Brandon S. Cooper
proud dad. river rat. mountain fan. I also do science sometimes. no half measures.
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Adaptation, ancestral variation and gene flow in a ‘Sky Island’ Drosophila species
Over time, populations of species can expand, contract, fragment and become isolated, creating subpopulations that must adapt to local conditions. Understanding how species maintain variation after d...
Fact-checking Trump's claim that Obama gave Ukraine 'pillows and sheets'
While the Obama Administration was criticized for its refusal to provide lethal assistance to Ukraine, it did provide over a hundred million dollars in security assistance, as well as a significant amount of defense and military equipment.
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Alcoholism disrupted my scientific career. This is how I got sober
With the pandemic likely driving people to drink more, a professor offers his cautionary tale
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Alcoholism disrupted my scientific career. This is how I got sober | Science | AAAS
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Wolbachia and Sirtuin-4 interaction is associated with alterations in host glucose metabolism and bacterial titer
Author summary Here we utilize Drosophila genetic tools to dissect how Wolbachia interacts with a class of host enzymes known as sirtuins, widely recognized as key regulators of host biological processes including metabolism, longevity, stress...
Exclusive: The Washington Post won't predict the election outcome
"This tool is not designed to call races or predict outcomes."
The F Word: The Role of Women’s Friendships in Navigating the Gendered Workplace of Academia - Kristi Kaeppel, Robin S. Grenier, Emma Björngard-Basayne, 2020
This conceptual paper contributes a new perspective on the role of women academics’ friendships in helping them navigate and counter the masculine culture of ac...
UM, Montana Health Department Partner to Grow COVID-19 Testing Capacity
As demand for COVID-19 testing increases across Montana,is launching a new partnership with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services to process COVID-19 tests on campus.
Pan-tastic! Villagers stunned as goat strolls by on hind legs
Apparently, tricks are for kids.
Pervasive Effects of Wolbachia on Host Temperature Preference
Heritable symbionts can modify a range of ecologically important host traits, including behavior. About half of all insect species are infected with maternally transmitted Wolbachia , a bacterial endosymbiont known to alter host reproduction,...
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Postdoc Mike Hague and @UMontanaHumSci undergraduate Chelsey Caldwell have a new paper out at mBio that demonstrates pervasive effects of Wolbachia on host temperature preference. @umontana
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Lack of trust and fear of long-term damages loom after University of Akron faculty layoffs
Administrators say they did what had to be done during the COVID-19 pandemic to save the university intricate to the city's future.
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Brandon S. Cooper
My first concert was @MCHammer (Jodeci and Boyz 2 Men opened). It was rad. Also, not sure why you are all surprised by his take.
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Ex-White House physician: Trump is ‘asymptomatic,’ will be ready for next debate
President Trump will "absolutely" be ready before the next presidential debate against Joe Biden, his former White House physician tells "Fox & Friends."
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Symbiont-mediated cytoplasmic incompatibility: what have we learned in 50 years?
This review serves as a gateway to experimental, conceptual, and quantitative themes of cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) and outlines significant gaps in the understanding of CI's mechanism that are ripe for investigation.
Phenotypic coupling of sleep and starvation resistance evolves in D. melanogaster
One hypothesis for the function of sleep is that it serves as a mechanism to conserve energy. Recent studies have suggested that increased sleep can be an adaptive mechanism to improve survival under food deprivation in Drosophila melanogaster. To...
Transmission of West Nile and five other temperate mosquito-borne viruses peaks at temperatures between 23°C and 26°C
Mechanistic, trait-based models for transmission of West Nile virus and observed incidence of human West Nile disease cases in the US both show optimal transmission at 24-25°C.
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