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David Widdick

@davidwiddick.bsky.social

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Recovering Post-doc, Walker, Invigilator, TV addict, Cook, Food Obsessive but not a Foodie, Atheist Lover of Churches, History Fan, Big fan of Dogs, Owner of an Arthritic Toe Called Bastard.

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David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 12h

One of my mum’s friends used to have those. I haven’t had either for years. I used to love a Garibaldi.

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 16h

I remember liking the crunch of the icing when I was really little but they were the kind of thing my mum wouldn’t buy with any regularity. It was mostly Digestives, Rich Teas, and Shortcake in our house.

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David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 19h

Iced rings?

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 1d

I momentarily thought you’d posted a picture of a half eaten ring doughnut

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 1d

I draw all my cartoons to order, they're not prints.

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Cartoon of two people, one angry-looking fellow with curly hair shaking his fist at a perplexed-looking balding man saying "Bloody baldies, combing over hair!".

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David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 2d

It was ever thus

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 3d

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David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 3d

That’s a fascinating genus

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 3d

Anyway. Thanks for all the responses. It’s been informative.

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 3d

I talked to a student who studied plant mycorrhizal interactions and she wasn’t aware of any mutualistic/parasitic interactions between plants and fungi but pointed out they don’t have true roots and so it wasn’t her area. Interesting to consider that they might be more than saprophytes.

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 3d

The only other photo I took that day

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David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks. Not the same things but a few years ago I spotted these tiny mushrooms growing on a patch of moss on a wall on Earlham Rd in Norwich.

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David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 3d

Great photo. How old do the cones have to be? Are they infected while still on the tree or colonised on the forest floor after a year or so?

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 6d

An interesting memorial in Earlham Cemetery

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Susan Schlimpert @s-lab.bsky.social · 7d

We have a PhD opportunity available in our group @johninnescentre.bsky.social through the NRP Doctoral Training Partnership. Help us uncover the Hidden Diversity of Bacterial NLRs.

Start date: October 2026. For more information and how to apply👉 biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/bey...

Beyond Immunity: Uncovering the Hidden Diversity of Bacterial NLRs (SCHLIMPERT_J26DTP) | Doctoral Training Partnership

Join us in exploring the hidden functions of ancient immune proteins in bacteria. Bacteria, like plants and animals, have evolved sophisticated systems to detect and respond to threats.

biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk

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David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 8d

Just go to your local chippy

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 8d

UK businesses using American English in their advertising should be liquidated and the proceeds given to charity.

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Gavin Thomas (he/him) @gavinhthomas.bsky.social · 10d

and Staphylococcus story in this paper....
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

All dependent on friends in @universityofhull.bsky.social Michelle Rudden, Holly Wilkinson and Matt Hardman & co., & Unilever colleagues Barry Murphy, Jo Hunt & Rob Cornmell & Yorkies @seanmeaden.bsky.social

High-resolution Staphylococcus profiling reveals intra-species diversity in a single skin niche

The skin microbiome is dominated by a few key genera, among which Staphylococcus is one of the most well characterized. Recent studies have examined the roles of various Staphylococcus species such as...

www.microbiologyresearch.org

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David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 9d

Peurile smut. One of my favourite things.

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 9d

Apples disguised as plums

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 9d

🤣🤣🤣🤣

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 11d

Holy honey there bees in the bell tower! Saint Peter and St Paul Bergh Apton

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 11d

St Ethelbert in Thurton is another church in this vicinity with a fantastic Norman door (which says welcome but is locked 🤨) and a bricked up Norman door

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 11d

Squirrel’s picnic

David Widdick @davidwiddick.bsky.social · 12d

The old hospital when it could be reached easily by public transport.