Andrew Pomiankowski
@andrew_pom
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Professor of Genetics, evolution, sex, sexual selection, sexes
University College London
Joined June 2015
I've moved to Bluesky. Slowly blocking or unfollowing all X without prejudice. Twitter was good but less so now. Bluesky free of nonsense ATM, except plenty of bots.
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Bye bye. Its time to move to Bluesky @andrewpom.bsky.social
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JOB OPPORTUNITY. Research Fellow position in Prof Nick Lane’s group. Origin-of-life enthusiast, with a strong interest in life as a guide to its own origin. Closing date 6th Oct 2024 https://t.co/236pEebCjr
ucl.ac.uk
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Our new collaborative work in @ScienceMagazine led by @BackmanTalia between my lab @uclbiosciences @CloeFor @MPI_Bio @UCLLifeSciences & the Karasov Lab @UofUBiology ( https://t.co/PgJL7qnSl3)
https://t.co/ZiPnRClXdr
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Check out our new review on the evolution of tailocins in @TrendsMicrobiol
https://t.co/yMtc6Xddnn with @BackmanTalia and Talia Karasov ( https://t.co/PgJL7qnSl3)
@uclbiosciences @CloeFor @UCLLifeSciences @UofUBiology
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I would really appreciate retweets of this amazing PhD opportunity in a fabulous training network of European labs. Lots of opportunities for learning and travelling and networking. Deadline is end of June.
PhD opportunity @TelfordLab. Join the Pan-European ZooCELL Doctoral Network ( https://t.co/VSmJm0cSt3). Study evolution of animal sensory cells/larvae/life cycles. Learn cutting edge electron microscopy. Be part of a fantastic training network. Please RT. https://t.co/8EM04BDnAE
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Horn size is linked to Sertoli cell efficiency and sperm size homogeneity during sexual development in common eland (Taurotragus oryx)
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Background In polygynous species, the development of secondary sexual characters is usually decisive for male reproductive success. However, our understanding about the links between the growth of...
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Boomers vs Millennials 💰 New research on #GenerationalWealth from Prof James Sefton unpicks the narrative that Boomers have benefited at the expense of Millennials & finds there may be more solidarity at play 🤝 Watch the full video: https://t.co/Iw2nVdAN8a
#IBKnowledge
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OK with LINK this time! Lectureship in Invertebrate Palaeontology at UCL. Please RT!!
ucl.ac.uk
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Locally adaptive inversions in structured populations | Genetics https://t.co/KBYJ8XqZK4
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Abstract. Inversions have been proposed to facilitate local adaptation, by linking together locally coadapted alleles at different loci. Prior work address
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Postdoc Sexual Selection in stalk-eyed flies, Univ Sheffield and UCL, with Alison Wright @alielw
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"Mendel’s randomness: from allowing complex life to facilitating causal inference", 13th Feb, 3.45pm UK time, in person or on-line at @ucl with @AdamRutherford warm chardonnay to follow if in person (or buy your own warm chardonnay in advance if online) https://t.co/79kRsepDom
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“Disappointingly little blood” John Maddox reviews the 1995 @LinneanSociety debate between John Maynard Smith and Stuart Kauffman for @Nature. https://t.co/ZriVGkruaI
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R. A. Fisher obtained his famous sex-ratio argument from an earlier paper by J. A. Cobb, find out more in Notes and Records https://t.co/aWPDjW0HSB
#notesandrecords #twitterhistorians @drandygardner
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John Maynard Smith — half a century ago — on population geneticists and calls that profound changes to evolutionary theory are imminent. From the Introduction of his 1972 book On Evolution (Edinburgh University Press) https://t.co/19MKRBLg0n
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The first paper from my PhD is out in @journal_evo: https://t.co/lnFrEJJWOy! Thanks to everyone who made it possible. Read the 🧵 below to discover how male stalk-eyed flies can cope with a drive gene that destroys half their sperm. #evolution #genedrive #spermcompetition
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Meiotic drive does not impede success in sperm competition in the stalk-eyed fly, Teleopsis dalmanni https://t.co/A8fWnIhSTT A unique example in which destruction of half the sperm makes no difference in sperm competition @sadeb_biology @SBradshaw26 @fcamus
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Abstract. Male X-linked meiotic drive systems, which cause the degeneration of Y-bearing sperm, are common in the Diptera. Sperm killing is typically assoc
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Congratulations @zihengyang, very well deserved reward for your many, significant and diverse contributions the study of Molecular Evolution. (We are delighted to have you as a colleague in @CloeFor, @UCLLifeSciences, @uclbiosciences ).
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Great story of @andrew_pom mistaking Richard Dawkins (who had just interviewed him for a place at New College, Oxford) for a fellow candidate. Brief Candle in the Dark (2015, pp 20-21)
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