We have a date for the free-to-attend #anvio workshop and ECR Symposium for 2026, and we look forward to meeting you at the @hifmb.de in Oldenburg, Germany! Please find more information on the venue, program, and the application form here, and spread the word 😇 anvio.org/workshops/20...

📢 Save the Date: Biodiversity Monitoring Week is coming! #BioMonWeek2026 📅 4-8 May 📍 Montpellier (FR) The new European forum for cooperation and innovation in biodiversity monitoring, gathering researchers, practitioners, policymakers, private sector & students. Don't miss out!

Starting this week, I set aside one hour each week to meet ECRs outside my group who want to discuss career development, mentorship, or any non-technical professional questions. Here is a blog that explains my motivation for this and how to schedule a meeting: merenlab.org/2025/11/16/E...

The Hektoria Glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated by at least 8 km in two months, a rate nearly 10 times faster than previously measured for a grounded glacier, according to a study in Nature Geoscience. go.nature.com/4nETBYJ ⚒️ 🧪

If you're interested in using pangenome graphs for comparative genomics, check out my webinar, part of EMBL-EBI's "Concepts, methods, and resources in pangenomics" series, available on-demand: www.ebi.ac.uk/training/eve...

To all visionary microbe enthusiasts: @femsmicro.org is looking for an editor-in-chief for their flagship journal FEMS Microbiology Reviews! More details can be found here: fems-microbiology.org/opportunitie...

ABSURDO! Qualquer criança que aparece grávida antes dos 14 anos foi vítima de estupro. Esses deputados estão violentando essas meninas novamente, obrigando a ter um filho do estuprador. CRIANÇA NÃO É MÃE CONGRESSO INIMIGO DO POVO

He is also a Fellow of the @royalsociety.org

And it is (finally) accepted to be published in Microbiology Spectrum.

I wrote a new tutorial on competitive metagenomic read recruitment (and profiling of the results with #anvio), for those of us nerds who would like to get their hands dirty with data: anvio.org/tutorials/co...

📣📣📣📣now open for applications!!

📣Postdoc opportunity @nordcee.bsky.social , University of Southern Denmark! 📣 Join us and work with Bo Thamdrup and me on microbial dark oxygen production in marine oxygen minimum zones! Please share widely! Deadline: 17 November More information can be found here: tinyurl.com/2vuur3wh

Postdoc vacancy: Microbial dormancy in the cryosphere @erc.europa.eu #ERC_SIESTA 📢 PLEASE RT 🧬 Single cell microbial activity measurements, flow cytometry, cell sorting, omics, ecological interpretation ☀️ Marseille, France ‼️ Apply ASAP & before 7 Nov Link: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

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.

New blogpost on my concerns about Wellcome LEAP new $50m program on autism/microbiome links. deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-le... #autism #microbiome #biomarkers #diagnostic

Scientists are hunting for ancient RNA in Svalbard’s permafrost, hoping to shed light on the evolution of viral diseases. https://scim.ag/4ncaVnX

PhD available in my group to work on polar nitrogen fixation www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

I'm recruiting a postdoc to figure out how aerobic methanotrophic bacteria oxidise methane in anoxic freshwater sediment environments: international.au.dk/about/profil... Come to Aarhus University in Denmark and work on this 2-year project funded by @villumfonden.bsky.social!

This is huge! (Never mind the awful click bait title)

Great to have been involved in this work led by @igorspp.bsky.social New insight into the degradation of #plastics in marine systems

Biodegradation of different bioplastics by specialised microbial communities in a coastal brackish environment https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.07.679016v1

“Biology”, “arts”… 🤦‍♂️

An official website of the United States government.

BREAKING 🇵🇸 Navigated by Captain Muhammad Kuchuktigin, the Mikeno ship broke the blockade of Gaza earlier this morning, bypassing the occupation's naval forces and entering Palestinian territorial waters.

There are a few people that are inspirations to almost all scientists that I know, and Jane Goodall was one of them. RIP. 😢

TRULY open metagenomic data, no strings attached, no small print! 🙌

One week to go! I am recruiting a postdoc, call ends October 7 🍃🌿☘️ In ecology, University of Helsinki is the leading university in Finland and the Nordics and the fifth-best in Europe (ShangaiRanking's 2024). And for 8 years in a row, Finland is still the happiest country in the world :-)

Can we please stop using LLM-generated images in scientific presentations? Why do we need to illustrate our slides with completely made up “organisms”? #rant

Professor (full) or Associate Professor (tenure track) in Microbial Genetics of Health (U. Turku Finland). Competitive starting package included! Please share. duunitori.fi/tyopaikat/ty...

Wow! I am very much against this. The deep value of GenBank is in it being a public domain database with 0 limitations on use. The norm that when we publish, we share the sequencing data supporting its claims *with 0 limitations on use* is so important for open science. I hope it doesn't change!

The Society has supported the microbiology community for 80 years. Now we invite you to get involved by submitting your research, helping to shape the future of science and innovation. Publish with us - microb.io/Publishing-f...

Happy International Microorganism Day! 🎉 Today, we are celebrating the tiny powerhouses that have a massive impact on our world. From the bacteria in our gut to the fungi that give us antibiotics, these incredible organisms are essential to life. Let's make some noise for the microscopic!

On the same 9/11 that marks one of the worst crimes against humanity—the coup perpetrated by Pinochet and the USA in Chile against a democratically elected president—justice is served to Bolsonaro and his troupe. Brasil shows it can be done, it’s about time for other countries to follow.

News related to our ongoing bioplastic biodegradation projects in Yle (in Finnish): yle.fi/a/74-20181799 @syke.fi

We need to talk about geoengineering ⚠️ In a rapidly warming world with looming net zero due dates, there's growing polarised debate about whether we should intervene in Earth’s natural systems. This is a thread about the state of polar geoengineering, and how we should be talking about it ⬇️ 🧵 1/6

Trailer da nova temporada do Cálice, uma investigação sobre a luta de Chico Mendes e o conluio entre governo e fazendeiros que levou ao seu assassinato. Uma investigação que vai da Ditadura Militar ao governo Bolsonaro.

🚨 Postdoc opportunities! 🚨 We’re looking for postdocs in 🌿 biodiversity science, 🧬 genetic indicator assessment, and 📊 ecological statistics. Join us in unraveling the drivers & consequences of global change on biodiversity — and be part of a supportive & collaborative environment! DL 24 September

We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher in statistics to develop methods for analyzing large scale biodiversity and ecosystem function data at the University of Helsinki. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to do advanced Bayesian modeling with direct link to real world applications.

So long, A23a. 🥹

Country famous for committing genocide blocks sanctions on country committing genocide. The global north just laughs about the rest of the world

Women from all walks of life are joining together to say: Not in Our Name. We are a diverse group — women of faith and none, women of colour, disabled women, queer women, working-class and professional women standing up in support of the trans+ community. ✍️ Sign our letter at change.org/nion_women

Dear UK media, Dial it down, loves. Take a day off. Press a reset. We can't live in this fever dream about AI and riots. We're so tired. Let's reconvene in a couple of days after you've given yourself time to calm down and start thinking straight, okay duckies? Yours, Everyone.

Once again on the “achievements” of the most right wing government in the history of #Finland. Sigh. To warn others to learn from our mistakes. On the left, government projections of new jobs (blue) vs the reality (red); on the right, distribution of tax cuts by income decile.

COMPETING INTERESTS A.L. is employed by Microsoft. 🤡🤡🤡