Judith Mank

judithmank.bsky.social

25 September 2026 13:05

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/

PLOS Biology

plosbiology.org

25 September 2026 13:05

Some genomic inversions can persist for millions of years. This study by @judithmank.bsky.social @vdbijl.bsky.social & Yuying Lin reveals how ecological conditions and mate choice help maintain this hidden layer of #genomic diversity in guppies. 🧪#evolution #academicSky buff.ly/6sEgmgT

Ashleigh Griffin

asgriffin.bsky.social

21 September 2026 14:14

It was an honor to host our event last week to celebrate 50 years of The Selfish Gene. A special pleasure to meet biology alumni from Richard's time as tutor at New College. (It sounds like I'm more gentle in my essay feedback!) @newcollegeoxf.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Ákos T Kovács

evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social

20 September 2026 14:07

Outer membrane changes enable evolutionary escape from bacterial predation ISME Journal by @subhammridha.bsky.social et al from @simonahuwiler.bsky.social and @rkmicrobes.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...

Simona Huwiler

simonahuwiler.bsky.social

18 September 2026 15:58

#AMR superbugs are getting tougher, but predatory bacteria like B. bacteriovorus can hunt them down! We show that model bacterium E.coli 🦠 can escape these ‘living antibiotic’ by evolution, mainly through OmpF porin loss. This comes at a cost. Details at: tiny.cc/2qpa101 #MicroSky, #Evolution