Dávalos Lab

Ants also didn’t need to plagiarise the compiled works of the last 6K years of human history, which builds on the preceding couple of 200K years…

4 billion years of evolution >>> 4, 40, or 400 billion dollars

On the 18th Brumaire, probably.

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50 years ago, King & Wilson published a foundational paper that underlies the cis-regulatory paradigm (CRP) of #DevoEvo #EvoDevo, i.e., that *almost* all morphological evolution is driven by mutations in regulatory elements, rather than proteins, and it all arose from simple misunderstanding 🧪 🧵

A Short Thought About ‘AI’ and ‘Tech’

Over the weekend, I came across an article in which the president of Google, who has no medical or biology training, claimed that AI will cure cancer in our lifetime. Leaving aside the silliness of describing any complex machine learning algorithm as 'AI',…

Fortement d’accord avec ce point de vue. Je travaille dans le domaine, mais j’ai horreur des extrêmes absurdes auxquels songent certaines personnes.

Is there terraforming sensu Amitav Ghosh in it?

Same.

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Do you want to do a Masters in Evolutionary Biology? The call for applying to the MEME program is now open! MEME is a fantastic 2-year MSc between four European Universities on all areas of Evolutionary Biology. Apply and study in Sweden/France/the Netherlands/Germany/USA/Switzerland! www.evobio.eu

🦇 Celebrate Bat Week with BMC Biology 🦇
In celebration, we spotlight BMC Biology content that has contributed to our knowledge on bats. communities.springernature.com/posts/celebr... #BatWeek

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Mesquite 4.02 update released! It fixes a few bugs and adds Codon Alignment and various other improvements. Also, much faster with genomics files with 1000s of loci. www.mesquiteproject.org 🧪 #evolbio
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Fig 1 of the article linked. Figure description: A Independent evolution of gut-sampling lymphoid tissue across vertebrates, giving rise to unique organs such as the pancreas of Aselli in shrews and the sacculus rotundus in lagomorphs. B Both the pancreas of Aselli and cloacal bursa are prominent early in life, suggesting an important role in early immunity. However, unlike the cloacal bursa, the pancreas of Aselli persists into adulthood, emphasizing function beyond early-life immunity. C Shrews operate near their maximum energy allowance due to their exceptionally high basal metabolic rates. As they approach reproductive age, their energy demands may exceed sustainable levels, creating trade-offs between physiological functions. The pancreas of Aselli may represent an adaptive strategy that minimizes energetic cost of immune function during reproduction by serving as an early-life investment in immunity

From the @labdavalos.bsky.social lab
Gene expression reveals the pancreas of Aselli as a critical organ for plasma cell differentiation in the Eurasian common shrew
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#BMCBiology #EvoSky #ImmunoSky 🧪

John B. King speaks at a podium, with a sign behind him reading "AI+" and "University at Albany." To his left is Governor Kathy Hochul, in a red suit.

SUNY Has Lost $32M Due to Federal Cuts https://bit.ly/49fbDNL

#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky

Wow, I often wondered. Now I don’t…

I don't think there is anything in my professional life that is more motivating than "minor revisions".

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Reminder, we’re hiring 2 PhD students for next year!! I’m extending the deadline to Nov 1, but please get your app in soon if you’re interested in joining us! More info is on our webpage. 🦠🦑

Please share with ECRs you know as well and check out our other open positio. (Postdoc!)

My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.

Do people realize that asking anything from a statistical model is by definition ‘mid’?

One week to apply before reviews start for the postdoc I am offering investigating the tempo and pattern of river connections with the closure of the isthmus of Panama and its impact on river plant (Podostemaceae) migration. Genomic+fossil+geological data + fieldwork 👇

Come work with us at Universidad EAFIT! We are looking for an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) interested in Economics of Education and Education Policy. Send your cover letter, CV, job market paper, and contact information for 3 references to jmunozm1@eafit.edu.co

Wiley set to earn $44m from AI rights deals, confirms “no opt-out" for authors The US publisher is the latest to capitalise on deals to give tech firms access to its authors’ content to train their Large Language Models (LLMs).

Everybody makes money out of academic authors except the authors...News.

Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

🚨GRFP DEADLINE ALERT!🚨 I missed this in my original solicitation read-through, so FYI 📣LETTERS ARE DUE BEFORE PROPOSALS📣 this year!

"Reference letters are due Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)."

www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

Join the lab The Caetano lab at Towson University (Maryland, USA) is seeking a Master's degree student to start in Fall 2026. A Research Assistant (RA) position is available to the student during part (or all) of....

Master's degree position at Towson University with Daniel Caetano on macroevolutionary and phylogenetic comparative methods! Daniel is an awesome human and a great mentor, share with your students!
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The Weir Lab at the University of Toronto seeks PhD students for Fall 2026 to study avian genomics and speciation. Competitive funding, diverse training, and a collaborative environment are offered. Apply: jason.weir@utoronto.ca. More info: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~jweir/index.html #phd

SMBE2026 | Final call for symposia

🔁 Please share - we remind the SMBE community that the Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 in Copenhagen is open.

We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.

🗓️ Deadline: October 15th

More information: smbe2026.org/symposia

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