Kevin Mitchell

wiringthebrain.bsky.social

05 October 2026 10:55

Why optogenetics deserves the hype www.wiringthebrain.com/2013/09/why-... (a piece I wrote in 2013 explaining how it works and why modulating specific cell types is so key to understanding how neural circuits and systems work)

Current Biology

currentbiology.bsky.social

17 September 2026 18:32

IN CB! www.cell.com/current-biol...

Jesse Singal

jessesingal.com

04 September 2026 17:12

I find this maddening. People on Bluesky are caping for the most insanely condescending, transparent, cynical form of neoliberal benevolent racism. And getting mad at the journalists who helped uncovered it! jessesingal.substack.com/p/nature-you...

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

jevbio.bsky.social

26 August 2026 12:07

Does habitat use drive morphological variation in snakes? Our new study of over 400 species shows how distinct environments shape head and body traits, revealing a complex balance between adaptation and specialisation 🐍 Hudry & Herrel 2026 #Ecomorphology #SnakeEvolution doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...

Arvid Ågren

arvidagren.bsky.social

18 August 2026 17:14

New paper with Nick Davies and Kevin Foster in @natcomms.nature.com. We show that often neither selection against transposons’ deleterious effects nor exploitation by parasitic elements is sufficient to keep them in control. Only active host suppression does. www.nature.com/articles/s41...