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Anurup Mohanty
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Exploring the universe with petri dishes, microscopes, and computers // PhD Candidate at Northwestern University #Astrobiology
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In the newest Astrobiology Revealed for SAGANet, Alfonso Davila describes the Life Detection Knowledge Base and how the scientific community can use it to plan future life detection missions.
#SciComm 🔭 #astronomy #earth-science #geoscience ⚒️
www.saganet.org/articles/ast...
Astrobiology Revealed #25: Alfonso Davila — SAGANet
In this issue of Astrobiology Revealed, we interviewed Alfonso Davila, a Research Scientist in the Exobiology Branch at NASA Ames Research Center. We asked Alfonso about a new web-based tool designed ...
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August 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Bob Hazen and I yap about science, information, and complexity.

Thanks to @quantamagazine.bsky.social for the spotlight!
Is Information a Fundamental Force of the Universe?
YouTube video by Quanta Magazine
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August 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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My microbe sci-fi story got featured in the @abgradcon.bsky.social special issue of @birdymagazine.bsky.social.

Do check out the online version (page 25)

publizr.com/birdymagazin...

#astrobiology #scifi #microbes
ABGRADCON
Published June 2025. This special space edition of Birdy Magazine was created for the 2025 Astrobiology Graduate Convention held in Boulder, CO with support by NASA. It centers on the intersection of ...
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August 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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scifri.bsky.social
From studying enzymes in zebrafish to leading efforts to resurrect ancient proteins, Betül Kaçar has taken a truly unique career path.

Hear the story of this pioneer in molecular paleobiology in Ep. 3 of “The Leap,” with @hypothesisfund.bsky.social‬.

pod.link/73329284/epi...
May 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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"Stabilisation of Fluctuating Population Dynamics via the Evolution of Dormancy"

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Stabilisation of Fluctuating Population Dynamics via the Evolution of Dormancy
Endogenous population fluctuations create conditions where dormancy can be adaptive as a bet-hedging strategy. In turn, dormancy tends to stabilise population fluctuations. Using simple but flexible ....
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May 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS, EXCEPT EUROPA
Life after death: Europa in the evolving Habitable Zone of a Red Sun
Most stars end their main-sequence (MS) lives by evolving through the red-giant and asymptotic-giant branches before ending as a quiescent, stable white dwarf. Therefore, it is imperative to model the...
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May 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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BONCAT-Live for isolation and cultivation of active environmental bacteria www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #jcampubs
BONCAT-Live for isolation and cultivation of active environmental bacteria
In diverse environments, microbes drive a myriad of processes, from geochemical and nutrient cycling to interspecies interactions, including in association with plants and animals. Their physiological...
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May 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Our newest on using genomic and phylogenetic information to predict microbial maximum growth rates www.nature.com/articles/s41... with @liangxu.bsky.social
Improved maximum growth rate prediction from microbial genomes by integrating phylogenetic information - Nature Communications
Microbial maximum growth rates vary widely across species, and their measurement is challenging, especially for uncultivated organisms. Here, Xu, Zakem & Weissman present Phydon, a framework for g...
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May 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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jcamthrash.bsky.social
Hunting extreme microbes that redefine the limits of life

book by @karenlloyd.bsky.social #usc_earth #usc_meb
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Hunting extreme microbes that redefine the limits of life
An adventurous survey of inhospitable habitats unearths extraordinary organisms that pose challenging research questions.
www.nature.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
strayologist.bsky.social
I can't imagine my life without @zotero.org
#research
April 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Our latest paper, in which @brinda.eu (along with @zaminiqbal.bsky.social and others) introduces phylogenetic compression for storage and search of enormous microbial genome libraries, was published today in @naturemethods.bsky.social:

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Efficient and robust search of microbial genomes via phylogenetic compression
Nature Methods - Phylogenetic compression achieves performant and lossless compression of massive collections of microbial genomes, facilitating fast BLAST-like search and versatile alignment tasks.
rdcu.be
April 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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cosmobiologist.bsky.social
We have an all new episode of Ask an Astrobiologist coming this Thursday!

Sara Russell will be joining us to talk about the samples from asteroid Bennu, her work on meteorites and the history of the solar system, and far more!

Learn more here: astrobiology.nasa.gov/ask-an-astro...
March 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The best opening slide doesn't exi...
March 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Last year, I joined the #ImaginingScienceWorkshop, where we had just one day to write a flash fiction story. I came up with this #microbe sci-fi piece—check it out! 🦠✨

Don’t miss the author’s notes on the science behind it.

#SciFi #Astrobiology #Space #Enceladus
Microbial Salvation: Hope for Enceladus – Imagining Science
www.imagining-science.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Bioart, courtesy of the NIH. All images are in the public domain and available for download as high-quality SVGs.
bioart.niaid.nih.gov
December 17, 2024 at 1:15 AM
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🌍 Welcome to Day 1 of #AGU24! With over 28,000 attendees from 100+ countries, we’re thrilled to kick off this incredible week in Washington, D.C., exploring the theme “What’s Next for Science.” 🚀

https://buff.ly/41s0WUa

Here’s a suggested itinerary to help you plan:
AGU24 Opening Video
Welcome to Day 1 of #AGU24! With over 28,000 attendees from 100+ countries, we’re thrilled to kick off this incredible week in Washington, D.C., exploring th...
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December 9, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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It’s my first time at this conference! If you’re an #astrobiology person or do other(worldly) cool stuff, let’s connect! #AGU24
December 9, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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a man in a green shirt is sitting on a couch eating a sandwich .
ALT: a man in a green shirt is sitting on a couch eating a sandwich .
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December 4, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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Minimalist Or Maximalist? The Life Of A Microbe A Mile Underground
astrobiology.com/2023/11/mini... #astrobiology #extremophile #biophysics #microbiology
November 29, 2023 at 3:44 PM
strayologist.bsky.social
Our next #AskAstrobio guest has interests and expertise in almost everything under the sun, actually, around the sun! In fact, around other suns!

Join today's show for a fun chat on dwarf planets, icy moons, dinosaurs(?) and exoplanets! @cosmobiologist.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/live/FIDjnhT...
November 28, 2023 at 1:26 PM
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Are you in the process of writing a paper that uses anvi'o?

Well, anvi'o developers are rooting for you, and are thankful for making us a passive part of your research :)

But *please* take a look at this page to find out how to cite anvi'o.
How to cite anvi'o like a pro
Tips and suggestions on how to cite anvi'o for those who care.
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November 28, 2023 at 11:09 AM
strayologist.bsky.social
Happy Monday @astrobiomike.bsky.social! :)
November 27, 2023 at 8:48 PM
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I'll be chatting with Dr. Jessica Noviello tomorrow for an all new live episode of Ask an Astrobiologist!

Come tune in and ask your own questions in the chat during the show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIDj...
November 27, 2023 at 3:35 PM
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We have an amazing lineup of speakers for the Geobiology Gordon Research Conference, Jan 14-19, 2024. Please join us, and round out the scientific program by contributing your best hot-off-the-presses work in geobiology (broadly defined). www.grc.org/geobiology-c...
2024 Geobiology Conference GRC
The 2024 Gordon Research Conference on Geobiology will be held in Galveston, TX. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
November 17, 2023 at 5:29 PM
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geobiomaggie.bsky.social
Calling all biogeochemists! I am co-chairing this theme at Goldschmidt next year. We are looking for more sessions particularly on metabolisms of new phylogenetic lineages, evolution of microbial traits through time, or habitability and bio signatures in other planetary systems. Reach out! 🧪⚒️🦠
October 12, 2023 at 5:31 PM