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CVR Bioinformatics @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social · 6d

We are at our future planning meeting with Genomics team at main campus of University 🏰 @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social

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Lucy Osler @lucyosler.bsky.social · 21d

Chatbots are explicitly being designed “to elicit intimacy and emotional engagement in order to increase our trust in and dependency on them” (me in Wired magazine 🤭). This designed intimacy combined with AI sycophancy creates serious risks for delusional thinking

www.wired.com/story/ai-psy...

AI Psychosis Is Rarely Psychosis at All

A wave of AI users presenting in states of psychological distress gave birth to an unofficial diagnostic label. Experts say it’s neither accurate nor needed, but concede that it’s likely to stay.

www.wired.com

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ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 7d

Very nice reporting on the importance—and the vulnerability— of model organism databases

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Model organism databases face budget cuts and closures

Beyond the crucial data they contain, these digital archives have provided an important space for academic communities to exchange ideas and resources.

www.nature.com

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Spyros Lytras @spyroslytras.bsky.social · 12d

New exciting resource published!! The Viro3D paper is out, describing our comprehensive database of predicted virus protein structures! 💻🧬

Work with @ulad-litvin.bsky.social , @grovearmada.bsky.social , Alex Jack, @bljog.bsky.social , @davidlrobertson.bsky.social

www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Viro3D: a comprehensive database of virus protein structure predictions | Molecular Systems Biology

imageimageViro3D provides proteome-level, high confidence AI-protein structure predictions for >4,400 viruses, allowing mapping of form and function across the human and animal virosphere. Viro3D i...

www.embopress.org

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Joe Grove @grovearmada.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 New Web Resource Alert! 🚨 We're delighted to share Viro3D a database of >85000 viral protein structure predictions from >4400 human & animal viruses.

🔗 viro3d.cvr.gla.ac.uk
📄 www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

@molsystbiol.org @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social #Virology #AlphaFold 🧪 🦠

Viro3D

viro3d.cvr.gla.ac.uk

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Ulad Litvin @ulad-litvin.bsky.social · 13d

🌊 Coronaviruses likely acquired their spike proteins from aquatic herpesviruses. 4/5

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Ulad Litvin @ulad-litvin.bsky.social · 13d

🔍 Searches against structural network are extremely sensitive and allow to recover more RdRps than iterative profile-based searches. 3/5

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Ulad Litvin @ulad-litvin.bsky.social · 13d

🦠 The diversity of viral proteins can be reduced to 19,000 structural clusters. A structure-similarity network captures relationships between them. 2/5

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Ulad Litvin @ulad-litvin.bsky.social · 13d

Viro3D paper is out! We predicted 85,000 protein structures from human & animal viruses. 1/5 🧵

📑 Paper doi.org/10.1038/s443...
🔭 Explore virosphere viro3d.cvr.gla.ac.uk

Viro3D: a comprehensive database of virus protein structure predictions | Molecular Systems Biology

imageimageViro3D provides proteome-level, high confidence AI-protein structure predictions for >4,400 viruses, allowing mapping of form and function across the human and animal virosphere. Viro3D i...

doi.org

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Spyros Lytras @spyroslytras.bsky.social · 20d

Great to have this one published @cp-cellreports.bsky.social !! Some sarbecoviruses can use more ACE2 orthologs than others. The reason? A few sites in the RBD modulating the receptor usage of these viruses throughout their evolution! Worth a read 👇👇👇

www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Molecular basis of sarbecovirus evolution and receptor tropism in natural hosts, potential intermediate hosts, and humans

Kosugi et al. elucidate sarbecovirus evolution and ACE2 receptor tropism in natural hosts (12 Rhinolophus bat species), potential intermediate hosts (civets and raccoon dogs), and humans using a pseud...

www.cell.com

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Flo Débarre @flodebarre.bsky.social · Sep 8

@zachhensel.bsky.social and I have a new paper on the origin of SARS-CoV-2! 🧪

There are a lot of reviews on the topic already, so we tried to do something different: characterize "lab leak" scenarios, and directly address those on SARS-CoV-2's furin cleavage site.▫️1/9

doi.org/10.5802/crbi...

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Astrid Iversen @akiversen.bsky.social · 28d

Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe

Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome

www.science.org

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Tom Peacock @peacockflu.bsky.social · Sep 9

Really excited to have been a small part of this work investigating sarbecovirus host range, receptor usage and antigenicity!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.03.673949v1

Understanding the future risk of bat coronavirus spillover into humans: correlating sarbecovirus receptor usage, host range, and antigenicity.

Sarbecoviruses interact with their receptor, angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), via the receptor binding domain (RBD) of Spike, the immunodominant target for neutralising antibodies. Understandin...

www.biorxiv.org

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Nature @nature.com · Sep 3

A common type of ant in Europe breaks a fundamental rule in biology: its queens can produce male offspring that are a whole different species

go.nature.com/4mOb5T9

‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother

Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.

go.nature.com

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · Sep 1

Experimental infections reveal unexceptional viral tolerance in bats https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.28.672855v1

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · Aug 21

🚨1000 authoritarian actions. 7 months🚨

I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.

In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
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Grand Designs: the loss of American freedom

Exactly seven months into Trump's second term, we have reached 1000 authoritarian actions. Here I lay out the enormity of what has happened.

christinapagel.substack.com

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · Aug 22

📢 VACANCY | Research Assistant/Associate - Data Analysis

Support @drtoniho.bsky.social & @louisapollock.bsky.social's Pfizer-funded research project focused on effectiveness of maternal #RSV vaccination in infants in Scotland.

More: bit.ly/CVR-WorkWithUs
Apply: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ Ref 180274

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Joe Grove @grovearmada.bsky.social · Jul 29

Excited to share our work at the interface of virology and AI at two upcoming events!

Will present Viro3D (our virus structure database: viro3d.cvr.gla.ac.uk), recent Nature paper on Flaviviruses (www.nature.com/articles/s41...), plus brand new work.

#Virology #AI #Research

Viro3D

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Aug 19

That's right.
Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...

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Alex Crits-Christoph @acritschristoph.bsky.social · Aug 15

Biologists, virologists, evolutionary biologist, and public health experts have much to learn from climate scientists on tackling misinformation. This is the model to follow and the culture to foster:

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Aug 14

NEW – Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org

Read here: buff.ly/AvcB7Aw

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MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · Aug 7

📢 Calling all Postgrad Virologists! 🦠

Postgraduate Virologists Network are hosting their first conference for virology students, by virology students.

📍 @uofglasgow.bsky.social
📆 8-9 September

Register and submit an abstract: www.postgradvirologistsnetwork.co.uk/2025-meeting

Postgraduate Virologists Network @pgvironetwork.bsky.social · Aug 6

Another reminder that registration and abstract submission are still open for our 2025 meeting: the first annual virology conference by virology students, for virology students 🦠 A brilliant opportunity for PhD and MSc students to discuss their work and network!

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Robertson Lab @davidlrobertson.bsky.social · Aug 16

Come work with us👇

MRC-UofG Centre for Virus Research @cvrinfo.bsky.social · Aug 11

📢 VACANCY | Computational Biologist/Bioinformatician 🦠

Join our brilliant team and contribute to the analysis of antiviral host-mechanisms and comparative virology datasets.

📆 Deadline: 25 August

Info: bit.ly/CVR-WorkWithUs Ref 178592
Apply: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/

University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research - About Us - Work with us

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Science Magazine @science.org · Aug 16

Research from USDA points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend.

Learn more on #NationalHoneyBeeDay: https://scim.ag/45zlFpJ

A photo of a commercial honey bee colony with text that says: Scientists identify culprit behind biggest ever U.S. honey bee die-off

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Spyros Lytras @spyroslytras.bsky.social · Aug 7

Check out our latest preprint led by Jumpei Ito and @shusukekawakubo.bsky.social !!

PLANT 🌱 a protein language model for predicting antigenic cartography!

PLANT takes HAs and predicts antigenic map coordinates, allowing for a deep dive into flu antigenic evolution!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Integrative modeling of seasonal influenza evolution via AI-powered antigenic cartography

Seasonal influenza viruses evade host immunity through rapid antigenic evolution. Antigenicity is assessed by serological assays and typically visualized as antigenic maps, which represent antigenic d...

www.biorxiv.org

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Sarah Ross @sarahhross.bsky.social · Aug 7

This week @science.org examines the wonders of the immune system! From molecular defences that co-evolved with pathogens to specialised cells that are intricately linked with physiology, the immune system is attuned to biological sex and different stages of life.

Science Magazine @science.org · Aug 7

A new special issue of Science explores the immune system at the molecular and cellular level and how it has evolved to govern multiple facets of human health.

Learn more: scim.ag/3IYhnk7

This illustration depicts the changes in the immune system throughout an individual’s life span, from infancy to childhood, adulthood, and older age.

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