- We discovered an endogenous retrovirus that's still spreading in natural D. melanogaster populations! It was horizontally transferred from D. erecta in Central Africa, so we named it "Kuruka", which means "jump" in Swahili. Read its cool story here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...Oct 4, 2025 05:50
- Thanks to all of my co-authors for their invaluable help @rokofler.bsky.social @mbeaum.bsky.social @signor-molevol.bsky.social