Elena Gallina
@elenagal.bsky.social
PhD student at GSfBS - UniKoeln - AG Bucher 👩🏻🔬
Microbial community dynamics in maize mycorrhizosphere 🌱🍄🦠
Microbial community dynamics in maize mycorrhizosphere 🌱🍄🦠
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Check Paola Bonfante's new book "Piante, noi e loro: Biologia, simboli, sentimenti di una relazione speciale (Intersezioni)" -- "Plants, Us, and Them: The Biology, Symbols, and Emotions of a Special Relationship" www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGC8QZCZ
January 18, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Check Paola Bonfante's new book "Piante, noi e loro: Biologia, simboli, sentimenti di una relazione speciale (Intersezioni)" -- "Plants, Us, and Them: The Biology, Symbols, and Emotions of a Special Relationship" www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGC8QZCZ
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indeed, 𝘙𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘻𝘢𝘦 looke like fusilli, which are notably better at holding on salsa di pomodoro than spaghetti... and as pasta addicts, we fell instantly in love with the shape of this newly described alphaproteo from the Rhizobiales 🤭
#MicroSky
#MicroSky
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
indeed, 𝘙𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘢 𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘻𝘢𝘦 looke like fusilli, which are notably better at holding on salsa di pomodoro than spaghetti... and as pasta addicts, we fell instantly in love with the shape of this newly described alphaproteo from the Rhizobiales 🤭
#MicroSky
#MicroSky
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#Perspective
In this perspective, the authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of these ecological principles to improve microbiome functionality.
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In this perspective, the authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of these ecological principles to improve microbiome functionality.
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Applying ecological principles to microbiome engineering - Nature Microbiology
This Perspective discusses the application of ecological principles of macro-ecosystems to microbiome engineering. The authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of th...
www.nature.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#Perspective
In this perspective, the authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of these ecological principles to improve microbiome functionality.
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In this perspective, the authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of these ecological principles to improve microbiome functionality.
#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Elena Gallina
Reading in journal club
Van Nuland et al.
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected
@spun.earth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Van Nuland et al.
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected
@spun.earth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected - Nature
Machine-learning algorithms trained on 25,000 geolocated soil samples are used to create high-resolution global maps of mycorrhizal fungi, revealing that less than 10% of their biodiversity hotspots a...
www.nature.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Reading in journal club
Van Nuland et al.
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected
@spun.earth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Van Nuland et al.
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected
@spun.earth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Elena Gallina
The brain activates front-line immune cells in response to the mere sight of a sick person
go.nature.com/475cIXn
go.nature.com/475cIXn
The brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby
When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response.
go.nature.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The brain activates front-line immune cells in response to the mere sight of a sick person
go.nature.com/475cIXn
go.nature.com/475cIXn
Reposted by Elena Gallina
The sudden withdrawal of almost half of global funding for nutrition suddenly will have dire consequences for decades
https://go.nature.com/3DUvHrs
https://go.nature.com/3DUvHrs
The full lethal impact of massive cuts to international food aid
The sudden withdrawal of almost half of global funding for nutrition suddenly will have dire consequences for decades.
go.nature.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The sudden withdrawal of almost half of global funding for nutrition suddenly will have dire consequences for decades
https://go.nature.com/3DUvHrs
https://go.nature.com/3DUvHrs
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Some early-career researchers report feeling pressure to use animal models to meet journal and grant requirements, even in disciplines and projects that don’t require them.
https://go.nature.com/4kJdxtA
https://go.nature.com/4kJdxtA
How ‘animal methods bias’ is affecting research careers
Some early-career researchers report feeling pressure to use animal models to meet journal and grant requirements, even in disciplines and projects that don’t require them.
go.nature.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Some early-career researchers report feeling pressure to use animal models to meet journal and grant requirements, even in disciplines and projects that don’t require them.
https://go.nature.com/4kJdxtA
https://go.nature.com/4kJdxtA
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That’s a wrap on the Cologne Spring Meeting 2025! A huge thanks to all participants, speakers, and organizers for making this event a wonderful success. Stay tuned for more news and discoveries from TRR341 and the world of plant science. #CologneSpringMeeting2025 #PlantScience #TRR341 #DFG
March 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
That’s a wrap on the Cologne Spring Meeting 2025! A huge thanks to all participants, speakers, and organizers for making this event a wonderful success. Stay tuned for more news and discoveries from TRR341 and the world of plant science. #CologneSpringMeeting2025 #PlantScience #TRR341 #DFG
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It’s out!! We subjected soils from 30 different locations across Europe to extreme events and found that soil fungal and bacterial communities showed consistent responses that could be predicted from their origin! With @knightjar.bsky.social and many collaborators!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Soil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events - Nature
Soils from 30 grasslands across Europe were subjected to 4 contrasting extreme climatic events under drought, flood, freezing and heat conditions, with the results suggesting that soil microbiomes fro...
www.nature.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:47 PM
It’s out!! We subjected soils from 30 different locations across Europe to extreme events and found that soil fungal and bacterial communities showed consistent responses that could be predicted from their origin! With @knightjar.bsky.social and many collaborators!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Elena Gallina
Host-microbe co-evolution at Academia Nazionale dei Lincei in Roma 🇮🇹 😊 What’s not to like? www.lincei.it/it/manifesta...
November 28, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Host-microbe co-evolution at Academia Nazionale dei Lincei in Roma 🇮🇹 😊 What’s not to like? www.lincei.it/it/manifesta...