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T. rex nicknamed Gus sells at auction for record $50 million US

Sotheby's says 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil, which includes 'exceptionally preserved' skull containing a gaping jaw of powerful teeth, is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned.

From the CBC News-2026-7-15:14:5:38

Tyrannosaurus rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold

The dinosaur skeleton, which roamed the planet 67 million years ago, was sold by Sotheby's in New York.

From the BBC News-2026-7-14:20:5:36

New Styxosaurus exhibit unveiled at southern Manitoba museum

The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden, Man., unveiled its new Styxosaurus exhibit on Friday.

From the CBC News-2026-7-14:20:5:37

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Royal Society Publishing has recently published 2 theme issues of Philosophical Transactions B under the Subscribe to Open 2026 initiative:

Wild plant pathosystems
Compiled and edited by Rachel M. Penczykowski, Remco Stam, Fletcher W. Halliday and Emily L. Bruns.
The articles are FREE to access at www.bit.ly/PTB1951
Exploring negative frequency-dependent selection across levels: from genetics to ecology and back again
Compiled and edited by Bonnie Fraser, Kimberly A. Hughes and F. Helen Rodd.
The articles are FREE to access at www.bit.ly/PTB1952

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution, by Cat Bohannon, from Vintage Canada, (Mar 21).

Birds, Sex and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea, by Matt Ridley, from Harper. (Mar 7).

The journal Insects has a call for papers for a special issue on "Evolutionary and Ecological Mechanisms of Plant Defense Against Insects". (Feb 28).

Mismatch Theories in Evolutionary Medicine: A Philosophical Exploration, by Jonas Pold, from Springer. (Feb 21).

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Jul 15 08:00	Social evolution and diminished olfactory function in larval honey bees - Tianfei Peng, et al. (PNAS)
Jul 15 08:00	Sequential evolution of antidote and toxin links genetic incompatibility with immune responses - Dongying Xie, et al. (PNAS)
Jul 14 08:00	Inhibitory modulation of age-dependent behavior through dsx-expressing cells in honeybees - Jana Seiler, et al. (PNAS)
Jul 14 08:00	Evolutionary innovation through fusion of sequences from across the tree of life - Rishabh R. , et al. (PNAS)

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Deep Learning for Evolutionary Genomics (DLEG01) – Applications for Evolutionary Biology
 https://prstats.org/course/deep-learning-for-evolutionary-genomics-dleg01/
Delivered by experienced computational biologists, evolutionary geneticists, and deep learning researchers.
Learn how to apply deep learning to genomic data, with methods that are transforming evolutionary biology, population genetics, and evolutionary genomics.
Advances in sequencing technologies have produced genomic datasets of unprecedented size and complexity. Deep learning is rapidly emerging as a powerful approach for identifying complex patterns that are difficult to detect using traditional statistical methods, enabling researchers to investigate adaptation, natural selection, demographic history, population structure, speciation, and evolutionary processes with greater accuracy and flexibility. While this course focuses on deep learning for evolutionary genomics, the methods are applicable across a broad range of evolutionary research.
What you'll gain
- A strong understanding of deep learning concepts and neural network architectures
- Practical experience applying deep learning to genomic datasets
- Skills in supervised learning, classification, prediction, and feature extraction
- Understanding of model training, optimisation, validation, and performance assessment
- Confidence in interpreting deep learning models and applying them to evolutionary research
Course format
- Live, instructor-led online training
- Hands-on coding with real-world genomic datasets
- Interactive practical exercises throughout
- Strong focus on applied, research-ready workflows
Who is this course for?
- Evolutionary biologists and evolutionary ecologists
- Population geneticists and evolutionary genomic researchers
- Bioinformaticians and computational biologists
- Researchers working with genomic and sequencing datasets
- PhD students and quantitative life scientists
Why take this course?
Deep learning is opening new opportunities for evolutionary biologists to analyse genome-scale datasets and address questions that were previously difficult to investigate using conventional analytical approaches. These methods are increasingly used to identify signatures of natural selection, infer demographic history, classify genomic variation, investigate adaptation, predict functional genomic elements, and uncover the evolutionary processes shaping genetic diversity.
This course equips you with the practical skills needed to design, train, evaluate, and interpret deep learning models for evolutionary genomics. Whether you're studying adaptation, speciation, phylogeography, population divergence, or evolutionary history, you'll gain the computational toolkit needed to apply modern AI methods confidently to your own research.
Learn more & enrol
PR Stats course page for Deep Learning for Evolutionary Genomics (DLEG01)
https://prstats.org/course/deep-learning-for-evolutionary-genomics-dleg01/
Questions?
Email: oliver@prstats.org

Oliver Hooker
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Advanced Training for Researchers in the Life Sciences
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