bucktrible.bsky.social
The evolution of ants from a mechanistic perspective 🐜🧬. I mostly retweet bugs. Dept of Entomology, University of Georgia | He/him
👤 Joined on 13 February 2024
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@bucktrible.bsky.socialSnootfly! Snootfly! Snootfly! He got snoot, he fly, he here. Mourning scorpionfly, Panorpa lugubris 🖤
Show PostThis past summer, work from my dissertation was published in MBE ! We found that the sex ratio supergene in Formica likely has two origins, one Nearctic and one Palearctic. This likely happened due to recombination between two standing haplotypes that underlie colony queen number! 🐜🐜
Show Post1. CRISPR came from basic research on bacteria. 2. Optogenetics started with a discovery in algae. 3. The GFP protein comes from jellyfish. The biggest breakthroughs all trace to scientists following their curiosity, and this is one huge reason why we must keep funding basic research!
Show PostFiery skipper seen in Salesforce Park in SF last week -- I was in town for the @biohub.org #AIxBio26 meeting and was very pleased to discover Salesforce Park on a walk. Quite lovely.
Show PostDevelopmental bias of body size and caste by the fire ant social supergene doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #ProcB #DevelopmentalBiology #Evolution #Genetics
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