Had an absolutely brilliant time in Liverpool for the Microbiology Society Annual Conference! Met so many lovely people, learnt so much, and managed to get out and enjoy the sunny city 🦠 🧬 #microbio25

Our new preprint characterizing the red grouse microbiota for the first time using metagenomics: doi.org/10.1101/2025.... The red grouse microbiota is really interesting, as these birds rely on a very high fibre plant species (heather) for the majority of their diet. #microbiota

Two #PhD projects available in my team! Are you interested in #fungi, #mycology, microbial interactions, rumen microbiology or plant biomass degradation, have a look below. Deadlines 17/1 and 31/1 #AcademicSky #PhDSky #WomenInStem www.findaphd.com/phds/project... www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🌱☘️🌿 Adventures of a baby snail called Rainbow🌈 150 frames captured at 30-second intervals. Played back at 15 frames per second! 🐌🐚 #fungifriends #lichen #fungi #algae #moss #photography #nature #biology #trees #winter #video #mollusk #molluscs #stickoftheday #timelapse #timelapses #LichenSubscribe

It’s out!! We subjected soils from 30 different locations across Europe to extreme events and found that soil fungal and bacterial communities showed consistent responses that could be predicted from their origin! With @knightjar.bsky.social and many collaborators! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Please share: Exciting post for a Quantitative Genetics and Breeding scientist to to develop and implement a breeding programme for artemia - a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Aquanzo and Roslin Institute supported by KTN/KTP InnovateUK elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Please repost! #PlantSciencesJobs Singh lab is expanding and still time to apply online. 2xPDRAs (postdocs) vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... 1 Research Assistant vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... Please email if you have informal inquiries.

Many people take "non-traditional" career paths in academia. My Leading Edge colleagues and I did! We wrote for PLOS Biology about how non-linear careers are increasingly common, but funding agencies and search committees penalize these paths. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

I’ve got it, the next big innovation in conference technology! …are you ready for this? Printing the name on BOTH SIDES OF THE BADGE 🧪

What an informative set of resources! Especially helpful for early-career researchers in #PhDSky looking to grow 🧬🖥️🧫

DNA of an Artist

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Microbiome twitter, we are looking for negative control samples from as many sources and kits as possible. If you've included blanks in your 16S or ITS amplicon seq project and the data is publicly available, drop a link in the thread! RTs appreciated!