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Our lab studies population genomics and the genetic architectures of adaptive evolution and early stage reproductive isolation, often using Drosophila. We're based at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
Lab Web Sitehttp://www.johnpool.net

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The Surprising Link Between Bats Dying and Human Infant Mortality

A new study finds that when bats in U.S. counties were decimated by the deadly white-nose syndrome, human deaths followed closely behind

Smithsonian Magazine

I've been keeping this under wraps but... I've been writing a book about academics engaging in #climate justice activism: What is driving scientists to break the law? What arguments are they using to step out of their conventional academic roles? How are they mobilizing in different countries?

It will be out next year through UC Press but if you want to find out more, I will be talking about it at the #Degrowth Festival, Sep 22nd in #Copenhagen: https://kulturhusetislandsbrygge.kk.dk/program/degrowth-festival-2024

@ScientistRebellion

Degrowth Festival 2024 | Kulturhuset Islands Brygge

Kom med til folkefestival i Kulturhuset Islands Brygge, hvor vi i fællesskab udforsker degrowth-koncepter gennem workshops, oplæg, kunst, performance og fællesspisning.

Elm sphinx moth caterpillar, nearly the size of my index finger, crawling along our roof below mature elm trees (yes we still have elms on our property). My son kept it during the day. It showed no interest in eating elm leaves but kept moving around. I concluded that it had reached its "wandering stage" at which point it digs down into the ground to pupate and overwinter, before emerging as a ~4 inch moth. So in the evening, we left it on the ground by the elms. Enjoy the long slumber!
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of our sister journal, Molecular Biology and Evolution, the journals are publishing a Perspective and virtual issues each month. This month's Perpective by Marcy K Uyenoyama is on F-statistics and Population Structure https://buff.ly/4aEyvDl Don't miss the accompanying virtual issues at our 40th anniversary site https://academic.oup.com/smbejournals/pages/40th-anniversary #science #evolution #biology #genome #evolgen_paper
Wright’s Hierarchical F-Statistics

Abstract. This perspective article offers a meditation on FST and other quantities developed by Sewall Wright to describe the population structure, defined

OUP Academic
📰 "Recombinant inbred line panels inform the genetic architecture and interactions of adaptive traits in Drosophila melanogaster"
http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2024.05.14.594228v1?rss=1 #DrosophilaMelanogaster
#Drosophila
📰 "Courtship song differs between African and European populations of Drosophila melanogaster and involves a strong effect locus"
http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2024.05.14.594231v1?rss=1 #DrosophilaMelanogaster
#Drosophila

An EU-wide #RightToRepair has been adopted by the EU parliament with 584 votes in favour, 3 against and 14 abstentions. The directive now goes to the council and after it is officially published, member states have 24 months to implement it in national law.

And yes, smartphones are included. #ThanksEU

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers

Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appealing to consumers | News | European Parliament

The new rules reinforce the right to repair, aim to reduce waste and bolster the repair sector by making it easier and more cost-effective to repair goods.

The 12-month moving average of global mean temperatures has now moved slightly above 1.6 °C (2.9 °F).

#ClimateChange #globalwarming #temperature #climate

3 cheers for #TAGC24! What a great meeting, and hats off to the organizers at all levels. Looks like I should have set aside an entire extra week to watch all the talks and look at all the posters I missed though.