Laura Ross
@lross_evoento
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Evolutionary Biologist at the University of Edinburgh who studies "Weird sex in strange bugs" I also occasionally post about life as an academic mum with SN kid
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined June 2017
Not all inheritance follows Mendel's laws, we reviewed many of the remarkable genetic oddities among animals @AnnualReviews @AndrewMongue @SchwanderTanja @chodson_evo
https://t.co/FahdYeRFPs
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The first Scientific Medal goes to Laura Ross, University of Edinburgh, for her work on the evolution and evolutionary consequences of unusual reproductive strategies and inheritance in animals 🏆
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Extremely honoured to receive the @OfficialZSL scientific medal last night! And thanks for having me for a lovely evening
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Evolutionary genetics folks, does anyone know of a data practical suitable for undergrad teaching that focuses on sex ratio theory or sex chromosome meiotic drive? Before I invest a lot of time developing one I thought I ask around first! Thanks
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Larger colony sizes favoured the evolution of more worker castes in ants https://t.co/eq42sTyhLi
@Gijsbertwerner @lross_evoento @juliet_turner6 @philiBeeDowning
nature.com
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Using data from 794 ant species, the authors test alternative causal models to explain the evolution of complexity in ant colonies. They find evidence that larger...
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Please RT - I want to hire a talented postdoc with experience in microscopy/cytology, to study adaptation to temperature of #meiosis in plants. Interested? Contact me directly (email, not here). Image is of a temperature stressed meiocyte, by Chris Morgan @ChrisMorgan555
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I wrote a journal club article highlighting the early discovery of DNA elimination in insects, by the early cytogenetic pioneers that had only just discovered "classic Mendelian" chromosome behavior
From Mendel’s laws to non-Mendelian inheritance https://t.co/C3Qz3R08R5
#JournalClub by Laura Ross @lross_evoento
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Just heard that I got promoted to professor (personal chair equivalent to full prof in the US)! My official title: "chair of non-Mendelian genetics". Very excited and would not have been possible without my fantastic lab (past and present)!
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Looking for a three year fellowship in Zoology, Biodiversity, Conservation, etc? We have a funded opportunity for you @ScienceShef @EEB_Sheffield
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Couple of weeks left for this, feel free to email with any questions:)
Funded PhD studentship in #epigenetics #microbiome #TransgenerationalHealth #pollution #Daphnia The genetics department at UoL is absolutely fantastic for collaborative #interdisciplinary research. Feel free to reach out with any questions :) https://t.co/EMzxPlFXvS
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Lovely morning collecting fungus gnats with the lab @RBGE_Science thanks for having us! @elpida_skarlou @MelanyHenot @tamsinwdmn
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Thanks for highlighting our work!
New paper: Recent Evolution of a Maternally Acting Sex-Determining Supergene in a Fly with Single-Sex Broods @simonhmartin @lross_evoento @AndrewMongue @BradburnBaird @SBSatEd
https://t.co/KN43r97v66
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In 1000s of insects males eliminate all the genetic material inherited from their dads when making sperm. How? Why? We review the little that we know here https://t.co/bGe7uY32rN as part of a great special issue @judithmank @HarmitMalik
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Thanks so much for hosting me and for the incredible meeting!
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Why do some fly females produce only one offspring sex? Some description of patterns across species, their unusual sex chromosomes and thoughts about why it evolved
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Come and join our lab as a postdoc! The project focuses on the evolution and molecular mechanisms of unusual chromosome behaviour in fungus gnats, a clade of flies with arguably the most complex chromosome system of any organism. https://t.co/mj3y5MLzF6 deadline 20/6 please RT
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Today is Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness day https://t.co/YD4KOHoilI. Thanks to all the carers, teachers, doctors, nurses, social workers and scientists that have lightened the load. @UKTSA
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New preprint: human lice are not only a itchy nuisance but also have some very unusual genetics: males inherit and express genes from both parents, but eliminate their fathers DNA from their sperm! This insight is important for pesticide resistance evolution
Our latest pre-print on head and body lice! We find males DO NOT have silenced paternal chromosomes, weird for a 'Paternal Genome Elimination' species! The exception of the exception that broke the rule 😂 #PGE #Lice #Epigenetics #GenomicImprinting
https://t.co/MvrCvXNRHN
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