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Dr. Adela Roa-Varón

@fish-es.bsky.social

Ichthyologist / Evolutionary Biologist | Research Associate NMNH / CAS | Bridging Fish Systematics, Ecology & Evolution to Conservation 🐠🧬🎣 Posts shared are my own #SciComm & promoting #DEIB

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Prosanta Chakrabarty@prosanta.bsky.social · last wk.

From collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museums The IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation iucn.org/news/202607/...

From collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museums

The IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation: a formal acknowledgement that natural history museums,...

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Dr. Adela Roa-Varón@fish-es.bsky.social · last wk.

🧬 Genomics showed extensive regional connectivity. 🌀 Otolith chemistry revealed localized environmental signatures among banks. Regional genetic connectivity can coexist with localized ecological differentiation among banks.

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Milton Tan@mtanichthys.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Okay so everyone reports BUSCO scores of the genome assembly but what about the genome annotation? My expectation was if a genome has 99% BUSCO Complete that a good annotation should also be 99% BUSCO Complete, but a colleague just tested this on a reference genome and it was only 70%. Huh?

Jacquelyn Gill@jacquelyngill.bsky.social · last yr.

Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.

MBARI@mbarinews.bsky.social · last yr.

Our newest unofficial video series—deep-sea animals that dance better than you 💃 Most sea cucumbers live a sedentary life on the bottom of the ocean, but some take a break from eating and pooping on the seafloor to go for a quick swim. They may do it as a defensive behavior or to find a mate.

Dr. Adela Roa-Varón@fish-es.bsky.social · last yr.

Week 2 – A quick update from our project: The Aleutian Arc: Integrated Exploration of Biodiversity at Hardbottom Habitats 💨The not-so-great: A few bad weather days kept us from launching Alvin safely. 🙌🏽The win: We made the most of it—mapping over 1,500 km (932 mi) of never-before-seen seafloor!

Kevin Anchukaitis@thirstygecko.bsky.social · last yr.

Trump administration cuts to NSF will result in more than 200,000 FEWER people per year involved in basic science, training, and education - what should have been the next generation of US scientists. This isn't even eating your seed corn, it is setting your seed corn on fire and salting the earth.

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Gregg Gonsalves@gregggonsalves.bsky.social · last yr.

I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.

quote on a dark blue and purple background from Sudip S. Parikh, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), criticizing proposed cuts to science funding in the FY26 U.S. federal budget. The quote reads: “If enacted, the FY26 budget request would end America’s global scientific leadership. The cuts to science would imperil our nation’s future health, security and prosperity. This budget proposal stands in stark contrast to the President’s call for a renewed commitment to American scientific leadership. Congress has demonstrated a bipartisan commitment to investment in research and must do so again to answer the President’s call.” The quote is attributed to Sudip S. Parikh, CEO of AAAS and Executive Publisher of the Science family of journals. The AAAS logo appears at the bottom right.