@MSrigyan

Wandering & wondering ever since I can remember. Evolutionary biology. PhD student @UCSC; prev @MEME_evobio 2019

Joined November 2019
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Our study on ancient Anatolian sheep 🐑 genomes 🧬 is finally out!!! Tons of insights into the early domestication processes in Anatolia and some interesting bits to look into with further research across Eurasia. Check the paper by Damla Kaptan et al: doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae1…

The Population History of Domestic Sheep Revealed by Paleogenomes

Abstract. Sheep was one of the first domesticated animals in Neolithic West Eurasia. The zooarchaeological record suggests that domestication first took pl

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Check out our review on the Evolution of Sensory Receptors, the incredible molecular machines that decode the outside sensory world! 🪲🐭🦎🐙🐓🦠🦗🐌💃
Nicholas Bellono@NBellono8 Oct 2024
How do organisms evolve new traits and behaviors? In @AnnualReviews, @wendyssae surveys major sensory receptor families to uncover evolutionary patterns of sensation driving diversification and speciation. annualreviews.org/content/jo…
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I have a new story in the Washington Post on how Burning Man die-hards hope this year's lackluster ticket sales will mean a throwback to the old days, before "sparkleponies" and Silicon Valley ruined it washingtonpost.com/travel/20…

Burning Man isn’t sold out — and the die-hards are thrilled

Following last year’s disastrous rains, ticket sales at the psychedelic desert party are flagging.

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What I don't get about academia is the chronic lack of celebration. It is hard to get & maintain grant funding, hard to get papers accepted without Faustian bargains, hard to be a great mentor, & hard to maximize trainee success. All of it is hard. We should celebrate everything.
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One of the best things about attending conferences is that you get a chance to see what your former students are up to. It's great to see what @masterolojist @MSrigyan @genesandstuff have turned into #SMBEbeyond
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Why data is meaningful only if you know the context.....
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Here is a shameless plug for my first postdoc paper, a big collaboration with lots of cool people at UCSC, particularly co-first author Chloe Orland. Read it to learn about abalone, population bottlenecks, IBD (or lack thereof), and chrom. inversions! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Limited genomic signatures of population collapse in the critically endangered black abalone...

The black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii, is a large, long-lived marine mollusc that inhabits rocky intertidal habitats along the coast of California and Mexico. In 1985, populations were impacted by...

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One of the papers from my PhD is out now in @CurrentBiology with my supervisor @CCWendling and in collaboration with @c_igler. What selects against prophages ? What allows them to stay? ⬇️ sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #bacteriophages #phages #lysogeny #evolution #science
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Excited to share our latest publication on #vocalbehaviour of #Microhyla’s from #IndianSubcontinent published today in @PeerJLife peerj.com/articles/16903 #AnimalBehavior #Biodiversity #Zoology #frogs #amphibians #bioacoustics
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Yash Sondhi@Mothyash30 Jan 2024
🕯️💡Our new study illuminates the mystery of why insects swarm around lights! Turns out, it's not attraction, but disorientation - insects mistake artificial lights for the sky and spiral around them. @FIU @NatGeoExplorers @dragonflyneuro @FloridaMuseum nature.com/articles/s41467-0…

Why flying insects gather at artificial light

Nature Communications - It is unclear why flying insects congregate around artificial light sources. Here, the authors use high-speed videography and motion-capture, finding that insects fly...

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Sam Fabian@samueltfabian30 Jan 2024
NEW PAPER: Ever wondered why insects fly in all sorts of crazy patterns around lights at night? So did we! We set about recording flying insects to work out what's going on. I'll summarise what we found in this 🧵. Spoiler: We don't think they confuse lights with the moon.
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Satviki@satvicked27 Sep 2023
India's SME IPOs, which have suddenly seen increased retail interest over the past few months, has finally caught SEBI's attention. Resharing a story I did with @ashutoshasj on the booming market for these tiny listings bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

World’s Biggest Market for Sub-$100 Million IPOs Booms in India

Small is beautiful in India’s market for initial public offerings after the disappointment of hyped mega-share sales.

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We finally published the first paper of my thesis at @GeneticsGSA G3 with @trstn_gnthr and @andre_elias If you are interested on sheep evolution and/or demographic history, give it a look: academic.oup.com/g3journal/a…

Demographic reconstruction of the Western sheep expansion from whole-genome sequences

Sheep have been a popular livestock species ever since their domestication and have accompanied humans all over the world. Here, Miranda et al. provide a c

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The first chapter of @genesandstuff 's PhD thesis is now out in G3 @GeneticsGSA 🐑🎉 Demographic Reconstruction of the Western Sheep Expansion from Whole-Genome sequences w @andre_elias doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jk…

Demographic reconstruction of the Western sheep expansion from whole-genome sequences

Sheep have been a popular livestock species ever since their domestication and have accompanied humans all over the world. Here, Miranda et al. provide a c

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Excited to share our new pre-print, in which John Welch and I think about introgression line data and the genetic architecture of heterosis. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

Transient overdominance, coadaptation, and the fixability of heterosis

Many species pairs form F1 hybrids that are fitter than their parents. Such heterosis can arise if the parents carry recessive deleterious mutations; and in this case, the heterosis should be...

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Happy to share our paper on Indian wolves (Indian peninsular and Himalayan wolves). Indian wolves are unique and ancient with no gene flow between the wolves. SpringerLink link.springer.com/article/10…
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Most of our talks and posters are today! #SMBE2023 #SMBE23
Torsten Günther@trstn_gnthr23 Jul 2023
Next stop: Ferrara #SMBE2023 Excited for my first SMBE since 7 years :) A short overview of the contributions from our lab: 🧵 (1/n)
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⏰ 🧬 My first first-author paper is now out in @molecology! We conducted the first review and meta-analysis of DNA methylation markers of ageing, evaluating effects of experimental protocol on the performance of epigenetic clocks in non-model animals. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

DNA methylation markers of age(ing) in non‐model animals

Inferring the chronological and biological age of individuals is fundamental to population ecology and our understanding of ageing itself, its evolution, and the biological processes that affect or...

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First in-person conference in 5 years, and wouldn’t have it any other way than the amazing #SMBEsmallpops. Kudos to the organisers for bringing such great talks and people together!
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🔥Hot off the press🔥 IBDGem is a computational method for detecting related genomic regions between individuals with very low sequencing coverage (less than 1x!!) developed by our very own Remy Nguyen. academic.oup.com/jhered/adva…

A computational approach for positive genetic identification and relatedness detection from...

Abstract. Several methods exist for detecting genetic relatedness or identity by comparing DNA information. These methods generally require genotype calls,

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Uma Ramakrishnan@uramakri30 Jun 2023
Absolutely fantastic to have been at the #SMBEsmallpops meeting. Amazing structure, interactions, talks and science!
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