I am very pleased to share with the mastodon community the first part of my PhD work:

High prevalence of Prdm9-independent recombination hotspots in placental #mammals

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.17.567540v1

This work was done in collaboration with @djivanprentout Alexandre Laverré, Théo Tricou and @duret_lbbe. (1/8)

#Recombination #PopGen #Evolution #gBGC #PRDM9

High prevalence of Prdm9-independent recombination hotspots in placental mammals

In many mammals, recombination events are concentrated into hotspots directed by a sequence specific DNA-binding protein named Prdm9.

^bioRxiv

#EnergyTransition: How bubble curtains protect #porpoises from wind farm noise https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231106-the-big-bubble-curtains-protecting-porpoises-from-wind-farm-noise

"As huge offshore #WindFarms spread across Europe's seas, efforts grow to buffer the impact on #wildlife... The #BubbleCurtain was designed around the #porpoise's specific needs and traits, lowering #WindFarm construction noise to a threshold deemed safe for the species, based on scientific research. Its proven muffling effect may also benefit other marine #mammals such as #seals"