Postdoc at the University of Cambridge. Interested in transposons, evolution, epigenetics, worms and African cichlid fishes.
Miguel V. Almeida
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We just published our new paper about an active Helitron transposon in wheat 🌾🧬
We found that it can be mobilised by heat stress when DNA methylation is reduced.
We document its full lifecycle: RNA -> circular DNA -> integration
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEsky
#TEsky Transposons drove the evolution of a male sex-determining gene from a female gene with deep introgression across cichlids doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Wrote a short piece on Transposable Elements as catalysts of evolutionary innovation for a forthcoming special issue of @naturerevgenet.bsky.social on, duh, Evolutionary Innovation!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our latest work is now online in NSMB: maternal yolk carries microRNAs from the intestine to embryos, shaping gene regulation and stress resilience in the next generation.
rdcu.be/fj8Er
#Epigenetics #microRNA #Inheritance @pasteur.fr @devstempasteur.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
Capolavoro 🎨 alert 🚨! What is the role of gene body methylation in invertebrates? Despite extensive speculation linking it to plasticity and environmental responses, its mechanistic effects and heritability remain unclear. Our take out in @natecoevo.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1/
Have you ever wondered if fish yawn? (and if they do, what that tells us about yawning?) The first preprint from the lab and a serendipitous observation ⬇️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
High quality genomes for sloths and anteaters and great mammalian biology findings alert! 🦥🧬 @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🔥🔥🔥PREPRINT OUT🔥🔥🔥
microRNA annotation gets much easier!!!
MirMachine 2 is out!
Preprint:
doi.org/10.64898/202...
Excited to share this new pre-print from the fantastic @kelsiehunnicutt.bsky.social! Kelsie put together a thoughtful and thorough review on hybridization in animal evolution: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v.... She tracks notable shifts in perspectives on the study of hybridization through time.
📣 POSTDOC position available in the Feschotte Lab at Cornell to work on #TRANSPOSONS! More details below. Pls send informal application or inquiry ASAP by DM or email to cf458_at_cornell.edu.
Pls spread the word 🙏 #TEsky
www.thefeschottelabatcornell.com
