Wonderful news to start the new year!

New podcast episode of #MattersMicrobial! This time, Dr. Bat Bor tells the #QualityQuorum all about mysterious interactions between bacteria among the oral microbiota. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord? @univpugetsound @ASMicrobiology @microbe.tv youtu.be/u8ainp4sXig?...

New from AFI researchers Jennifer Gundrum and Drs. Tabita Ramirez-Puebla, Jessica L. Mark Welch, and Gary G. Borisy: Novel FISH method overcomes cell wall barriers, enabling clearer insight into complex microbial communities. Learn more: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.

🧪An important PSA Killing the #NIH kills our next gen breakthrough therapies that need decades of sustained support from initial spark to treatment. These therapies must stand the test of time. Pharma companies only invest in "new" therapies that show real promise. via @markhisted.org on IG.

I am recruiting graduate students for Fall 2026! The Microbial Ecosystems Lab @hot-mes-asu.bsky.social at ASU studies microbial interactions, spatial ecology, and imaging-driven microbiome science. If you love microbes, microfluidics, or single-cell analysis, let’s talk! www.microbialeco.systems

The backstory is that the community is a fishing community and they really wanted the helicopter since you know...fishing is risky.

Know the difference.

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.

Wow! This is great, and now I'm keeping a lookout for a lot more archaeal FISH papers incoming!

NEW pub in @science.org 🥳 Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life? For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided. We provide new evidence suggesting that... 🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Every element of this is comedic perfection.

The FPbase spectra viewer just had it's biggest software refactor in 6 years. It *should* be largely invisible to the end user (hopefully just faster and less buggy). Please let me know if you find any issues as you use it! www.fpbase.org/spectra/

💥 🏛️ 🧪 Paul Maddox for US House of Representatives from NC

The American poor get a slap From this Fed government shutdown crap. Feds will, if they’re able, Keep food off the table. The poor citizens are ready to SNAP.

Discovering the hidden architecture of dental plaque! 🦷 Under the mentorship of Drs. @jmarkwelch.bsky.social and Gary Borisy, AFI Postdoc Faranak Zolfagharlookoohi, describes how CLASI-FISH imaging helps researchers understand the oral microbiome!

Also speaking at #RMDC26: Dr. Thomas Van Dyke on advances in periodontal inflammation and bone regeneration, Dr. Hatice Hasturk on oral–systemic health and diabetes, and Dr. Felicitas Bidlack on developmental dental defects and teeth as health biomarkers.

Among them: @jmarkwelch.bsky.social and @batbilegbor.bsky.social, presenting on the oral microbiome, beneficial bacteria, and chairside diagnostics—advancing science that shapes the future of oral health.

ADA Forsyth faculty are joining the 2026 Rocky Mountain Dental Convention speaker lineup! Our researchers will share new insights on periodontal regeneration, oral–systemic health, developmental defects, and the oral microbiome.

Your regular reminder that NSF is required by US law to support increasing the participation of historically less represented groups in science and technology fields

Democracy, so rough and unpolished, Perhaps it should just be abolished. And so this new least King Starts with the East Wing, Rule of law, and the White House, demolished.

Dear all, A scientist from UNC Chapel Hill, Paul Maddox, is running for congress in NC for a seat currently held by a republican. If you care about science (and democracy) please consider donating to his campaign #Standupforscience secure.actblue.com/donate/paul-...

Live fire over a busy highway For a king who wants everything ‘my way’. Harmless artillery Seem contradictory. It’s more of the Trump/Newsome byplay.

Left wing terrorists making their mark With Antifa and all forces dark! As a nation protested Not one was arrested. It was really a walk in the park.

This is Idaho 💙

#CapeCod lobsters, sharks, and humans say #NoKings! At least 1000 people rallied today in little Falmouth, Massachusetts.

What type of #microscopy would allow for watching real time cell division of an anaerobic bacterium (~1 x 0.5 um rod) at resolution high enough to view internal structure? Doubling time of ~2 days. #MicroSky

No kings protest in Des moines, lowa.

No Kings Rally StL

#NoKings rallies in solidarity with the US. 1.) Stockholm 2.) Amsterdam 3.) Paris.

#nokings Portland frog brigade

We frogged no kings boston. This was the closest I’ve ever felt to being a celebrity. Good vibes.

"No Kings. Yes on 50." A massive group of protesters is forming a human banner at San Francisco's Ocean Beach Saturday morning as part of nationwide No Kings protests against the Trump administration.

Endless lines of protestors in Downtown Los Angeles

Anchorage, Alaska joins the nationwide Hundreds No Kings protest. Hundreds rally at Town Square Park downtown, lots of creative signs and inflatable animals, and speeches about to begin

Washington, D.C.’s No Kings protest is converging on a rallying point just west of the Capitol building. This was one of several locally-organized feeder marches just before merging with an even bigger crowd on Pennsylvania Avenue 👇

Protestors march through downtown Montgomery, Alabama on Oct. 18, 2025 holding a banner saying "No Kings In America." The protest drew more than 600 people. (Ralph Chapoco/Alabama Reflector)

In Boston, every day is No Kings Day

Love that we have somehow reclaimed cartoon frogs???????

#NOKINGS 100K+ in Chicago

Dallas didn’t disappoint. #NoKings

So proud of this kid. #NoKings

Happening now: Here’s a view of the “No Kings” protest in Washington, DC

Watch Live: #NoKings Chicago in Grant Park www.fox32chicago.com/news/no-king...

Hillsborough NC turned out for No Kings--more than 500 people, double the number from last months--lots of great signs and even a Frog! Hundreds of cars driving by saw happy people who love their country and want ti to remain a democracy-if you missed it head to Durham now (2-4) or Carrboro 3-4:30

Durham, NC ❤️🤍💙 #NoKings

San Diego is one of the biggest military towns in the United States. This is huge. #NoKings

Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings

#NoKings #CapeCod