Berkeley undergrad Jossie Tamsil (advised by Rebecca Tarnopol) gave a terrific talk on her Honors Thesis research focusing on how animals that evolve new immune factors mitigate the risk autoimmunity

New research marks the first documented case of an ape using a plant with scientifically proven medicinal properties to treat a fresh wound. scim.ag/6OW

Congrats to MCB’s Abby Dernburg [email protected] on her election to the National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences! 👏🎉news.berkeley.edu/2024/05/02/uc-…

Excited to share that the Genetic Dissection of Cells and Organisms Training Program (GDTP) that I run with Nicole King was recommend for renewal! We train 16 grad students from 3+ biosciences units at Cal (IB, PMB & MCB) in two-year cohorts across years 2-3 of the PhD program.

Save the date and reserve a ticket, because I’m speaking at Nerd Nite SF ! This May 22 at the Rickshaw Stop, I’ll be giving a talk on ‘How to Draw an Octopus’. Also look forward to talks from speakers Stepy Kamei and Noah Whiteman

#octopus #octopolis #nerdnitesf

Evolutionary biologists inducted into the National Academy of Sciences this evening in the beautiful NAS auditorium include Doug Emlen, Naomi Pierce, Katie Peichel, Susana Magallon, Jonathan Wendel, Anne Yoder, Bruce Tabashnik, Barbara Block, and Tyrone Hayes! #NAS161

Sather Tower peekaboo

FDA announces no infectious #H5N1 was found in PCR positive milk.

They used the “gold standard” egg inoculation tests that many have been waiting for.

Together with NIAID grantee studies and past publications, it’s pretty conclusive the milk is safe. fda.gov/food/alerts-ad…

I’ll be discussing this amazing film “Invention of the Species” by Tania Hermida this Saturday at 7pm SFFILM. It is set on the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Panel followed by a screening at the Vogue. The film won the Sloan Science on Screen Award. Tickets: sffilm.org/event/sloan-sc…

Excited to be doing Nerd Nite SF at the Rickshaw Stop in SF on May 22! Sign up here: sf.nerdnite.com/2024/04/21/ner…

I am pleased to share a series of novel hypotheses concerning chemically mediated plant-plant interactions science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

For the first time since 2017, all four of Annie's eggs have hatched in her nest on the Campanile. Congrats to Annie and Archie on their fluffy chicks! 🐣 CalFalconCam news.berkeley.edu/2024/04/24/new…

Make sure you check out the excellent News & Views that Darío G. Lupiáñez wrote describing our recent paper!
nature.com/articles/d4158…

And if you want to learn more, you can skip to min 11:52 and hear me ramble about our paper
nature.com/articles/d4158…

NEW TODAY in nature - A vast DNA tree of life brings open access DNA sequences of >9500 flowering plants! 🧬

This invaluable resource crafted by 279 scientists lets us answer key questions about modern plant life and look back in time to its origins 🌿

nature.com/articles/s4158…

🎶 Won’t you be our (fuzzy) neighbor? 🎶 🐣🐣🐣🥚

Three of Annie and Archie’s babies are here!

Today, gather round BAMPFA’s big outdoor screen for the possible arrival of the final floofer!

⏰ 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
🔗 bampfa.org/hatch-day
🎥 Q&A (6 p.m.): ucberk.li/hatch-party-qa

I am proud of every single paper that has come out of my lab, but this one feels truly special.

This time, we asked: How to build a gliding mammal?

Led by the stellar Jorge Moreno 🪼, I am happy to share our latest work, out in nature
nature.com/articles/s4158…

Please see 🧵👇

Mushrooms growing in the coast redwood litter