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@leoboeger.bsky.social

He/him - Phd student at Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior, in Scholz lab and Lightfoot lab. Worms with teeth. Brains. Everything nature. Music when I have time for it. Views are my own.

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@leoboeger.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The IL2 neurons are my new favourite neurons in Pristionchus. In our new paper, lead by @marianneroca.bsky.social, we show which sensory modalities are crucial for a predating worm, which all are sensed in the IL2’s. And the IL2’s are sensitive to octopamine, promoting aggression in these worms 🧠🪱🔬🧪

Evolution of sensory systems underlies the emergence of predatory feeding behaviors in nematodes | PNAS

Understanding how animal behavior evolves remains a major challenge, with few studies linking genetic changes to differences in neural function and...

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@leoboeger.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our latest paper is out in Nature 🥳 We investigated the underlying neuromodulatory regulation of aggressive behavior in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus 🪱🧠🔬 And we show that novel behaviors can evolve through changes of single neuron function by switches in neuromodulator-receptor expression. 👇

@leoboeger.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our latest paper is out in Nature 🥳 We investigated the underlying neuromodulatory regulation of aggressive behavior in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus 🪱🧠🔬 And we show that novel behaviors can evolve through changes of single neuron function by switches in neuromodulator-receptor expression. 👇

Predatory aggression evolved through adaptations to noradrenergic circuits - Nature

Noradrenergic circuits support and balance aggressive behavioural states in predatory nematodes, distinguish predatory from non-predatory nematode species and are associated with the evolution of comp...

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@leoboeger.bsky.social · 8mo ago

No more work for me this year. Had a lot to do again at the end. But was worth it and fun. I think next year will be cool 🔬🪱🧬 Now, I‘ll be enjoying the break and Christmas🎄and as a starter, I always enjoy the neat little stories ⬇️ #happyholidays #froheweihnachten

Vanessa K. Nickel@vanessa-k-nickel.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Wie und wann ist man eigentlich auf die Idee gekommen, sich einen Nadelbaum ins Haus zu stellen und warum schmücken wir ihn mit Glaskugeln und manchmal sogar mit einer ... #weihnachten #weihnachtsbaum #tannenbaum #froheweihnachten #kleinekunstklasse #geschichte #wattiskunst #kunst #art #illustration

Vanessa K. Nickel@vanessa-k-nickel.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Welches Zugdesign wurde inspiriert von einem Vogelschnabel?🤔 Um welchen Vogel es sich handelt seht ihr schon im Bild, alles weitere könnt ihr in meinem Blogartikel lesen. ☺️📖 #bird #sciart #graphicdesign #blogging #illustration #birdart #nature #kleinekunstklasse

Der Eisvogel als Inspiration

Mit seinem farbintensiven Federkleid ist der Eisvogel bestens getarnt. Sein schimmernden blautürkises Gefieder verschwimmt im Ufernähe mit den Lichtreflektionen der…

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@leoboeger.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Yesterday’s PhD symposium of the #BernsteinConference was great fun. Today I spent the morning in the Senckenberg museum, what a great exhibition! Too much to look at in 3h, will have to come back. Now heading to the start of the main conference. Looking forward to a lot of great talks and posters.

Meade Krosby@meadekrosby.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Me: this is great, glad to see authors ripped off by AI getting their due. Me after using the search tool: I am one of these ripped off authors. Academics, it only takes a minute. Seven of my papers are in this and I had no idea.

Alex de Campi@alexdecampi.bsky.social · 11mo ago

There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used. As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how Part 1: is your work in Libgen? www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Rafi Santo@empathetics.bsky.social · last yr.

Kudos to @bcmerchant.bsky.social for some absolutely essential reporting from the frontline of AI’s enshittification of our culture (not to mention our software). Worth the long read.

Brian Merchant@bcmerchant.bsky.social · last yr.

AI is being used to justify firing workers at major tech companies, leaving those that remain to pick up the pieces. AI code is being shoveled into crucial Google products, replacing trainers at TikTok, and worse. This, in tech workers' own words, is how AI is killing jobs in Silicon Valley.

Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · last yr.

Scientists who study climate don't automatically attribute all changes to human activity. Rather, we carefully investigate every possible natural factor that could explain the planet's warming. Could these be the real culprits? The evidence is in--and the answer is NO. This thread explains! 🧵

A graphic with an icon of the sun, a wiggly line denoting natural cycles, and a volcano, with a title reading "WHY is climate changing?" created by me. Not fancy, as my graphic design skills lean to function over art!