An interesting, tenured, Principal Researcher position at CIBIO in Northern Portugal, focused on the study of virus-host #co-evolution, with emphasis on the #evolution of #immune system genes and the impact of emerging diseases on wildlife.
www.cibio.up.pt/en/jobs/tenu...
T-helper cell responses in wild Soay sheep are repeatable, positively correlated, and linked to resistance against helminths and coccidia, challenging assumptions about Th1/Th2 trade-offs in natural settings.
📖 Read more: https://bit.ly/3GCm0PN
#VeterinaryImmunology
2/2 Like BCT has said... "The proposals as they stand are likely to accelerate species extinctions and degrade habitats. In turn, they are likely to have negative impacts on the economy, society and individual wellbeing."
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#resist #protectbats
🧪 February Research Focus 🧪
Our monthly Research Focus features papers from @jgarciaiglesias.bsky.social, @dbogaert.bsky.social, @moredunfoundation.bsky.social, @edinuni-irr.bsky.social
Read the full article here ⤵️
edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
🦇 In our latest blog, our CEO @kitstoner.bsky.social , reflects on the latest developments of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill: rhetoric vs reality on nature and development; read it here and share widely: batconservationtrust.substack.com/p/the-planni...
🦇The Vincent Weir Scientific Award aims to reward and encourage research on the conservation biology of bats by new researchers.
Applications for the Vincent Weir Scientific Award are now open!
Nominations will close on Monday 30 June.
1/2 Quite an appropiate cartoon if we also think about the new environmental changes Reeves has been proposing to get rid of enviromental regulations. Allowing the indiscriminate killing of protected species like bats is NOT the solution for "growth". Does global climate crisis sound familar? ... 😡