Dr. Tyler A. Elliott

@TransposableMan
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145 Following
662 Posts

#Transposon obsessed biologist. Research Associate in the Adamowicz Lab, Dept of Integrative Biology, U of Guelph, He/Him, Dungeon Master, Magic player
Cross-posts from Twitter for the time being

Visit https://tehub.org/ for a wealth of transposable element and repeat resources!

Sitehttps://www.tyleraelliott.com/
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0003-4644-1015
RT @sjurdur
#SeabirderSaturday and #conservationoptimism story by Guardian´s @patrick_barkham - research presented by @heyjooode @JWEJeglinski @SVotier and many many others! - the research suggests 1. that some gannets fortunately survive #HPAI and 2. their black irises are useful indicators
RT @AaronPomerantz
One of my favorite arachnid finds in Madagascar, the scorpion-tailed spider (Arachnura genus). I would have guessed the tail-like structure could have evolved as a modified spinneret organ but looks to be a completely separate appendage
RT @MolBioEvol
The Snapdragon Genomes Reveal the Evolutionary Dynamics of the S-Locus Supergene https://buff.ly/3N571yO #science #evolution #biology #genome
Snapdragon Genomes Reveal the Evolutionary Dynamics of the S-Locus Supergene

Abstract. The genus Antirrhinum has been used as a model to study self-incompatibility extensively. The multi-allelic S-locus, carrying a pistil S-RNase and doz

OUP Academic
RT @danimanitoba1
This red dress was a commission for @FortWhyteAlive to raise awareness about the ongoing human rights crisis that is 2SMMIWG, missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2 spirit kin. Indigenous women, girls, and queer relatives experience highly elevated rates of violence-
RT @Marcos_dlP
Small viroid-like circRNAs are the simplest infectious agents ever described. To date, only ~50 species affecting plants or animals were known. Now, we reveal the existence of more than 20,000 new species of viroidal circRNAs occurring in environmental samples around the planet
RT @RudolfMeier15
🧬Express barcoding II: How to get 250 DNA barcodes in 6 hrs with equipment that fits on a lab bench. Video below covers phase 2: MinION library prep, sample loading, and bioinformatics 💻. Video 1 is still here: https://twitter.com/i/status/1653788421595308035 Preprint: http://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.27.538648
Rudolf Meier on Twitter

“🧬Express barcoding: NextGenPCR revolutionized COVID detection - now it's accelerating DNA barcoding🐝🐞! See how 2 students barcode 250 flies 🪰 in 6 hrs with equipment that fits on a lab bench: better and faster than morphospecies sorting. Video 1 of 2: https://t.co/FNutc34UIN”

Twitter
RT @Ross69861149
Finding some really cool insects in different parts of #SouthAfrica! Including the vector for African Horse Sickness (Culicoides pycnostictus) and a long-tongued fly (Philoliche sp.)! Excited what we are still going to find! #biodiversity #pollinators #Science #insect
RT @dunemovie
Trailer Tomorrow. #DunePartTwo

RT @SupportOurSci
Support Our Science supports the #BouchardReport & is asking the government to:

1) Increase the value of grad scholarships & postdoctoral fellowships to reflect inflation since 2003 (when they were last increased)

2) Index scholarships/fellowships to inflation going forward
3/5

RT @NatureEcoEvo
Mass production of unvouchered records fails to represent global biodiversity patterns https://rdcu.be/da9wu