Connecting tubes between bacteria and a kind of microbe called archaea may reflect a symbiotic relationship that led to complex cells more than 2 billion years ago

So excited to finally show the world a project years in the making. A huge group effort with lots of expertise leading to a unique #Asgard syntrophy story. Very fortunate to have been involved in cultivating and analysing this wonderful organism ❤️

An Asgard archaeon from a modern analog of ancient microbial mats https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.22.663070v1

Our new preprint with a new #Asgard from stromatolites (and its Desulfobacterota companion). Complete circularised genomes of both, cool #cryoem images, protein modelling, etc Big group effort with a lot of people involved #archaeasky #archaea www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🚨 FIRST PAPER ALERT 🚨 My first research paper I've been involved with is out now as a preprint 🦠🥳🦠 #archaea #microsky #PhD

Archaea and Shark Bay featured in the South Australian Museum. Very on theme after my week at ASM!

Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer

Many fantastic talks from AIMI students and researchers at the annual ASM @aussocmic.bsky.social meeting in Adelaide over the past few days. Congrats to all! Dr. Gustavo Espinosa Vergara Lachlan Chisholm Jonathan Koong @hannjbrown.bsky.social

Thrilled to be at #ASM2025 @aussocmic.bsky.social this year and excited to explore Adelaide!

Feeling very honored to be in possession of @snobsi.bsky.social’s lucky microscopy bracelet today as I work my way through 30+ slides on three different microscopes 🙃🔬

Feeling very humbled by receiving this award and equally excited to attend ASM in Adelaide this year! 🎉

What a missed opportunity... 🤔 We should have declared an official "Archaeal Week" at Nature Communications! 😆 www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Archaea #ArchaeaSky 🦠

Great review on the diversity of archaeal S-layers! 🧫

Brand new preprint on #AMR plasmids in Acinetobacter from @mehrad-hamidian.bsky.social @liamtobin1.bsky.social and @margaretlam.bsky.social Congratulations all 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Excited to announce the Molecular Biology of Archaea (MBoA) 2026! Join us in Cambridge, UK, from 6–10 July 2026 for the only international meeting dedicated to Archaea.

Why would you use a tube rack to transport your plasmid preps around the lab when you can just carry them yourself?

New research on ancient Asgard archaeal ESCRT-III proteins reveals evolutionary secrets of membrane remodelling. Diorge Souza, Javier Espadas and Sami Chaaban, investigated the ESCRT-III proteins with Buzz Baum and Aurelien Roux. Read more: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/asgard-archa... #LMBResearch (1/2)

Check out the new episode of Archaeacast! @archaealex.bsky.social and I discuss the intricacies of Thermophiles, followed with a fantastic interview by Theopi Rados with Dr. Rachel Whitaker. rss.com/podcasts/arc... Found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! #archaea #microbiology #lifesciences #Scisky

Officially official 🙌🏼✨

Coupling chromosome organization to genome segregation in Archaea https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.07.637068v1

📢 New round of PhD studentships. Open to applicants worldwide. 📅 Deadline 14th March www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #microsky #archaeasky #chromosome 🧬🧬🧬 @steve-quinn-lab.bsky.social @georgerheath.bsky.social Join us in beautiful York, UK!

wuhuu and it's out! Check out our latest Preprint on Bacteria using archaella for swimming! So much fun figuring it out and great collab with @mariejoest.bsky.social @loumollat.bsky.social Najwa Taib and @sgribaldo.bsky.social

🚨 bogus paper alert 🚨 Guess what's wrong with this preprint!? Level: easy But at least it gave me a good chuckle 🤭 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #microsky #archaeasky

Evolutionary Transitions of DNA Replication Origins Between Archaea and Bacteria onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #jcampubs

Four out of five prizes won🎖️ by AIMI students at the UTS Faculty of Science Transdisciplinary ECR Retreat Congratulations to: Lachy (best talk) Liam (runner up talk) Sophia (people’s choice talk) @arianacostas.bsky.social (best poster)

Join JAMS Sydney for JAMSmas 2024 Pub crawl! when: Saturday 7th December 12pm where: Sydney cost: pay your own way RSVP: www.facebook.com/share/1DXcuM...

Never "MinD" bacteria, lets talk #archaea! 🦠 Check out this foundational research from our JAMS treasurer @hannjbrown.bsky.social! 🔬👩‍🔬 #archaeasky #microsky #womeninstem

ARC says they’ll release the Discovery Projects 2025 outcomes tomorrow. Recently, outcomes announcements have tended to happen at/around 11am Canberra time. My bot will pick up the announcement in RMS’s database and post immediately. Good luck!

Excited to have our review 'Archaea and the origin of eukaryotes' in the @NatureRevMicro special issue celebrating the 40th anniversary of Woese and Fox's paper! With @anjspa1 @cstairs J. Lombard and @Ettema_lab https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmicro.2017.133

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 MinD is famously known for positioning FtsZ at mid-cell in bacteria In our study, myself and @iduggin.bsky.social found that MinD homologues in Haloferax volcanii influence the localisation of CetZ1, a homologue of FtsZ and tubulin #Archaeasky #Microsky

JAMS Sydney has made its way to Bluesky! ✨ Help us connect JAMSters as they make their way over so let us know if you'd like to be added! 🦠 go.bsky.app/B1uUprK

Interested in following our researchers and their work? Find them in our starter pack of AIMI researchers! go.bsky.app/QYFfTtT #microsky #microbiology

#JAMS on Bluesky! 🎉 Check out our starter pack to connect with JAMSters and #microbiology researchers in Sydney and NSW!

This is so cool! An #archaea podcast?!?!

What is the role of MinD proteins in Archaea? They are not involved in positioning of the cell division proteins, but might rather position the archaellum machinery at the poles and interact with cytosceletal proteins. New paper alert coming!

At the same time @hannjbrown.bsky.social from the @iduggin.bsky.social lab showed that MinD2 also is important for CetZ1 localization www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Anymore archaea peeps out there keen to be part of the ‘kingdom’? #archaeasky go.bsky.app/PEx7P9v

If you are in Sydney don’t miss the AMR day this Thursday: www.theasm.org.au/conferences-...

Role of tubulins in Haloarchaea by the @iduggin.bsky.social 🧪 🧫 #archaeasky