OxyEvo

Bio 280: Evolutionary Biology at @Occidental College. Followed by Wallace. Blocked by Agassiz. RTs = meme fitness. #Phylomoji 4eva! Run by @LAevolving

[John McCormack @LAevolving]

We can, however, agree that some are more unfortunate fashion decisions than others

[Will Sampson @sampsonbio280]

Interesting yet disheartening history about how the idea of evolution was used for racism.@OxyEvo https://t.co/3lPogOolXW

[mariah rutiaga @RutiagaMariah]

Friends I found another tiktok this one explains allopatric and sympatric speciation! Helpful for studying for our test ⁦@OxyEvo⁩ https://t.co/b4mDsa6qw9

[mariah rutiaga @RutiagaMariah]

Here is another blog post similar to what we read for our assignment! It goes into how scientists still invoke racial categories into their work even though race is not biologically proven ⁦@OxyEvo⁩ https://t.co/Ijj5iU1Ywn

[aurora funaro @AuroraFunaro]

an interesting take on how evolution could be taught in school @OxyEvo https://t.co/rxvi2T3ho8

[jmaereed @jmaereed]

Unlike other pathogens, SARS-Cov2 expresses conditional virulence, which is how it escapes the evolutionary trade-off that would otherwise lower its overall fitness. This is why public health measures are esp. important now. Stay safe, everyone!
https://t.co/Z5QprJRoPj @OxyEvo

[jmaereed @jmaereed]

While fevers are often viewed as bad, fevers are actually a protective mechanism that can enhance immune-cell function and promote antimicrobial activity. Recent studies conclude that may be better to take a permissive approach to fever. https://t.co/xla98REuDa @OxyEvo

[OxyEvo @OxyEvo]

@Hanna_Adler_ I really need to go there!

[Maeve Secor @maevobio]

Elephants have evolved to have extra copies of two cancer fighting genes:
P53, which hunts for cells with miscopied DNA, and LIF6, which obliterates the mutated cells before they can form a tumor. @OxyEvo
https://t.co/lcusu1iGBx

[Cole Ivie @cole_ivie]

Researchers have found a drug that removes key metals from certain disease causing bacteria, and that this might be the solution to antibiotic resistance. My only question: will the bacteria then evolve through selection to not need those metals? @OxyEvo https://t.co/SFbvg1kLCy

[Elizabeth Hagopian @elizabethatoxy]

Prediction of evolutionary patterns using patterns observed in cancer cell populations and various viral systems! Very interesting to see the progression of evolutionary biology and future research it can help with @OxyEvo

[Grace Hildner @ghildner_oxyevo]

Paleontologists have recently discovered fossils from 3 new walrus species near Orange County. One of which has semi-tusks that helps show how walruses evolved to have tusks @OxyEvo
https://t.co/sjPFPJ1Lcr

[syeh @shanna_yeh]

Genome analysis of the oldest human fossil found in Mongolia shows that this woman inherited 25% of her DNA from western eurasians. Interesting how DNA overlaps with one another, highlighting the movement and mixing of humans. @OxyEvo

https://t.co/1zXHsl6k5J

[OxyEvo @OxyEvo]

@carlson_noa @jkuo_evobio I liked that too ☺️

[OxyEvo @OxyEvo]

@elizabethatoxy We’ll cover this Wednesday!

[OxyEvo @OxyEvo]

@jthomp_oxyevo Their final revenge

[OxyEvo @OxyEvo]

Check out the dark gray pie slice for human genetic variation shared across all continents.

[Alix Leslie @AlixLeslie1]

There is far less DNA divergence among humans than among ape subspecies. No evidence for single dispersals to different areas and then isolation @OxyEvo

[OxyEvo @OxyEvo]

Awesome resource!

[Jillian Kuo @jkuo_evobio]

I was interested in finding a website that had illustrations of our ancestors. The Smithsonian Museum has a human family tree that describes our ancestors from as long as 6 million years ago! @OxyEvo

https://t.co/cUZMWk8jC7

[Jillian Kuo @jkuo_evobio]

As part of my comps, I'm studying how autoimmune diseases could be caused by the loss of microorganisms. This article was particularly helpful in explaining the old friends and hygiene hypotheses! @OxyEvo

https://t.co/4riNVWhwU0

[OxyEvo @OxyEvo]

@Valerie49104860 So cool. I think this was the Fu et al. Article we discussed in class.