These researchers believe they have determined a parasite-specific immune factor in songbirds linked to heterozygosity. There may be a heterozygote advantage that reduced the risk and severity of parasitic infection. OxyEvo ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Awesome article investigating how lizards are adapting to climate changes! This could be useful in predicting how species may evolve to accommodate to extreme temperatures as climate change continues to become a large threat. OxyEvo

This publication introduces modifications in gene sequencing to identify highly homologous target gene sequences to improve comparative biology research. This approach has the potential to expand the range of evolutionary comparison. OxyEvo future-science.com/doi/full/10.21…

This paper reviews the process of speciation, utilizing the taxonomic significance of sexual dimorphism and hybridization in birds. Perhaps this article can help evolutionary biologists come to a consensus on what defines a species. OxyEvo sora.unm.edu/sites/default/…

Determining individual ancestries is a powerful tool that many people use to understand their personally evolution. ADMIXTURE is working on enhancements to create a more accurate and versatile tool using modern genetics. #notsponsered OxyEvo link.springer.com/article/10.118…

This book review gives insight on the role that race has on human evolution, and the history of race as a (very consequential) social construction. OxyEvo d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/37583277/80_Re…

Lack toes and tolerant 😌

Online classes have my computer breathing like it just finished a marathon 🥵

You could help a homeless person get a stimulus check for simply retweeting this.!!

On May 1, a member of our Occidental student body was involved in a serious motorcycle accident. Ashley Aulestia '21 is in Mexico awaiting potentially life-saving medical treatment. Her family has created a GoFundMe campaign to support her medical care. gofundme.com/f/6b4eng-lets-…

If you go into cardiac arrest, without a defibrillator, you have a 7% chance of survival. If a defibrillator is on the patient within 3 mins, the chances of survival is over 70%. Every school, university, workplace, recreational place should have one. They should be everywhere.

Dream Crushed Over Trivial Bullshit Represents Nation Better Than Gold Medal Ever Could bit.ly/3jG6VyO

Corner route today at camp. Nice inside “lean” then explosion to corner. QB on target too. Let’s go #Pios. Let’s Go #9.

Missing you lots, Nuss... ❤️ Thanks for doing this. Dominic Massimino ‘Fierce in all that she did’: Friends and family remember Zoe Nussbaum ’22 theoccidentalnews.com/uncategorized/… via The Occidental

If you look around on your daily commute, it’s no secret that 1 in 5 miles of our highways and major roads — and 45,000 of our bridges — are in poor condition. My Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is going to repair and rebuild them. It’ll be a game changer for the country.

I can’t stress it enough, but get your Covid boosters!!!! If you have one booster, you are not up to date on your Covid vaccine. Protect your community!