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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
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It’s out! The evolutionary origins of yeast point centromeres uncovered! “Ancient co-option of LTR retrotransposons as yeast centromeres” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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antiSMASH 8.0: extended gene cluster detection capabilities and analyses of chemistry, enzymology, and regulation academic.oup.com/nar/advance-... #jcampubs

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🌍 Don't miss it — our #EarthDay2025 Seminar with Paul Koch is TOMORROW! 🕓 April 16 | 4:00–5:00pm 📍 Buttrick 102 Come celebrate #science, sustainability, and the evolutionary past of our planet! #EvolutionaryStudies #Evolution

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Saber-toothed cats weren’t as specialized as we once thought. New research shows similar diets across species & climates. www.vanderbilt.edu/evolution/ne... Join them for family night Sunday (4/6) with the Preds! Featuring Larisa DeSantis, Jay Pardo-Judd, and a guest appearance by Gnash. #Smilodon

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A surviving newsreel of the Scopes Trial - youtu.be/mJoZrJknJJE?... #ScopesSunday

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🏇 Horses evolved a viral trick to outrun damage. @castiglionelab.bsky.social found a rare mutation that supercharges muscle energy—without the usual side effects. New study out in Science. Read our press release >> loom.ly/FUbYSu0 🔬 #evolution #genetics #Science2025

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Our newest paper is out in Science! This riddle took 5 years to solve. Genome annotation and AI missed it. Manual inspection and serendipity still have advantages for cracking nature's secrets! With @science.org @evolutionvu.bsky.social @rokaslab.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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International Conference on Yeast Genetics & Molecular Biology - #Yeast2025 🥖🍺 🍷🍶 🌳🦟 🧬 Last week to submit your abstract: premc.org/yeast2025/su...

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

For early-career scientists (postdocs, Assist. Profs) - a fun 6-day workshop on grant writing in the mountains of Virginia. Think, write, hike, and interact with colleagues. What’s not to love? Workshop Dates: July 20 - 26, 2025 Deadline to register: July 6 mlbs.virginia.edu/grant-writin...

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Federal research instability risks postdoc careers, American leadership www.statnews.com/2025/03/13/p... via @statnews.com

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My op-ed about the importance of NIH funding was published in my hometown newspaper last week! @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social Check it out 👇🏻 www.knoxnews.com/story/opinio...

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Rule #8: Present Support of Science as a Means to Meet National and Local Goals. www.aaas.org/news/top-ten...

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We did it! We caught Starship #transposons moving between #fungal species in the lab, including between species separated by ~100my. We think Starships are a mediator of HGT in fungi, akin to conjugative elements in bacteria. Check out the preprint. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

submitted 58 days ago • 3 comments

🚨 Registration is now open! 🚨 Join us in Patagonia for the SMBE Satellite Meeting: Molecular Mechanisms of Adaptation and Experimental Evolution🔬 📅 October 6-8, 2025 📍 Puerto Varas, Chile 🇨🇱 🔗 Register here: smbechile2025.cl

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32nd International Conference of Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology #yeast2025 📌 #yeast #microbiology #yeastbiology #biomol

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It's official—WOW! 🤯 My latest discovery is now featured in the news section of @science.org! 👀 I wish there was a way to tell these birds how special we think their nests are... 🥹🐦🪶

submitted 61 days ago • 5 comments