Paul Rainey
@paulbrainey
Evolutionary geneticist working with microbes. Absorbed by the curiosity of science and ideas. Department of Microbial Population Biology, MPI for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany & ESPCI, Paris, France.
Did someone mention Spain? Was that you Ken? Victor? Juan? Un almuerzo. Todos eligimos lo mismo
To the latest attempt to scam APCs I sent an admittedly infantile response. But it made me smile 😈
A week of special delights: Aysha Chowdhury admirably presents and defends her thesis at ESPCI in Paris followed by Paulien Hogeweg and her inaugural address as newly elected member of EMBO in Heidelberg. Very happy to have shared both occasions. Congratulations on fine achievements 🎉
In a just published OpEd, with @mkhochb.bsky.social, we draw upon Major Evolutionary Transitions thinking to outline future scenarios in which humans and AI might come to form new kinds of evolutionary units: humans as subsystems within an AI-coordinated whole. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Why constrain this magnificent diversity to the whims of plant breeders. Equal rights for helliborus (and bryophytes).
Returning from 22nd Winter School in Mol Bio & Genetics in Istanbul. Organised each year by an exceptional team of knowledge-hungry undergrads. Everything 💯. Will def return to stunning Istanbul. Extra special thanks to Irmak & Iman (in pic) who ensured everything was perfect 🥹.