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Image array of 3 MMM-themed, science-based Valentines with an Eagle Owl, Asian Elephant, & Lynx. Screen-reader valentines also available at the LibGuide. We got you, Boo.

You know what's better than science-themed March Mammal Madness Valentines of #2026MMM Combatants!?!

Science-themed March Mammal Madness Valentines of combatants that carry ear-worms. They're INFECTIOUS!

Download in color or greyscale at the LibGuide libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...

Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health: All articles published in 2025 EMPH is an open access Oxford University Press journal sponsored by the International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health

Evolution, Medicine and Public Health has just started its 14th year. All publications from 2025 are listed with links at the EvMedReview.com substack post. Interesting reading!
🧪 @evmed.bsky.social @evmedasu.bsky.social @tricem.bsky.social
www.evmedreview.com/p/evolution-...

Way to go Erin! #EvMed #ASU #GradLife

YouTube video by StoneLab Análisis del ADN antiguo: ¿Por qué estudiar enfermedades antiguas?

Para obtener una buena descripción general de lo que el ADN antiguo puede decirnos sobre los patógenos (¡producido por estudiantes de pregrado y posgrado en mi laboratorio!), consulte: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwQP...

YouTube video by StoneLab Ancient DNA Analysis: Why Study ancient Disease?

For a nice overview of what ancient DNA can tell us about pathogens (produced by undergraduate and graduate students in my lab!) see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxOE...

Ancient DNA insights into diverse pathogens and their hosts Nature Reviews Genetics - Ancient DNA techniques are being applied to study increasingly diverse pathogens of the past. The authors review the latest insights into pathogen–host coevolution,...

Lovely to work with @blevinske.bsky.social, @paleogenomics.bsky.social & Verena Schuenemann on " Ancient DNA insights into diverse pathogens and their hosts"! Read it at rdcu.be/eSVPN

Two scientists studying mosquitos in the effort to eradicate malaria as part of the vector-borne diseases research program in the Center for Evolution and Medicine.

On Giving Tuesday, we appreciate everyone who transforms our understanding of disease and achieves new approaches to improving human health.
Thank you researchers, funders, learners, & donors.
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YouTube video by Arizona State University Research What evolution can teach us about outsmarting cancer, with Carlo Maley

If you are interested in our research about discovering species with extremely low cancer rates or using ideas from integrated pest management to improve cancer therapy, ASU has a new podcast Lab Coat Optional that featured my work in an episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8r0...

We are hiring a postdoc to profile the evolvability of tumors in longitudinal samples from three clinical trials as part of the ARPA-H ADAPT program. This is essentially an evolutionary bioinformatics position. If you are interested, please apply here ASAP apply.interfolio.com/172521

WE HEAR HE'S A FUN GUY!
#IRegretNothing

You can attend in person or via Zoom! #EvMed

Fixed! THANK YOU, Pablo! :-D

WE HEAR HE'S A FUN GUY!
#IRegretNothing

You can attend in person or via Zoom! #EvMed

Beautiful yellow Fungus by AkhilKamuni Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Noon Thursday, November 6th, join us for David Engelthaler's lecture "Cocci and Crypto: Evolving fungi in an evolving world". Prof. Engelthaler is Executive Director of the Health Observatory at ASU & the Director of TGen North
@tgenresearch.bsky.social #EvMed asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...

Fixing it now!

6 ways evolutionary medicine can transform our health Evolutionary medicine is an emerging interdisciplinary field with huge potential to improve human health and tackle a broad scope of major health challenges.

1. Map evolutionary diversity to hack biomedical innovation
2. Revolutionize cancer therapy
3. Target the development of antimicrobial resistance
4. Address Anthropocene-related diseases
5. Support healthier behaviors
6. Improve pandemic responses
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz & Dan Blumstein!

The Darwinian factor in medicine The relatively new discipline of evolutionary medicine is making strides in the fields of cancer treatment and antibacterial resistance.

"But Nesse – the man who kickstarted it all – says evolutionary medicine still has the power to provide new questions and new answers about disease." #EvMed www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

"The E.P.A. grant was intended to fund Kipnuk’s river stabilization project for three years. Planning, design & some construction were supposed to happen between June and September, when the river would have thawed enough for barges to bring supplies to the village."

It was cancelled last spring 🫠

ACE Course Design Awardees Announced - Cultural Evolution Society

Excited to announce the first ACE Course Design Awards for excellent cultural education teaching. Those award winning classes will be placed in an open teaching repository for anyone looking to enhance cultural evolution content in their courses.
culturalevolutionsociety.org/news-and-eve...

There are many great journal covers, but if you're asking about which journal consistently has lovely cover art, it's a bit like asking who was the greatest cinema composer: the line forms behind @currentbiology.bsky.social (and Ennio Morricone)

Happening now in Life Sciences 202!

Adaptations to water stress and pastoralism in the Turkana of northwest Kenya The Turkana pastoralists of Kenya inhabit arid, water-limited environments and rely largely on livestock for subsistence. Working with Turkana communities, we sequenced 367 whole genomes and identifie...

Adaptations to water stress and pastoralism in the Turkana of northwest Kenya | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Decorative Banner that says "CEMinar" ASU Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University

Today's CEMinar: NAU Assistant Professor Christopher Mayerl "Bioinspired design in infant feeding: linking clinical outcomes with underlying mechanics" #EvMed Details: asuevents.asu.edu/event/cemina...

Smiling grad standing in front fluffy brown geladas walking on a grassy hill behind her.

Smiling grad student standing in front of sign that says Simien Mountains Gelada Monkeys.

Earlier this month, Evolutionary Biology PhD student Brooklynn Scott in @smacklab.bsky.social presented research on chromosome evolution & genetic diversity in geladas at the International Gelada Workshop, highlighting implications for species conservation! #EvMed #OneHealth

Scientists discover genetic adaptations can help those living in dry climates | ASU News A team of international scientists has uncovered key genetic adaptations underlying survival in hot and dry environments, revealing how natural selection may have enabled some pastoralist populations ...

'A team of international scientists partnered with the Turkana community in Kenya and found a unique genetic adaptation for living in dry climates' #EvMed
news.asu.edu/20250918-sci...

Frontiers | The future of evolutionary medicine: sparking innovation in biomedicine and public health Evolutionary medicine – i.e. the application of insights from evolution and ecology – has tremendous untapped potential to spark transformational innovation ...

"The future of evolutionary medicine: sparking innovation in biomedicine and public health" #EvMed www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...

Core principles of evolutionary medicine: A Delphi study This study analyzed survey responses from 46 experts to create a consensus list of 14 Core Principles for Evolutionary Medicine. These principles illustrat

Core principles of Evolutionary Medicine #EvMed academic.oup.com/emph/article...

What is Evolutionary Medicine? | Ask A Biologist Understanding evolution doesn't just help us figure out how humans evolved...it also helps us understand why we have the health problems we do in today's society. Evolutionary medicine can help us und...

What is Evolutionary Medicine? #EvMed askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/evol...