Evolutionary biologist at James Cook University. Mostly working on genomics of corals and other marine animals.
https://www.marine-omics.net
Ira Cooke
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In it, I benchmark the new version of Dorado from @nanoporetech.com, which comes with new DNA basecalling models. Short version: big accuracy gains for hac, small improvements for sup.
Check it out for the full results:
rrwick.github.io/2025/05/27/d...
We @marine-omics.bsky.social are hiring. We're looking for a postdoc in population genomics. @janstrugnell.bsky.social careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...
Putting Structural Variants Into Practice: The Role of Chromosomal Inversions in the Management of Marine Environments. New @marine-omics.bsky.social paper by Nadja Schneller with @janstrugnell.bsky.social, @mattfield100.bsky.social and Kerstin Johannesson out today doi.org/10.1111/mec....
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
Ryan Wick
Check out our new paper 'Putting Structural Variants Into Practice: The Role of Chromosomal Inversions in the Management of Marine Environments' led by the fabulous Nadja Schneller @marine-omics.bsky.social @iracooke.bsky.social
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Ever wondered how DNA metabarcoding compares to traditional methods for assessing diet? Curious whether these techniques could help inform the management of introduced deer in Australia? Then our latest research is for you!
@janstrugnell.bsky.social @coatiben.bsky.social
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James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally.
We now have an opportunity a...
Major threats to marine species and ecosystems include overfishing, invasive species, pollution and climate change. The changing climate not only imposes direct threats through the impacts of severe ....
@zoologistedel.bsky.social wowing the crowd about her genomic research on Heard and McDonald Islands #pintofscience
Joe Perkins entertaining the audience in his precompletion PhD seminar on Ecology, detection, and impacts of benthic toxic dinoflagellates in Qld: a focus on #ciguatera poisoning. @marine-omics.bsky.social 🧬
Is there a core response to heat stress in #abalone? You bet there is. Check out this fantastic new meta-analysis of heat stress studies across abalone led by Roy Barkan. @marine-omics.bsky.social @iracooke.bsky.social 🧬🧬 rdcu.be/elVL2
Big thanks to the fabulous crew, deck officers and all the expeditioners onboard RSV #Nuyina on our voyage to the Denman Glacier, East #Antarctica. @arcsaef.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social @marine-omics.bsky.social @lausally.bsky.social 🐙🇦🇶🧬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAhD...
Major threats to marine species and ecosystems include overfishing, invasive species, pollution and climate change. The changing climate not only imposes direct threats through the impacts of severe ...
The introduction of non-native species into new environments can cause significant ecological harm and is considered a major conservation threat. As populations of invasive species continue to establ....
