Happy to share this amazing work! We found lactase!? activity in birds, re-gaining of sweet-taste among other adaptations to frugivory in Manakins. This helped these birds evolve complicated and energetic mating behaviors! www.cell.com/current-biol...
The Pride Symposium returns to the #mdcBerlin on June 12 with โTrans Pasts โ Trans Futures.โ
Join the 5th annual LGBTQI+ symposium at #mdcBIMSB for talks, discussions, and a workshop on trans histories, healthcare activism, and community. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
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Happy to see this one out! Convergent and lineage-specific genomic changes shape adaptations in sugar-consuming birds | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Daniel Mendez Aranda on different Heliophobius variants sensitivity to acid and capsaicin and convergence with Heteroglobus @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #ESEB2025 symposium 17
So happy to have joined this amazing symposium! So many great talks and posters! Thanks for including me!
In a new study published in @currentbiology.bsky.social, researchers uncover how a dietary shift may have set the stage for one of natureโs most spectacular phenomena: the elaborate courtship displays of manakins.
๐ Press release: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-06...
BEAST X v10.5.0 finally released โ you can't just do beta releases forever. github.com/beast-dev/be...
Details and instructions for installing on the BEAST website: beast.community
We made it to the front page of @science.org today!! ๐
Some birds process sugar loads that would be devastating to human metabolism. Many bird groups independently evolved this ability โ did they all get there the same way? /1
Excited to launch our AlphaGenome API goo.gle/3ZPUeFX along with the preprint goo.gle/45AkUyc describing and evaluating our latest DNA sequence model powering the API. Looking forward to seeing how scientists use it! @googledeepmind
Balakrishnan et al. take an integrative approach to explore the evolution of manakins,
a frugivorous bird lineage with elaborate courtship displays. They detect genome-wide
signatures related to sexua...
www.cell.com
Applications are now open for the Workshop on Genomics 2026 (11-24 Jan) in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. For the first time, we are offering Early Bird Registration discounts! ๐ฃ Do not miss the chance! ๐คฉ Help us spread the word among friends and colleagues! ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ #evomics2026
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High-sugar diets cause human metabolic diseases, yet several bird lineages convergently adapted to feeding on sugar-rich nectar or fruits. We investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms in hummin...
