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Aaron Whiteley @aaronwhiteley.bsky.social · 1d

Our work on the Panoptes antiphage system is published! Here we find that Panoptes "watches" the cytosol for phage immune evasion proteins–captured in this illustration by Clair Huffine of Insight Illustrations. A beautiful example of the effector triggered immunity paradigm.

Illustration depicting a bacterium under assault by phage. The bacterium “sees” phage immune evasion proteins and protects itself using a newly described antiphage system called Panoptes, named for the many-eyed mythical giant Argus Panoptes. Credit: Clair Huffine Insight Illustrations LLC

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2d

I have a fabulous undergrad who has a lot of experience with QIIME2 & using R to analyze microbiome data. She is looking for a job starting in January. Would love to learn more bench and field skills (will be getting some in her last 2 months). Open to academic, industry, government jobs in the US.

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Gareth (Gary) Trubl @gtrubl.bsky.social · 14d

I know. I always support open access, but it was over 4K & we do not currently have the funds for that. I did put a preprint before on Zenodo which is updated doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Clarifying Terminology in Microbial Ecology: A Call for Precision in Scientific Communication

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Gareth (Gary) Trubl @gtrubl.bsky.social · 19d

Same! Now, let's see if I still get requests to do "16S metagenomics"...ugh.

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Gareth (Gary) Trubl @gtrubl.bsky.social · 19d

New paper alert with @alexjprobst.bsky.social.

enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Clarifying Terminology in Microbial Ecology: A Call for Precision in Scientific Communication

The rapid evolution of microbiology as a field of research has led to the introduction of new terminology and the adaptation of existing terms. However, inconsistencies in the use of these terms, inc...

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 26d

“This Is the Greatest Threat to Our Human Future” | @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I discuss with @nextbigidea.bsky.social about our new book, #ScienceUnderSiege:

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This Is the Greatest Threat to Our Human Future

Co-authors Michael Mann and Peter Hotez share 5 key insights from their new book, Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World.

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · Sep 3

Register today www.bakerinstitute.org/event/scienc...

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · Sep 3

Super team of physicians, scientists, and public health experts come together with a single message: RFK must go.

"It is time to reverse course and begin rebuilding the public health infrastructure overseen by CDC. Kennedy has proven himself unwilling and ill-prepared to lead that effort. "

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ASM @asm.org · Sep 3

As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...

Joint Statement Calling for Secretary Kennedy Resignation

The American Society for Microbiology released a joint statement calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Aug 15

This point isnt being made enough. Last week’s attack on the #CDC could have been a slaughter.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/c...

The CDC shooting was public health’s Jan. 6

“In RFK Jr.’s America, it will never be safe to practice public health or medicine," write an epidemiologist and a former CDC staffer.

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Baker Institute Science & Technology Policy at Rice University @stpolicy.bsky.social · Aug 15

Save the Date! Sept. 9 @ 12pm. @bakerinstitute.bsky.social with @stpolicy.bsky.social will host Drs. @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & @michaelemann.bsky.social to discuss their new book, "Science Under Seige". Come hungry, lunch will be served!

Register here: www.bakerinstitute.org/event/scienc...

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Rob Edwards @linsalrob.bsky.social · May 13

Bacteriophage replication strategies are associated with organic matter energy content on coral reefs

Amazing work from the @cynthiasilveira.bsky.social lab

#phagesky

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Bacteriophage replication strategies are associated with organic matter energy content on coral reefs

Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, play a crucial role in carbon cycling within marine environments. In coral reefs, dissolved organic matter (DOM) released by benthic primary producers suc...

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Binning Singletons @binningsingletons.com · May 30

We help folks at #ASMicrobe, even when they sign up DURING the event. But if you sign up EARLY, you’ll get the FULL benefit of a mentor to ask questions of, as well as a small group you can make plans with ahead of time

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Gareth (Gary) Trubl @gtrubl.bsky.social · Jun 9

Going to @asm.org next week? Come see my talk #4216 "Precipitation and Phosphorus Reshape Viral Infections and Virion Stability in Soil Ecosystems" Sun June 6, 9-9:15 AM. I will be highlighting the application of isotope probing with meta-omics to track viruses in soils.

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Tung Le @tunglejic.bsky.social · May 9

1/ Excited to share our latest work on gene transfer agents (GTAs) in Caulobacter crescentus, led by Emma Banks in collaboration with Pavol Bardy and Mai Nguyen from York!!! See a brief thread below.
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A bacterial CARD-NLR immune system controls the release of gene transfer agents

Bacteria have evolved a wide array of immune systems to detect and defend against external threats including mobile genetic elements (MGEs) such as bacteriophages, plasmids, and transposons. MGEs are ...

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Apr 28

“Federal Jobs, Science, and Anti-Intellectualism: Climate Scientists Speak Out” by Matthew Rozsa for @npquarterly.bsky.social:

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Federal Jobs, Science, and Anti-Intellectualism: Climate Scientists Speak Out - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Behind climate change skepticism lies a deeper challenge—a growing contempt for knowledge and science. This is not a new trend in US society, but it is intensifying.

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Astrobiology @astrobiology.bsky.social · Apr 17

Two big Space Science stories today based on NASA missions: JWST biosignatures and Curiosity on the cover of Science. No mention at NASA.gov or social media. Everyone is worried about science cuts yet Public Affairs is incapable of putting its own good news out for policy makers to see. Baffling.

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Gareth (Gary) Trubl @gtrubl.bsky.social · Mar 25

Our paper is out and is open access!

Phosphate amendment drives bloom of RNA viruses after soil wet-up.

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@sieravirus.bsky.social @jeffinerca.bsky.social @graemenicol.bsky.social @christinahazard.bsky.social

Phosphate amendment drives bloom of RNA viruses after soil wet-up

Soil rewetting after a dry period results in a surge of activity and succession in both microbial and DNA virus communities. Less is known about the r…

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Kyle Mason-Jones @kylemojo.bsky.social · Mar 24

Phages hitchhiking on nematodes through soil! So happy to see this work in print 😀 #phages #soil

Fun collab with Mark Zwart @niooknaw.bsky.social and Lisa van Sluijs, Hans Helder at @w-u-r.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Nematodes vector bacteriophages in compost and soil

Bacteriophages (phages) infect bacteria to reproduce and are often lethal to their host. To maintain the infection cycle, soil phages must travel from…

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Soil Microbial Ecology Group @soilmicrobes.bsky.social · Mar 13

Our perspective on soil virus ecology research is out!

Fantastic collab with
@christinahazard.bsky.social @karthik-a.bsky.social @lukehillary.bsky.social @urineri.bsky.social @simrouxvirus.bsky.social @gtrubl.bsky.social @KurtWilliams @jeffinerca.bsky.social @graemenicol.bsky.social @JoanneEmerson

Beneath the surface: Unsolved questions in soil virus ecology

Soil virus ecology is an exciting but still nascent field of research in soil microbiology. While there has been a recent surge in soil virus research…

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Gareth (Gary) Trubl @gtrubl.bsky.social · Feb 19

Last June, we had an unforgettable International Soil Virus Conference, featuring outstanding presentations & dynamic discussions. Many of our early-career researchers took the lead in distilling the conference into a comprehensive meeting report. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Meeting report: International soil virus conference 2024

The research field of soil viral ecology continues to advance rapidly as the roles of viruses in the functioning of soil ecosystems are increasingly r…

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Astrobiology @astrobiology.bsky.social · Feb 3

Utilizing Martian Samples For Future Planetary Exploration: Characterizing Hazards And Resources
astrobiology.com/2025/02/util... #astrobiology #Mars

Utilizing Martian Samples For Future Planetary Exploration: Characterizing Hazards And Resources - Astrobiology

One of the most surprising and important findings of the first human landings on the Moon was the discovery of a very fine layer of lunar dust covering the entire surface of Moon

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Vega Shah @dr-alphalyrae.bsky.social · Dec 24

Automating the Search for Artificial Life with Foundation Models
arxiv.org/abs/2412.17799

Automating the Search for Artificial Life with Foundation Models

With the recent Nobel Prize awarded for radical advances in protein discovery, foundation models (FMs) for exploring large combinatorial spaces promise to revolutionize many scientific fields. Artific...

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Dec 12

I don't often give hot takes, but this obsession with turning the 1.5C climate target into an annual benchmark & forgetting that global temperature is responding to only 1% of the heat that's being trapped inside the climate system every year is enough to trigger anyone's internal @andrewdessler.com

Heat stored in the Earth system: where does the energy go?

Abstract. Human-induced atmospheric composition changes cause a radiative imbalance at the top of the atmosphere which is driving global warming. This Earth energy imbalance (EEI) is the most critical...

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Dec 10

If you're not at #AGU24, the largest gathering of earth scientists in the world, and you're feeling some FOMO, don't worry: @kellyhereid.bsky.social has you covered.

Here's her feed of "what's hot at AGU". Just pin and enjoy! bsky.app/profile/did:...

A graphic advertising AGU24 in Washington DC 9-13 December 2024, with little images of bongos (?), the washington monument, the magnetic field of the earth, volcanoes, test tubes, the sun, thermometers, weather balloons, wind turbines, crystals and more

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Astrobiology @astrobiology.bsky.social · Dec 11

A New Strategy for the Exploration of Venus - The VEXAG Exploration Strategy Study Analysis Workgroup
astrobiology.com/2024/12/a-ne... #astrobiology #AGU #AGU24 #AGU2024 #Venus #exoplanet #VEXAG

A New Strategy for the Exploration of Venus - Astrobiology

The 2023-2032 Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey Origins, Worlds, and Life recommended that "NASA develop scientific exploration strategies ... Venus

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