MHC class II gene diversity predicts #Ranavirus susceptibility in larval #amphibians - heterozygotes and frogs with one #MHC supertype had lower disease loads. Check out our new paper in Immunogenetics: rdcu.be/bmGJE Anna Savage @robbird1_rob Kevin Mulder USGS

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New preprint comparing SNP data from formalin-fixed tissue, allozyme supernatant, & frozen tissue from the same individual #salamanders, & tips for combining RADseq + capture-based SNP datasets #museum #genomics bit.ly/3eUw0E0

Great day of talks by #Smithsonian young researchers at #SIEmerging! Thanks to dave's green helmet& Lilly Parker et al from Zoo Lab No. 1 for organising!

this whole programme and the priceless biological collections and amazing staff it funds costs less per year than just ONE of Trump's many unnecessary visits to Mar-a-Lago.... Unbelievable priorities in the name of 'saving taxpayers money' washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…