Did you know? Rock pigeons (Columba livia) have magnetic macrophages that help them to navigate. If you deplete these macrophages, the pigeons cannot find their way back home on cloudy days: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 📸 ccfarmer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
Did you know? Blackbirds (Turdus merula) and other urban birds flee about 1 meter sooner when approached by women than when approached by men: tinyurl.com/4vn92j4u. This study is definitely a candidate for the Ig Nobel Prize. 📸 WikiPokos, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
Wie sprechen wir heute über HIV? Ab dem 11. Juni lädt eine Ausstellung im #Stadtmuseum #Tübingen dazu ein, Vorurteile zu #HIV zu hinterfragen. Studierende der @unituebingen.bsky.social haben die Ausstellung mit der #Aidshilfe Tübingen-Reutlingen und unserem Institut konzipiert tinyurl.com/y2bw25sj
Did you know? Chaco Chachalaca, Morepork, Bananaquit and Green Mango are not fancy drinks or BBQ snacks, but bird species. Check out the following list for additional great bird names: birdhistory.substack.com/p/the-100-gr.... 📸 Pseudopanax, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
Open #PhDposition in our group! Interested in #virology, #immunology, and #placenta biology? Apply to join our team! The project is part of the #aging research consortium CRC 1506. More info: tinyurl.com/zw3y2mhv and www.uni-ulm.de/fileadmin/we....
Daniel Sauter
Daniel Sauter
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...
📣 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
A landmark #ScienceTranslationalMedicine study shows that latent #HIV can convert CD4+ T cells to CD8+ T cells and identifies the latter as a previously overlooked component of the viral reservoir—a surprising finding with critical implications for HIV cure efforts. https://scim.ag/43N0lwa
Cedric Feschotte
@unaids.org's report warns of a ‘perilous moment’ for the HIV response. Without renewed commitment & sustained investment, decades of progress towards ending AIDS could be at risk. The report highlights the impact of disruptions to global funding & the political choices needed to put people first.
Science Magazine
David Schoppik
www.biorxiv.org
In this Comment, Cedric Feschotte highlights evidence from diverse lineages showing that transposable elements are key drivers of evolutionary innovation, repeatedly introducing regulatory and coding ...
