Onisillos
@onisillos.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of a very good microbial journal.
(Illustration by David S. Goodsell, RCSB Protein Data Bank. doi: 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/goodsell-gallery-028)
(Illustration by David S. Goodsell, RCSB Protein Data Bank. doi: 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/goodsell-gallery-028)
Pinned
We're already well into the new year, but it's not too late to kick the year off with a good read
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Very thoughtful and they have learned from history.
January 20, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Very thoughtful and they have learned from history.
I didn’t expect this book to be so full of gossip.
January 20, 2026 at 11:39 AM
I didn’t expect this book to be so full of gossip.
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Cow Tools!
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Cow Tools!
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
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Fortunately - you can hear the actual argument rather than rely on Labour politicians spinning it in a desperate attempt to cover up the fact their governments only strategy is that Keir Starmer is convinced that everything is going to be ok.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Ditch Nato and dump Trump: Zack Polanski’s foreign policy – podcast
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk to the Green party leader Zack Polanski on Donald Trump, Greenland and rejoining the European Union
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Fortunately - you can hear the actual argument rather than rely on Labour politicians spinning it in a desperate attempt to cover up the fact their governments only strategy is that Keir Starmer is convinced that everything is going to be ok.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
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This headline leaves out the key points:
Closer alliances with Europe. We are becoming the weak link against Donald Trump.
A defence strategy not dependent on the USA.
And ending the billions wasted on Trident - which doesn't work & leases the warheads from...the USA.
Closer alliances with Europe. We are becoming the weak link against Donald Trump.
A defence strategy not dependent on the USA.
And ending the billions wasted on Trident - which doesn't work & leases the warheads from...the USA.
EXC: Zack Polanski tells us Britain should consider closing US military bases, leave Nato and denuclearise, as he begins to flesh out the Greens’ foreign policy.
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski
Exclusive: Green party leader advocates leaving Nato and says Britain should wean itself off its reliance on the US
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 AM
This headline leaves out the key points:
Closer alliances with Europe. We are becoming the weak link against Donald Trump.
A defence strategy not dependent on the USA.
And ending the billions wasted on Trident - which doesn't work & leases the warheads from...the USA.
Closer alliances with Europe. We are becoming the weak link against Donald Trump.
A defence strategy not dependent on the USA.
And ending the billions wasted on Trident - which doesn't work & leases the warheads from...the USA.
We're already well into the new year, but it's not too late to kick the year off with a good read
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 AM
We're already well into the new year, but it's not too late to kick the year off with a good read
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
I originally ignored this thinking it was once of those usual silly science videos, but it's actually really interesting.
youtu.be/0zM5jiZJ5p0?...
youtu.be/0zM5jiZJ5p0?...
Turning Vodka Into Toilet Paper (Reverse Nilered)
YouTube video by The Thought Emporium
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I originally ignored this thinking it was once of those usual silly science videos, but it's actually really interesting.
youtu.be/0zM5jiZJ5p0?...
youtu.be/0zM5jiZJ5p0?...
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#Scabies cases in UK are growing
@drmichaelmarks.bsky.social tells @theguardian.com while reasons for rise are unclear “delays in people being able to access care, and inadequate tracing and treatment of their contacts” may be making outbreaks worse.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
@drmichaelmarks.bsky.social tells @theguardian.com while reasons for rise are unclear “delays in people being able to access care, and inadequate tracing and treatment of their contacts” may be making outbreaks worse.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
The sudden rise of scabies: ‘I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy’
These microscopic mites, which burrow under your skin and cause ferocious itching, are incredibly hard to get rid of – and cases in the UK have soared. What is causing the outbreak, and is there anyth...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:43 PM
#Scabies cases in UK are growing
@drmichaelmarks.bsky.social tells @theguardian.com while reasons for rise are unclear “delays in people being able to access care, and inadequate tracing and treatment of their contacts” may be making outbreaks worse.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
@drmichaelmarks.bsky.social tells @theguardian.com while reasons for rise are unclear “delays in people being able to access care, and inadequate tracing and treatment of their contacts” may be making outbreaks worse.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Two weeks left to apply for a postdoc position on my project!
I'm looking for historians, anthropologists, STS and Global Health researchers with a broad interest in #Brazil, #rural populations, #health, #medicine, and #zoonosis.
For more information👇
I'm looking for historians, anthropologists, STS and Global Health researchers with a broad interest in #Brazil, #rural populations, #health, #medicine, and #zoonosis.
For more information👇
I'm hiring 2 postdocs on my Wellcome project "How Did Infectious Diseases Become Wild?: Plague, Yellow Fever, and Disease Ecology in the Brazilian Hinterland (1920-1975)"
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
Postdoctoral Research Associate | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 11:52 AM
"The target was numbers, and quality was mentioned only in terms of a journal’s prestige, never the work itself."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too
If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.
www.nature.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:27 PM
"The target was numbers, and quality was mentioned only in terms of a journal’s prestige, never the work itself."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Yes, Davos, the playground for rich and famous today was once home for desperate tuberculosis patients seeking a cure in sanatoria
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Yes, Davos, the playground for rich and famous today was once home for desperate tuberculosis patients seeking a cure in sanatoria
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Could we have a moratorium on naming things after people/things from Tolkien? Just for a few years?
January 19, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Could we have a moratorium on naming things after people/things from Tolkien? Just for a few years?
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In China, driverless delivery vans have become a total meme, they plow through crumbling roads, fresh concrete, motorcycles, anything.
Nothing stops them. #cdnpoli
Nothing stops them. #cdnpoli
January 12, 2026 at 8:51 AM
In China, driverless delivery vans have become a total meme, they plow through crumbling roads, fresh concrete, motorcycles, anything.
Nothing stops them. #cdnpoli
Nothing stops them. #cdnpoli
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It would be super cool to sell a painting today
reminder that these are all original paintings, not prints; only one of each exists artologica.etsy.com
a green cartoon character is wearing an orange hat and the words thanks below it
Alt: a green cartoon character is wearing an orange hat and the words thanks below it
media.tenor.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM
It would be super cool to sell a painting today
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Postdoc position (2y) - Institut Pasteur @pasteur.fr, Paris 🇫🇷
We're recruiting a #postdoc to work on 🍄 antifungal #immunity in critically ill #burn patients, at the interface of clinical cohorts and translational immunology.
📅 Start flexible between Sept 2026 & Jan 2027
📩 Get in touch and share 🙏
We're recruiting a #postdoc to work on 🍄 antifungal #immunity in critically ill #burn patients, at the interface of clinical cohorts and translational immunology.
📅 Start flexible between Sept 2026 & Jan 2027
📩 Get in touch and share 🙏
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Postdoc position (2y) - Institut Pasteur @pasteur.fr, Paris 🇫🇷
We're recruiting a #postdoc to work on 🍄 antifungal #immunity in critically ill #burn patients, at the interface of clinical cohorts and translational immunology.
📅 Start flexible between Sept 2026 & Jan 2027
📩 Get in touch and share 🙏
We're recruiting a #postdoc to work on 🍄 antifungal #immunity in critically ill #burn patients, at the interface of clinical cohorts and translational immunology.
📅 Start flexible between Sept 2026 & Jan 2027
📩 Get in touch and share 🙏
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January 18, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Professor position in Global Health at the University of Geneva, Institute of Global Health!
This is really an exciting opportunity with lots of possibilities for collaborations, e.g. with our Centre, in the field of infectious diseases, international Geneva, WHO...
jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
This is really an exciting opportunity with lots of possibilities for collaborations, e.g. with our Centre, in the field of infectious diseases, international Geneva, WHO...
jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
Professeur-e ordinaire, professeur-e associé-e à l’Institut de santé globale (6726)
et affilié au Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Full professor or Associate professor at the Institute of Global Health and affiliated to the Department of Community Health and Medicin...
jobs.unige.ch
January 18, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Professor position in Global Health at the University of Geneva, Institute of Global Health!
This is really an exciting opportunity with lots of possibilities for collaborations, e.g. with our Centre, in the field of infectious diseases, international Geneva, WHO...
jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
This is really an exciting opportunity with lots of possibilities for collaborations, e.g. with our Centre, in the field of infectious diseases, international Geneva, WHO...
jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
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Have you discovered #Communicable yet? It's the companion podcast to ESCMID's open-access journal, CMI Communications, hosted by the journal's editors, and invites experts to discuss topics in CM/ID and beyond. Discover their episodes: https://ow.ly/8w2550XMpny
#IDSky #clinmicro Angela Huttner
#IDSky #clinmicro Angela Huttner
January 17, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Have you discovered #Communicable yet? It's the companion podcast to ESCMID's open-access journal, CMI Communications, hosted by the journal's editors, and invites experts to discuss topics in CM/ID and beyond. Discover their episodes: https://ow.ly/8w2550XMpny
#IDSky #clinmicro Angela Huttner
#IDSky #clinmicro Angela Huttner
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Absolutely howling. Magpie just sent me this.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Absolutely howling. Magpie just sent me this.
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When we said NATO wasn't working we were derided.
When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid.
The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe.
It's time for a rethink.
When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid.
The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe.
It's time for a rethink.
January 18, 2026 at 7:36 AM
When we said NATO wasn't working we were derided.
When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid.
The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe.
It's time for a rethink.
When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid.
The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe.
It's time for a rethink.
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And my group at the Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases is also hiring: We are looking for a postdoc for our work on mucosal immunity and respiratory viruses!
jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
Post-doctorant-e (6723)
jobs.unige.ch
January 18, 2026 at 10:06 AM
And my group at the Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases is also hiring: We are looking for a postdoc for our work on mucosal immunity and respiratory viruses!
jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
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Oi, America - please come collect your geriatric orange demagogue.
He’s threatening Europe again and we’re all very tired. Enough of this shit now.
Signed,
Europe
He’s threatening Europe again and we’re all very tired. Enough of this shit now.
Signed,
Europe
January 18, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Oi, America - please come collect your geriatric orange demagogue.
He’s threatening Europe again and we’re all very tired. Enough of this shit now.
Signed,
Europe
He’s threatening Europe again and we’re all very tired. Enough of this shit now.
Signed,
Europe
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Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...