banner
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez
@twistedbacteria.bsky.social
780 followers 700 following 340 posts
Microbiology editor at a multidisciplinary open-access journal. Born & raised in Asturias, Spain. In the UK since 2008. Dad ×3, husband ×1. Posts in English and Spanish. LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/CesarSanchez The views expressed are my own. Pues eso.
bit.ly
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Reposted by César Sánchez
ellinoralseth.bsky.social
Ellinor Alseth @ellinoralseth.bsky.social · 9h
Obsessed with this Journal of Immaterial Science article 🔥
3 10 51
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 29m
🦠
Reposted by César Sánchez
elliejameson.bsky.social
Ellie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · 20h
Day 7, Share. Inoviruses are filamentous single stranded DNA phages that can be produced continuously and exported by their host without lysis and killing their host. They have a single repeating major coat protein that covers their length and specialised spike proteins. #Drawtober #SciArt #Phagesky
Black and white ink drawing of two long filamentous phages. The one in the background is all the same distance away. In the foreground is a close up of the spike proteins of the closer phage with 5 repeated protein complexes forming what looks almost like a flower, the rest of the inovirus loops around into the background
1 4 25
Reposted by César Sánchez
cathyhernandez.bsky.social
Cathy Hernandez @cathyhernandez.bsky.social · 1h
Very happy to share that I will be starting as an Assistant Professor in the department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina in January! My group will be working on environmental phage ecology and evolution, and I am recruiting for the upcoming year (more info below).
A graphic advertising phage ecology and evolution research at the University of South Carolina, showing a central image of a tide pool flanked by a photo of an agar plate containing diverse microbes and a TEM image of a virus particle.
4 14 39
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 36m
Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

"Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims"

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive
www.theguardian.com
1 1
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 22h
The ruin of Gaza: how Israel’s two-year assault has devastated the territory

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
The ruin of Gaza: how Israel’s two-year assault has devastated the territory
IDF’s bombs and ground offensive have killed tens of thousands of people and reduced entire cities to rubble
www.theguardian.com
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 2d
Gaza flotilla members allege beatings and insults in Israeli detention

"...sleep and medication deprivation, beatings, having automatic rifles pointed at their heads, dogs set upon them, having to sleep on the floor, being subjected to insults..."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 2d
El periodista de @elpais.com en la flotilla de Gaza narra las humillaciones, el maltrato psicológico, las agresiones y las intimidaciones que él y el resto de la tripulación sufrieron durante su cautiverio de tres noches en la cárcel de Israel

elpais.com/internaciona...
El periodista de EL PAÍS en la flotilla de Gaza: “No hay médicos para animales como vosotros’, nos dijeron los guardias israelíes”
Carlos de Barrón narra las humillaciones, el maltrato psicológico, las agresiones y las intimidaciones que él y el resto de la tripulación sufrieron durante su cautiverio de tres noches en la cárcel d...
elpais.com
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 2d
The notices about the US government shutdown are somewhat different depending on the website 🫣
Reposted by César Sánchez
katrinavelle.bsky.social
Katrina Velle @katrinavelle.bsky.social · 3d
PhD or Master's position available for Fall 2026!

Interested in how actin drives cell crawling, eating, dividing, or osmoregulation? What about pathogenesis of a brain-eating amoeba? Or eukaryotic evolution? If so, apply through my website: katrinavelle.wixsite.com/science/cont...
Please share!
1 27 36
Reposted by César Sánchez
elliejameson.bsky.social
Ellie Jameson @elliejameson.bsky.social · 2d
Day 5, Moon. The physical structures of phages are often compared to the shape and landing action of a lunar lander, with tail fibres reminiscent of the landing struts, to gently settle on the surface of its host. #Drawtober #SciArt #Phagesky
Black and white ink drawing of the moon, with a giant phage on the top right that is half the width of the moon. The moon and phage are white, surrounded by a black circular background of messy, overlapping concentric circles
14 39
Reposted by César Sánchez
scifri.bsky.social
Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 2d
Studying the clues ancient microbes left behind in the fossil record might help us find life elsewhere in the universe.

buff.ly/QoGMmTu
Photo of a women smiling to the camera and with glasses. Text says: “If we go, say, to Mars or the moons of Jupiter, and we are able to pull a sample … If you find molecules that are preserved that are similar to what we see in the past here on this planet, you can start to make that connection.” -Dr. Paula Welander
2 12 84
Reposted by César Sánchez
khadershabaana.bsky.social
Shabaana Khader @khadershabaana.bsky.social · 3d
Dear #microbiology and #immunology community- I took a break from social media after I deleted my Twitter account, but am back here. Please help me rebuild my community by following me and amplifying this message- I will follow you back. Thank you and I look forward to our many interactions!
5 32 71
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 4d
#Fungi finds: UK citizen scientists make rare pink and purple discoveries

#mycology

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Fungi finds: UK citizen scientists make rare pink and purple discoveries
Plantlife charity enlisted help of 850 volunteers to look for waxcaps in places such as private gardens
www.theguardian.com
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 5d
Quiénes son los españoles de la Global Sumud Flotilla

"En las embarcaciones había tanto activistas como patrones de barco. La organización solo confirma 48 detenidos por las autoridades israelíes, aunque Exteriores tiene contabilizados a 65 ciudadanos"

elpais.com/internaciona...
De Ada Colau a marineros anónimos: quiénes son los españoles de la Global Sumud Flotilla
En las embarcaciones había tanto activistas como patrones de barco. La organización solo confirma 48 detenidos por las autoridades israelíes, aunque Exteriores tiene contabilizados a 65 ciudadanos
elpais.com
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 6d
Israel corta el paso a la flotilla y ha interceptado ya tres de los principales barcos

elpais.com/internaciona...
Última hora del conflicto en Oriente Próximo, en directo | Israel corta el paso a la flotilla y ha interceptado ya tres de los principales barcos
Los integrantes de la flotilla, en la que va embarcado un periodista de EL PAÍS, han empezado a quedarse sin comunicación | España pidió a la misión que no se adentrara en la zona de exclusión
elpais.com
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 7d
La flotilla con ayuda para Gaza denuncia el primer “ataque intimidatorio” de buques del ejército de Israel

La misión afirma que una embarcación militar rodeó varios barcos y desactivó de forma remota los sistemas de comunicación

elpais.com/internaciona...
La flotilla con ayuda para Gaza denuncia el primer “ataque intimidatorio” de buques del ejército de Israel
La misión, en la que viaja EL PAÍS, afirma que una embarcación militar rodeó varios barcos y desactivó de forma remota los sistemas de comunicación
elpais.com
Reposted by César Sánchez
euwatch.live
EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 9d
Global Sumud Flotilla heads to Gaza amid fears of Israeli intervention
Global Sumud Flotilla heads to Gaza amid fears of Israeli intervention
Over forty ships are approaching the Levantine Sea, having refused to unload humanitarian aid in Cyprus. “We could be detained, but we want to increase pressure on Israel,” an MEP on board told Euronews.
www.euronews.com
4 5
Reposted by César Sánchez
aaronpettman.unbound.social.ap.brid.gy
Aaron Pettman @aaronpettman.unbound.social.ap.brid.gy · 9d
The Global Sumud Flotilla Tracker is now giving real-time updates on the civilian-led mission to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza:

https://globalsumudflotilla.org/tracker/
1 4
Reposted by César Sánchez
efe.com
EFE Noticias @efe.com · 9d
La Flotilla Sumud retoma su travesía hacia Gaza tras un fallo técnico en altamar. 

La Flotilla Sumud retoma su travesía hacia Gaza tras un fallo técnico en altamar - EFE
La Global Sumud Flotilla (GSM), compuesta por más de cuarenta barcos, retomó este lunes su travesía hacia la franja.
efe.com
3 1
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 8d
International aid flotilla nearing Gaza in bid to break Israeli siege

"they will reach on Tuesday the point that Madleen and Handala aid ships had been intercepted by Israeli naval forces in previous attempts to lift the Israeli siege and deliver humanitarian aid"
middleeastmonitor.bsky.social
Middle East Monitor @middleeastmonitor.bsky.social · 9d
International aid flotilla nearing Gaza in bid to break Israeli siege
International aid flotilla nearing Gaza in bid to break Israeli siege
An international aid flotilla is approaching the Gaza Strip in a bid to break an Israeli blockade on the Palestinian enclave, organizers said Monday, Anadolu reports. “We are 570 kilometers (307.7 …
www.middleeastmonitor.com
1 1
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 9d
El mundo de bacterias que viven en nuestro cuerpo: «No estamos solos»

#microbioma #microbiología

www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/lavo...
El mundo de bacterias que viven en nuestro cuerpo: «No estamos solos»
El microbioma se cuenta en millones de millones, supera en número a las células humanas y cada vez se le atribuyen más funciones como la inmunitaria
www.lavozdegalicia.es
Reposted by César Sánchez
eliza-coli.bsky.social
Eliza_coli @eliza-coli.bsky.social · 9d
Bifidobacteria co-evolve with their hosts - new research by the @halllab.bsky.social published in @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social and illustrated by me!

Another #NotTheCover for the books, but in this case, it's really their loss 😋

🧫🧪🐡 #microbiome #cartoon
Colourful cartoon of a town feast, where all the townies are bifidobacteria, who are coloured to match the kind of (animal) houses they came from. The bacteria sat at a long dining table in the centre are eating lactose together and are using the same cutlery (or enzymes) to do this.. Lanterns light up the twilight as the sun sets. There are reptile houses, bee houses, monkey houses, chicken houses and all sorts of little surprises in the back (the whale and the rabbit buildings are my favourite)
1 2 23
twistedbacteria.bsky.social
César Sánchez @twistedbacteria.bsky.social · 9d
Gorgeous not-the-cover! 😍 🦠
1 2
Reposted by César Sánchez
mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 9d
What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?

Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.

It undermines police and the law.
620 2.7K 6.8K