rokaslab.bsky.social
The Laboratory of Antonis Rokas at Vanderbilt University. Tweets should be interpreted as bookmarks, not as endorsements. All opinions are Antonis'. http://www.rokaslab.org
👤 Joined on 04 March 2025
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@rokaslab.bsky.sociali’m so glad that @philipcball.bsky.social wrote about Conrad Waddington. Like Lamarck, he has been accused of believing evolution is purposive. Lately, ppl are finding that there can be direction in evolution w/o anything supernatural about it. Good to see Wad getting better press
Show PostMost animal species pack sperm DNA with protamines instead of histones. Protamines are essential for male fertility. They are among the fastest-evolving genes in animals. That makes little sense. We think we know why, in a new paper led by @ching-hochang.bsky.social. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Show PostAntonis Rokas has been named a fellow of the Mycological Society of America! Congratulations to our fearless leader!!! @rokaslab.bsky.social @vuartsci.bsky.social
Show PostNew paper alert! 🚨 Very pleased to be part of this paper out now in @imafungus.pensoft.net We detail some key genomic & transcriptomic differences between #Aspergillus flavus & A. oryzae, 2 closely related groups of fungi viewed *very* differently by humans 🧪🍄 imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1952...
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