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Matt Mead @memead.bsky.social · 3d

The power was inside of you all along!

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Alex Crits-Christoph @acritschristoph.bsky.social · Sep 6

The new -outfmt 20 in BLAST 😍. No more frustrated googling to remember which column is which.....

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Aug 27

some of you need to make like travis kelce and engage with a tailor swiftly

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Aug 26

~~ Frontiers of cloning ~~

Julie Gendrano @jujukoo.bsky.social · Aug 24

Pulled two more Samoyeds out of the same Samoyed

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · Aug 11

🍄Mark your calendars for March 17-22, 2026 for #Fungal26! Registration will open October 25, 2025. We can’t wait to see you at Asilomar in absolutely beautiful Pacific Grove, California. Start planning today!

🔗Stay updated on all the important information at buff.ly/BjAlE2j.

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Matt Mead @memead.bsky.social · Jul 24

And if you are a bioinformatician, I’d still love to hear about any pain points or things you’d like fixed or sped up!

Matt Mead @memead.bsky.social · Jul 24

Feel free to reach out to me here if you have ideas or just want to chat about what your current tasks and needs are!

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Matt Mead @memead.bsky.social · Jul 24

What sorts of #bioinformatic tasks, tools, or processes do you wish were more user friendly or accessible to non-bioinformaticians? I'm looking to potentially build some tools (especially for the #fungal community) that can help biologists get the most out of their data and speed up their science!

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Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · Jun 24

1/27 We have a new paper out! Turns out that snowflake yeast have been hiding a secret from us - they've evolved a (very!) crude circulatory system. Not with blood vessels or a heart, but through spontaneous fluid flows powered by their metabolism. 🧪🔬

www.science.org/doi/full/10....

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · Jun 22

Big day for the lab at #Evol2025

Curious about machine learning?

Want to learn more about not so silent codon changes?

Love yeast?

We've got talks and posters for you!

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Megan Phillips @meganphillips.bsky.social · Jun 18

I’m excited to present my work on mobile genetic element evolution at #Evol2025 on Tuesday, June 24! Come by the Bioinformatics & Molecular Evolution session at 9:45am for my talk, “The little plasmid that could: evolution of a small antimicrobial resistance element” (room Athena F)

Title slide for June 24, 2025 talk "The little plasmid that could: evolution of a small antimicrobial resistance element," in the Bioinformatics & Molecular Evolution Session. Orange slide background with white circular outline around talk information. Presenting/1st author is Megan Phillips (at Emory University), other authors are Robert Petit, Daniel Weissman, & Timothy Read.

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Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · Jun 19

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Hyperdiverse, bioactive, and interaction-specific metabolites produced only in co-culture suggest diverse competitors may fuel secondary metabolism of xylarialean fungi | mSystems

Saprotrophic and endophytic xylarialean fungi are among the most prolific producers of bioactive secondary metabolites, with numerous industrial uses as antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, and insecticidal toxins. Fungal secondary metabolites are typically ...

journals.asm.org

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Fire Yzerman-Train @mackletrain.bsky.social · Jun 16

Hang onto your socks, I'm about to tell you the best dad joke you ever done heard.

Did you know that Norway puts barcodes on all of their ships?

It's so that when the ships return to port, they can Scandinavian

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Matt Mead @memead.bsky.social · Jun 11

One of the best. #RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0lj...

God Only Knows (Remastered 1996)

YouTube video by The Beach Boys - Topic

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Annie Hatmaker, Ph.D. @annemakerofhats.bsky.social · Jun 5

Nice reporting from CBS on how F. graminearum is already in the USA, an overview of head blight, and the impact of the mycotoxins the fungus produces.
Features a familiar name for many in the Fusarium world—retired USDA plant pathologist Corby Kistler!

www.cbsnews.com/news/fungus-...

Fungus in "agroterrorism" arrest already widely prevalent in U.S., researcher says

Two Chinese researchers were charged with trying to smuggle strains of a fungus called Fusarium graminearum into the U.S.

www.cbsnews.com

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LaBella Lab @lablabella.bsky.social · Jun 4

We are looking for a Postdoc in the LaBella Lab!

Do you love fungi 🍄, genetics 🧬and bioinformatics 💻 - then this might be a good fit for you!

jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/63307

Applications accepted through July 1

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Sean Eddy @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social · May 22

NIH funding supporting the HMMER and Infernal software projects has been terminated. NIH states that our work, as well as all other federally funded research at Harvard, is of no benefit to the US.

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Michael Baym @baym.lol · May 13

Yesterday, the NIH R35 “Outstanding Investigator” grant to fund scientists in my lab studying antibiotic resistance was terminated for reasons not related to the content of the science, or any actions taken by me or members of my lab

A screenshot of the termination notice showing "Outstanding Investigator Grants"

A screenshot of the termination notice with "This award is terminated effective the date of this award, due to unsafe antisemitic actions that suggest the institution lacks concern for the safety and wellbeing of Jewish students." highlighted

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Marie-Claire Harrison @marie-clairehar.bsky.social · May 12

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
new preprint on predicting antifungal drug resistance in yeasts is out!

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Cultivarium @cultivarium.bsky.social · Apr 24

We're gearing up to tackle new kingdoms of life, thanks to generous support from @wellcometrust.bsky.social. Get in touch!

Read more on our blog: cultivarium.substack.com/p/fungi-and-...

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Ousmane H. Cisse @ousmanecis.bsky.social · Apr 23

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

Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Defines Developmental Progression and Reproductive Transitions of Pneumocystis carinii

Pneumocystis species are host-obligate fungal pathogens that cause severe pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals. Despite their clinical importance, their life cycle remains poorly understood, in ...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Apr 18

Quicksand swallowed a man at a Michigan beach, then he found love

Quicksand swallows man at Michigan beach near harbor dredging

Romance blossoms after Leland beach date takes a dramatic turn.

www.mlive.com

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Apr 15

As a recipient of federal grants from #NIH (for now! 😭) that funds research in my lab, I'd like to sincerely thank American taxpayers on #TaxDay for investing in scientific research that lays the foundation for medical and technological innovation in this country and keeps us all safe and healthy

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · Apr 13

evolution really went off with brassica oleracea

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chasingmicrobes @chasingmicrobes.bsky.social · Apr 8

They didn't even make the wolf glow 😞

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