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Big news, friends! I just joined the team at Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
@kurzgesagt.org
as a Researcher & Fact-Checker 🐦💻🔍 Basically I get to nerd out over science with wildly creative people every day. Dream job 💚 Go watch their stuff if you haven’t already!
www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Animation videos explaining things with optimistic nihilism since 12,013. We’re a team of illustrators, animators, number crunchers and one dog who aim to spark curiosity about science and the world ...
https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
8 days ago
When gold was discovered in California in 1848, hundreds of thousands rushed west. But one man understood that the real gold wasn’t in the ground. Our latest nightshift episode looks at how greed helped build (and scar) America forever:
https://kgs.link/goldrush
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
18 days ago
The obesity is one of the unhealthiest things that can happen to your body. Still, the new weight loss drugs are changing people’s lives in a way no diet ever has before. How do these drugs work, and could they change public health forever? Watch our full video to find out:
https://kgs.link/Ozempic
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
22 days ago
For 72 years, Louis XIV ruled Europe. But he couldn’t rule his own body. Behind the gold and spectacle, Louis XIV endured the brutal limits of 17th century medicine. Learn about Louis XIV's tragic life in our newest Nightshift episode:
https://kgs.link/LouisXIV
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
23 days ago
It's almost time to shed light on yet another story from our past. Tune in to our Nightshift channel tomorrow... 🌚
https://kgs.link/nightshift
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Connor Sharp
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What does competition for iron look like for pathogens in different environments? We had the chance to contribute to this great paper looking at Salmonella in the gut with the Cunrath Lab (UoStrasbourg). Salmonella relies on siderophore exploitation at low pH url:
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Salmonella relies on siderophore exploitation at low pH
Abstract. Salmonella enterica, a prominent enteric pathogen, employs sophisticated iron acquisition mechanisms to overcome host-imposed iron limitation, no
https://academic.oup.com/microlife/article/doi/10.1093/femsml/uqaf041/8425378
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
about 1 month ago
For centuries, humanity hunted the largest animals on Earth. Whale oil powered cities, fueled industrialization, and pushed species to the brink of extinction. Our latest Nightshift episode explores the history of commercial whaling:
https://kgs.link/ngt_whalefuel
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
about 1 month ago
Launch Pad, check! Chemical Lab, check! Extractor, check! We're ready for the extraction! Don't miss out, and join us on this space adventure! Get Star Birds, which we developed together with our friends at Toukana | Star Birds 🐤✨ | Dorfromantik 🏡 on Steam:
https://kgs.link/starbirds
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
about 1 month ago
Get Star Birds First Major Content Update with 25% off! ✨ Jump into your space rovers and explore the new quests in a completely new Star System full of verdant vegetation and creepy critters! Now with 25% off for a limited time!
https://kgs.link/starbirds
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
about 2 months ago
We’re launching a new channel! Explore the weird, beautiful, and sometimes unsettling side of history with us. 🌚 Watch the first video now:
https://kgs.link/ngt_pirateprincess
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
about 2 months ago
Friday, 16th – 4pm CET 🌚
kgs.link/nightshift
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
about 2 months ago
From breaking solid rocks with hydraulic roots, to using fungal networks to build underground empires that can stretch for kilometers, trees keep proving why they might be the most fascinating lifeform on Earth. Watch our full video to learn more:
https://kgs.link/TreesAreAir
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JOB ALERT! 📢 For the scientists who love science communication: we’re hiring at
@kurzgesagt.org
!🌍 Come join our team, the vibes are impeccable. ✍️ Scriptwriter (Remote)
kurzgesagt.org/careers/scri...
🔍 Fact-Checker & Researcher (Munich/Berlin/Remote)
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Job listing for (Senior) Fact-Checker & Researcher (all genders) | kurzgesagt
Want to work with kurzgesagt? We have an open role as (Senior) Fact-Checker & Researcher (all genders). Apply now to become part of a great team and start an exciting career!
https://kurzgesagt.org/careers/senior-fact-checker-and-researcher-all-genders-413680
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
3 months ago
From intense lasers, to shockwaves and exploding cells, laser removal is one of the most intense things your body can go through. How do powerful lasers destroy the ink, and how does your immune system clean up the aftermath? Watch our full video to find out:
https://kgs.link/LaserTattooFun
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
3 months ago
Modern humans have been around for only 200,000 years, and now, we've turned the entire history of humanity into our second animated movie! From the first humans in Africa to ancient tools, art and civilizations, experience all of human history in just one hour:
https://kgs.link/TimelineOfHumanity
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
3 months ago
Thanks to new data from telescopes, we could be standing on the edge of the next great revolution in physics! When did first galaxies really form, and why are the huge cosmic voids not following the cosmic principles? Watch our full video to find out:
https://kgs.link/CosmicCrisis
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
3 months ago
Trees are amazing! They build their bodies from thin air, move water with pressures that would crush a human, and grow using a system of living cables wrapped in layers of corpses. Watch our video to find out how they work, and why they might even be immortal:
https://kgs.link/TreesAreDead
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
4 months ago
Fat is one of the most powerful organs that controls crucial hormones, but it can be one of the most dangerous organs as well. But what exactly is it? And can the damage caused by excessive amounts be reversed? Watch our full video to find out:
https://kgs.link/Fat
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Erik Bakkeren
5 months ago
Note it in your calendars! Aug 3-5, 2026. Excited to bring back MEEHubs to a hub near you (Switzerland, USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, Ukraine, or virtual only)‼️
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
5 months ago
AI-generated content is flooding the internet, and we're entering a new era of information overload. Watch our latest video to find out how AI slop affects the internet and why kurzgesagt videos will always remain human-made:
https://kgs.link/AISlop
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
5 months ago
Pregnancy is brutal, strange, and miraculous. Babies begin as cute invaders, build a new organ inside a different human, and form a fragile truce. Watch the brutal and beautiful story of how you and all of us came to be:
kgs.link/Pregnancy
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Pregnancy is Insane
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
https://kgs.link/Pregnancy
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
6 months ago
What if a 100-meter asteroid was discovered just two weeks before impact? The collision would unleash the force of thousands of nuclear bombs. Could we stop it, or would millions die?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKm7...
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The Only Way To Stop A Killer Asteroid
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKm7T13X7n4
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
6 months ago
Our first PC game, Star Birds, is now available in Early Access on Steam! 🚀 Join your flock of Star Birds on a mission across the great beyond, establish a thriving mining operation, and discover new technologies to advance even further. Play it now:
kgs.link/4n1aYnq
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
6 months ago
The sunfish, or Mola, looks like an evolutionary joke. With its car-sized body made of jelly and a brain smaller than a walnut, this awkward, derpy giant doesn’t just survive in the world’s oceans… it thrives. But HOW? Watch our latest video to find out:
kgs.link/DumbestAnimal
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The Dumbest Animal Alive
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
https://kgs.link/DumbestAnimal
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Will Smith
6 months ago
Does your lab perform killing assays? TL;DR: we’ve identified a problem that can bias the outcome of killing assays, making antagonism look stronger than it really is. Adding a simple extra step can mitigate this bias!  Out now at
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Type VI secretion system activity at lethal antibiotic concentrations leads to overestimation of weapon potency
Competition assays are a mainstay of modern microbiology, offering a simple and cost-effective means to quantify microbe–microbe interactions in vitro. Here, we demonstrate a key weakness of this meth...
https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/mic.0.001600
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apreston243.bsky.social
6 months ago
New paper alert! Toxins can skew the results of competition assays, fascinating short communication from
@prokaryota.bsky.social
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@willpjsmith.bsky.social
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@microbiologysociety.org
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Type VI secretion system activity at lethal antibiotic concentrations leads to overestimation of weapon potency
Competition assays are a mainstay of modern microbiology, offering a simple and cost-effective means to quantify microbe–microbe interactions in vitro. Here, we demonstrate a key weakness of this meth...
https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/mic.0.001600
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Was los, Wissenschaft?! - der Podcast
9 months ago
Was tun, wenn man plötzlich für tot erklärt wird? Elisa Granato
@prokaryota.bsky.social
wurde als erste mit AstraZeneca geimpft–und wurde wenig später Opfer von Fake News. Im Podcast spricht sie darüber und ihre Forschung – und wie sich Zellen gegenseitig bekriegen.
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#28 - Von Kamikaze-Bakterien und viralen Todeserklärungen – Mit Dr. Elisa Granato
Was los, Wissenschaft?! · Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hB8G5q9RsiQf09uXzOuvD?si=BEn65zkpSXK2_ivY-luFEA
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Postdoc alert!! Rolf is an amazing advisor and Zurich is a great place to live. Send your best students this way! ⬇️📢
#MicroSky
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Big news, friends! I just joined the team at Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
@kurzgesagt.org
as a Researcher & Fact-Checker 🐦💻🔍 Basically I get to nerd out over science with wildly creative people every day. Dream job 💚 Go watch their stuff if you haven’t already!
www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt
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Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Animation videos explaining things with optimistic nihilism since 12,013. We’re a team of illustrators, animators, number crunchers and one dog who aim to spark curiosity about science and the world ...
https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt
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PLOS Biology
10 months ago
#Bacteria
use weapons to outcompete rivals, but what happens if they're transferred?
@prokaryota.bsky.social
@jdpal.bsky.social
&co show that HGT of toxin
#plasmids
is rare but recipients can thrive under relaxed nutrient competition, reshaping bacterial warfare
@plosbiology.org
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Sofia van Moorsel
11 months ago
Our findings suggest that the growth and associated ecosystem services of species-rich mixtures in afforestation projects can be optimized by artificially selecting seed families with high mixture performance in biodiversity experiments.
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Identifying seed families with high mixture performance in a subtropical forest biodiversity experiment
Afforestation projects using species mixtures are expected to better support ecosystem services than monoculture plantations. While grassland studies have shown natural selection favoring high-perfo...
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.70130
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Courtney Graham, PhD
about 1 year ago
If you have one or two indoor-only cats between 6 months and 13 years of age, you can help researchers at the University of Edinburgh with a study about environmental enrichment! 🐱
#catscience
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Vaughn Cooper
about 1 year ago
I am confident that scientific societies will play an unusually important role in the coming years. If you are a microbiologist of any kind, please consider joining
@asm.org
if you haven't already. There are many ways to get involved, including advocacy. To learn more:
asm.org/About-ASM/Vo...
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Volunteer With ASM | Overview
ASM volunteer opportunities range from speaking with legislators about funding research during ASM's annual Hill Day, to writing articles for asm.org, to serving on committees and the Board of Directo...
https://asm.org/About-ASM/Volunteer-With-ASM/Volunteer-With-ASM
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Sofia van Moorsel
about 1 year ago
So this happened. Somebody is not getting tenure
@ethzurich.bsky.social
. It took a lot of people with a lot of courage and strength to make this happen. Thinking of them today!
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Weltbekannter Klimaforscher muss die ETH Zürich nach Vorwürfen verlassen
Gegen den Professor haben acht Personen Vorwürfe erhoben. Er bestreitet jedes Fehlverhalten. Nach Berichten dieser Redaktion ordnete die ETH eine Untersuchung an und handelt nun.
https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/klimaforscher-muss-eth-nach-vorwuerfen-verlassen-228788455075?gift_token=03828cde8a77
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An important message
about 1 year ago
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Sheppard Lab
over 1 year ago
Interested in being and editor for the journal 'Microbial Genomics' @MicrobioSoc :
microbiologysociety.org/news/society...
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<i>Microbial Genomics</i> Editor and Editors: call for expressions of interest
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Dr Vanessa Pirotta
over 1 year ago
It’s simple. Many of us share
#science
. Please join up.
go.bsky.app/H3qcvgP
Please add your name below and expertise and you’ll be added!
#scientistswhocommunicatescience
#scicomm
#womeninsciencw
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Paulina Arancibia
over 1 year ago
I created this stater pack with women in ecology and evolution. If you want to be added you can comment or DM me, but also please suggest the names of those I am missing 🧪🌎🌐
go.bsky.app/8jFH7cS
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Justine Rudkin
over 1 year ago
Any peeps in the UK (to avoid import paperwork) got any mucin degrading bacteria I can get a colony of please? All species considered. Double points if they are nasal derived.
#MicroSky
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The 4 stages of any experiment
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Justine Rudkin
over 1 year ago
Anyone have a good paper looking at presence/absence rates of outer membrane porins in E. coli clinically? What is the occurrence rates of infections caused by E. coli lacking ompA/C/F? I've lots of papers showing the impact of omp loss on AMR and virulence, but how common is this?
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Drew Bridges
over 1 year ago
Excited to share our latest, "Biofilm dispersal patterns revealed using far-red fluorogenic probes."
@plos.bsky.social
We developed a cell-labeling strategy using far-red dyes to image dense microbial communities (where fluorescent proteins often do not work well)
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🧬Jacob L Steenwyk
over 1 year ago
Genomics, evolution, and more starter pack! Help build community with this starter pack. This list is currently incomplete. Want to be included? Reply and I will remedy that!
go.bsky.app/JjvzkWU
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Society for the Study of Evolution
over 1 year ago
Are you an evolution educator? Consider applying for the T. H. Huxley Award, which recognizes and promotes outstanding evolution education resources. The recipient receives funding to present their resource at the Evolution or NABT meeting! Deadline February 3.
http://bit.ly/2kP2pPM
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Kat Holt
over 1 year ago
Hot off the press - some light reading on Shigella sonnei! 🧪🧫🧬 With
@ksbakes.bsky.social
@yekwah.bsky.social
@sydneylmiles.bsky.social
@sergemostowylab.bsky.social
@lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
and a bunch of others not yet on bluesky
rdcu.be/d1EAF
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Shigella sonnei: epidemiology, evolution, pathogenesis, resistance and host interactions
Nature Reviews Microbiology - In this Review, Scott et al. review our current knowledge of Shigella sonnei, highlighting recent insights into this globally disseminated antimicrobial-resistant...
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over 1 year ago
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Craig MacLean
over 1 year ago
Plasmid afficionados: Does anybody know of any chromosomal genes that are required for plasmid conjugation? We have found a few by chance in a recent experiment and I would be really interested to know if there are other examples.
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Failure is a cornerstone of scientific research, but it still feels bad. Here is a short article I wrote on how to mentally deal with "failed" experiments. Does a truly "failed" experiment actually exist??
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
#academicsky
#microsky
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PhD Tips – Dealing with “failed” experiments - Elisa Granato
PhD Tips - Dealing with "failed" experiments "PhD Tips" is a series of articles aimed at graduate students at the University of Oxford (Department of Biology). I wrote this in April 2021. [This articl...
https://elisagranato.com/phd-tips-dealing-with-failed-experiments
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