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Hellemans Simon

@HellemansSimon

Postdoctoral Scholar @ OIST

 Okinawa, Japan
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Joined March 2013
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Termites keep tropical ecosystems alive by aerating soil, providing nutrients, and decomposing waste. New @CurrentBiology study has now found that these insect engineers got their unique abilities following past, global ecological disasters. oist.jp/news-center/news/202…

Innovation and ecological collapse gave rise to the tropics’ most important decomposers

Thousands of newly sequenced termite samples reveal how new traits and global extinctions paved the way for their evolutionary success.

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All of these are now available as .svg files at bioicons.com! I'll be adding more over the next few months, and intend to expand the fungal-related stuff that's on #BioIcons! 🍄 Shoutout to @simonduerr for this incredible resource and for helping with my submission!
Andi Wilson, PhD | Bluesky: drandiwilson (@DrAndiWilson) profile pictureAndi Wilson, PhD | Bluesky: drandiwilson@DrAndiWilson27 Sep 2024
Starting to build up my own library of figures for use in scientific stuff- publications, presentations, teaching :) Nothing particularly complicated, but I do like having complete control over size, colour and shape :)
Various illustrations of lab tools and equipment, such as erlenmeyer flasks, falcon tubes, eppendorf tubes, cultures plates, centrifuges, a hemocytomer and a sequencer. Most are done in a pastel colour palette of blue, green, pink, orange and yellow.

ALT Various illustrations of lab tools and equipment, such as erlenmeyer flasks, falcon tubes, eppendorf tubes, cultures plates, centrifuges, a hemocytomer and a sequencer. Most are done in a pastel colour palette of blue, green, pink, orange and yellow.

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46 scientists have come together to update the family tree of one of the most underappreciated engineers in the world: termites! Read about the @NatureComms study, which builds on 51 data models, here. ow.ly/7yRN50Tg4Ob @tom_oist @HellemansSimon
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Hellemans et al. produce an updated termite classification with genomic scale analyses, highlighting thirteen family-level lineages and resilience of their classification to future termite research. @tom_oist @HellemansSimon nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites

Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites

Nature Communications - Here, the authors produce an updated termite classification with genomic scale analyses, highlighting thirteen family-level lineages and resilience of their classification...

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On Aug 26 2022, we welcomed, Ms. Roxane de Bilderling, ambassador of 🇧🇪 Belgium to Japan. We toured the labs and campus with Belgium faculty and researchers. @DebilderlingR thank you for leaving a message in the Golden Book and visiting us at OIST. @BelgiumEmbJapan
Image from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) (@OISTedu)
Image from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) (@OISTedu)
Image from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) (@OISTedu)
Image from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) (@OISTedu)
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