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MFTorresJ

@mftorresj.bsky.social

Evolution, bioinformatics, GIS. Plants, insects, fungi (now) and ajíes🌶️🌶️🌶️ PI at Vilnius University GMC EvoChromics

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Torsten Seemann@torstenseemann.bsky.social · last yr.

🚀🧬 MY former colleague @micamer.bsky.social who I worked with in the early years of my career has released a BLAST service (GUI + API options) which replicates the NCBI services but with faster response times.

@micamer.bsky.social · last yr.

We would love feedback on a new NCBI-BLAST service we are launching today: sky-blast.com Under the hood it's the same BLAST executable and databases provided by NCBI, with a replica of the NIH's interface - providing an alternative to the US gov service that's less congested, faster & more reliable

c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 2y ago

In 1825, a skilled Black artisan taught a young medical student, Charles Darwin, how to preserve animal specimens via taxidermy, a skill he used in his exploration of the Galapagos. John Edmonstone was born a slave in Guyana, but freed when the family who owned him moved back to Scotland.

"Artist’s impression of John Edmonstone teaching Darwin to preserve birds." A Black man appears to work on a piece of cardboard that will become a preserved bird's wing. He wears a workman's apron, and Darwin, young and also wearing an apron, stands nearby with a tool in one hand a dead bird in the other. CREDIT: State Darwin Museum
MFTorresJ@mftorresj.bsky.social · 2y ago

Right. I enjoyed the mental peace of leaving X for >1yr. It is time to build my community here by asking for help! I can't seem to reach the UNITE database (fungal spp). Is it just me? Am I dreaming? Should I wait a few days? what's going on? Answers and follows are welcome! 🍄

c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 3y ago

Honeybees understand the concept of zero, or "null set", putting them in the same cognitive class as parrots, dolphins and primates in that regard. What's more interesting to me is HOW WE CAN KNOW THAT. The experimental design is what I want to focus on:

The European honey bee may have originated from eastern Africa. This bee is pictured in Tanzania. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim 12mm long Apis mellifera, Apis mellifera. Pictured in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_bee#/media/File:Apis_mellifera_Tanzania.jpg
Ian Medeiros@iandmedeiros.bsky.social · 3y ago

Some people may be wondering—if the collections are going to end up in another herbarium, what is the big deal? The specimens and their data will still be protected, right? But that isn't the whole story... 1/n

Alex Wild@alexwild.bsky.social · 3y ago

I was just forwarded communications from Duke admins that this is true: one of the largest and most active herbaria in the United States is being closed in the middle of an extinction crisis, because Duke leadership does not wish to support the infrastructure costs.

Timothée Poisot@ctrlalttim.com · 3y ago

New paper in PLOS Biol with @graciellehigino.bsky.social et al.: "Postdoctoral scientists are mentors, and it is time to recognize their work". We argue that ensuring that post-docs receive proper credit for ALL their labour would benefit all academia.

Postdoctoral scientists are mentors, and it is time to recognize their work

Post-doctoral scientists are effective mentors for graduate students. This Perspective discusses how failures to properly credit them for this role has negative consequence for everyone and suggests p...

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Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 3y ago

Our researcher @koltai.bsky.social spoke to Insider News recently about the misinformation circulating online around the current Israel-Hamas war and how our team at Bellingcat works to verify claims. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c9h...

Decoding Fake News About The Israel-Hamas War In Gaza | Insider News

Experts say there has been an unprecedented number of fake claims about the Israel-Hamas war circulating online. Bellingcat’s open source investigators showe...

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MFTorresJ@mftorresj.bsky.social · 3y ago

Check out the collection of awesome papers that #AppsPlantSci put together to celebrate their 10 years of publishing methods and tools for #plant biology and #bioinformatics bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... Enjoy!! 🌴🌴🌴

Amy McP@aemcp.bsky.social · 3y ago

Hello BlueSky People! #AppsPlantSci is celebrating 10 years of publication with a curated collection of articles that have established it as a destination for methods in plant biology! Check out the collection: bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #iamabotanist