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Joe Parker
@Pselaphinae
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering @Caltech.
Jun 12, 2023 • 30 tweets • 11 min read
Beetles are the archetype of biological diversity: ~1/4 of described lifeforms are beetles.
Why this "inordinate fondness" is one of evolutionary biology's enduring questions. We connect it to evolution deep down at the cellular level:
biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Image This study was headed by the remarkable @Dr_SKitch while a postdoc in our lab. Key contributions from @NaragonTom @AdrianBrueckner @sofiquinodoz @JoaniViliunas @JMyrmecoWagner @DavidMillerP @mitchguttman @MatthewAardema +others not on twitter. Congrats Sheila (and everyone else)!