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Adriana Lopes @lopessantosadriana.bsky.social · 13d

"Sometimes we are chosen — not for our ideas or our leadership, but because we tick the right box. A woman from Latin America, visible and qualified. But we don’t become a peer." Sadly true...excellent comment.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Equity in science is a beautiful lie — and I’m done pretending

Science isn’t really moving towards equity; institutions are just perfecting the appearance of equity. We need to build an alternative system.

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Adriana Lopes @lopessantosadriana.bsky.social · Aug 19

🐟🌊🥁 Marine biology and samba—who said they don’t mix?
First day of Marine Bio @biovitenskap.bsky.social, we had fish biodiversity, costumes, and samba-enredo all in the same class!
🎭 So, which species inspired the costumes of 2007 parade? Tnx to Anders, Oslo Sambaskole's conductor for the imgs!

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Adriana Lopes @lopessantosadriana.bsky.social · Jul 30

So proud of Dr Sim and Dr Ong!! What a privilege I had to be your advisor. Thank you for the trust! Excited to see your next scientific adventures!! 😍😍 @biovitenskap.bsky.social

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Adriana Lopes @lopessantosadriana.bsky.social · Jun 24

What’s thriving under Arctic sea ice? We tracked photosynthetic protists during the Arctic UIB,revealing a shift from polar to polar-temperate taxa & spotlighting overlooked groups!Great team & Dr. Sim effort! @biovitenskap.bsky.social @roscoff-collection.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...

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Mar Benavides @marbenavides.bsky.social · Jun 13

Glad to share our paper revealing that inland and coastal waters, while covering <10% of Earth’s surface, contribute ~20% of global nitrogen fixation! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @noc.ac.uk @ird-fr.bsky.social @mioceanologie.bsky.social

Global importance of nitrogen fixation across inland and coastal waters

Biological nitrogen fixation is a key driver of global primary production and climate. Decades of effort have repeatedly updated nitrogen fixation estimates for terrestrial and open ocean systems, yet...

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Adriana Lopes @lopessantosadriana.bsky.social · Jun 9

We have an A in house with a brillant master thesis defence of Sandra Irén!!! First master student of the GEEK lab in Norway! 😍 Thanks to @maritbjorbaekmo.bsky.social and Inger Skrede for a delightful & constructive discussion. #protists #proudadvisor 🔬🧬👩‍💻 @biovitenskap.bsky.social

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Adriana Lopes @lopessantosadriana.bsky.social · Jun 5

Wowww what a beauty!

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Susanne Menden-Deuer @drplankton.bsky.social · Apr 21

PANGAEA is rescuing numerous datasets scheduled for decommissioning in May. PANGAEA has opened its archive to help safeguard these valuable resources. If you become aware of other endangered datasets, please contact them. Importantly, let others know where to find the data.

www.pangaea.de

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John Dolan @tintinnman.bsky.social · Apr 17

On Per Theodor Cleve (1840-1905) the amazing part-time protistologist: ejournals.eu/en/journal/a...
#protistsonsky

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Apr 11

New paper!

Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should.

This is the *first* paper in the peer reviewed scientific literature to explain how Bluesky works and how to use it for #SciComm 🧪🦑🐠

academic.oup.com/fisheries/ad...

Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should

ABSTRACT. Social media tools have revolutionized how people communicate with one another. A 2018 paper in Fisheries summarized the use of Twitter, Facebook

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Adriana Lopes @lopessantosadriana.bsky.social · Apr 10

That is why everyone in the GEEK Lab must learn and use Latex, for the love or hate of our collaborators!😂

Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · Apr 9

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

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Daniel Vaulot @daniel-vaulot.bsky.social · Apr 10

Very nice course...

Håvard Kauserud @drhyfe.bsky.social · Apr 10

@daniel-vaulot.bsky.social presenting the @pr2-database.bsky.social at our DNA metabarcoding course at @biovitenskap.bsky.social A very good new addition to our biannual course 👏

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The PR2 database @pr2-database.bsky.social · Apr 3

Announcing the new release of the PR2 database, version 5.1.
pr2-database.org/post/news/20...

Very big thanks to all the contributors: @fonamental.bsky.social @ambonacolta.bsky.social @krabberod.bsky.social and more...

A few highlights:

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The PR2 database @pr2-database.bsky.social · Apr 2

The PR2, metaPR2 and PR2-primers websites will be off in the coming days as we are switching from R 3.6 to R 4.4.

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Adriana Lopes @lopessantosadriana.bsky.social · Apr 2

What treat this paper...🤩

John Dolan @tintinnman.bsky.social · Apr 1

The guy in the white shoes was doing something new & hot in 1950 aboard the Galathea: doi.org/10.1093/ices...

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John Dolan @tintinnman.bsky.social · Apr 1

The guy in the white shoes was doing something new & hot in 1950 aboard the Galathea: doi.org/10.1093/ices...

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Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab (TEE Lab) @teelab.bsky.social · Mar 31

An inspiring knowledge sharing with our visitors from 🇯🇵 #collaboration #digitizing #dungbeetle specimens and showcasing our ongoing projects on #insect #biodiversity and #conservation

teelabntu.wixsite.com/home/post/we...

Welcoming visitors from japan: A week of Science and field observation

The TEE Lab had the pleasure of hosting our visitors from Hiroshima University, Japan in Singapore. Their visit brought exciting opportunities for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and plenty of good...

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Mar 27

New publication: "Phycosphere of an algal co-culture phycoremediation system: Stability of bacterial communities in an Oedogonium-Stigeoclonium co-culture during cultivation in microbially rich wastewater" with Ethan Wood & Bente Edvardsen from @biovitenskap.bsky.social
Published @springernature.com

Phycosphere of an algal co-culture phycoremediation system: Stability of bacterial communities in an Oedogonium-Stigeoclonium co-culture during cultivation in microbially rich wastewater - Journal of ...

Algal-based wastewater remediation systems (phycoremediation) include phycosphere bacterial communities that influence algal growth, pollutant remediation, and downstream applications of biomass as fe...

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Khuong Dinh @khuongdinh.bsky.social · Mar 25

On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities

You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Mar 5

New publication about how to prevent adverse effects of heatwaves on marine species, with Khuong V. Dinh & Minh T. T. Vu from @biovitenskap.bsky.social
Published in Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Species‐specific seasonal variations in thermal performance curves shape the direct and transgenerational vulnerability to marine heatwaves

The seasonal variations in thermal performance curves (TPCs) can determine the vulnerability of marine species to heatwaves through direct and transgenerational effects, which are important for ecolo...

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Khuong Dinh @khuongdinh.bsky.social · Feb 27

A successful cruise on RV Trygve Baarud for our master students' thesis projects: CTD, niskin bottles, copepods, and an excellent performance of a happy copepods' dance :)

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Daniel Vaulot @daniel-vaulot.bsky.social · Feb 27

From the Richter lab in Barcelona... new species are always exciting...

Roscoff Culture Collection @roscoff-collection.bsky.social · Feb 27

New goniomonad genus and species with strains deposited in the Roscoff Culture Collection

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Khuong Dinh @khuongdinh.bsky.social · Feb 19

I had my first meeting with the Asian Society for Hydrobiology today as a new ASH Board of Executives member. I was immediately impressed by the diversity of expertise, languages, and cultures—something I feel is somewhat missing in our increasingly globalized world (1/2):

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Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo @biovitenskap.bsky.social · Feb 11

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science, today February 11th! @un.org
Gender equality in science is crucial for building a better future for all, yet women and girls continue to face systemic barriers and biases in pursuing scientific careers.
www.un.org/en/observanc...

International Day of Women and Girls in Science | United Nations

The purpose of the day is to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.

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Adriana Lopes @lopessantosadriana.bsky.social · Feb 11

Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience! I've been luck to be the mentor & mentee (officially and unofficially) and supported by amazing women in science! YOU have a vital role in my career!! 💜👩‍🔬
ps. some cute random photos I have on my phone. Not representative!
@biovitenskap.bsky.social

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