Rapid chromosome evolution and acquisition of thermosensitive stochastic sex determination in nematode androdioecious hermaphrodites nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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Valentine Svensson
@vallens10 Nov 2024
After some outage due to hosting moves, the single cell studies database Google Sheet frontend is back: nxn.se/single-cell-studies/g…

Single cell studies database

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