Lauren M. Seyler, Ph.D.
@darkmicrobio.bsky.social
Biogeochemist, microbial ecologist, sea wolf, bog witch, granddaughter of a devil, vegan-ish ecocentrist goth cottagecore punk. she/her 🖤❤️
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Fresh from our group, a new role for oxygen production in ammonia-oxidizing archaea:
Oxygen production as an electron overflow pathway in ammonia-oxidizing archaea
Congrats to Thomas Pribasnig for this great work!
Check it out here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Oxygen production as an electron overflow pathway in ammonia-oxidizing archaea
Congrats to Thomas Pribasnig for this great work!
Check it out here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Fresh from our group, a new role for oxygen production in ammonia-oxidizing archaea:
Oxygen production as an electron overflow pathway in ammonia-oxidizing archaea
Congrats to Thomas Pribasnig for this great work!
Check it out here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Oxygen production as an electron overflow pathway in ammonia-oxidizing archaea
Congrats to Thomas Pribasnig for this great work!
Check it out here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Another absolute banger of a vegan dinner, perfect for this chilly December weather. Gnocchi with baby portobello mushrooms, collard greens, edamame, garlic, and fresh thyme.
December 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Another absolute banger of a vegan dinner, perfect for this chilly December weather. Gnocchi with baby portobello mushrooms, collard greens, edamame, garlic, and fresh thyme.
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The scikit-bio paper in online in Nature Methods! Many thanks to our collaborators, community contributors and reviewers! We couldn’t have done it without you. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Bioinformatics #OpenSource
Scikit-bio: a fundamental Python library for biological omic data analysis - Nature Methods
Nature Methods - Scikit-bio: a fundamental Python library for biological omic data analysis
www.nature.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The scikit-bio paper in online in Nature Methods! Many thanks to our collaborators, community contributors and reviewers! We couldn’t have done it without you. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Bioinformatics #OpenSource
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I still can’t believe the National Science Foundation is being forced to move out of their brand new, purpose-built building because the HUD secretary thought his building was ugly.
The Trump administration is destroying the best parts of this country, and it will take decades to rebuild.
The Trump administration is destroying the best parts of this country, and it will take decades to rebuild.
NSF
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
December 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I still can’t believe the National Science Foundation is being forced to move out of their brand new, purpose-built building because the HUD secretary thought his building was ugly.
The Trump administration is destroying the best parts of this country, and it will take decades to rebuild.
The Trump administration is destroying the best parts of this country, and it will take decades to rebuild.
Bring back box socials but make them gender neutral. We simply do not have enough social events that involve baskets of goodies.
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Bring back box socials but make them gender neutral. We simply do not have enough social events that involve baskets of goodies.
So when do we get Robert Eggers’ “A Christmas Carol” starring Willem Dafoe as Ebenezer Scrooge?
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
So when do we get Robert Eggers’ “A Christmas Carol” starring Willem Dafoe as Ebenezer Scrooge?
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for trilobites. I mean, look at them.
#DYK? Trilobites ruled the Earth longer than the dinosaurs! It took three major mass extinctions to end trilobites’ more than 250-milion year evolutionary lifespan. Join Museum Curator Melanie Hopkins to explore these arthropods through the Museum’s extensive collection of trilobite specimens.
The Most Successful Animals You've Never Seen (Spoiler: It's Trilobites)
YouTube video by American Museum of Natural History
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for trilobites. I mean, look at them.
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“Across nearly every field where human activity carries risk, one principle appears again and again: If you don’t fully understand the consequences, you proceed with restraint—or not at all.”
Our new blog post digs into how & why deep-sea mining isn’t following that principle. 👇
#OceanHoptimism
Our new blog post digs into how & why deep-sea mining isn’t following that principle. 👇
#OceanHoptimism
Strategic Reassurance
How Deep-Sea Mining Sells Certainty Before It ExistsDisclaimer: This piece is grounded in published science, public reporting, and industry statements. Where uncertainty exists, it is acknowledged. Wh...
www.oceanhoptimism.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“Across nearly every field where human activity carries risk, one principle appears again and again: If you don’t fully understand the consequences, you proceed with restraint—or not at all.”
Our new blog post digs into how & why deep-sea mining isn’t following that principle. 👇
#OceanHoptimism
Our new blog post digs into how & why deep-sea mining isn’t following that principle. 👇
#OceanHoptimism
show me a picture on your phone that has your energy but isn't a selfie
December 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
show me a picture on your phone that has your energy but isn't a selfie
What better way to celebrate the end of the semester and share our sequence data, than a charcuterie board filled with foods made by microbes?
December 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
What better way to celebrate the end of the semester and share our sequence data, than a charcuterie board filled with foods made by microbes?
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"I'll burn down your house" - legally actionable, boring, common
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
December 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"I'll burn down your house" - legally actionable, boring, common
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
I am very excited for #AGU2025 for lots of reasons, but one of the top ones is getting to share my conference fits everyday. It has been too long!
December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I am very excited for #AGU2025 for lots of reasons, but one of the top ones is getting to share my conference fits everyday. It has been too long!
Today’s look. Dress by Selkie, belt by La Femme en Noir, boots by Shoe Dazzle.
December 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Today’s look. Dress by Selkie, belt by La Femme en Noir, boots by Shoe Dazzle.
I WOULD NEVER
Aries: Due to a total disregard for lab procedure and a lack of eye-washing stations you will be blinded by science.
December 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I WOULD NEVER
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Scientists now believe that the human brain--a magic goo for worrying--can also be used to do other things
December 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Scientists now believe that the human brain--a magic goo for worrying--can also be used to do other things
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#NOLA city council has a web portal to report abuse by Trump’s illegal paramilitary forces #ICE could be useful for @agu.org to distribute council.nola.gov/know-your-ri...
Know Your Rights - New Orleans City Council
Click below to upload video of possible abuse or misconduct by federal immigration officials.
council.nola.gov
December 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
#NOLA city council has a web portal to report abuse by Trump’s illegal paramilitary forces #ICE could be useful for @agu.org to distribute council.nola.gov/know-your-ri...
I should have been a pair of ragged claws
Scuttling across the floors of silent seas
Scuttling across the floors of silent seas
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I should have been a pair of ragged claws
Scuttling across the floors of silent seas
Scuttling across the floors of silent seas
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For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
For comparison, every robotic mission NASA has ever sent in its history, from the dawn of the Space Age 65 years ago to today, from Mercury to Pluto and beyond, has cost less than $40B.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
I know which one has done more for humankind and which one should be dismantled.
Every time I see a man intentionally humiliate his bride on their wedding day I’m just like
December 7, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Every time I see a man intentionally humiliate his bride on their wedding day I’m just like
This is in fact the material point:
“The essay not only fails to meet basic college requirements — such as citing its primary source, the Bible — but fundamentally missed the assignment’s objective,” Tranquill said.
“The essay not only fails to meet basic college requirements — such as citing its primary source, the Bible — but fundamentally missed the assignment’s objective,” Tranquill said.
‘The professor was right’: Oklahoma Republican college leader criticizes essay controversy
The chairman of the Oklahoma Federation of College Republicans is weighing in on controversy surrounding a failed essay submitted by a University of Oklahoma student.
www.kswo.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
Today’s fit was 🔥
December 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Today’s fit was 🔥
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Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
About to speak on a panel about careers in STEM at Princeton
December 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
About to speak on a panel about careers in STEM at Princeton
