I have not read this new review yet, but I like very much the sound of it: "disagreements between molecular dating studies should primarily be interpreted as a debate about assumptions and prior beliefs, such as the interpretation of fossil evidence"

Ya esta disponible la convocatoria del XXIX Verano de la Investigación Científica de la Academia Mexicana de Ciencias! La recepción de solicitudes es hasta el 5 de abril de 2019. Puedes consultarla en: bit.ly/2TSnX18

Ya casi!!! 🐝 😀 mxcity.mx/2019/01/las-al…

“Statistics and graphs are great — but there’s nothing like the power of a visual to help people understand the natural world.” ow.ly/UIzH30oCOor

There’s no one correct way to seek anonymous feedback from people under your supervision, but these tips can help. Science Careers fcld.ly/fplt3vj

Beautification

Biodiversity crisis is about to put humanity at risk, UN scientists to warn theguardian.com/environment/20…

Carlos aka "Charlie" shows us how he harvests turnips. He's paid piece rate & earns $1.50 every 2 buckets. Charlie is the fastest in his crew averaging 24-26 buckets per hr. Many workers just earn minimum wage as it's easy to cut your fingers if you rush w/ this job #WeFeedYou

How depressing

I am so proud of this little paper just published, the result of years of studying evolutionary theory. I tell you here what's wrong with adaptive radiations as a concept, and what should we do about it... comments welcome and please rt! @langebiomx link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Since 1873, the LinnSoc had never closed its doors apart from holidays. And here we are today: 3 & a half months into a lockdown. Read @isacharmant’s essay on what happens to collections during global crises; situations collection heads never want to face. bit.ly/3g1v8e2

Commonly known as Star Rock, 𝘈𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘴 is endemic to Mexico. It is one of the most popular Ariocarpus spp. because it is the largest and fastest-growing spp. in this genus that is known for its slow growth. It also has a beautiful ⭐ shape and flowers.

Happy #ChocolateDay to all! Theobroma (Food of the Gods) cocoa, looks very different from a foil covered choco bar. Here is an illustration from Köhler's Medicinal Plants, written by Hermann Adolph Köhler (1834 - 1879, physician & chemist) #chocolate #naturalhistory

HSBC is planning to continue financing coal for another 2 decades(!). And this is somehow seen as "good news"??? This really shows how completely out of touch with reality we are and how urgently the narrative needs to change. #FaceTheClimateEmergency theguardian.com/business/2021/…

Join our next coming Seminar on Cactaceae! 🌵 Dra. Mónica Arakaki (UNMSM Perú) will be talking about hybridization in Trichocereeae. 🗓️ Friday, Dec 3rd Subscribe here: forms.gle/aJ5XrL7fCsXomb…

It is commonly thought that global warming might be good for some plants such as cacti, which are adapted to arid and semi-arid environments. Want to know how correct this assumption is? Join us this Sept 29 to find out! Register for the webinar here: forms.gle/vr9HjCthH4gVTx…

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🌿Inspiring talks at the Plant conservation genetics symposium (session 2) at #ibc2024 Gene rescue theory, population genetics of endangered Magnolias, inbreeding depression in Pericopsis elata, Angiosperms353, and genomics for Mexican agaves & cacti promise cutting-edge insights

👏🏼Congratulations to all the speakers of the Plant conservation genetics symposium second session