Alex Walton the Evolution Sultan. Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Alberta. For tweets about movies/pop culture see my other account: @MaltyWalton
New paper! We can do functional genomics to study how genes affect behavior in wild, non-model organisms— but it takes lots of dedication.
Congrats to @evolutionsultan and kudos for the dedication to making this possible in social wasps!
If you’re into scary movies, listen to @GreenLeftArrow and I discuss The Exorcist III in the latest episode of @guyswerescrewed! https://t.co/lZJXZ3c8Sl
To celebrate my b-day, look at our manuscript in @InsSociaux! We report our successes and less-than-successes when developing RNAi in paper wasps. Of special interest to anyone considering RNAi in non-model systems. @Amy_L_Toth@IDsignals @AndrewGuinness
https://t.co/INPA8ILmnP
@IDsignals If you need to speed along one of the dinners so you can get back to the other, ask if you can have a bite of their dinner and then quickly scarf down the whole meal.
Blinding reviewers to a manuscript's authors is a nice idea, but it's nearly impossible to not figure out whose paper I'm reviewing from the species, location, and questions being addressed.
My top 10 comedy series:
10. Venture Bros
9. I Think You Should Leave
8. Cheers
7. Workaholics
6. Party Down
5. Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
4. Seinfeld
3. Arrested Development
2. Frasier
1. Curb Your Enthusiasm
@bhjuarez I still end up reviewing more than I publish, but I'm adopting a '23 policy of only saying yes to free reviewing for society journals (especially societies I'm a member of).
@bhjuarez Journals have enjoyed being the key-holders of our most important currency for long enough that they know they can keep us hostage to their system. Refusing to review for free is one of the better tools we have to force a change!