In molecular microbiology, you can't get very far in the laboratory without plasmids. 🧬 Whether designing them (SnapGene 💙) synthesising them (@genescript.bsky.social 💙), recombining them, or making them glow - plasmids are the bread and butter of lab work. Now, we know more about their history ⤵️

We have space for two postdoctoral fellows in the Taipale Lab at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social. This is a core-funded open position! Come with your ideas and interests and we can develop a project together. sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Wellco...

CLOSING: ➡️ Senior Bioinformatician with Roser Vento Tormo sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Wellco... ➡️ Technical Specialist (neuro) with Omer Ali Bayraktar sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Wellco... Both @sangerinstitute.bsky.social roles close on 2 October

SO CLOSE to submitting our last paper that was started pre-pandemic!

Join us at #Biodiversity25 ! Interested in Lepidoptera? There will be the session on @projectpsyche.bsky.social with project updates, the highly anticipated re-launch of Lepbase and discussions on the analysis of the first 1,000 lep genomes. Plus there's a keynote by @lepphylo.bsky.social!🦋

Exciting work at the intersection of AI and genomics, have a quick read ⤵️ Plus, beautiful images of skin fibroblasts by April Rose Foster from the @mhaniffa.bsky.social lab.

Early-onset colorectal cancer is expected to become the leading cause of #cancer death in ages 20 to 49 in the U.S. by 2030. Research is urgently needed to better detect and treat patients, argues this #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/3IfUgBA #WorldCancerResearchDay

As if campus couldn't get any prettier - a rainbow appeared as I walked to my car yesterday 🌈

Sooooo excited to see this paper in @science.org now live! Bravo to @marakat.bsky.social , @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social , and an impressive team of authors -spanning continents - who were involved in this research.

James has some seriously cool photos and shares some really unique knowledge in this thread 🧵 ⤵️

(5/6)The #ProjectPsyche community is also forming international teams to jointly use these genomes to: 🧬 Drive discovery with genome data. 🌍 Inform conservation strategies. 📌 Help tackle societal challenges. Link Psyche: www.projectpsyche.org

Working in science communication nearly a decade I have worked with a variety of incredibly intelligent, creative humans and met some kindred spirits. Fer - one of those kindred spirits - wrote this great piece in @cenmag.bsky.social. Have a read about blue poo ⤵️ cen.acs.org/analytical-c...

Interesting. My partner and I definetely have cycling in our Top Five when we have looked for new opportunities and new locations to live. From Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Konstanz, Germany to Cambridge, UK, we've been fortunate to keep biking as our family's main form of transport.

An amazing PhD opportunity with strong links to @projectpsyche.bsky.social, LepEU & @10klepgenomes.bsky.social!

Listening via Zoom to author of The Authority Gap. She's speaking @sangerinstitute.bsky.social right now! Mary Ann Sieghart, 'a recovering journalist' authored the book to give a name/proof for something she experienced in her career. "Once you see the authority gap, you can't unsee it".

I first met Colin whilst wondering the halls @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, looking for large cardboard recycling. ♻️ He pointed me in the right direction, then stayed on for a chat where I learned about all about his cool career. Now you can meet Colin too ⤵️ sangerinstitute.blog/2025/08/27/b...

she is beauty she is grace she will bite your face

This blog might be the most fun you'll have reading all week. Are there pink mosquitoes? Can you identify this squished bug? Are there evil mosquitoes in the UK? Go on, indulge your inner 7 year-old and have a read ⤵️ 🦟...with beautiful main image by @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social

Hi 👋 I'm the human behind the @developmentseed.org account. I do my best to share our work so that the things we are building and learning can be helpful and useful to as many people as possible. Give the DevSeed account a follow for me, and share our posts if you find them useful. 🚀

Meet @amjadkhalaf.bsky.social. Amjad is a great science communicator. I've listened to him present his research. I've interviewed him twice. I've read his papers. Head to the blog, so you too can get swept up by his enthusiasm and #microsporidian studies ⤵️ sangerinstitute.blog/2025/07/29/s...

Working remotely from my slice of rural Dorset heaven, thunder storm raging outside, and I'm listening to a seminar by Google DeepMind's John Jumper about building AlphaFold 1,2 and 3. Learning about the history and complexity of this work is mind-blowing. Thanks @ebi.embl.org for hosting!

Hear from the speciation experts in this latest @pnas.org paper authored by @joanameier.bsky.social plus a flutter of other butterfly experts. 🧬🦋 The @sangerinstitute.bsky.social story below shares some of the exciting genomics findings of this paper! ⤵️ www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/re...

Little did I know that we've got a group leader who trained in Oregon here at the Sanger Institute!

Are any of my followers aware of microbes that code for aerobic metabolism but can not grow aerobically? That is are there physiologically obligate anaerobes that contain genetic machinery for oxidative metabolism? #microsky

Smattered with smashing photos and a moth-trapping timelapse, I sure hope you enjoy the visual spectacle that is this blog as much as I enjoyed writing it! Will you be thinking about hydrogen cyanide synthesis pathways the next time you see a Six-spot Burnet? 📹 @charlottewright.bsky.social

We're hiring! We're looking for a leader who can contribute to the strategic direction of the Genomic Surveillance Unit (GSU) at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, managing multidisciplinary teams in translational research and prototype development.

I'm on a mission to find indie game developers using OpenStreetMap! We want to feature their work at @osmus.bsky.social. How can I connect with this community?

We’re hiring a senior-level Frontend Engineer! This role is about building tools that help people use Earth data to tackle real-world problems — from climate and conservation to disaster response and open science. Remote, open-source, and meaningful. Details + apply: grnh.se/39qfi0m13us

🌊 Sponge genomes are helping unlock the secrets of aquatic symbioses — and thanks to @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, researchers now have access to 50+ genomes. Excited to see how these new samples help advance understanding of #AquaticSymbiosis. 🧬

no hate, but they really did trick everyone by having pretty colors bsky.app/profile/rose...

An open letter to those of you graduating with a PhD in 2025. This situation sucks! But we see you! Some opinions on how you might navigate these hard times. open.substack.com/pub/carinila...

5 yo: Do you know why books are so interesting? me: oh no, tell me 5 yo: because every single book exactly smells different me: oh really? 5 yo: uhuh, that's why books are good they smell exactly different

I went on a wild ride learning all things sponge symbioses 🎢 Funded by @moorefound.bsky.social, the collaborative researchers doing this work are so impressive 🌎 Thank you to @geomarkiel.bsky.social Prof. @utehentschel.bsky.social who gave time and intros to colleagues. What a great community!

Join us on the Wellcome Genome Campus of the Sanger Institute and EBI for a symposium on biodiversity genomics from 27th-29th October! Abstract deadline on 14 July. There is also an option to join via Zoom, but in-person is much nicer if you can make it.

Just a photo for now, but need too block some time to participate in this cool treasure trail (prize is a coffee voucher = treasure to me) created by the @engagewcs.bsky.social Creative Team. 🎨 #JustGoodScience is an interactive trail designed to spark reflection on everyday ethics at work.

missing #InverteFest? why not celebrate a subset of those inverts by showing your appreciation for a subset of bug this #InsectWeek and who is LESS appreciated in than poor flies? 🪰 so varied, doing many important jobs, but people like them less than crop destroying butterflies! old #SciArt

If you're at #ASMicrobe, come see us today! I'm up at 8:15 in 403B, and our grad students: @oceancait.bsky.social at 9:15 in 403B and @astrobio-agb.bsky.social also at 9:15 in 402AB. I'll be scrambling between the two rooms to see them!

Yowser! UnCultured blog has >1100 subscribers across platforms! Subscribe at: uncultured.carinilab.com Popular posts: 1. uncultured.carinilab.com/p/doctoral-p... 2. uncultured.carinilab.com/p/how-we-eva... 3. uncultured.carinilab.com/p/triskelion-1 4. uncultured.carinilab.com/p/people-are...

Happy Eid to those who celebrate. Living in the middle east for four years, Eid celebrations became a part of the fabric of our lives. It is such a joyful holiday period.

I'm super stoked to listen to these fabulous microbiologists sharing their expertise in an accessible way - to give @yourgenome.org a follow on YouTube so you don't miss this episode!

🔥 New on NASA's VEDA platform: the Fire Event Explorer shows how wildfires evolved over time—where they spread, and how wind shaped them. 🛰 Based on authoritative NASA data. 🧭 Built for exploration, analysis, and storytelling. 🧵1/4

if you have an interest in improving the genomic resources available for mosquitoes, please fill in our google form at tinyurl.com/MosquitoReferenceGenomes. please share this with colleagues who might be interested. thank you! [3/3]

🚨 We're recruiting! The Journal of Medical Microbiology is seeking two Editors for our Molecular and Microbial Epidemiology section. Help shape the future of microbiology research. 📅 Apply by 20 June 2025 🔗 microb.io/News

Millions of genetic changes have been revealed in Wilms tumour, a type of childhood kidney cancer. This is significantly higher than expected, and opens up the possibility of new or repurposed treatment options in the future ⤵️ www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/ch...

Alongside @nuffieldbioethics.bsky.social and other partners, we are working to create a new genomics ethics network to support knowledge sharing and resource development 🧬 We are looking forward to joining the effort to strengthen ethical standards and improve patient experiences 👇 bit.ly/43SsAKI

Happy Pride month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Our campus LGBTQ+ network has organised multiple events throughout June to connect and celebrate our LGBTQ+ community and allies. 👏 Here's what they have planned ⤵️

🌳 Calgary Tree Equity Tool – Updated! I’ve updated the Calgary Tree Equity Tool (calgarytreeequity.ca) with a redesigned interface and new land surface temperature data to reflect heat island effects. Thanks to @faustoperez.bsky.social from @developmentseed.org for your help with the UI redesign.

Are you an early career scientist expecting to research meiofauna? 🦠 Join our experts in the Lake District for a free course on the taxonomy, natural history and field sampling techniques of meiofauna. Applications close 31 May - see more: brnw.ch/21wSXex #Meiofauna #Ecology #Meiobenthos

Absolute thrill to spot my first Brown Argus (or so iNaturalist tells me). Actually, it was my five-year-old that spotted it! I just nabbed the photo.