Judith Mank

judithmank.bsky.social

23 September 2026 20:57

So very, very happy to see this out @plosbiology.org : Ancient inversion polymorphisms associate with sexually selected traits across natural guppy populations. Beautiful work by two very clever and talented coauthors, Yuying Lin and @vdbijl.bsky.social . journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... 1/

Rob Waterhouse

rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

20 September 2026 13:37

Genes TipE & CG18675 share a common terminal exon They are out of phase & encode two distinct terminal peptides 🔴 2 genes or 1 ? This goes back really far in evolutionary time - link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Nature Reviews Genetics

natrevgenet.nature.com

19 September 2026 16:01

New online! Genomic insights into natural selection in recent human history

André Marques

amarques.bsky.social

17 September 2026 11:49

Out today in Nature: sex without crossovers. Rhynchospora tenuis makes pollen, fertilises and sets seed, yet 0 crossovers in 10,997 pollen nuclei. Chromosome drive and ~87% seed abortion rebuild the mother's genotype, so the offspring are clones. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Pieter Vantieghem

pietervantieghem.bsky.social

17 September 2026 09:46

I've seen Borbo borbonica in S Spain (also on Squirting cucumber, one of its favorite nectar plants) so I perfectly understand the thrill of finding this rare species. But in a broader perspective it should worry us that this many African species get a foothold in Spain. #climatechange