I'm proud to present our newest publication: "Vampire bats 🦇: Sucking the most out of blood", led by Aryan Ghader from @westernu.ca and including @giuliarossi.bsky.social! @utscbiology.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca @frontiersmedia.bsky.social #SciComm #bats kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

Vampire Bats: Sucking the Most Out of Blood

Vampire bats are the only mammals that live on nothing but blood. Blood is almost entirely made of water and protein and contains very little sugar or fat, which most animals rely upon for energy. So ...

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Also, make sure to check out the Early Career Researcher Spotlight featuring recent PDF in the lab, @giuliarossi.bsky.social! Keep an eye on this up and coming leader in our field! doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

ECR Spotlight – Giulia Rossi

ECR Spotlight is a series of interviews with early-career authors from a selection of papers published in Journal of Experimental Biology and aims to promote not only the diversity of early-career res...

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New review article from the lab! In addition to discussing relatively easily studied hovering animals (hummingbirds, nectar bats), we call for further work studying energetics/fuel use in other nectar and fruit-feeders! With @giuliarossi.bsky.social @utscbiology.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca 🦇🧪

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Hummingbirds and nectar bats sustain hovering flight using sugar as a fuel source. In their SI Review, Welch & Rossi discuss the convergent and divergent mechanisms that these animals use to fuel this energetically costly mode of flight doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

We thank @giuliarossi.bsky.social for submitting her story. We are delighted this was such a pivotal experience, especially during the early-career stage. If you would like to share your story, you can send us a message in a bottle at www.biologists.com/100-years/me...

🚨 Call for Nominations: @csz-sczofficial.bsky.social PDF Chair 🚨 Interested in standing for election? Send me a short blurb (~200 words) about yourself and why you'd like to be elected! Deadline is Sept 30. Don’t miss the chance to get involved!

🚨 Fully-funded PhD project on the size, structure and interconnectivity of ghost bat populations ‪‪@charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social‬ 📍 Darwin, AU Closes: 20th June 2025 🔗 linkedin.com/posts/nicola...

Are you searching for a postdoc in Saskatchewan? I have a 1-year opportunity (with possible extension), effective immediately! This opportunity is a Mitacs Elevate with the Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange! Reach out if you're interested! 🐦🔥

Congrats to Ranim Saleem from the Scott Lab for winning best physiology poster at the @csz-sczofficial.bsky.social meeting for her work on mitochondrial adaptations to high altitude.

A great read, especially as we approach the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Representation matters.

Journal of Experimental Biology@jexpbiol.bsky.social · 2y ago

In their recent Perspective, Janneke Schwaner and Ksenia Keplinger point out that achieving gender balance remains a challenge in experimental biology, while also proposing ways to further close the gender gap and foster diversity & allyship journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

At long last, I am delving into social media & this platform seems to underpin my principles & values. Bear with me as I navigate this landscape. I am on here to celebrate the creativity & impact of experimental biology & the research that is being conducted by dedicated & passionate scientists.

Some deep-sea bacteria literally breathe metal, using iron and manganese like we use oxygen. If we ever harness their abilities, we might just revolutionize bioelectricity. www.sciencealert.com/these-bacter... #marinelife

Strange Bacteria 'Breathe' Rock, And We Might Finally Understand How That's Possible

A bacterial species that survives by 'breathing' rock has intrigued scientists for decades, even though the inner workings of its mysterious cellular respiration technique have remained far from clear...

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Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪🌍🦤🧬 #consgen #PopGen

Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss - Nature

A comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity covering more than three decades of research demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation i...

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Just learned that the creator of the song "Walk it out", DJ Unk, recently passed away at the young age of 43 (www.npr.org/2025/01/27/n...). RIP, sir, and thank you for your music. With @giuliarossi.bsky.social

As part of @biologists.bsky.social 100year anniversary #biologists100 we'd love to hear about your connection with the Company, from publishing in one of our journals to receiving a Travelling Fellowship. Tell us your story through our 'Message in a bottle' project www.biologists.com/100-years/me...

Keeping up with the literature on parental leave