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Category Archives: genomics
Genetic Rescue – Fitness and genomic consequences
As a PhD student studying the effects of genetic diversity overall and immunogenetic diversity specifically on survival and reproductive success in an endangered primate in captive and wild populations, I thought a lot about the potential effects of inbreeding and … Continue reading
Posted in conservation, genomics, hybridization
Tagged fish, fitness, Genetic rescue, hybridization, RADseq
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A genomic march of the penguins
It’s undeniable that penguins are a marine representative of the charismatic megafauna group. I have an affinity for stuff we need microscopes to see, BUT I agree that penguins are cute (just LOOK at these National Geographic photos…they’re even in … Continue reading
Serendipitous history in the microbial making
It’s been over 100 years since the Dutch Microbiologist Martinus Willem Beijerinck theorized that microbes could oxidize manganese to generate energy for growth. Last week, the first evidence for this theory was published, and you might be surprised about from … Continue reading
Posted in bioinformatics, ecology, genomics, microbiology, transcriptomics
Tagged cultivation, manganese oxidation, serindipity
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It’s the city life for me… or maybe not.
Michael Fitch wrote this post as part of Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Evolution course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed a B.S. in Biology from the UAB and is currently considering entering the Master’s program. Current interests… all over … Continue reading
Asteroids and Pandemics
For whatever reason, viral disease and pandemics have been on my mind, so it’s no surprise that a recent paper in Molecular Ecology caught my attention. It blends the existential dread of global pandemics with the increasing panic concerning the … Continue reading
The Virosphere’s Own Trojan Horse
Melissa Walker wrote this post as a part of Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Science Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Melissa’s research focuses on the interactions between freshwater biofilms and the viruses that infect them. She is currently … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, evolution, genomics, microbiology, natural history, Science Communication
Tagged Blogging, Evolution, host-phage, phage, scicomm, virosphere, virus
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How to handle the burden of deleterious mutations
With the increasingly pressing matter of populations being threatened by fragmentation and isolation, and with progressively more efficient sequencing technologies and analytical tools at hand, conservation genetics is starting to turn the spotlight on the topic of genetic load. It … Continue reading
Posted in conservation, demography, ecology, evolution, genomics, mammals, population genetics
Tagged genetic load, genetic purging, ibex, mutation load
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Inbreeding and the cougar genome
This week, some of my favorite #scicomm games on Twitter are teaming up with March Mammal Madness to reveal this year’s #2020MMM contestants in my favorite “battle of the fittest.” Specifically, today (2/21/2020) at 12:30 pm EST, Dr. Michelle LaRue … Continue reading
Posted in conservation, genomics, mammals
Tagged cats, conservation genetics, genome, genomics, mammals
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The world through the senses of a pangolin
This Saturday, February 15, is World Pangolin Day, and thus it is a good time to do some PR for these fascinating animals. Continue reading
Posted in ecology, evolution, genomics, mammals, RNAseq, transcriptomics
Tagged pangolin, senses, transcriptomics
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