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Rebecca Corrigan @corrigar.bsky.social · May 9

Interested in superbugs, AMR and stress resistance? Join us to do a PhD in the Corrigan lab
@UCDMedicine www.ucd.ie/graduatestud...

Current Scholarship Opportunities - UCD Graduate Studies

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Sam Williams @samwill.bsky.social · May 7

Interesting antibiotic discovery paper in @plosbiology.org

journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

A multi-strategy antimicrobial discovery approach reveals new ways to treat Chlamydia

Bacteria of the genus Chlamydia cause millions of infections each year and have an obligate intracellular lifestyle that makes finding specific treatments particularly difficult. This study developed ...

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Oliver Schwengers @oschwengers.bsky.social · Apr 28

We happily present: “Bakta Web – rapid and standardized genome annotation on scalable infrastructures” @OxUniPress NAR’s Web Server issue
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

Easy to use, no registration, fast, scalable, various visualizations, in sync with Bakta CLI:
bakta.computational.bio
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Bakta Web – rapid and standardized genome annotation on scalable infrastructures

Abstract. The Bakta command line application is widely used and one of the most established tools for bacterial genome annotation. It balances comprehensiv

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · Apr 24

Last night @itvpeston.bsky.social interviewed UK opposition leader @kemibadenochmp.bsky.social…

They showed her a series of charts showing why gas – not net-zero – is to blame for high power prices, inc one from me (pic)

Watch the full clip here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuG...

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Marc Chevrette @wildtypemc.bsky.social · Apr 27

antiSMASH8: The Ocho

Manuscript is out!
doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

antiSMASH 8.0: extended gene cluster detection capabilities and analyses of chemistry, enzymology, and regulation

Abstract. Microorganisms synthesize small bioactive compounds through their secondary or specialized metabolism. Those compounds play an important role in

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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · Apr 25

antiSMASH 8.0: extended gene cluster detection capabilities and analyses of chemistry, enzymology, and regulation academic.oup.com/nar/advance-... #jcampubs

antiSMASH 8.0: extended gene cluster detection capabilities and analyses of chemistry, enzymology, and regulation

Abstract. Microorganisms synthesize small bioactive compounds through their secondary or specialized metabolism. Those compounds play an important role in

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Sam Williams @samwill.bsky.social · Apr 23

Congrats Courtney!

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Courtney Herms @courtneyherms.bsky.social · Apr 23

When are rhizosphere Pseudomonads different from other rhizosphere Pseudomonads?
When they are isolated from different wheat cultivars!
We found surprising intra-genus diversity with implications for secondary metabolite production 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Apr 22

Climate TRACE shows you where and when greenhouse gas emissions are occurring.

Al Gore’s Real-Time Climate Data Just Went Live—Here’s Why It Matters

How Real-Time Climate Data from Climate TRACE is transforming emissions tracking—bringing transparency, speed, and accountability to global climate action.

www.forbes.com

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · Apr 22

89% of world’s people want stronger action on climate but mistakenly believe they're in a minority

69% willing to contribute 1% of their income to the climate fight, & more than 50% in all but a few countries, but believed only a minority would also be willing

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say

Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Katherine Duncan @kateduncan.bsky.social · Apr 17

There’s still about 60 places left in the microbial natural products starter pack - let me know if you’d like added! go.bsky.app/72NeGsT

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ASM @asm.org · Apr 14

📢 Call for papers! Submit your research to #mSystems' new collection on Microbial Ecology and Evolution. Contribute systems-level insights into microbial communities, evolution and ecosystems. Submit now: asm.social/2mq

New call for papers from mSystems! Submit your research on Microbial Ecology and Evolution.

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Chris Rinke @chrisrinke.bsky.social · Apr 17

GTDB Release 10-RS226 (16th April 2025) has been published
gtdb.ecogenomic.org

GTDB - Genome Taxonomy Database

The Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) is an initiative to establish a standardised microbial taxonomy based on genome phylogeny.

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · Apr 17

International student decline ‘jeopardising UK research base’.

A drop in the number of postgraduate international students coming to the UK is causing “significant and growing insecurity” in the UK’s research base, a report has warned.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Apr 16

Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.

Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards

Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.

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Nature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com · Apr 16

Virtual cells for predictive immunotherapy - @fertiglab.bsky.social @genomescience.bsky.social go.nature.com/4jfqM3Y

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Eduardo Rocha @epcrocha.bsky.social · Apr 16

New postdoc position in our lab (2 y+): evolutionary genomics of integrons and MGEs with focus on vibrio-phage interactions. Great environment @pasteur.fr for science, career building. Super collaborators @celineloot.bsky.social @amazeld.bsky.social @fredoleroux.bsky.social 3 weeks to apply!

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Kyo Bin Kang @kyobinkang.bsky.social · Apr 15

This is a must-read for everyone involved in metabolomics.

Personally I love this article because I no longer have to write a long paragraph when I say 'please don't use pathway analysis' during peer review 🤣

Nature Metabolism @natmetabolism.nature.com · Apr 10

Metabolites are not genes — avoiding the misuse of pathway analysis in metabolomics

Nature Metabolism, Published online: 10 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s42255-025-01283-0Pathway analysis, originally developed for gene expression data, has been adapted for metabolomics. However, owing to the unique characteristics and constraints of metabolites compared with genes, pathway analysis in metabolomics often yields misleading or nonsensical results.

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Reed Stubbendieck @bactereedia.bsky.social · Apr 15

We built this in my laboratory: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...

Frontiers | Inexpensive Apparatus for High-Quality Imaging of Microbial Growth on Agar Plates

The ability to capture images of results or processes is an important tool in the biologist’s tool kit. In microbiology, capturing high-quality images of mic...

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · Apr 14

The crisis for UK steel is exposing another – perhaps even bigger – crisis for the UK

Our news media seems incapable of even the most basic factchecking

YES energy for UK steelmakers is costly
NO it's not due to net-zero
YES it is due to GAS

Here's what UK media isn't telling you🧵

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Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · Apr 14

I've answered consulting client questions dozens of times over the years to the effect of "should I force my users traveling to China to take burner devices to safeguard our IP?"

It's amazing that in just a few short months, the US is on par with China for many countries' espionage concerns.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Apr 14

Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...

Old mobile phones and keyboards. Overlaid text reads: FT Exclusive: EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones to avoid espionage

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Andy Truman @andytruman4.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join us for the RSC Chemical Biology Leadership Retreat for Early Career Researchers! This is designed for researchers within 5 years of their first independent position. Bursuries are available (details in link below).

Venue: Imperial College London
Date: 10-12 Sep 2025
www.rsc.org/events/detai...

2nd CBIC Chemical Biology Leadership Retreat for Early Career Researchers

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Atin Sharma @atinsharma.bsky.social · Apr 14

Fancy yourself as an editor at Nature Microbiology? This is your chance! Come work with us at @natmicrobiol.nature.com and @naturecomms.bsky.social

Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · Apr 11

📢We are #hiring a full time editor to handle areas including microbial ecology & plant microbiology🦠🌱

This position will work closely with @naturecomms.bsky.social

#microsky #microbiomesky #ecologysky 🧪

Available in NYC, Madrid, or other US offices

Read more & apply here: shorturl.at/yvdYJ

Associate or Senior Editor (Nature Microbiology), Nature Communications

Title: Associate or Senior Editor (Nature Microbiology), Nature Communications Organisation: Nature Portfolio Locations: New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Jersey City or Madrid – hybrid working m...

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James Milner @jameslmilner.bsky.social · Feb 23

One thing maybe not discussed enough is the long term opportunity cost of not investing and supporting open source software. Imagine the more and better Blenders, GIMPs, Firefoxs, InkScapes, QGISs etc we would of had (+ could have) if open source was taken more seriously by government and businesses

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · Apr 10

Research Visit Grants now open! Funding available for eligible members planning a short 1-3 month lab visit. Apply by 01 May 25, 23:59 BST. Check eligibility & apply here: microb.io/2vS9B2x. #ResearchFunding

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