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Saioa Manzano-Morales
@microbiobits.bsky.social
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PhD candidate at @gabaldonlab.bsky.social. Interested in Asgard archaea, the evolution of eukaryotic cells, and microbial diversity.
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Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk · 6d
We are very sad to hear of the passing of Dr Jane Goodall Hon FRSB. Dr Goodall’s work as a primatologist and conservationist was truly inspiring and, though her presence will be sorely missed, we are sure that her legacy will live on.

#ThankYouJane #RememberingJane
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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 7d
Dr. Jane made an indelible mark on our understanding of chimpanzees and other species, and also of humankind and the environments we all share.

She inspired curiosity, hope, and compassion in countless people, and paved the way for many others.

#ThankYouJane #RememberingJane

Photo: Marko Zlousic
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · 7d
🍄New study reconstructs the evolutionary tree of fungi and dates key evolutionary transitions in this group using a large amount of fossil evidence.

🟢Published in @natecoevo.nature.com

➡ nature.com/articles/s41...
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François Mayer @francoismayer.bsky.social · 7d
Our October issue is out now!

The images are negatively stained electron micrographs taken from archaella bundles isolated from the archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius.

Check the issue out here:
www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v...
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Adria LeBoeuf @adriatica.bsky.social · Aug 22
Amazing talk by @microbiobits.bsky.social from @tonigabaldon.bsky.social lab on another possible model of eukaryogenesis based on proteome evolution #ESEB2025
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Saioa Manzano-Morales @microbiobits.bsky.social · Aug 22
A pleasure and an honor to have been able to present such a keystone of my PhD with so many researchers I look up to 🥺
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Daniel Tamarit @danieltamarit.bsky.social · Aug 22
Closing the session, Saioa Manzano-Morales @microbiobits.bsky.social from the Barcelona supercomputing center, told us about their recent inferences of gene origins in the context of eukaryogenesis. Read more here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#ESEB2025
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Daniel Tamarit @danieltamarit.bsky.social · Aug 22
Closing the session, Saioa Manzano-Morales @microbiobits.bsky.social from the Barcelona supercomputing center, told us about their recent inferences of gene origins in the context of eukaryogenesis. Read more here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#ESEB2025
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Saioa Manzano-Morales @microbiobits.bsky.social · Aug 21
Incredible session! Thank you so much for all that came, and for the ones that didn’t get the chance to, the preprint is on BiorXiv: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · Aug 21
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social Many thanks for the like 🙏
Penguins thank you too🐧🐧🐧
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Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · Aug 20
The most iconic species of them all, Emperor penguins, are under substantial threat.
We are on track to lose them.

Like so many scientists before, we call for rapid global decarbonisation for lifes’ sake.

Like these calls before, its evidenced based & to ignore is at our collective peril.
Scientists warn of 'abrupt changes' taking place in Antarctica
Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment, heightening the risk of significant sea level rise and the extinction of species.
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Toni Gabaldón @tonigabaldon.bsky.social · Aug 21
Casi 2.000 científicos en Barcelona para debatir sobre el origen de la vida

#eseb2025

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Casi 2.000 científicos en Barcelona para debatir sobre el origen de la vida
El CCIB acoge el congreso científico más relevante en el ámbito de la biología evolutiva
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Henry North @henrylnorth.bsky.social · Aug 20
Surely one of the all-time best conference outreach activities: an evolution-inspired decorated street for Les Festes de Gràcia #ESEB2025
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Jeremias N Brand 🪱 @brandgefahr.bsky.social · Aug 21
Amazing evolutionary biology outreach at the Fiestas de Gràcia in Barcelona.
@rawwiberg.bsky.social explained that not everything we assume about sex is a given and that we can learn a lot from the exceptions.
#ESEB25
A narrow street decorated for a festival with large, colorful papier-mâché sea creatures hanging overhead, including several Nautilus figures with striped shells. Bright fabric shades in purple, black, and green are strung above, while additional decorations such as flowers and lizards adorn the sides. Apartment balconies and building facades line the street. A man wearing a headset microphone is giving an outdoor science talk, pointing at a large screen showing an image of the flatworm Macrostomum lignano. The slide text reads "Separate sexes are not a given," with labels pointing to "Testes producing sperm" and "Ovaries producing eggs." Festival decorations, including colorful paper flowers and geometric designs, hang in the background, and people are gathered to watch.
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Saioa Manzano-Morales @microbiobits.bsky.social · Aug 21
Interested in #AsgardArchaea? I know I am! Today at #ESEB2025 I will be at poster 082 explaining my work on how they got such huge genomes and what this can tell us about the road to eukaryogenesis

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Jasmin @batevodevo.bsky.social · Aug 21
People getting turned away from #museomics session! Full house! #eseb2025
Full capacity session, there is a wait to join session
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Tilly S Scott @tillysscott.bsky.social · Aug 19
The day finished off strong with loads of great talks in the Genomics of Evolutionary Innovations symposium!

I'm pleased to report that my talk went well ☺️ 🎨🖌️

#eseb2025 #eseb #esebconference
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ESEB 2025 Congress @eseb2025.bsky.social · Aug 19
Time is flying at #ESEB2025! Can’t wait for the next days ahead! 🚀
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Toni Gabaldón @tonigabaldon.bsky.social · Aug 19
Pretty cool art at the #evoke art corner at #eseb2025
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Yash Pardasani @thealgaeman.bsky.social · Aug 18
The first paper from my PhD is out now! doi.org/10.1111/jeu....

We describe a new photosynthetic #Paulinella species from a brackish beach in British Columbia 🇨🇦

Big thanks to the co-authors Maia Palka and @alive-in-the-ocean.bsky.social, and my supervisor @fburki.bsky.social

#protistsonsky
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Comparative genomics group IRB-BSC Barcelona (PI: Toni Gabaldón) @gabaldonlab.bsky.social · Aug 17
Ahead of #eseb2025 we had a nice reunion of some ex- and current members of the group! Nice to see you all!
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Toni Gabaldón @tonigabaldon.bsky.social · Aug 18
El CCIB reunirá a 1.900 científicos para analizar el origen y la evolución de la vida #eseb2025 www.europapress.es/catalunya/fi...
El CCIB reunirá a 1.900 científicos para analizar el origen y la evolución de la vida
El Centro de Convenciones Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), gestionado por Fira de Barcelona, reanudará...
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ESEB 2025 Congress @eseb2025.bsky.social · Aug 12
👕 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 #𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐁2025 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓-𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝! 
If you have not purchased one yet, no worries: 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞. There will be a dedicated space for T-shirt sales at the Congress venue. If you pre-ordered yours, you can collect it during the Congress opening hour
#ESEB2025
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Hiro Imachi @hiro-imachi.bsky.social · Aug 1
“Isolation of a new methanotroph belonging to Mycobacterium” is now out! Awesome work by my former postdoc Hiromi Kambara, who led this project all the way.
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First isolation of a methanotrophic Mycobacterium reveals ammonia- and pH-tolerant methane oxidation | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Methane is a significant contributor to climate change (27 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide), and the largest biological sink is methane-oxidizing bacteria: methanotrophs. Alt...
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Saioa Manzano-Morales @microbiobits.bsky.social · Jul 25
If you’re interested in the genome dynamic of these funky little archaea, I’ll be presenting a poster at @eseb2025.bsky.social !
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Saioa Manzano-Morales @microbiobits.bsky.social · Jul 25
Today is Asgard Friday! So happy that the project that has taken a big chunk of my PhD journey is out as a preprint (for now!)

“Phylogenomics of Asgard archaea reveals a unique blend of prokaryotic-like horizontal transfer and eukaryotic-like gene duplication”

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Phylogenomics of Asgard archaea reveals a unique blend of prokaryotic-like horizontal transfer and eukaryotic-like gene duplication.
Asgard archaea hold a pivotal position in the tree of life as the closest known relatives to eukaryotes and are therefore crucial for understanding eukaryogenesis. Earlier genomic analyses revealed th...
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Saioa Manzano-Morales @microbiobits.bsky.social · Jul 25
Today is Asgard Friday! So happy that the project that has taken a big chunk of my PhD journey is out as a preprint (for now!)

“Phylogenomics of Asgard archaea reveals a unique blend of prokaryotic-like horizontal transfer and eukaryotic-like gene duplication”

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Phylogenomics of Asgard archaea reveals a unique blend of prokaryotic-like horizontal transfer and eukaryotic-like gene duplication.
Asgard archaea hold a pivotal position in the tree of life as the closest known relatives to eukaryotes and are therefore crucial for understanding eukaryogenesis. Earlier genomic analyses revealed th...
www.biorxiv.org
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BSC-CNS @bsc-cns.bsky.social · Jul 21
📢Vacancy: BSC is looking for an Internal Communication Specialist

➡ bsc.es/Zv2

#feina #job #trabajo
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ESEB 2025 Congress @eseb2025.bsky.social · Jun 17
Great opportunity to contribute during #ESEB2025 to scientific outreach!
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La Ciència Al Teu Món / Science in your world @lcatmon.bsky.social · Jun 17
🎉 Outreach Call 📣
Let's bring #EvolutionaryBiology to the streets of Barcelona at "Les Festes de Gràcia" 2025! 🧬
If you are attending #ESEB2025, join us to celebrate #Evolution by proposing #outreach activities based on your research.

📣 Send your ideas by June 30th
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