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The origin and early evolution of plants dlvr.it/Sc3511

New MuLTEE preprint! Led by @QBioS grad student Rozenn Pineau, we study emergent eco-evolutionary dynamics in our ongoing multicellularity experiment. Snowflake yeast niche partition along a growth/survival trade-off, driving long-term coexistence. 1/34 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

New paper! We find that mammalian geographic ranges in Africa are constrained by habitat heterogeneity but not topographic heterogeneity. Thanks to everyone who made this paper possible, including my co-authors Ben and Dr. Jenny McGuire. Link: doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14…

I saw the best minds of my generation fail to connect to eduroam

During weekly lab meetings the people in my group present in one slide the highlights/progress of the past week. This is the best slide we’ve ever had. We laughed so much and hugged because: science is hard, it’s okay to admit it, and we are all in it together 🙂#mentalhealth

I wrote about an incredible experiment in which microscopic, single-celled yeast evolved to become multicellular organisms visible to the naked eye, recreating one of evolution’s most pivotal transitions in a lab, in just one year. theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

close up of rhodopsin-bearing yeast 🤩

New paper in Nature Communications!! Using ecometrics, we find that past losses in megafaunal biodiversity had differing implications. This paper would not have been possible without my incredible co-authors, including my PhD advisor Dr. Jenny McGuire. Link: nature.com/articles/s4146…

Your PhD is about the evolution of your mindset. It proceeds through personal research experience, mentorship and development of key skills. This is why PhD in STEM: - is NOT about a thesis (very few people will read it) - is NOT about finish your advisor’s project - is NOT

Had so much fun nerding out with Ángel Cabrera and Steve McLaughlin today. Thanks for all the great questions and enthusiasm! Seriously though, it means a lot. Thank you.

Horryfying footage showing the current scale of the forest fire that hit Alberta, Canada. 10,000 hectares of trees involved. Forest fire season is occuring earlier, and lasting longer. There is nothing normal about what's happening. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Rozenn Pineau on the successful defense of her dissertation, “Evolution in real time: insights from micro- to macroscopic multicellular organisms.” We’re so proud of you, and can’t wait to see what you accomplish next! 🎉 Rozenn Pineau

Cuboidal cell packing is a common yet understudied route to multicellularity. In work led by Rozenn Pineau and @ozan_g_b, we explore its origin as a multicellular geometry capable of supporting a transition in individuality using fission yeast. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

New paper from the MuLTEE in NatureEcoEvo, this one on emergent eco-evolutionary dynamics. Led by Rozenn Pineau and Eric Libby, we explore how the evolution of multicellularity creates opportunities for ecological niche expansion and coexistence. rdcu.be/dBbn5

#PreprintAlert🚨Please share. Our latest #Ichthyosporean #EvoDevo story, led by M. Olivetta Chandni Bhickta nicolas chiaruttini & in co. with @burnsajohn. **𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 #𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝘆𝗼** LINK ➡️tinyurl.com/MultiCSg Buckle up for a LONG 🧵(sorry)

We wrote a 'Research Briefing' on our recent NatureEcoEvo paper showing that multicellularity itself creates opportunities for ecological diversification and coexistence. Check it out here: nature.com/articles/s4155… Free ReadCube link: rdcu.be/dCFwU

New paper out in Evolution Letters, exploring the evolution of multicellularity via a common but largely overlooked route- cuboidal cellular packing. academic.oup.com/evlett/advance…

Great opinion piece on #multicellularity, key innovations & genetic drift, suggesting evolutionary priority effects for animals evolving once. The discussion is truly insightful, but I fear we often underestimate the uncertainty in this field. For example, unknown taxa are

New preprint up! We sequenced hundreds of samples from across one of Earth's oldest living organisms - the Pando aspen clone - to understand how mutations accumulate and spread in long-lived clonal organisms. Our results were…surprising. 1/30

Nature's piece of our work on the Pando clone: nature.com/articles/d4158…