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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 6d

Soil microbes: below-ground defenders against desertification

@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social Forum by Ademir Araujo et al

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Soil microbes: below-ground defenders against desertification

Soil microbes act as below-ground defenders against desertification by several mechanisms, such as rhizosheath formation, necromass accumulation, biological soil crusts, exopolysaccharide (EPS) produc...

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Prof Braj Singh @prof-braj-singh.bsky.social · 7d

We are searching for a 4- year postdoctoral fellow to work us on Microbial Ecology and Crop Disease Management.

More details below. The position will start next year.

Please circulate and repost.

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 14d

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia impedes Bacillus biocontrol of tomato wilt disease by degrading its lipopeptide antibiotics

-in #ISMEJournal

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia impedes Bacillus biocontrol of tomato wilt disease by degrading its lipopeptide antibiotics

Abstract. Harnessing antibiotic-producing microorganisms that antagonize pathogens represents a sustainable approach for plant disease management. However,

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Thulani Makhalanyane @thuls.bsky.social · 25d

Eco-evolutionary strategies drive viral diversification in nutrient-poor soils across elevation gradients

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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · Sep 7

Postdoc position available - pls share- to investigate molecular mechanisms of protein homeostasis during S. during infection. Send a CV, list of publications, and a statement about why you would like to join the laboratory.
Eduardo Groisman
Yale Med
[email protected]

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Thulani Makhalanyane @thuls.bsky.social · Sep 2

Enjoyed being back at the University of Pretoria to celebrate graduations. We had two PhDs (Drs. Mayibongwe Buthelezi and John Paul Makumbi) and a masters student (Michelle Bekker) at this ceremony. Congratulations to the graduates and wishing you all the very best in the next phase of your careers.

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AnniZLab: [🦠, 🧬 , ✨] @annizlab.bsky.social · Sep 1

NTU shared our DNA alignment tool designed for microbes 🦠🧬☰! #Microbiomesky #Microsky blogs.ntu.edu.sg/science/2025...

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · Aug 1

How do we correct preprints? Caveat emptor, revisions & withdrawals - what this means for the scientific record. My presentation to the National Academies 1/n vimeo.com/1102568612?s...

Day 2-Corrections and Retractions: Upgrading the Scientific Record

This is "Day 2-Corrections and Retractions: Upgrading the Scientific Record" by The National Academies on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the…

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Mark Mandel @markjmandel.bsky.social · Aug 25

Congratulations to Avery Imes and all of our collaborators on this cover & editor's spotlight article in #AEM! More details on the study in the preprint thread linked below. @asm.org bsky.app/profile/mark...

Applied and Environmental Microbiology Journal Cover, Volume 91, Number 8, August 2025. Image shows a hatchling Hummingbird bobtail squid, Euprymna berryi.

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TheSouthAfrican.com @thesouthafrican.com · Aug 20

Discover 5 unforgettable reasons to travel to Africa, from its wildlife safaris to cultural treasures, and breathtaking landscapes.

Discover Africa: 5 unforgettable reasons to visit

Discover 5 unforgettable reasons to travel to Africa, from its wildlife safaris to cultural treasures, and breathtaking landscapes.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 20

Why is the New Zealand government cutting Māori words from some school books?

Changes to readers for young children have sparked criticism from academics, authors and teachers, who have called it ‘an assault’ on Māori identity

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Amanda Amodeo @aaamodeo.bsky.social · Aug 14

My Department (Biology) at @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social is hiring this year! We have an opening for a Tenure Track Cell and/or Molecular biologist (broadly defined).

Please share with your trainees/labmates/friends and reach out if you have questions.

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Aug 17

Race by other names: critiquing population categories in microbiome research

#mSystems MiniReview by Marta Scaglioni

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Race by other names: critiquing population categories in microbiome research | mSystems

Behind the façade of scientific objectivity, race continues to haunt modern science. Contemporary biomedical research often employs categories of human difference that have recently come under critici...

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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · Aug 15

Higher-order microbial interactions revealed by comparative metabolic modeling of synthetic communities with varying species composition academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs

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César de la Fuente @delafuentelab.bsky.social · Aug 12

(1/5)For over a century, the hunt for new antibiotics has focused almost exclusively on bacteria and fungi. Today, that paradigm shifts. By coupling state-of-the-art AI with the vast, largely uncharted diversity of Archaea, we open a new frontier for molecular discovery.

Deep learning reveals antibiotics in the archaeal proteome - Nature Microbiology

Use of artificial intelligence to mine proteomes of archaea led to the discovery of archaeasins, antimicrobials that kill drug-resistant bacteria in laboratory and animal models, offering a promising ...

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Tillmann Lueders @luederslab.bsky.social · Aug 5

Cheers go out to Brielle Hrymoc of Casey Hubert's Lab @ucalgary.bsky.social and Ania Szlembarska of Brett Poulin's Lab @ucdavis.bsky.social for two well-deserved poster prizes for ECRs at the 2025 AEM GRC Conference.

Thanks to #FEMSMicrobiolEcol @femsjournals.bsky.social for sponsoring!

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · Aug 4

See the accepted paper of Xinli Sun in #ISMEJournal, highlighting how the presence of a biofilm beneficiary alters the evolutionary trajectory of a biofilm former
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Xinli stayed 2 years at DTU as part of her PhD performing the experimental evolution in the paper
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · Aug 1

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships:
Expressions of interest can be submitted until 31 October 2025.

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Cassandra Koh 🦟🔬🧪 @cassandrakoh.bsky.social · Jul 28

📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · Jul 28

It seems that people are continually trying to find new ways to shut down or massively cut PEPFAR.

The difference between what we could achieve on AIDS vs. the course we're on now is just astonishing.