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Assoc Prof Biology, interested in Evolution, Genetics, Developmental Biology and Bioinformatics.

University of Warwick
Joined June 2015
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Fantastic video produced by University of Warwick student Sophie Spratt, for the Science Communication module. BoMedia Rhapsody youtu.be/vobxsdVoe10?si=tRsz… via @YouTube
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New career in 2024? Come and join us @WarwickLifeSci and @uniofwarwick where big ideas have big impact! We're hiring 3 x new Assist/Assoc Profs in: - Human-Microbe Interactions - Ecology and Evolution - Cardiorespiratory Physiology Closing date 3rd Jan bit.ly/slsacademicvacancies
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Here, in full directly on Twitter, is "A Hackers' Guide to Language Models". This 90 minute tutorial is designed to be the one place I point coders at when they ask "hey, tell me everything I need to know about LLMs!" It covers both @OpenAI models and open source ones in depth.
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The X chromosome acts as a cytoplasmic cue for asymmetric cell division in XO male spermatocytes of a nematode. Our last pub in Genetics: doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iya…
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The X chromosome acts as a cytoplasmic cue for asymmetric cell division in XO male spermatocytes of a nematode. Our last pub in Genetics: doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iya…
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The University of Warwick (UK) is looking for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Developmental Biology: tinyurl.com/2p8e98t7. 1. Tissue-scale development and patterning 2. Developmental genetics 3. Comparative biology (e.g. evo-devo, genomics) Deadline: 9th Aug 2022
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The University of Warwick (UK) is looking for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Developmental Biology: tinyurl.com/2p8e98t7. 1. Tissue-scale development and patterning 2. Developmental genetics 3. Comparative biology (e.g. evo-devo, genomics) Deadline: 9th Aug 2022
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I designed another #LEGO set inspired by the "model" organisms of biological research! This time, it's the tiny but mighty fruit fly #Drosophila melanogaster, which researchers have used to study all manner of biological processes. 1/n
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Most caterpillar larvae are 'vegan', but not these Hawaiian species - they are master assassins [read more: bit.ly/2sZf6gK]
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Social cues detected by neurons instruct the germline to make different types of offspring in C. elegans: cell.com/current-biology/ful… With hook to our study that showed similar findings in the nematode A. freiburgensis: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Why so few males? What are the mechanisms to produce skewed sex ratios in nematodes? Check out the review "Fisher vs. the Worms: Extraordinary Sex Ratios in Nematodes and the Mechanisms that Produce Them" mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/7/1793
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Amazing case report. The medicine of tomorrow. 5 week old boy admitted to NICU. Within 37 hours he had his whole genome sequenced, gene defect identified, treatment ordered and received by patient. Within 6 hr symptoms resolved. tinyurl.com/4emtz2p4
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OK, so you didn't have to, I climbed inside the mouth of a wax moth (Galleria mellonella) larvae, charted a path through its entire gut, and scrambled out of its butt #InverteButt
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This curious photo shows two juvenile soil #nematodes as they attempt to grab a ride from a passing #springtail or #mite by gently swaying and questing in the air...
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Salvador é diferente ❤️
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Social cues experienced by the mother determines if offspring develops as hermaphrodite or female: bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/ar…
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New paper led by @EdIvimeyCook: Transgenerational fitness effects of dietary restriction via intermittent fasting in C. elegans – several interesting results: bit.ly/33CAkkc DR extends lifespan but what about future generations? Adaptive effects? 1/5
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Embryogenesis up to E11 in 3D roller bottles @nature. The supplementary videos are insane. And check out the in utero vs ex utero UMAP 🤯 nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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