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evolutionary genomics of maize and wild relatives. erstwhile ethnobotanist. purveyor of bad puns. dad. prof at UC Davis. not actually a cool cow from 1994. rilab.ucdavis.edu. views, especially bad ones, mine only (he/him)
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Wild. Dr. Reed Kenney exit seminar on Juncaceae phylogenetics. This is a rush!?

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This is how you know it’s been a good day of sciencing.

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En nuestra clase "Hablemos de evolución y ecología" hoy, Merly Escalona hablando de su trabajo ensamblando genomas para el California Conservation Genomics Project. Ha ensamblado mas que 150 genomas, desde plantas a alacranes!

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May I present some ways that we might ask for our users' sex/gender on our forms in order to comply with new EOs: codepen.io/buttermilkbi...

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Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

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my first bsky post! scientific societies are advocating as hard as we can right now to preserve and protect science & researchers. your individual (and collective) voices matter. raise 'em.

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No I do not regret letting my 7yo have his grandfather’s label maker.

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HECK YEAH. Brandon Gaut honored with the GSA mentorship award. Hard to imagine a better mentor. Scientifically I am where I am today in large part thanks to Brandon. But personally too -- he played a pivotal role in multiple major life milestones for my family. genestogenomes.org/congratulati...

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I work on the popgen of an ancient 4X-ploid that has both 1N (inbred) and 2N individuals. Factors of 2 are the bane of my existence.

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PhD position on the domestication of common beans and its coevolution with rhizobia through studying ancient and modern genomes. At U. Copenhagen with Jazmín Ramos Madrigal. candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

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With a sticker from my daughter and labels from my son my laptop is now complete.

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My students don’t like my jokes about maize effective population size. Too corn Ne.

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Wow. This is sooo good. Echoing @urbanevol.bsky.social this user’s manual for Ne should be required reading for popgen and conservation genetics folks. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Every hike my son finds a stick to hike with. We can’t take it home so he “hides it for next time” at the end. So if you find a good hiking stick at a trailhead in the Davis area, there’s a good chance you know who hid it.

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Sunday brunch.

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Great idea. I will start a thread!

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No job ad yet, but I'll be hiring a postdoc at Purdue in population genetics/quantitative genetics/genomics in plants. DM if you have relevant experience and are potentially interested.

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live feed of science in the U.S.

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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

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The parallels with private equity takeovers seem so obvious: strip mine the country of all its long-term capacity for resilience and growth (research, education) in exchange for short term gain (tax cuts).

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Happy Valentine’s Day to all the bog lovers out there. This heart shaped bog is in the beautiful Northwest Territories, Canada. Often unappreciated, bogs will win your love with their beauty, mystery, and strength. They clean our water, produce food and biodiversity, and store carbon. Let’s ♥️ them

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I teach about this in my classes. Medical students* need to know this history. *attendings too

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Howard University is now a R1 university, the first HBCU with a research one designation. H-U definitely knows!

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