Brian D. Wade
@astrobrian.bsky.social
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Father, husband, and scientist. Interested in astrobiology, evolution, microbes, and all things space exploration. he/him/his
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sholtodavid.bsky.social
Recent MDPI paper including diagram of a bacterial cell with a mitochondrion 🤦‍♀️ The authors propose a mechanism for the toxicity of silver nanoparticles: "Ag+ ions in AgNPs bombard the bacterial mitochondria’s electron transport chain, resulting in cell death".
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pomarede.bsky.social
Notwithstanding the shutdown, some extraordinary images captured by Percy are still being delivered!

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#Mars Oct. 4, 2025 - Sol 1644 🧪🔭
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
An ochre toned mosaic capturing rocks and sands on Mars. An ochre toned image capturing a Martian rock An ochre toned image zooming on a Martian rock An ochre toned image zooming on a Martian rock
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erinrgreen.bsky.social
Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404
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helgaastrophysics.bsky.social
“Devils Horns” sunrise captured in Qatar, during a partial eclipse during sunrise 🌙

📸: Elias Chasiotis
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lordnad.bsky.social
@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.
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roszenil.bsky.social
The Department of Biology at the University of Kentucky is hiring a Microbiologist (broadly defined). Microbial eco-evo folks, this is your sign to come work with us. Not in the search committee, but happy to answer questions.
ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/600...
#microbiology #ecology
Assistant or Associate Professor in Microbiology
The Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY seeks to fill a tenure-eligible faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor le...
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methanojen.bsky.social
A reminder to please support non-profit publishers.

It’s good for science and scientists.

It’s a responsible use of taxpayer dollars.

It requires resisting peer pressure to submit to Nature journals.

Thanks @bacteriality.bsky.social for this helpful slide for microbiology journals.
Slide with text “Support Society Journals:
Society-based journals help build and advocate for our scientific communities” showing the logos for non profit publishers ASM, ACS, ASBMB. microbiology society, Science, and ISME. Underneath “for-profit journals do not” showing logos for Nature, Elsevier, Frontiers, CellPress, and MDPI.
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georgetakei.bsky.social
This captures much of the frustration of today.
The image is an X post by @RealJakeBroe from 7 hours ago, featuring a two-panel comic. The top panel shows a scientist pointing to a chart with a general trend and an outlier, illustrating a rational argument. The bottom panel depicts a person labeled "ANTI VAX" pointing to a similar chart, labeling it "CONSPIRACY THEORY" with "Lies" and an outlier called "IRREFUTABLE PROOF!!!", satirizing irrational arguments. The caption reads, "It is difficult to win an argument with a smart person. It is impossible to win an argument with an idiot."
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New in Evolution:
Historical effects during experimental evolution of multicellularity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae,
by Joleen Khey and Mike Travisano
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