Sam Finnegan

I used to watch flies have sex for science.

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

@PolitlcsUK Under a Labour government, electric kettles will apparently work even when there's a power cut. Nice!

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

Obligatory very-glad-to-have-just-been-stabbed-in-the-arm tweet.

[Andrew Pomiankowski @andrew_pom]

To our surprise, meiotic drive does not cause a condition‐dependent reduction of the sexual ornament in stalk‐eyed flies https://t.co/oHbAsjbQlJ

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

Also, here are some gratuitous but poorly framed shots of my research assistant, Cooper.

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

Went #lookingforcowslips today as part of a citizen science project (https://t.co/Jo8BLp5eah). Cowslips are an example of heterostyly. When viewed from above, either a long style is visible (L-morph, left) or five anthers are visible with the style hidden inside (S-morph, right).

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

@NintendoUK I've been playing it 5-6 days a week since it launched. It's become my new routine, and kept me sane through lockdowns and unemployment. And I've lost over 50lbs.

[Muge Cevik @mugecevik]

There are several reasons to think that the new UK #SARSCoV2 variant is an important one as it might be more contagious than other variants, but there are also some uncertainties. So much misinformation is being circulated, so this thread brings key data together. 🧵

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

My first paper is out! Together with @NJWhite_Evo and the stalkie lab, we show that meiotic drive in stalk-eyed flies reduces male and female viability. Feels good to see it out there. https://t.co/E2Vb3K1A3o

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

This stalkie has just been sitting, staring at me for at least the last half an hour. I'm starting to think he's plotting my demise.

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

@DMC_Ryan I absolutely love Unfiltered. It's fascinating and human and it's clear just how much hard work you put into it. Beyond just telling my friends, how can I help it get the numbers it deserves? Does it do better if I watch/listen on IGN proper vs on a podcast app?

[Lara Meade @LCMeade]

Come find me for a chat #eseb2017 ! Adaptive compensation in fertility to meiotic drive in a stalk-eyed fly (S18).

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

#eseb2017 Want to drink wine and see how meiotic drive impacts male mating behaviour in stalkies? Come say hi later! S18 P06

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

Dawn raid on stalkie sex town: caught in the act.

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

Huge stalkie lek in the wild. One male and many, many females. Lad.

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

@KnappRew Can confirm. When an itsy-bitsy spider gets into our stalkie cages, it's a massacre.

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

It's always awkward reading decades-old genetics research and seeing the E word...

[The London NERC DTP @London_NERC_DTP]

The anonymous science rebel - a blog by @CarlosEcolEvol https://t.co/zj9qrCB0bp

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

Hey look, I found some science at home on the kitchen ceiling!

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

First week of the first experiment of my PhD! Excited.

[Sam Finnegan @SamFinnegan90]

Something tells me this stalky male won't be winning any beauty contests.