Two more weeks to apply - come join us () in The Netherlands as a postdoctoral researcher on large-scale metagenomic exploration of new lineages!

My lab at the JIC is recruiting 3 PDRA: 🔹 Bioinformatics / AI 🔹 Molecular Biology / Genetics 🔹 Proteomics Programme funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. 📅 Closing date: 27 February Apply via JIC website: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/ Please share with outstanding candidates. 🙏

Explore the public comment that SFS, as part of the Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies (CASS), contributed on proposed changes to the definition of "Waters of the U.S." These changes would reduce protections for isolated wetlands and intermittent and ephemeral streams. buff.ly/u2Xabu7 (1/2)

“They are refusing to review a new vaccine with a more flexible technology, while creating a real risk we will not have traditional vaccines for next year," @doritreiss.bsky.social said. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Is this … normal? @contamclub.bsky.social

#RoadSalt is contaminating our fresh water. Learn how you can test your local waterways with a free test kit. Visit stroudcenter.org/salt to order yours! @freshwaterscience.bsky.social #WinterSaltWeek

Dear Blueskies, question: could you recommend a recent-ish, peer reviewed study on implicit/unconscious bias in faculty hiring? I know the classics, but I am wondering what new(ish) research is out there that could be used in a workshop setting. Thank you very much! #AcademicSky #EduSky 🗃️

#BlackHistoryMonth is a great time to celebrate astronaut Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) a physician who became the first Black woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour for NASA, on September 12 1992! 🐡🧪👩🏾‍🔬 #histsci She also has a B.S. in chemical

Microbial methane researchers, we welcome feedback on our new preprint "Anaerobic methane oxidation by ANME-2a at two molar chloride in Orca Basin" and a potential new halophilic sulfate-reducing bacterial partner, available here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

We’re hiring: Research Group Leader in computational biology. Are you generating more research ideas than you can explore? Lead cutting-edge AI & biology research at EMBL-EBI. Apply by 11 April 2026: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j... #ScienceCareers @ewaldlab.org @embl.org

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show will be interpreted by Celimar Rivera Cosme into Puerto Rican Sign Language, a unique dialect used on the island that academic researchers and other experts consider endangered.

for the D.C. followers, they covered a lot of ground. You should check.

Reminder that the flu shot may make you feel icky for a day, but flu can send you to the ICU with pneumonia, and you're not getting any younger. Older people who get the flu are at risk of severe infection. Don't take the chance on your health. Get the flu shot.

One thing we discuss: War on terror was a hideous overreaction to an actual precipitating event: 9/11. Trump's ICE war has no such precipitating event. It claims an immigration emergency that doesn't exist. Yet some Ds have internalized idea that Biden presidency was akin to a 9/11 on immigration.

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Come work with us on #darkoxygen as part of the NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. It is an amazing opportunity to get up to 3 years of funding. Deadlines are March 1. and November 1. Happy to discuss your ideas! Details here: zintellect.com/Opportunity/... @mblscience.bsky.social #astrobiology

All you want for christmas is.... transposon mutagenesis! Our new work at @cultivarium.bsky.social screening lots of transposon vectors in lots of bacteria, from @charliegilbert.bsky.social and team. Transposon and promoter modular parts available on Addgene (pooled library will be there soon too)

Your video is famous again, @hbrappap.bsky.social @oliverio.bsky.social !

glad so many of you *like* the 𝘝𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 having lunch 🙂 but don't miss the recent work of beryl rapaport et al. on another amoeba, 🔥 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘦𝘣𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 🔥dancing at 63°C on STC 👉 smallthingsconsidered.blog/schaechter/2...

Does anyone have experience with counter-selectable markers for Gram-negative bacteria besides sacB? It's been working poorly in our hands.

Functional redundancy and metabolic flexibility of microbial communities in two Mid-Atlantic bays academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs

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I’m looking for two postdoctoral scientists in experimental evolution to join my team from April 2026 (or soon after). Please share! fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

My department at Washington State University is recruiting an Assistant or Associate Professor in vector-borne disease 🕷️🦟🦠 Full job description is linked below. Come join us on the Palouse!

Discovery and cultivation of prokaryotic taxa in the age of metagenomics and artificial intelligence academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs

bad news, Mike saw his shadow this morning. Six more miles of sewers.

I was a White House ethics lawyer. I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules. I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.

FYI, Eira Bio is #hiring for a Senior Research Associate/Associate Scientist in Protein Science. This is a unique opportunity to join an exceptional team developing transformative therapies that are rapidly progressing toward the clinic. www.eirabio.com/home#careers

Pinch, punch, it's Microbe of the Month 🦠 Starting off our new year, it's... Chloracidobacterium validum! The novel bacterium was isolated in Rupite, Bulgaria, known for its thermal springs, by an international team of researchers. Find out more here: https://microb.io/4rqIEws🧫

A permanent position as a research scientist is opened in our team! We look for a plant physiologist with expertise in plant / microorganism interactions to identify plant susceptibility factors to fungal disease. Please forward!

Because I'm talking about measles. It is also A VERY VERY VERY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS. If someone is in a room and has measles and then leaves that room and you enter that room within TWO HOURS (depending on humidity) you can get measles. And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.

2026 is going to be a great year to run for office. Filing deadlines are coming up fast -- in most places, it's not too late to get on the ballot. We'll help you get started. runforwhat.net

The IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has made important and continued contributions to the field of large lake research over a period of 20 years or more. Deadline - February 1. Nomination information and portal: https://bit.ly/4hsDH1e #GreatLakesSci

I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.

#chemchat - search for two-year VAP at Skidmore.

US measles cases this year already exceed the total for the whole of 2023 and 2024 combined, and it is only January. Yikes.

Find yourself a Democrat who looks at ICE, CBP, and DHS the same way Russell Vought looks at CDC and NIH.

We are hiring for group leaders again — EBI is a great place to start your research group! embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...

Fluorinated, brominated, and chlorinated chemicals of emerging concern in edible fish from New York’s Great Lakes basin waters, 2010–2014 #GreatLakes 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We can't believe we have to say this, but POLIO IS REALLY BAD. RFK Jr.'s "independent" "expert" ACIP is destroying the foundations of our public health system. It cannot be clearer: if we want to save lives, we have to #RemoveRFKJr. Take action now: standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr

First fully phased reference genome for the Yarrowia liploytica type-strain is out! academic.oup.com/jimb/advance... Super fun project in collaboration with James Crill at Syracuse University as well. Important platform organism for industrial microbiology and biomanufacturing as well. #genomics

Phage therapy offers a powerful tool against AMR infections—but only if we move from isolated cases to coordinated systems. The first initiative of the ASM Health Unit, led by Colleen Kraft and Dev Mittar, will tackle this. Delighted by this scientific leadership, join us! asm.org/about-asm/as...

We’re looking for the discoverers and the ones who inspire a generation of scholars. Nominations are now open for the @psumbiome.bsky.social 2026 Microbiome Medal —the highest honor for extraordinary contributions to the global scientific community. Submit by April 10. www.psu.edu/news/researc...

Please forward this REU opportunity (paid summer internship) to undergraduates interested in plant biology and related fields etap.nsf.gov/award/7573/o...

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired

Science: U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office By Jeffrey Mervis, Monica Hersher @science.org @policyhound.bsky.social @mghersher.bsky.social bit.ly/3M8yf9B

Announcing the 2026 MSE Speaker Series! MSE is back with another stellar lineup for the virtual seminar series, which will be hosted monthly through 2026. After each seminar, we will host an informal virtual social hour, in which attendees can chat with the speaker and MSE members about research,…

Call for applications to the Postdoctoral Positions in the Tri-Institutional Molecular Mycology and Pathogenesis Training Program (Tri-I MMPTP) at Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University mmptp.mgm.duke.edu

Secretary Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I’m calling on her to resign. Gregory Bovino must also be fired. No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.

Please pass the word... we are hiring 3 different positions in our Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection: - Environmental Science Communicator/Outreach Specialist Also, Water Quality Analyst & Vegetation Specialist www.swinomish-nsn.gov/jobs #IndigenousSTEM 🐡🧪🍎⚒️