Jonathan Eisen
Professor @UCDavis; Guardian of Microbial Diversity; #OpenScience #STEMDiversity #Evolution #Genomics #RedSox #Barca #Type1 #BirdPhotography; phylogenomics.me
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W.H.O. Warns That Pipeline for New Antibiotics Is Running Dry
In two new reports, the global health agency says only government intervention can fix the broken market for new antimicrobial drugs.
Jonathan Eisen
WHO may want to rename
Itself to WAF: “we are fu;&ed” —- W.H.O. Warns That Pipeline for New Antibiotics Is Running Dry
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When the Cobra Bites, You’ll Be Glad Someone Sequenced Its Genome
Some scientists hope genomic technologies will lead to improved antivenom.
Jonathan Eisen
And today in overselling genomics AND in promoting a #badomics word: When the Cobra Bites, You’ll Be Glad Someone Sequenced Its Genome
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Observations · iNaturalist
Jonathan Eisen
@inaturalist @calacademy @NatGeo And thank you to all the people behind the scenes including all the >1000 people who have helped ID some of my observations inaturalist.org/observations?p… 2/n
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Resolution in the Utah legislature would discourage removing Native American names, symbols or imagery from schools
SALT LAKE CITY -- A resolution introduced in the Utah State Legislature would discourage the removal of names, symbols or imagery that some Native American tribes and groups have long sought to get rid of.
House Joint Resolution 10, sponsored by...
Gaming the Metrics
How the increasing reliance on metrics to evaluate scholarly publications has produced new forms of academic fraud and misconduct.
The traditional academic imperative to “publish or perish” is increasingly coupled with the newer...
Jonathan Eisen
MIT Press: Gaming the Metrics book edited by Mario Biagioli and Alexandra Lippman is out - based in part on a meeting at @ucdavis that I coorganized - Note - book is CC-BY-NC-ND and free to download
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Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Golden-crowned Kinglet from Cache Creek Nature Preserve, Yolo, California, United States on January 17, 2020 at 12:44 PM by Jonathan Eisen
Jonathan Eisen
Another life first for me yesterday - golden crowned kinglet - seen during lunch break from jury duty (I went to @cachecreekcnsrv for a walk)
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Ozymandias: a biodiversity knowledge graph
Enormous quantities of biodiversity data are being made available online, but much of this data remains isolated in silos. One approach to breaking these silos is to map local, often database-specific identifiers to shared global identifiers. This...
Stomach illness outbreak in Yosemite impacts 170 people
A stomach illness outbreak continues to impact visitors and employees at Yosemite and on Thursday the national park said it has received reports from 170 people who experienced a gastrointestinal illness.
Jonathan Eisen
Moro: Stomach illness outbreak in Yosemite impacts 170 people m.sfgate.com/bayarea/articl… via @SFGate
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Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
Prairie Falcon from Yolo County, CA, USA on January 16, 2020 at 04:34 PM by Jonathan Eisen
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OMG. OMG. OMG.
I have two favorite species of birds. Peregrine falcons and prairie falcons. I had never seen a prairie falcon - until a few minutes ago.
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MIT review of Epstein donations finds “significant mistakes of judgment”
University suspends professor who accepted research funding from sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Observations by phylogenomics on January 15, 2020
13 birds from Rural areas between Davis and Woodland and Yolo County
Jonathan Eisen
@cachecreekcnsrv @YoloCountyCA @inaturalist And yesterday back again for jury selection but on the way did an interview with reporter on phone at sunrise while brief birding outing - see @inaturalist observations here inaturalist.org/calendar/phylo… 4/n
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Observations by phylogenomics on January 14, 2020
18 birds from Cache Creek Nature Preserve, Rural areas between Davis and Woodland, and Yolo County
Jonathan Eisen
So then Tuesday went through full day of jury selection but got out for lunch break to @cachecreekcnsrv Nature Reserve and also went briefly in rural @YoloCountyCA on way home - here are observations posted to @inaturalist inaturalist.org/calendar/phylo… 3/n
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A Genus Definition for Bacteria and Archaea Based on a Standard Genome Relatedness Index
Genus assignment is fundamental in the characterization of microbes, yet there is currently no unambiguous way to demarcate genera solely using standard genomic relatedness indices. Here, we propose an approach to demarcate genera that relies on the...
Isolation of an archaeon at the prokaryote–eukaryote interface
Isolation and characterization of an archaeon that is most closely related to eukaryotes reveals insights into how eukaryotes may have evolved from prokaryotes.
The evolution of sexual signaling is linked to odorant receptor tuning in perfume-collecting orchid bees
Male orchid bees collect scents from the environment to attract females for mating. Here, Brand et al. combine population genomic, perfume chemistry, and functional analyses to show how divergence in odorant receptor genes may be driving...
Op-Ed: Elizabeth Warren brushed off Bernie Sanders and taught a master class in handling sexism
We all know this stock male move: Come on, baby, give me a hug; we’re still friends.
Observations by phylogenomics on January 13, 2020
34 birds and 2 mammals from Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Jonathan Eisen
Posted observations from that day as posted to iNaturalist - was a spectacular outing inaturalist.org/calendar/phylo… 2/n
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UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: An Unforgettable Science-Based Day
UC News about Entomology and Nematology.