Really interesting NBER working paper with a really depressing result: state minimum wage increases lead to 7% fewer undergrad research assistants hired ➡️ 7% drop in doctorates ➡️ 2% drop in careers in the life sciences. (The structural problem is on the funder side IMO) www.nber.org/papers/w34244

Of course: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

ICYMI: My paper on submicron or small particle sorting (FACS) is published in Current Protocols in Cytometry ✅️📝 The full text is linked conveniently at the shared site plus more info about which samples and applications you can use this for. www.tumblr.com/jamietijerin...

UCLA Health ended an NDM-1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak by tracing it to an ICU sink biofilm via whole-genome sequencing, then eliminating it with targeted disinfection, plumbing changes, and staff education—showcasing the power of diverse IPC measures. #AMR www.newswise.com/articles/the...

I'm happy to share an original paper on submicron sorting from the Caltech Flow Cytometry Facility in Current Protocols in Cytometry. Congrats to all my co-authors! I hope for this to be a useful resource for other researchers! currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Honored to help transform C/Perill into a giant scientific art installation "L’arquitectura de la vida" during @eseb2025.bsky.social + Barcelona’s Festa Major de Gràcia 🎉🧬 Talks, workshops & recycled-material art w/ neighbors #44Perill, scientists & @lcatmon.bsky.social science+community in action!

#festamajordegràcia is concluded for @lcatmon.bsky.social it's been 1 more bucket list ✅️ to bring #evolution to one of the most important festivities of #Barcelona Thanks #44Perill, @ajuntamentbcn.bsky.social #eseb2025 @sesbe-org.bsky.social and for the support and trust! Activities Summary 👇

Here's our new broad review on the extended mobility of plasmids, about all mechanisms driving and limiting their transfer. From conjugation to conduction, phage-plasmids to hitchers, molecular to evolutionary dynamics, ecology to biotech. The state of affairs. 1/9 academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

We (with Clement Coclet, not on Bsky) had the chance to work on a broad "state of viromics" review. We tried to use this to give an overview of how the field changed over the last ~ 15 years, and also what we think are some of the major remaining challenges. Full-text access at -> rdcu.be/excHt

New pre-print from my group - project led by PhD student Michael Hoffert. We set out on a daunting mission to generate a 'periodic table' of bacterial diversity (1/6) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

New perspectives on bacterial chlorine resistance: Phages encoding chlorine resistance genes improve bacterial adaptation. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123607 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40245807/

I'm excited to announced that the version of record of this article is out in @elife.bsky.social. With the other first coauthor My Tran, we found that phage resistance cause reduced beta-lactam resistance and reduced virulence phenotypes in diverse MRSA strains. elifesciences.org/articles/102...

Viruses and bacteria jumping from animals to people became a real problem when humans started keeping livestock, according to a massive genomic analysis of ancient pathogens 🧪

🎉 Excited to share our new publication, out now in BioScience: “Health as an outcome and driver of human-wildlife interactions” Check it out here: tinyurl.com/OneHealthHWIs Huge thanks to @mhmurray.bsky.social for leading us, and to the rest of our amazing team! @aibsbiology.bsky.social 🧪🌍🐾👣

'The myth of meritocracy in science collapses under the financial sacrifices expected at every career stage. From unpaid internships and self-funded conferences to underpaid graduate and postdoctoral positions, the hidden costs of ‘doing science’ are profound.' journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

"In a laboratory-scale study, green roof mockups kept 97.5 percent of microplastic particles out of runoff" #environment

When road tripping, everyone becomes their inner 8-year old with 20 bucks burning a hole in their pocket. Own it!

www.nature.com/articles/s41... Our new paper on the risks and socio-demographic dimensions of antibiotic resistance in the human gut is now out in @natcomms.nature.com!

Rationalizing risk aversion in science: Why incentives to work hard clash with incentives to take risks: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

🦠🌿🐦🧪 How can biodiversity monitoring help global efforts in disease surveillance? With ✨ fantastic ✨ colleagues from @viralemergence.org and the @geobon.org working group on One Health, we try to identify three key lessons for the future. 🧵 A short thread! academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Our paper demonstrating that within-species warfare interactions are ecologically important on human skin is now published in Nature Micro! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🦠 On #WorldMicrobiomeDay, explore how IOI is using microbiome science to tackle antimicrobial resistance: 👶Neonatal gut studies 🦟 Flies as AMR reservoirs 🏥 Hospital surface microbiota 🧫 Polymicrobial wound infections 🔬 Metagenomics Learn more ➡️ ow.ly/uzB350WgC7j

Thrilled to share our article in 📰 Read “The effect of geopolitical flux on antimicrobial resistance” in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

When things add up: environmental structure and microbial interactions drive antibiotic-resistance plasmid evolution. New paper from the lab, and the third chapter of Lars Zandbergen’s thesis! www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

This was a great session!

🧑‍🚀💫Our July issue is now live! Read it here ⬇️ nature.com/nrmicro/volumes/23/issues/7 Inside: 🛰️Phage satellites 🧬Mobile genetic element interactions and evolution in bacteria 💊Bacterial metabolism and antimicrobial resistance 🎯SARS-CoV-2 spike ...and more!

Beckman Young Investigator Program Award: $600K ($150K/yr for 4 years) LOI deadline: August 1st, 2025 Projects proposed should be truly innovative, high-risk, and show promise for contributing to significant advances in chemistry and the life sciences. www.beckman-foundation.org/programs/bec...

Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution Award: $265,800 for 3 years worth of full time support Eligibility: entering or applying for Ph.D. programs in biology or a subfield of the life sciences during fall 2025 Deadline: LOI due July 31, 2025 www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons... 🧪 🧠

we were already happy that these fascinating microbes were called 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀, but 𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 sounds definitively more, well... scientific (😎) #MicroSky

All of this AND food systems are the #1 driver of pandemic risk! www.nature.com/articles/s44...

How did life begin, and why does it matter today? Proud to be one of the organizers of a new @asm.org report supported by the Moore Foundation, exploring the origins of microbes & how understanding it can shape breakthroughs in biotech, climate, and the search for life. ➡️ asm.org/reports/earl...

Eco-evolutionary feedbacks drive the co-occurrence of restriction-modification systems and antimicrobial resistance genes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.11.659087v1

Could phages be the key to tackling #AMR? Dr Janet Nale from @srucnews.bsky.social discusses the potential of phage therapy to treat antibiotic-resistant infections, and their applications in agriculture at the 2025 IOI ECR Conference. Watch the full recording ➡️ youtu.be/zdZ10cYk2mg

My new publication in #NatureWater! Our study reveals how mass gatherings like Hajj and Umrah contribute to the spread of #AMR in Saudi Arabia, using wastewater-based surveillance during and after COVID-19. #Metagenomics #WastewaterSurveillance www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Check out our new commentary on Microplastics & Nanoplastics (MNPs) and the Digestive System. The digestive system is one of the most exposed to MNPs. There are many unknowns but MNPs may promote intestinal dysbiosis and enhance the spread of AMR. @sustainabil-id.bsky.social #Onehealth

🄰🅆🄴🅂🄾🄼🄴 Stubbusch et al 𝘚𝘊𝘐𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌 Bacteria 🦠 repurpose Type VI Secretion Systems based on environmental cues: Nutrient-rich environments ➜ kill competitors Under starvation ➜ lyse neighbors to scavenge their nutrients Even “non-pathogens” shift from competition to predation as a survival strategy

I'm thrilled to share the newest paper from the Yang Lab! Ever wonder how bacterial metabolism affects antibiotic resistance #AMR? In this study, Barry Li, a former MD/PhD student in the lab, took on this question using a systems and #synthetic_biology approach. 1/n www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This review explores the ecological niches, evolutionary dynamics, pathogenic mechanisms, and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, highlighting its adaptability and clinical significance. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New paper alert! We show that adaptation to the bacterial predator Myxococcus xanthus shapes how prey bacteria like E. coli evolve antibiotic resistance. Now online at NPJ Antimicrobials and Resistance !! www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Horizontal Gene Transfer: Latest results from PubMed The plumbing problem: rising antimicrobial resistance in building water systems #NCBI #PubMed #HGT

#AMR - what dangers we have created around the globe #AntimicrobialResistance phys.org/news/2025-04...

What’s the connection between microplastics and increased antibiotic resistance? Microplastics are tiny plastic fragments that pollute oceans, rivers and the air. They’re now being linked to a serious public health threat known as antibiotic resistance.

Interesting study “…used cigarette filters were colonized by different microbial communities compared with unused filters. Those communities were significantly enriched with potential human pathogens and AMR.” ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/...

Microbiomes as Modulators of Human and Planetary Health: A Relational and Cross-Scale Perspective onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #jcampubs

An insight into the applications of bacteriophages against food-borne pathogens. DOI: 10.1007/s13197-024-06070-5 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39867606/

This looks super cool! The whole concept of mini phage mutants eventually invading and outcompeting the filamentous phage is funnily enough very analogous to @tatianadimitriu.bsky.social 's new preprint, where mini plasmids do the same to full length plasmids 🤯 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Excited to see review with @asherleeks.bsky.social out today in Nature Antimicrobials and Resistance. We compare application of social evolution to treatment of infection in bacteria and viruses: very different stories! rdcu.be/eftKw @biology.ox.ac.uk @erc.europa.eu @naturerevmicro.bsky.social

The newly discovered lariocidine has shown promise against AMR bacteria by targeting ribosomes with a novel mechanism of action. While still years away from market approval, its potential to combat #AMR infections offers hope in addressing the global AMR crisis. www.thevermilion.com/why-could-a-...

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