#SMBE Do you want to know how bacteria have sex and turn bacteriophages into “pollinators”? Come to my Flash talk on Wed (July 1st) at 17:00 in the Open symposium 9: Molecular and genome evolution 4, Main lecture hall. #smbe2026

#SMBE2026 I thought maybe this table-layout of the programme might be handy for more of us: drive.google.com/file/d/1tYF3...

Preprint finally out! I show that eco-evo feedback can drive a tipping point where genetic drift overwhelms adaptation. This can result in a contraction of a species' range border or range fragmentation. Fragmentation is abrupt and arises readily under rapid temporal change. doi.org/10.1101/2025...

🆕New in @plosbiology.bsky.social: we show compensatory mutations make plasmids play Rock-Paper-Scissors and turn conjugation into a weapon🛡️💫✂️🦠 w/Rosanna Wright, Jamie Wood, @mbottery.bsky.social, @kmudz.bsky.social, @scottishwormboy.bsky.social, Ellie Harrison & @brockhurstlab.bsky.social #MicroSky

I am excited to share our latest publication looking at the effect of bacteriophage transplantation from wild into captive mice. 🦠 🧬 🐁 academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...