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PhD student studying molecular biology, viruses, and bats. Myotis and Moomin enthusiast.
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If working to improve the health and well-being of our fellow man is not persuasive enough to convince people of how important scientific research is, I hope the economic role it plays will #standupforscience

My Cityside subscription is worth every penny, I need the Swindled podcast ep of this @berkeleyside.bsky.social www.berkeleyside.org/2025/02/12/e...

Tippi Hedren in the role of Patrick Mahomes tonight #gobirds

Our favorite bat-inspired looks from the GRAMMYs pt 2! Who is your favorite? 🦇 💅🏽

bats are immunologically "special", but bat species also differ in their immune response. we gather evidence for interspecific variation in bat immunity, propose hypotheses, and outline future comparative directions. i've really enjoyed working with this ECR team. ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

Bat1K has arrived, and there’s a new paper from the Hiller Lab! Big day for bat fans 🦇

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Sorry for this guy, and this reaffirms my commitment to never step foot in a WayMo www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

A perfect comic panel.

Morning. Moomintroll wakes up in Moominland Midwinter, Tove Jansson.

Love the green! 💚

I craft rings that make cells forget what they are and glow with a greenish light.

Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince, And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!

Evergreen best take of 2024

An oldie but a goodie for this time of festive stress 🫠🎄

We're super lucky to have more than one type of night life here 🥰 Each evening a sky stream flows from the banks of the Yarra River, as thousands of grey-headed flying foxes leave their roost to feed across the suburbs of #Melbourne and beyond. 🦇🌿🦊 #WildOz #nature #photography 🧵

In Munchkinland, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the Lollipop Guild and the Lullaby League. These are their stories…

Incredible Japanese Ussurian bats hibernate in snow banks www.nature.com/articles/s41... Video of Ussurian bats in snow youtu.be/zLHBs51yb8c

Disparities in Perimyotis subflavus Body Mass Between Cave and Culvert Hibernacula in Georgia, USA 🦇 #bats #chiroptera onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Book Cover of the Day: The Vampyre, John Polidori, 1819.

So excited to have this paper out! We've literally doubled the number of bat-derived cell lines now freely available to the scientific community through BEI and had a great time working with wonderful collaborators 😊 @viralemergence.bsky.social

Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In My Lane. Focused. Flourishing.

📢 Interested in island bats in West Africa? 🦇🦇 Check out our new paper led by Ana Sofia Castro-Fernandes investigating how bats respond to land use change, including island endemics doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... PI's - @ricardonature.bsky.social & Ana Filipa Palmeirim

Hello bluesky! You get 1 (one) unicorn paleontology art today, as a little treat

🦇 Mr. Moof is a Greater Mastiff bat (E. perotis), the largest bat in the U.S. Moof had a severe oral infection & was half his ideal weight. After weeks of meds & worms, Moof was released. He was so chill and made little peeping noises while eating. #bats #arizona #wildlife #cuteanimals #animals

This walking stick with skull pommel and emerald green eyes once belonged to Charles Darwin. Yep, you read that right! I bet you didn't know Darwin was such a dude. It's now part of the Wellcome Collection in London, and I think you'll agree it's pretty amazing.

#sciart boost

Saw Dan Rokhsar give a talk about this earlier this year, he’s so humble but this is an incredibly exciting story

Could God make a demographic history so complex even she couldn't estimate N_e

Newest watercolor is of the recently described prehistoric bird, Avisaurus darwini. Foot bones from this hawk-sized bird suggest it had strong grasping toes like modern birds of prey. Here it is with a baby Acheroraptor it captured. #paleoart #sciart #watercolor

this was the first weird medieval guy to ever go viral 🥰🥰

Me in my echo chamber (Delphyodontos) #paleostream

Hello Wednesday.

Just an FYI for all the new followers - AlbertaBats has a YouTube channel! We are SO lucky to have an excellent videographer who works with us. We have a couple of new videos up & a couple more planned for this year. Please subscribe to follow along! #BatsNeedFriends youtu.be/ubzZuCzogFU?...

Guess I should make one of these! Michael, 27, PhD student studying the remarkable innate immune system of bats. Love biology, baking, and all things heimish. Let’s talk if you like those things too!

bird sounds

Sunday plans: 🖼️ Lily Seika Jones