Alec Downie

Postdoc studying evolutionary ecology, trait evolution, and immunity at @MPI_EVA_Leipzig; he/him

[Alec Downie @ae_downie]

Two weeks ago now @jtung5 and I published a new review in Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, entitled “Evolutionary genetics meets ecological immunology: insights into the evolution of immune systems.” I'm excited to share it at last!

[Alec Downie @ae_downie]

Many thanks to @jtung5 for writing this with me – the vague forms of these ideas have been rattling around in my head for a while, but she did a remarkable job using her own expertise and ideas to help me refine the concepts and express them in a clear format.

[Alec Downie @ae_downie]

Two weeks ago now @jtung5 and I published a new review in Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, entitled “Evolutionary genetics meets ecological immunology: insights into the evolution of immune systems.” I'm excited to share it at last!

[Alec Downie @ae_downie]

But we hope that our paper can help anyone working on immune system evolution, when thinking about their hypotheses, the methods they use to test them, and the implications of their results for the broader field of inquiry.

[Washington Post Guild @PostGuild]

A statement from Post Guild leadership on the Washington Post's decision to not endorse a presidential candidate

[Marty Baron @PostBaron]

On political endorsement https://t.co/e5OTZhylIE

This is cowardice, with democracy as its casualty. @realdonaldtrump will see this as an invitation to further intimidate owner @jeffbezos (and others). Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.