BES Evolutionary Ecology Group

bes-evolecol.bsky.social

22 October 2026 18:46

This. Was. Fabulous. A tour of 60 years of ideas and controversies (sometimes descending into personal insults) concerning a gene-centric perspective of evolution. Including a spat between Hamilton & Lewontin's entertainingly played out in the pages of Nature and Science.

闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD

minyaaa.bsky.social

20 October 2026 20:30

Super interesting paper exploring the molecular basis of left-right asymmetry in of enantiostyly in butterfly lilies! The style bend and rotate before flowering to avoid the anther (and prevent self-pollination). Controlled by a hemizygous locus supergene! 🤩 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Jonathan Pritchard

jkpritch.bsky.social

17 October 2026 17:26

Delighted to share this new article where we propose our view for the next generation of human genetics. We argue a need for "Trait Causal Models" linking genetics to effects at all levels of biological structures, and talk about how to get there using gwas, perturbations and observational omics

Mia Levine

levine-lab.bsky.social

17 October 2026 17:26

@joethorntonlab.bsky.social and I are thrilled to co-organize the 2027 Molecular Mechanisms in Evolution GRC, June 13–18, in beautiful Portland, Maine! See our ⭐stellar⭐ lineup of speakers ⬇️ spanning evolutionary biochemistry, cell biology, development, behavior... www.grc.org/molecular-me... 1/n

Dave Des Marais

evodaveo.bsky.social

13 October 2026 23:47

Nice article by Zach Winn on our work today in MIT News. Thanks to the fantastic Jake Belcher for photography! news.mit.edu/2026/explori...