🧬🦠🚨 Another new paper alert, this time led by @maureenbug.bsky.social ! In collaboration with the Emerson lab and @titus.idyll.org lab (@taylorreiter.bsky.social), both at UC Davis. Asking the question: what are we missing in short-read metagenome assembly, and why ? doi.org/10.1093/narg...

Would you like to work with us? At JAMSTEC, we are recruiting postdoctoral researchers through the Young Research Fellow program. This program allows fellows to independently pursue their own research projects. www.jamstec.go.jp/recruit/e/jy...

The position is still open. Please apply here: jobs.bc.cas.cz/en/detail/277

This week, we’re in Addis Ababa for an important symposium and workshop. Great to interact with such enthusiastic and exceptional participants. Thanks @amiposts.bsky.social and @isme-microbes.bsky.social for supporting this event!

Congrats @fullam.bsky.social @pangenomics.bsky.social @borklab.bsky.social & team(s). Great to see this published! proGenomes4: providing 2 million accurately and consistently annotated high-quality prokaryotic genomes: academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

Clone-FISH paper out: Manuscript/resource alert #microsky 🦠 We present a collection of 30 E. coli (CloneFISH) cultures, each carrying a plasmid for the heterologous expression of a (near) full-length 16S rRNA gene from one of 30 lineages of archaea, including 17 yet uncultured ones.

EndolithComparative genomics reveals adaptive traitsin novel Antarctic lithic cyanobacteria link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Please share this with anyone who may be interested in a post-doc in Germany: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20... This is quite an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of what is known regarding the molecular basis of the formation and demise of photosymbiotic relationships in marine habitats.

A new UN report found that to meet various international climate, biodiversity and land restoration goals, annual global spending needs to triple to $300 billion by 2030.

Soil microbes: below-ground defenders against desertification @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social Forum by Ademir Araujo et al www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

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. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternSydne...

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 🧵)

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia impedes Bacillus biocontrol of tomato wilt disease by degrading its lipopeptide antibiotics -in #ISMEJournal academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...

Eco-evolutionary strategies drive viral diversification in nutrient-poor soils across elevation gradients academic.oup.com/nsr/advance-...

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]

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.

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

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...

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...

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

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

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. apply.interfolio.com/171625

Race by other names: critiquing population categories in microbiome research #mSystems MiniReview by Marta Scaglioni journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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

(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.

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!

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 academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... Xinli stayed 2 years at DTU as part of her PhD performing the experimental evolution in the paper [1/n]

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.

📣 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

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.

Happy weekend! Hope you’re able to get a break and talk some time to relax :-)

A new Consensus Statement led by @greening.bsky.social and @noahfierer.bsky.social in @natmicrobiol.nature.com Guidelines for preventing and reporting contamination in low-biomass microbiome studies ❗A must-read for anyone working in this field #microsky 🧪🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Remembering the music video we put together for the 2013 AEM GRC - youtu.be/8rkJPnKvRLQ?...

If you have a moment, I’d highly recommend checking out this important new Consensus Statement led by Noah Fierer, Chris Greening and colleagues, focusing on best practices for preventing and reporting contamination in low‑biomass microbiome studies. Please share? 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Rescued a cute stranger today.

Today we commemorated Freedom Day in South Africa. We’re lucky to have a great constitution that values diversity and protects the rights of marginalized people in society, ensuring that we get to live in a country where everyone is free to choose who they love and allowing body autonomy.

Really awesome week at a writing retreat in my backyard to finish off some stubborn papers. I may be biased but we live in the most beautiful country on earth, so hard to resist a few hikes during our downtime. #southafrica

LAST CALL to apply to the 2025 Gordon Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology "Bridging Scales to Unveil the Power of Environmental Microbiology"! We are filling up quickly. www.grc.org/applied-and-...

Pascal about JK Rowling and the anti trans law on UK: ‘I can't think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist’

Giving up on #photosynthesis: How a borrowed bacterial gene allows marine #diatoms to live on a #seaweed diet phys.org/news/2025-04... Diatom heterotrophy on brown algal polysaccharides emerged through HGT, gene duplication, & neofunctionalization journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... #algae #protists

From all of us at the African Microbiome Group, wishing you a joyful Easter to those who are celebrating! You’re forgiven if whatever you eat isn’t good for your gut microbiome :-) And if you’re wondering, the answers is YES. We look this good everyday:-) #africanmicrobiomes

Great collaboration with @fredoleroux.bsky.social . Kudos for everyone, esp. Charles Bernard & Yannick Labreuche. Thanks to the funders and @pasteur.fr @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @umontreal.ca @sbroscoff.bsky.social Here's the paper in OA: doi.org/10.1093/isme...

Job alert ‼️ 2x professorships available @uniofmanchester.bsky.social - ecology www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... - organismal biology (inc genomics, evolution etc.) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI506/s...

What Musk and Trump describe is not anything like the country I know and love. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Great hanging out with some of my favorite peeps in San Diego. @kcwrighton.bsky.social @nicoledubilier.bsky.social @gilbertjacka.bsky.social

Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...

Had the pleasure of visiting Addis Ababa Science and Technology University for the first time during my trip to Ethiopia. I’m thoroughly enjoying the amazing food and warm hospitality. My gracious host, Prof. Mesfin Tafesse Gemeda, welcomed me by saying “welcome home,” and I truly feel at home here.

Important member of our team! africanmicrobiomeproject.org/thandiwe/

Elon Musk is a terrible president.