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'Punk rock' dinosaur with metre-long spikes discovered

The animal has come as a surprise to experts, who now have to rethink how these armoured dinosaurs evolved

From the BBC News-2025-8-27:14:6:1

New species of dinosaur-era dragonfly discovered by a research student in Alberta's Badlands

Growing up in Medicine Hat, Alberta, about 125 kilometres southeast of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Andre Mueller was fascinated by the ancient creatures. More recently, the McGill student helped find a new species of dragonfly in a fossil there and published a research paper on it, which helps provide insights into life 75 million years ago.

From the CBC News-2025-8-27:14:6:2

Pending gene therapy gives hope to family of Sask. boy with rare 'childhood Alzheimer's'

For years, Stephanie McCabe and Andre Doucette accepted that their six-year-old son Emmett would die young. Now a possible treatment for Sanfilippo syndrome is changing everything for the Saskatoon family, but first they have to get access to it.

From the CBC News-2025-8-22:14:6:1

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The Evolutionary Journey of Amino Acids: From the Origin of Life to Human Metabolism, by Francois Blachier, from Springer (Aug 9).

Carrion Ecology, Evolution, and Their Applications, by M. Eric Benbow, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Aaron M. Tarone, from CRC Press. (Aug 2).

Soliciting abstracts to a new collection in JoVE called "New Techniques in Cellular Social Evolution". (Stefania Kapsetaki). (Jul 24).

Multimodal Data Fusion for Bioinformatics Artificial Intelligence, by Umesh Kumar Lilhore (Editor), Abhishek Kumar (Editor), Narayan Vyas (Editor), Sarita Simaiya (Editor), Vishal Dutt (Editor), from Wiley. (Jul 19).

Life History Evolution: Traits, Interactions, and Applications, by Michal Segoli and Eric Wajnberg, from Wiley. (Jul 12).

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Aug 27 16:00	Candidate Denisovan fossils identified through gene regulatory phenotyping - Nadav Mishol, et al. (PNAS)
Aug 26 17:03	Saliva protein genes in humans were shaped during primate evolution by Petar Pajic and others (GBE)
Aug 26 16:00	De novo rates of a Trypanosoma-resistant mutation in two human populations - Daniel Melamed, et al. (PNAS)
Aug 26 16:00	Symbiosis with and mimicry of corals were facilitated by immune gene loss and body remodeling in the pygmy seahorse - Meng Qu, et al. (PNAS)

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Tenure-Track Position in Integrative/Organismal Physiology in The
Department of Natural Sciences At Pitzer and Scripps Colleges

The Department of Natural Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track
appointment in Biology with an emphasis in integrative/organismal
physiology at the Assistant Professor level to begin July 1, 2026. We
seek a broadly trained biologist who is committed to developing a vibrant
research program that fully engages undergraduate students in a liberal
arts environment. We welcome applications from researchers with expertise
in comparative physiology, integrative organismal biology, functional
morphology, physiological ecology, or a related field. The candidate
should demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and will be
expected to teach a vertebrate physiology course with lab, participate in
the ecology and evolution portion of the introductory biology sequence,
and develop additional undergraduate courses in their field. The teaching
load is 4.5 courses per year, with lectures and labs counted as separate
courses. A Ph.D. degree and a record of scholarly publications are
required prior to hiring, and post-doctoral experience is preferred.

The department, which houses the biology, chemistry, neuroscience,
environmental science, and physics faculty for Pitzer and Scripps
Colleges (two of the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges), offers
innovative and interdisciplinary programs in the natural sciences. The
department supports faculty success through mentorship, opportunities
for professional development, and regular sabbaticals. The department
recently expanded into a new 65,000 ft2 building and offers many shared
facilities in support of research including an animal care facility,
a microscope facility, and a new greenhouse. Faculty of the Department
of Natural Sciences are part of the rich intellectual environment of the
Claremont Colleges consortium and benefit from proximity to major research
universities in the Southern California region, enabling collaboration
both within and outside the department. Additional information about
the department may be found at https://natsci.claremont.edu/.

The salary for this position will range from $100,000 - 110,000 and
will be based on experience.

Applications should be uploaded to https://apply.interfolio.com/172482
and must include (1) a cover letter describing how your expertise and
experience aligns with the position, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a
description of your proposed undergraduate-centered research program,
(4) a statement describing your approach to teaching and how you
pursue excellence in teaching, and (5) the names and e-mail addresses
of three references. Within the submitted materials, candidates should
address how their teaching, scholarship, and/or service will support
all of the students in our diverse community of learners. Applicants
should also identify in their application materials any areas of
intersection between their teaching, research, and the goals and the
academic missions of Pitzer and Scripps Colleges. Three letters of
recommendation will be requested for candidates advancing beyond the
initial review. Inquiries regarding the position may be e-mailed to
Jenna Monroy at jmonroy@natsci.claremont.edu. Review of applications
will begin October 1, and the position will remain open until filled.

The Department of Natural Sciences of Pitzer and Scripps Colleges is
an equal-opportunity employer. In keeping with its ongoing commitment
to build and support a diverse and equitable academic community, the
Department of Natural Sciences actively encourages applications from
women and members of historically underrepresented groups.

Sarah Gilman

Associate Professor of Biology

Department of Natural Sciences, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges
Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna College
925 N. Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711

https://www.kecksci.claremont.edu/people/sarah-gilman/
sgilman@natsci.claremont.edu
909-607-0715
https://calendly.com/sgilman-natsci/
https://tinyurl.com/sgilmancal

"Gilman, Sarah" <Sarah.Gilman@ClaremontMcKenna.edu>

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