Tobias Warnecke
@tobiaswarnecke.bsky.social
Molecular evolution, chromatin, archaea and oddball biology. Associate Professor @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social Fellow @trinityoxford.bsky.social
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Archaea produce peptidoglycan hydrolases that kill bacteria
Archaea regularly interact with bacteria but reports of archaea killing bacteria are very rare. This study shows that many archaea encode peptidoglycan hydrolases, which specifically target bacterial ...
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Archaea are often surrounded by bacteria. But is there ever active conflict between the two? Can archaea kill bacteria? If so, how do they do it?
Work by @romainstrock.bsky.social shows that some archaea can kill bacteria by secreting peptidoglycan hydrolases. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Work by @romainstrock.bsky.social shows that some archaea can kill bacteria by secreting peptidoglycan hydrolases. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
This looks like a nice illustration of the regression-to-the-mean aspect of LLMs.
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This looks like a nice illustration of the regression-to-the-mean aspect of LLMs.
Yay! Go Matt!
The Wellcome Trust has awarded a prestigious Discovery Award to Professor Matt Higgins to support his research on “Molecular mechanisms of erythrocyte invasion in malaria”. 👏👏👏 Read the full story: ⬇️
Wellcome Discovery Award secured for ground-breaking malaria research
The Wellcome Trust gives Discovery Award to Professor Matt Higgins to support his "Molecular mechanisms of erythrocyte invasion in malaria" research
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November 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Yay! Go Matt!
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The CRG PhD call is now open. Exciting opportunities across diverse topics and within a world-class scientific environment.
Our group is offering one PhD position to study chromatin evolution.
Consider applying or share with anyone who might be interested!
www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
Our group is offering one PhD position to study chromatin evolution.
Consider applying or share with anyone who might be interested!
www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
Are you looking for a PhD? Join us in Barcelona! You'll dive into a community of >100 PhD students from 30 countries exploring the frontiers of biology. You can also join an online workshop on 6 November (15:00 CET) to learn how to find the right lab for you.
More info: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
More info: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
October 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The CRG PhD call is now open. Exciting opportunities across diverse topics and within a world-class scientific environment.
Our group is offering one PhD position to study chromatin evolution.
Consider applying or share with anyone who might be interested!
www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
Our group is offering one PhD position to study chromatin evolution.
Consider applying or share with anyone who might be interested!
www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
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The CRG PhD call is open! 🌟
A truly special place, world-class facilities, an inspiring community, and a training team that really cares about helping each student reach their full potential.
My lab will be recruiting (moving next year), as will many amazing new colleagues!
#CRGPhD2026 #CRGBarcelona
A truly special place, world-class facilities, an inspiring community, and a training team that really cares about helping each student reach their full potential.
My lab will be recruiting (moving next year), as will many amazing new colleagues!
#CRGPhD2026 #CRGBarcelona
Are you looking for a PhD? Join us in Barcelona! You'll dive into a community of >100 PhD students from 30 countries exploring the frontiers of biology. You can also join an online workshop on 6 November (15:00 CET) to learn how to find the right lab for you.
More info: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
More info: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...
October 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The CRG PhD call is open! 🌟
A truly special place, world-class facilities, an inspiring community, and a training team that really cares about helping each student reach their full potential.
My lab will be recruiting (moving next year), as will many amazing new colleagues!
#CRGPhD2026 #CRGBarcelona
A truly special place, world-class facilities, an inspiring community, and a training team that really cares about helping each student reach their full potential.
My lab will be recruiting (moving next year), as will many amazing new colleagues!
#CRGPhD2026 #CRGBarcelona
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We are recuiting two new Associate Professors here in Oxford Biochemistry. Come join us! Reach out to me if you have any questions. Please repost! tinyurl.com/mr3m7bd3
October 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We are recuiting two new Associate Professors here in Oxford Biochemistry. Come join us! Reach out to me if you have any questions. Please repost! tinyurl.com/mr3m7bd3
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Our latest paper on a histone methyltransferase-independent function of PRC2 controlling small RNA dynamics during programmed DNA elimination in Paramecium is now published in #NAR.
#RNAbiology #TEsky #smallRNAs #PRC2 #DNAelimination
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#RNAbiology #TEsky #smallRNAs #PRC2 #DNAelimination
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A histone methyltransferase-independent function of PRC2 controls small RNA dynamics during programmed DNA elimination in Paramecium
Abstract. To limit transposable element (TE) mobilization, most eukaryotes have evolved small RNAs to silence TE activity via homology-dependent mechanisms
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October 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Our latest paper on a histone methyltransferase-independent function of PRC2 controlling small RNA dynamics during programmed DNA elimination in Paramecium is now published in #NAR.
#RNAbiology #TEsky #smallRNAs #PRC2 #DNAelimination
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academic.oup.com/nar/article-...
#RNAbiology #TEsky #smallRNAs #PRC2 #DNAelimination
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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...
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
October 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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...
Start date: October 2026. For more information and how to apply👉 biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/bey...
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We have an exciting PhD opportunity to study ribosome hibernation in archaea using cryo-electron microscopy, tomography, microfluidics, omics, and confocal imaging. @daumlab.bsky.social,
@lsiexeter.bsky.social
Apply via:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Any questions, IM me.
@lsiexeter.bsky.social
Apply via:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Any questions, IM me.
October 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Three Bicentenary research fellowships on offer at @officialuom.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social for exceptional ECRs with <3y postdoc experience
3yrs salary + £30k pa research expenses
Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social?
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
3yrs salary + £30k pa research expenses
Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social?
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
Bicentenary Early Career Research Fellowships | Biology, Medicine and Health | University of Manchester
Find out about and apply for a Bicentenary Early Career Research Fellowship.
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Three Bicentenary research fellowships on offer at @officialuom.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social for exceptional ECRs with <3y postdoc experience
3yrs salary + £30k pa research expenses
Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social?
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
3yrs salary + £30k pa research expenses
Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social?
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
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I'm recruiting a postdoc to figure out how aerobic methanotrophic bacteria oxidise methane in anoxic freshwater sediment environments: international.au.dk/about/profil... Come to Aarhus University in Denmark and work on this 2-year project funded by @villumfonden.bsky.social!
Postdoctoral position on methanotrophic bacteria - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Biology - Microbiology, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
October 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I'm recruiting a postdoc to figure out how aerobic methanotrophic bacteria oxidise methane in anoxic freshwater sediment environments: international.au.dk/about/profil... Come to Aarhus University in Denmark and work on this 2-year project funded by @villumfonden.bsky.social!
Hard to find a more knowledgable team to understand cell biology in an evolutionary context!
LMB PhD studentship available in the Baum lab to use informatics to infer cell structure from genomic data in collaboration with the brilliant Tom Williams. If you write to me and I don’t reply - try again - the spam filter is hungry…
October 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Hard to find a more knowledgable team to understand cell biology in an evolutionary context!
Ok, so the ancient Greeks massively misled me about the number of body fluids... bad sense of humor.
October 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Ok, so the ancient Greeks massively misled me about the number of body fluids... bad sense of humor.
Become my colleague @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social !
2 Associate Professorships in the areas of
- prokaryotic/eukaryotic microbiology
- metabolism
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
2 Associate Professorships in the areas of
- prokaryotic/eukaryotic microbiology
- metabolism
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
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September 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Become my colleague @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social !
2 Associate Professorships in the areas of
- prokaryotic/eukaryotic microbiology
- metabolism
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
2 Associate Professorships in the areas of
- prokaryotic/eukaryotic microbiology
- metabolism
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Open Call for Expressions of Interest: become a Max Planck Director & redefine what’s possible in science! We offer scientific independence, long-term stable funding & exceptional infrastructure. Lead your own department & open new frontiers of research. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → www.mpg.de/directors
Directors
The Max Planck Society offers Directors a unique platform for groundbreaking research and leadership in diverse scientific fields.
www.mpg.de
September 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Open Call for Expressions of Interest: become a Max Planck Director & redefine what’s possible in science! We offer scientific independence, long-term stable funding & exceptional infrastructure. Lead your own department & open new frontiers of research. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → www.mpg.de/directors
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Three Associate Professor (or Professor) positions available at Oxford Biology. Come be my colleague! www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/we-a...
We are hiring! Oxford biology has three associate professorships available as we move to new state-of-the-art facilities
www.biology.ox.ac.uk
September 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Three Associate Professor (or Professor) positions available at Oxford Biology. Come be my colleague! www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/we-a...
I found this interesting. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
E. coli transcription factors regulate promoter activity by a universal, homeostatic mechanism
Transcription factors (TFs) may activate or repress gene expression through an interplay of different mechanisms, including RNA polymerase (RNAP) recruitment, exclusion, and initiation. However, depen...
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September 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I found this interesting. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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We're hiring (again)!
We are looking for an associate professor in cell and molecular biology, with a particular focus on immunology (defined broadly)
If you have a great record and exciting plans, consider joining our thriving and welcoming department
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
We are looking for an associate professor in cell and molecular biology, with a particular focus on immunology (defined broadly)
If you have a great record and exciting plans, consider joining our thriving and welcoming department
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
September 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
We're hiring (again)!
We are looking for an associate professor in cell and molecular biology, with a particular focus on immunology (defined broadly)
If you have a great record and exciting plans, consider joining our thriving and welcoming department
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
We are looking for an associate professor in cell and molecular biology, with a particular focus on immunology (defined broadly)
If you have a great record and exciting plans, consider joining our thriving and welcoming department
www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/asso...
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Dear scientific community,
I am looking for two postdoctoral structural biologists to join my group at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
I am looking for two postdoctoral structural biologists to join my group at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
September 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Dear scientific community,
I am looking for two postdoctoral structural biologists to join my group at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
I am looking for two postdoctoral structural biologists to join my group at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford.
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Interested in chromatin and its evolution? Good news! There's still time to join us in beautiful Catalonia (9-12 Dec) to discuss eukaryotic, bacterial, archaeal, and viral chromatin and how it all hangs together meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...
Abstract deadline: 30 September
Interested in chromatin and its evolution? Good news! There's still time to join us in beautiful Catalonia (9-12 Dec) to discuss eukaryotic, bacterial, archaeal, and viral chromatin and how it all hangs together meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...
Abstract deadline: 30 September
EvoChromo: Evolutionary approaches to research in chromatin
Chromatin is the complex of DNA, RNA and protein that is found making up the chromosomes in eukaryotic cells. Chromatin is essential for proper genome function and is involved in chromosome segregati…
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September 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Please re-post:
Interested in chromatin and its evolution? Good news! There's still time to join us in beautiful Catalonia (9-12 Dec) to discuss eukaryotic, bacterial, archaeal, and viral chromatin and how it all hangs together meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...
Abstract deadline: 30 September
Interested in chromatin and its evolution? Good news! There's still time to join us in beautiful Catalonia (9-12 Dec) to discuss eukaryotic, bacterial, archaeal, and viral chromatin and how it all hangs together meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...
Abstract deadline: 30 September
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Please re-post: If you know (or are!) somebody who might fancy doing a PhD (Oct 2026 start) in my group @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social, working on chromatin evolution in prokaryotes (or other things we're interested in), please have a look at www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/supervisors-...
Supervisors and Projects
www.bioch.ox.ac.uk
September 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Please re-post: If you know (or are!) somebody who might fancy doing a PhD (Oct 2026 start) in my group @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social, working on chromatin evolution in prokaryotes (or other things we're interested in), please have a look at www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/supervisors-...
Thanks @markowenmartin.bsky.social for choosing to highlight our recent article on archaeal-bacterial conflict in this week's episode of "This Week in Microbiology"! asm.org/podcasts/twi...
Missing the Company of Elio
Paying tribute to Elio Schaechter, former TWiM host, blogger, and microbiologist extraordinaire, and review of the finding that Archaea produce peptidoglycan hydrolases that kill bacteria - a form of ...
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August 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Thanks @markowenmartin.bsky.social for choosing to highlight our recent article on archaeal-bacterial conflict in this week's episode of "This Week in Microbiology"! asm.org/podcasts/twi...
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There is still some time left to apply for these two Group Leader positions in Plant Biology and Microbe-Plant Interactions. Spread the word, apply & become our colleague @johninnescentre.bsky.social
We’re pleased to announce two new vacancies for senior roles at our institute:
Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
🗓️ Closes 25 August
Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
🗓️ Closes 5 September
Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...
🗓️ Closes 25 August
Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...
🗓️ Closes 5 September
August 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
There is still some time left to apply for these two Group Leader positions in Plant Biology and Microbe-Plant Interactions. Spread the word, apply & become our colleague @johninnescentre.bsky.social
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🚨 Imagine a bacterium that refuses to follow the textbook:
It grows as tangled filaments, divides unevenly, reshapes its own membranes… and even builds grappling hooks.
Meet Litorilinea aerophila — and here’s why it blew our minds.
It grows as tangled filaments, divides unevenly, reshapes its own membranes… and even builds grappling hooks.
Meet Litorilinea aerophila — and here’s why it blew our minds.
August 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🚨 Imagine a bacterium that refuses to follow the textbook:
It grows as tangled filaments, divides unevenly, reshapes its own membranes… and even builds grappling hooks.
Meet Litorilinea aerophila — and here’s why it blew our minds.
It grows as tangled filaments, divides unevenly, reshapes its own membranes… and even builds grappling hooks.
Meet Litorilinea aerophila — and here’s why it blew our minds.
One of the worst excesses of capitalism are fast-track queues in theme parks.
August 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
One of the worst excesses of capitalism are fast-track queues in theme parks.