Adele went out to Austevoll today to collect lice and eggs from a farm. These will be brought back in the lab, to start a couple more lines in our evolutionary experiments. We are in the darkest period of year, but also the one with the most stunning skies! Here, a picture taken during the ferry trip, just before noon.

We were able to collect salmon lice eggs from Oppedal, Brekke today. Thanks to Samantha Bui and Frode Oppedal at the Institute of Marine Research, for putting us in contact with the farmers !

 

Adele drove out to retrieve eggs from 50 females, enjoying a few rainbows and nice autumn colours on the way.

 

 

 

 

These were safely brought back to the lab, and will soon be used as part of our evolutionary experiments.

 

We will be looking for more eggs from more locations in the future. If you would like to contribute, or know someone who would - all suggestions welcome!

Thrilled to introduce Alexius Folk, who started in May from his Oslo home and has now joined us in Bergen. In his PhD he will focus on fitness estimates and selection under various scenarios.

We are currently delayed in our plans, working from home at a time when we should have been busy in the lab studying human-induced parasite evolution.

All of this due to a parasite having adapted to a new, huge, and dense host population: humans. Note the irony...

Fortunately, a new person will soon be "joining" us to start their PhD within ParAnthropE. From a distance at first, and hopefully soon in person !