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Kyoshiro Hiki @hikikyoshiro.bsky.social · 26d

Symposium Report: New Approaches to Assessing the Environmental Impact of Chemicals—Bridging Ecotoxicology and Ecology Through Environmental DNA/RNA Monitoring

Honda et al. 2025 - Environmental DNA - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#eDNA #eRNA

Symposium Report: New Approaches to Assessing the Environmental Impact of Chemicals—Bridging Ecotoxicology and Ecology Through Environmental DNA/RNA Monitoring

This report summarizes the key discussions from the symposium during the 7th annual meeting of The eDNA Society in Japan, highlighting the potential of eDNA and eRNA in integrating ecotoxicology with...

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Kyoshiro Hiki @hikikyoshiro.bsky.social · Sep 1

My new paper out!
I showed that functional environmental RNA (eRNA) is detectable beyond the lab.
#eRNA #eDNA #environmentalRNA
doi.org/10.2965/jwet...

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Sam Harrison @samharrison.science · Aug 15

There will be no #GlobalPlasticsTreaty from #INC5.2. The Chair informed us at just after 6am this morning that, despite best efforts and a new revised Chair's text overnight, consensus could not be reached.

#PlasticsTreaty

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ɒwI .Y @yiwsk.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our Viewpoint article in Environmental Science & Technology argues that linking chemical pollution to biodiversity loss in field studies requires careful control of confounding factors—otherwise, “effects” may be spurious.
Free to read: pubs.acs.org/articlesonre...

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Nicolas Galtier @nicolasgaltier.bsky.social · Jul 17

Non-profit publishers (PLoS, Oxford, Cambridge) and publishers partnering a lot with academia (Wiley) are much more committed to open science than the others - MDPI being the worst by large. (4/5)

figure showing nine data points (each for a distinct publisher) in a graph where Y-axis is our open science index and X-axis is academia friendliness (=proportion of published journals co-owned by an academic entity); strong positive relationship

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Mⓐrtin Wⓐgner @martiwag.bsky.social · Jul 9

Over the past few years, our PlastChem team has worked tirelessly to map the chemical complexity of #plastics. Today, we publish the findings in @nature.com. We hope this evidence propels the development of safer plastics to protect human health and environment. 1/4
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Mapping the chemical complexity of plastics - Nature

An inventory of 16,325 known plastic chemicals, including >4,200 hazardous compounds, supports the development of safer plastics.

www.nature.com

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Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · Jul 4

Apply now: #PhD #position “Advancing environmental DNA (#eDNA) approaches to future-proof #environmental #monitoring of #aquatic #ecosystems” 🧬 🔎 🦐 🧪 🐟 (4 years position)

➡️ apply.refline.ch/673277/1268/...

Thanks for sharing to suitable candidates! @eawag.bsky.social

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Bethanie Carney Almroth #PlasticsTreaty @bcarneyalmroth.bsky.social · Jun 23

📢 NEW PAPER on #Chemicals in #RecycledPlastics! 📢

We collected recycled polyethylene (PE) pellets from small scale mechanical #recycling facilities, measured chemicals leaching out of the plastics into water and impacts in zebrafish.
#PlasticsTreaty #INC5-2

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Effects of leachates from black recycled polyethylene plastics on mRNA expression of genes involved in adipogenesis and endocrine pathways in zebrafish embryos

Black recycled polyethylene pellets were collected from India, Nigeria and Taiwan. These pellet samples were used to create water leachates (in zebraf…

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Kyoshiro Hiki @hikikyoshiro.bsky.social · Jun 10

Our new paper is out!
Using RNA-Seq, we found that a filter with a large pore size (3-10 μm) is suitable for collection of medaka environmental RNA.
doi.org/10.1002/edn3...

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Jaap de Roode @jaapderoode.bsky.social · May 15

This is such an important call from an early-career scientist. The current delays in decisions on publications are absolutely damaging to the careers of our junior colleagues. (1) 🧪

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

Dear editors, your publication delays are damaging our careers

Chia-Hsuan Hsu waited 18 months before chasing an editor for a decision on a paper. The answer surprised him.

www.nature.com

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Kyoshiro Hiki @hikikyoshiro.bsky.social · May 16

Nat Scholz ...

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · May 15

More Republican carnage.

NOAA senior scientists in Seattle depart amid Trump cuts

Some senior scientists at a federal research center in Seattle are calling it quits after leading some of the region's most important scientific breakthroughs.

www.seattletimes.com

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Jack A Brand @jack-brand.bsky.social · May 13

Some of our group’s work on how pharmaceuticals can affect animal movement and behaviour presented at @setac.bsky.social in Vienna today! Come down for a chat to find out more about this research in the poster session this afternoon!

@michaelgbertram.bsky.social

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Moler @envdna.bsky.social · May 10

The promise of environmental RNA research beyond mRNA

#eRNA #environmentalRNA

ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

The promise of environmental RNA research beyond mRNA

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Kyoshiro Hiki @hikikyoshiro.bsky.social · May 7

Tire Emissions Research Conference in Boston.

The abstract deadline: 8th May, Friday.
tireindustryproject.org/2025-tire-em...

2025 Tire Emissions Research Conference - Tire Industry Project

Explore the latest research on tire emissions at the 2025 Tire Emissions Research Conference, organised by TIP in collaboration with MIT.

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Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · Apr 28

Utilizing #aquatic environmental DNA #eDNA to address global #biodiversity targets: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

🧬🔬🐟🦫🍂🦐🧬

We discuss how eDNA can contribute towards Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Franework #GBF. Out now in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com

Utilizing aquatic environmental DNA to address global biodiversity targets - Nature Reviews Biodiversity

Aquatic eDNA-based technologies offer the potential for universal and standardized biodiversity monitoring. In this Perspective, Altermatt et al. discuss how these technologies can help to achiev...

www.nature.com

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · Apr 10

Over the moon to finally share our new study in @science.org led by the amazing @jack-brand.bsky.social!

Pharmaceutical pollution at environmentally realistic levels alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon, directly affecting survival

👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Kyoshiro Hiki @hikikyoshiro.bsky.social · Mar 26

これ最高ですよね。この論文の後も、Escherさんからは応用を見据えた基礎研究をする姿勢が一貫して感じられて、めっちゃリスペクトしてます。

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ɒwI .Y @yiwsk.bsky.social · Mar 5

Our paper is out! "Metal exposure profiles at metal-contaminated sites in rivers across Japan."
doi.org/10.5985/emcr...
We compiled available measurement data for metals in rivers across Japan, identify metals of concern, and derive realistic exposure profiles.

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ɒwI .Y @yiwsk.bsky.social · Feb 10

Now, paginated!

Kyoshiro Hiki @hikikyoshiro.bsky.social · Jan 31

Attention ecotox researchers!
TNFD is creating opportunities for collaborative solutions in chemical safety and biodiversity protection🌍. Check out our new opinion paper:
doi.org/10.1093/etoj...
#ecotox #TNFD #NaturePositive #ecotoxicology #environment

Harnessing the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) for chemical risk management with integrated ecotoxicology and ecology

Points of Reference are part of a regular series intended to address an emerging or controversial topic of interest to the scientific community.

doi.org

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Kyoshiro Hiki @hikikyoshiro.bsky.social · Jan 31

Attention ecotox researchers!
TNFD is creating opportunities for collaborative solutions in chemical safety and biodiversity protection🌍. Check out our new opinion paper:
doi.org/10.1093/etoj...
#ecotox #TNFD #NaturePositive #ecotoxicology #environment

Harnessing the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) for chemical risk management with integrated ecotoxicology and ecology

Points of Reference are part of a regular series intended to address an emerging or controversial topic of interest to the scientific community.

doi.org

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Diane Orihel, PhD @dianeorihel.bsky.social · Jan 22

Please share to spread the word! #academicsky #ecotox #gradschool 🧪🙏

Diane Orihel, PhD @dianeorihel.bsky.social · Jan 21

Looking for a #MSc or #PhD position in #ecotoxicology? Opportunity at Queen's U for an ambitious Canadian student to study the tire antioxidant #6PPD as part of a collaborative research project with Environment & Climate Change Canada. Apply now! Deadline is this Friday, January 24, 2025.

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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · Dec 20

AI techniques can identify harmful chemical mixtures in rivers, enhancing environmental protection by revealing their effects on aquatic life, such as water fleas, even at low concentrations. doi.org/g8wjzd

AI-driven approach reveals hidden hazards of chemical mixtures in rivers

Artificial intelligence can provide critical insights into how complex mixtures of chemicals in rivers affect aquatic life—paving the way for better environmental protection.

phys.org

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Dec 3

There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.

A Place of Joy.

‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky
Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03784-6

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Kyoshiro Hiki @hikikyoshiro.bsky.social · Oct 8

Our preprint is out now.
We examined environmental RNA (eRNA) profiles at variousize fractions, released from Japanese medaka! Our results should be useful in optimization of eRNA collection methods.
doi.org/10.1101/2024...
#eDNA #eRNA #fish #Biodiversity

Comprehensive Sequencing of Environmental RNA from Japanese Medaka at Various Size Fractions and Comparison with Skin RNA

Environmental RNA (eRNA) is emerging as a non-invasive tool for assessing the health of macro-organisms, but key information on its origin and particle sizes remains unclear. In this study, we perform...

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Kyoshiro Hiki @hikikyoshiro.bsky.social · Mar 12

Check out our latest paper in #EnvironmentalDNA ! We found that typical reference (housekeeping) genes can be applied to eRNA analysis.
"Relative gene expression analysis of catalase in environmental RNA from Japanese medaka exposed to toxic chemicals"
doi.org/10.1002/edn3...

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