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Schulenburg Lab Kiel @schulenburglab.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are welcoming applications for a full professorship on Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology at Kiel Univerdity, Northern Germany, with fantastic facilities and infrastructure! @uni-kiel.de @crc1182.bsky.social @transevo.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...

W 3 professorship in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein (DE) job with Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel | 12844416

Kiel University aims to attract more qualified women to professorship positions. The Institute of Zoology at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural...

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congratulstions, Michael!

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Schulenburg Lab Kiel @schulenburglab.bsky.social · Aug 7

And also see our new paper on the Role of microbial life history strategy in host-microbiome interactions in the ISMEJ. @crc1182.bsky.social url: academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

Role of microbial life history strategy in shaping the characteristics and evolution of host-microbiota interactions

Abstract. Many host-associated microbes are transmitted between individual hosts via the environment and, therefore, need to succeed both within a host and

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Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · Aug 6

Busy week Fucus sampling with our colleagues @gloriareithmaier.bsky.social @lies-nerd.bsky.social @karikaphegyi.bsky.social and lots of others for #Fubluc and getting ready for outreach with kids for #TheOceanRaceEurope @geomarkiel.bsky.social

Researchers in front of KOB facility in Kiel

Taxonomist Renate Schütt in front of tables with outreach materials

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David Needham @animalkewls.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚨 In case you missed it… our 4-year time-series analysis of Arctic Ocean viruses is out now!

Near-monthly samples — including through the dark, cold, polar winter ❄️ — using long-read metagenomics.

Short thread 🧵👇

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Hakai Institute @hakai.org · Aug 4

After a four-year investigation, a breakthrough study reveals the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). A strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida is the culprit behind the marine epidemic that has killed billions of sea stars since 2013. Read the study: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4rcb3xpf

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Sissel Jentoft @jentoft.bsky.social · Jul 30

Finally is this story out public!! With an amazing historical dataset from IMR (@havforskningsinstituttet) we demonstrate how human perturbations impact the genomic signal in one of the largest cod stocks in the world: the northeast arctic cod | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A century of anthropogenic perturbations impact genomic signatures of the iconic migratory Atlantic cod

Retrospective assessment of the iconic migratory Atlantic cod uncovers human-induced genome-wide changes during the last century.

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · Jul 10

🌊 Sponge genomes are helping unlock the secrets of aquatic symbioses — and thanks to @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, researchers now have access to 50+ genomes. Excited to see how these new samples help advance understanding of #AquaticSymbiosis. 🧬

Enter the absorbing world of sponges - Wellcome Sanger Institute Blog

Enter the absorbing world of sponges, the intricate animals that have evolved to inhabit all corners of our Earth’s waterways and oceans. Thanks to a worldwide collaboration of sponge scientists throu...

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Mia M. Bengtsson @miamynta.bsky.social · Jul 7

PhD opportunity in my group as part of the #CONCENTRATE TRR. Marine algae-glycan-bacterial interactions. Please apply or share! www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...

Research Assistant - Institute of Microbiology 25/Wi21

Stellenausschreibung Institut für Mikrobiologie, AG „Küstenmikrobiome“,

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Jul 2

First time ever that cryptic species in seagrasses were identified going full population genomics in NW Pacific Nanozostera japonica. In a secondary contact zone, triploid F1 hybrids were found among the two putative species, but no higher order hybrids, suggesting genomic incompatibility

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Jul 2

There might be more seagrass species than you think - happy to share this fantastic collaboration with Xiaomei Zhang, @lei-yu.bsky.social and many others
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Zostera seedling in situ dug out and in the hand of a diver in the Baltic Sea, credit Thorsten Reusch

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · May 28

One more week to apply! if you are a few years past your PhD and interested in advancing marine genomics and population genetics, come to Kiel, Northern Germany, to join a thriving, collaborative research and teaching environment.

Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Apr 26

Junior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · May 22

The way forward: we suggest a truly independent institution like the European Central Bank that determines non-negotiable quotas. Great team work of #Kiel scientists led by Rainer Froese @geomarkiel.bsky.social

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · May 22

Total catches in western #Baltic Sea crashed 2002 -2022. Note that under an ecosystem-based management (EBFM), catches could be much higher. Much lower catches are currently not sustainable because stock sizes of cod, herring and sprat were depleted by ongoing overfishing.

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · May 22

Ever heard about “phantom recoveries” and “overfishing ratchets” ? These explain why still so many fish stocks are in a bad shape in European waters despite binding goals of the EU fisheries policy. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Systemic failure of European fisheries management

Overcoming shortsighted interests with politically independent ecosystem-based catch limits may end overfishing in EU waters

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · May 17

Keep on going, Marine Molecular Ecology part is next!

Frank Melzner @frankmelzner.bsky.social · May 17

Finally some practical #bioc-202 work for our MSc students in Biological Oceanography at #Geomar! Exposing bladderwrack populations to heat stress regimes to study photophysiology & local adaptation! Real science projects to support meadow conservation #ANK #FUBLUC with @lies-nerd.bsky.social

Mesocosm tanks with cylinders containing pieces of macroalgae.

Students standing around a PAM instrument.

Cylinder clise-up with macroalgae in mesocosm tank.

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E. Yağmur Erten @yagmurerten.bsky.social · Apr 30

My knees tell me I’m aging—but do you also wonder what we can learn about aging by looking beyond humans? If you study aging in corals, duckweed, or other "unusual" systems, join us at @eseb2025.bsky.social to talk about aging outside the box! Abstract deadline: 5 May. eseb2025.com/call-for-abs...

The poster for the symposium titled: "Ageing outside of the box: insights from unusual and non-model species" within the ESEB 2025 conference. The symposium is organised by Margaux Bieuville from the University of Mainz and Yagmur Erten from the University of Groningen. The invited speakers are Thorsten Reusch from GEOMAR and Robert Laird from the University of Lethbridge. The conference takes place on 17-22 August 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. The abstract submission deadline is 5 May 2025.

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Apr 26

Fantastic team effort, a big thanks to the GEOMAR seagrass group

Lavinia Bauer @lavinoceans.bsky.social · Apr 26

The first Baltic Blue Carbon sediment cores for the ZOBLUC project have been successfully taken last week by scientific divers of GEOMAR Kiel @geomarkiel.bsky.social @estho.bsky.social @thorstenreusch.bsky.social

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Apr 26

Junior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Apr 18

very much looking forward to watch!

Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · Apr 18

"After living for nearly 100 years on this planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea." 🌊

New trailer just dropped for Sir David Attenborough's documentary Ocean, premiering May 8 to coincide with his 99th birthday.
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Ocean with David Attenborough - Silverback Films

David Attenborough: Ocean is a new feature-length documentary special produced by Silverback about the health of the world’s oceans.

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Giulia Faucher @giuliafaucher.bsky.social · Mar 16

Here’s the press release about what we’re up to these days. What isn’t mentioned in the text is how amazing it is to work with people as enthusiastic as I am, how incredible it is to see students so engaged in this project, and how teamwork truly feels like teamwork 🌊

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Global Comparative Study on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Begins in Kiel

13.03.2025/Kiel. How do plankton communities respond to increased alkalinity in different oceanic regions? This question is at the heart of the international research project "Ocean Alkalinity Enhance...

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Einstein Foundation Berlin @einsteinberlin.bsky.social · Mar 14

🏆 Research integrity consultant and image forensics expert @elisabethbik.bsky.social has uncovered fraudulent data in over 7,600 scientific papers and exposed the practices of ‘paper mills’ that produce counterfeit scientific articles. She is honoured with the €200K Individual Award. Congrats!

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Mar 10

If you are looking for a postdoc and interested in 2nd generation restoration considering genetic factors in seagrass ecosystem, targeting our pet species Zostera marina, still 10 days left to apply!

Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Feb 19

and another 5-yr (!) postdoctoral position at GEOMAR Kiel on advancing seagrass assisted evolution, see details and link to apply www.geomar.de/en/karriere/.... Omics and pop genetics knowledge required, seagrass and coastal ecology desirable. @geomarkiel.bsky.social DM me for inquiries

taking sediment cores for blue carbon via SCUBA in the Baltic Sea

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Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Mar 10

Looking for a PhD position, and interested in in 2nd generation restoration considering genetic factors in seagrasses (aka assisted evolution)? - still 10 days left to apply!

Thorsten Reusch @thorstenreusch.bsky.social · Feb 19

The GEOMAR seagrass team is hiring. Time to make coastal restoration long-term sustainable. A fully funded 4-yr PhD position on eelgrass seascape genomics in the Baltic Sea, further details see here www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... @geomarkiel.bsky.social DM me for inquiries

Seagrass Zostera marina in Baltic Sea showing blue carbon, photo credit Pekka Tuuri

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E. Yağmur Erten @yagmurerten.bsky.social · Jan 14

What can we learn about ageing by looking beyond sexually reproducing unitary organisms? Very excited that our symposium (w/ Dr. Margaux Bieuville, not on bsky) "Ageing outside of the box: insights from unusual and non-model species" was accepted @eseb2025.bsky.social! eseb2025.com/list-of-symp...

List of Symposia – ESEB 2025. Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Barcelona. Spain

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