Miguel Martínez

Biodiversity and Bioinformatics |

[Angela Nava Bolaños 🦕 @lunalegna]

🧵1/10🌍✨¿Sabías que los polinizadores son vitales para la producción del 75% de los cultivos alimenticios? En México, su diversidad es inmensa, pero ¿cuánto sabemos realmente de ellos? ¡Acompáñame en este hilo para descubrirlo! #HilandoCiencia2024

[Miguel Martínez @marmigues]

@JeremyBRoberts 🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠

[Miguel Martínez @marmigues]

@JeremyBRoberts 🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠

[Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D @SarahMackAttack]

In January I’m teaching a 5-week just-for-fun class with @atlasobscura!

Seas the day! Life lessons from cephalopods will cover all things squid & cuttlefish (& a little octopus too).

No homework!
Live or asynchronous!
Doodling during lecture encouraged!

https://t.co/hnljL5uUsB

[Ciro Ramirez Suastegui @Cramsuig]

Hi, friends from outside Mexico. I invite you to donate to the Guerrero (my state in Mexico) Red Cross (https://t.co/IrIiObPQmd). #HurricaneOtis has devastated much of the southwestern part of the state.

https://t.co/fP7w1czEz1

[Jamie C. Tijerina @jamietijerina]

PhD student @UCBerkeley Gabriel Trujillo was killed while collecting plant samples 🌱 in Mexico. We need the Mexican government to fully investigate and get justice for Gabriel and his family, and for all researchers who are targeted while doing fieldwork. (1/2)

[Desalinizadora Golfo de California @ProtegerGolfoCa]

Nos permitimos hacer de su conocimiento un manifiesto público que un grupo de ciudadanos preocupados por el impacto en el ecosistema, economía, turismo y desarrollo que tendría la instalación de una Mega Desaladora en el Golfo de California.

[Miguel Martínez @marmigues]

@SelFdz @UNSWRNA @UNSWBABS @UNSW Felicidades Selene!! 🥳 que continue el exito

[Miguel A. Méndez-Rojas @nanoprofe]

Recientemente, la directora de CONACYT escribió un lamentable hilo en donde señala de forma intimidatoria como "élite" o cómplices a quienes criticamos la LGHCTI, recién aprobada por las cámaras de diputados y senadores, bajo un proceso legislativo desaseado y hasta ilegal. /1

[Brenda Valderrama @BValderramaB]

🧬Esto tampoco les va a gustar a los fans de la Ley Buylla 🧬

La comunidad académica del @ibt_unam expresa en una carta abierta su indignación y zozobra por el rumbo que puede tomar la investigación en México a raíz de la implementación de la Ley General de Ciencia del Conacyt.

[Miguel A. Méndez-Rojas @nanoprofe]

Las falacias de María Elena. En este comunicado mezcla manzanas y jitomates para justificar una iniciativa que es contraria a derecho, discriminadora y retrógrada. Analicemos punto a punto. /1

[dataMares @dataMares]

🤿 Durante 24 años, científicos y estudiantes han monitoreado arrecifes rocosos en el #GolfodeCalifornia y Pacífico Mexicano, creando una base de datos con >400 mil registros.

🔎 Consulta los metadatos y explora la página:
https://t.co/CqpUgAeWH5

[OctoNation® World’s Largest Octopus Fan Club 🐙 @TheOctoNation]

What do ya suggest we call this behavior?
📸: Erick.Higuera/IG
The female argonaut octopus shown here is demonstrating impressive social behavior that you’ve most likely never seen before…

👀 Picture this: a bunch of fearless octo-mothers, who have been working their whole lives to build the perfect egg casing by secreting calcite out of their arms, banding together to protect one another.

That’s what we think these female argonauts are doing.

Instead of braving the ocean solo, they lock arms and bring the most squishy & exposed parts of their bodies together.

🗣️ Argonaut to Argonaut: “Do you want to form an alliance with me?” “Absolutely I do.”

Each female puts herself at risk to safeguard the eggs of her fellow sisters. It’s difficult to watch— but believe it or not, there is NO research on this behavior. 

Not only is this behavior admirable, but it also suggests that octopuses are capable of complex social behavior that is not yet fully understood.

The sense of unity and cooperation in female argonauts’ actions is truly inspiring.

These behaviors challenge the common belief that octopuses are solitary animals and show a level of intelligence that is still being researched. 

If you read this far, comment “argo” and we’ll send you our top blog posts on this species so you can learn even more about em! (How she makes the shell, about the pea sized non-shelled male, and how they ride jellies around) 

OK ok ok— if you’re still here— This video leaves us with a bunch of questions (maybe you can help?) …

1. Are the actions of argonaut mothers working together to safeguard their young an example of emotional intelligence? (the ability to understand and respond to the emotions of others) or is it something else entirely? 

2. With a lifespan of ~1 year— is this simply an instinct or do they recognize each others vulnerabilities?

🏷️ #science #nature #biology #reef #underwater #diving #sea #biodiversity #ocean #animals #fish #octopus #natgeo #nationalgeographic #natgeoyourshot #scuba #scubadiving #myoctopusteacher #love #wildlife

[Rob Edwards @linsalrob]

Need a #virus or #phage bioinformatics tool?

Have a #virus or #phage bioinformatics tool?

Check out this google sheet and add your new tools

https://t.co/cULTGWQfva

[Australian Antarctic Program Partnership @Ant_Partnership]

🧵 1/8
Marine zooplankton are extremely abundant and diverse - an estimated 28,000 species or so across 15 phyla, ranging in size from single-celled microbes to metres-long salp chains. They're also incredibly beautiful.
🦑 https://t.co/FuAoiyAfQI

[Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC) @IEOoceanografia]

🎣🔬 ¿Quieres trabajar con nosotros en investigación pesquera?

📢 64 plazas de personal laboral fijo.

A partir de la pág. 218 👇

🔗 https://t.co/YF7TeJLP5q

[Frontiers - Marine Science @FrontMarineSci]

New Research: A gulf-wide synoptic isoscape of zooplankton isotope ratios reveals the importance of nitrogen fixation in supporting secondary production in the central Gulf of Mexico: A synoptic gulf-wide isoscape of carbon (δ13C) and… https://t.co/FxCmpxOwt2 #MarineScience

[Miguel Martínez @marmigues]

In our most recent work we evaluate five groups of #zooplankton to see which processes (deterministic or stochastic) influence diversity in the Perdido region of the Gulf of Mexico 🌊
https://t.co/E0PySsyySj
#metabarcoding #GulfofMexico #cigom

[Brenda Valderrama @BValderramaB]

Firma el exhorto a la Cámara de Diputados para que detengan la iniciativa de Ley General en materia de Humanidades, Ciencias, Tecnologías e Innovación elaborada por el CONACYT. https://t.co/PzzZ8B7waa