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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 5h

astonishing! azurit Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
friends of blue like you and @kakape.bsky.social must be delighted :-)
found this here > www.archaeologie-online.de/nachrichten/...

screen capture from: https://www.archaeologie-online.de/nachrichten/das-erste-blau-europas-13-000-jahre-altes-pigment-entdeckt-6426/

christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 10h

a tad smaller than crysanthemums...
(👉ALT)

Atomic force microscopy image of purple bacterial photosynthetic membrane showing LH1-RC complexes (larger-diameter rings) surrounded by a sea of LH2 complexes (smaller diameter rings). Adapted with permission from S. Scheuring and J. Sturgis, Science 309, 484 (2005). Copyright 2005 American Association for the Advancement of Science.
source: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0092864

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 10h

looks a bit like a hippie who's been up all night the next morning 😉

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 10h

"That is all" is a good beginning for this wednesday morning. I discovered anika nilles in some recordings of late jeff beck concerts (youtube) and then on her recordings with her band nevell. reminded me on weather report, remotely. was just in the UK, in september!
youtube.com/shorts/adsqD...

UK next week! Masterclasses before Shows except London. #music #drums #anikanilles

YouTube video by Anika Nilles

youtube.com

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 18h

#ProtistsOnSky (XS Torvill and Dean)

Prakash Lab at Stanford @prakashlab.bsky.social · 23h

Life knows how to keep going - even if it’s freezing -15 degrees C 🥶 outside. AGU just covered our discovery of ultra resistant ice diatoms gliding into a world record! 🧪🔬Enjoy the story here:

eos.org/articles/ice...

Ice Diatoms Glide at Record-Low Temperatures - Eos

New observations reveal how microscopic organisms move through polar ice and illustrate how they may have evolved to thrive in extreme environments.

eos.org

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 19h

7 October 1930 | Dutch Jewish girl, Rachel Bobbe, was born at The Hague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in October 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

Two children standing by the seashore, one holding a bucket, with a figure in the background.

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 18h

#MicroSky

George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 19h

Excited to be part of this collaboration with the Burrows lab exploring twitching and surface surface sensing by P. aeruginosa. This work further delineates a role for the T4P motor proteins and pili for surface sensing.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 1d

as you may know, faial Island (açores) is not particularly large, and the roads in the few villages are not that long. every year, I am delighted when I see my “house number” on my walks across the island. no, I have nothing against birthdays.

door with house number 72
own photo, 2025

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 2d

German Ethologist Dr. Konrad Z. Lorenz Studying Habits of Ducks and Geese at Woodland Institute by Thomas D. Mcavoy

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 2d

also the adults are beautiful!

Nematostella vectensis
https://archive.kahikai.org/index.php?content=species_view&id=1

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 2d

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahinter_steckt_immer_ein_kluger_Kopf

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 2d

yes, it is. so glad I could obtain it at one of your 'garage sales'.

christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 3d

I did, no regrets

philip ball, colour in the making
book cover

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 3d

#FungiFriends

César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 4d

#Fungi finds: UK citizen scientists make rare pink and purple discoveries

#mycology

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Fungi finds: UK citizen scientists make rare pink and purple discoveries

Plantlife charity enlisted help of 850 volunteers to look for waxcaps in places such as private gardens

www.theguardian.com

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 3d

you may know that 'compact' is a far-right magazine in germany

christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 3d

...so you're not a fan of 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 ?? 🫣

its coding regions are absolutely wild. some replication proteins come with a dozen lysine res. (AAA codons) in a row 👀 and thus blow-up any reasonable BLASTp-based single gene phylogeny.

screen capture from
https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01083-24

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 3d

"......and you, Sir Barry, are hereby appointed supervisor, responsible for the final inspection of the proper closure of the autoclave lid."

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 3d

ja, die ist noch viel besser als meine! :-)

christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 4d

great refurbished train station: Wrocław Główny 👇

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 4d

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 4d

bon appétit!

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 5d

luckily, there are alternatives to PubMed, see libguides.exeter.ac.uk/c.php?g=7252...

LibGuides: Alternatives to United States NLM Resources: Databases which use PubMed

libguides.exeter.ac.uk

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 5d

"The compact asks universities to ensure a ‘vibrant marketplace..."

know that 'compact' is a german far-right magazine

christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 5d

also wikipedia can help: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleichs...

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christoph_STCmicrobeblog @christophstc.bsky.social · 5d

#PhageSky

Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 5d

DYK most P. aeruginosa carry filamentous phage(s) that don't need to kill the cell to reproduce?

We 👉🏻@nanamikubota.bsky.social show that these Pf phages can go ROGUE.

"Filamentous cheater phages drive bacterial and phage populations to lower fitness"

🔗 authors.elsevier.com/c/1lt5I3QW8S...