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Caitlin E. McDonough-Goldstein

@ideaspermatheca.bsky.social

(they/them) Evolutionary reproductive biologist, queer, feminist, artist. Equal parts science, speculative fiction, period dramas and tea.

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Martin Garlovsky@martingarlovsky.bsky.social · 2d ago

Very happy to see our paper just published in @molbioevol.bsky.social highlighted: academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... Probably my favourite paper to be a part of and really fun working with some great people! Bedbugs are very gross but also very cool! Paper here: academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

Highlight: Traumatic insemination and the molecular evolution of a novel reproductive organ in bed bugs

Sex can be complicated—just ask bed bugs. The bane of many conference goers, these blood-feeding parasitic insects mate via traumatic insemination, a repro

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Tree of Sex@treeofsex.bsky.social · 2mo ago

As everyone's winding down on #evol2026 we want to share our survey link with you again. Whether you work in reproductive biology specifically or not, please take a minute to help us understand how the scientific community uses reproductive terms in research! And hope to see you at #SMBE!

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Caitlin E. McDonough-Goldstein@ideaspermatheca.bsky.social · 4mo ago

If the reproductive system of internal fertilisation could evolve anew would it be the same or different? This is the question we were able to investigate in bed bugs which inject sperm into a novel organ within the abdomen bypassing the reproductive tract.

Martin Garlovsky@martingarlovsky.bsky.social · 4mo ago

To deal with being stabbed in the gut by a dirty “needle” filled with sperm, female bedbugs have evolved a novel organ called the spermalege that’s separate from the reproductive tract. Sperm stay in this sponge-like organ for hours before crossing into the blood and then the reproductive tract.

simón(e) 🌑@simonedsun.bsky.social · last yr.

Scientists 🧪 then need to *DEFEND* research with animal models of gender affirming hormone therapy. If not for the unjust targeting of trans people, or for the fact such research benefits cis people too, then maybe for the continuation of their own damn research.

Brandy Schillace@bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 2y ago

Good morning. It seems the right time to share that my book (preorder available) is about #scientists #transgender #LGBTQ #sexworkers and #women who fought against #Nazi fascism 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🧪🗃️ wwnorton.com/books/978132...

The Intermediaries

The fascinating history of a daring team of sexologists who built the first trans clinic in the shadow of the Third Reich., The Intermediaries, A Weimar Story, Brandy Schillace, 9781324036319

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them)@jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 2y ago

looking over the arguments also is a good (by which i mean viscerally horrifying) example of why there's a *specific* need for those of us who teach biology to be explicit in how we talk about sex and gender. so much transphobic rhetoric gains a foothold bc of misconceptions of biology + genetics

Trans inclusion in the biology classroom — The McLaughlin Lab

One of my favorite parts of working at a university is getting to teach. I find biology utterly fascinating and magical, and getting to impart that to students is an incredible joy. Although I don’t c...

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simón(e) 🌑@simonedsun.bsky.social · 2y ago

Progesterone, Estrogen, & Testosterone as molecules that act on biological systems engage in the same biological signaling pathways and mechanisms regardless of the sex chromosomes, gamete production, and other markers of sex. Arguments in favor Tennessee's ban on the basis of biology are lies.