Winter moss in the southeast

There are some magic little lands out there in the world.

This is a model for what actual masculinity should be. Men don’t need to spend more time in caves beating their chests with other men; they need to take their daughters to a meaningful thing and talk to them about it. Relatedly I think the biggest cure for toxic masculinity is platonic women friends

It's Festivus, so I'm going to air some grievances. 1. If you're going to write a year end story about how scientists responded to authoritarianism and *NOT* include @standupforscience.bsky.social in the write up or cite that the photo you used as your header is from one of our rallies...that's bs.

The nature of the last universal common ancestor and its impact on the early Earth system www.nature.com/articles/s41... (read free: rdcu.be/dRPdk)

Intrigued by a long-standing conundrum in small RNA biology—how nuclear Argonaute proteins silence transposons when they *need* target transcription for their own recruitment—we studied the piRNA pathway. And found a hidden RNA-decay axis from Piwi to the RNA exosome.

Coprinus and Coprinopsis in the Botanical gardens. @ucriverside.bsky.social 🍄‍🟫#mushroomsky

Deep deep organisms that might live for thousands of years aeon.co/essays/the-d...

Tremella mesenterica parasitising Peniophora sp. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #mushroomsky #shroomscrolling

New preprint: Genome Assemblies and Annotations Are Not Static and Need Support for Tracking Their Evolution. We have version control for software, but for bioinformatics data we're left with filenames, directories or README files. What could version control do for genomics data? 1/6

www.popsci.com/science/hist... nice article from Matt Kasson

been saying a triazaacenaphthylene inhibitor was the ticket for a minute

This is really cool and important.

Botanical walk in UCR botanical gardens. Enjoy the green up of winter. Curious how the storms next week will support even more growth. Keep an eye out for 🌸🍄‍🟫 too [email protected]

Re-upping this for San Diego friends on here - do join us!

An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth

Caloplaca sp #lichen on seaside cliffs. Newfoundland, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends

NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇

De novo genome sequence assembly of the model algal endosymbiont Micractinium conductrix derived from its host Paramecium bursaria 186b. Guy Leonard, Irma Vitonyte, Fiona R Savory, Erika M Hansson, Duncan D Cameron, Michael Brockhurst, Thomas A Richards bioRxiv doi: doi.org/10.64898/202...

We are excited to present the accepted paper on the Mycetohabitans pangenome now in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social! 🧬🦠 Thanks to @bhuwanabbot.bsky.social for leading and collaborators: @raw937.bsky.social @andrabuchan.bsky.social academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

This tool, available as a GNU GPLv3 one, is available here gratools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ It can extract stats, subgraphs, fasta, count specific nodes and identify specific paths, in an easy and visual way

@bhuwanabbot.bsky.social @morgancarterphd.bsky.social @raw937.bsky.social @andrabuchan.bsky.social et al. present a pangenome analysis of the endofungal genus Mycetohabitans, showing bacteria-fungus coevolution. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf231 #genome #evolution #pangenome #MicrobeSky

Did anybody ever actually write up the "Heng Effect" (where adding variants to your pangenome graph can *reduce* its usefulness for samples unlikely to contain those variants)? Or is it just deep vg lore known only in our lab?

The 2025 Agar Art Contest winners have been selected! This year’s theme, “Microbes Make the World Go Round,” inspired 557 global entries—from food fermentation to antibiotic production. See the masterpieces and finalists! asm.org/press-releas... #agarart

💾 Prokka 1.15.6 is released! This is the last major release of Prokka. But don't be sad, because @oschwengers.bsky.social already has an excellent replacement called Bakta you can migrate to. #bioinformatics #microbiology #genomics github.com/tseemann/pro...

Professor Bosch and @crc1182.bsky.social are an inspiration that decisively revealed an ancient, elemental unity of life between the animal and microbial worlds. More importantly, he will stand as a giant that many, including me, have stood on to go farther. www.psu.edu/news/huck-in...

THOMAS BOSCH's work and mentorship are powerful invitations to young minds to embrace the biggest questions at the very roots of life and to make a positive impact on humanity. Thank you Prof. Bosch, recipient of the annual and inaugural MICROBIOME MEDAL from @psumbiome.bsky.social .

DOE's Office of Science is making a big push into AI, and that includes our work at the @jgi.doe.gov . We want to hear your thoughts (+ and -) on AI-enabled biological data. Consider joining one of our interviews or focus groups by filling out this form! 🧪🧬🦠🖥️ #secmet jointgeno.me/PortalStorie...

Looks like a great special issue on hyphae in fungi in FGB www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... doi.org/10.1016/j.fg... worth a browse! 🍄🧬

Join us in welcoming GSA’s newest Board members: VP David Greenstein, Treasurer @marymullins.bsky.social, & Directors Monica Colaiacovo (@colaiacovolab.bsky.social), Tania Reis, & @jrossibarra.bsky.social. We’re grateful for their leadership & excited for what’s ahead. Learn more: buff.ly/7LZjkoP

UCR Botanical Garden views. Practice taking a walk to reset.

Timeline cleanse: Antarctic sun dogs/halo version. January 2024, RAICA ice core project at Canisteo Peninsula, West Antarctica supported by Korea Polar Research Institute and US National Science Foundation. 🌞 ❄️

The new Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program page is posted. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have questions. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.

Xanthomendoza trachyphylla, the Desert Firedot Lichen, growing on a sedimentary rock slab #Fallback to June 6 🌿

Also featuring its most common parasite, the lichenicolous lichen Acarospora stapfiana!

And friday pops up again,who needs a red carpet anyway,brown will do,weekend ahead #fungifriday

A mushroom bouquet for #FungiFriday 🍄‍🟫💐🍄‍🟫 #FungiFriends #mushrooms #nature #ForestFriday #PNW

Gratitutde to all NIH study section participants who are participating in rescheduled meetings now and in January. Thank you for your service and thanks also to the hard working NIH staff who are making these happen. 🥰🧪

💾 ABRicate 1.2.0 has been released! This 'oversight' lasted 6 years, but with help from @finlaym.bsky.social we got CI working and updated all the databases. #bioconda #conda #bioinformatics #microbiology #genomics github.com/tseemann/abr...

This is fascinating work: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #microbiomes

A beautiful orange rock posy lichen (Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca) on rose coloured rock. Northwest Territorie, Canada. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends

Lichen on a fallen birch branch after heavy snowfall 🌱📷🌿 #lichen #nature

Another of the brainy Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca #lichens. Northwest Territories, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends

The rise of free oxygen may have initiated on marine mud www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs

🚨Last chance! Submit an abstract to #Fungal26 by tomorrow, December 4: buff.ly/1AMwJhf They can cover an array of topics including #ComparativeGenomics #FunctionalGenomics #Pathogenic #GeneRegulation #CellBiology #Biochemistry #Metabolism #FungalEcology #Evo #DevelopmentalBio #PopGen and more.

Abstract deadline today for Fungal Genetics! And still time to register, don't miss one of the best meetings for fungal genetics and genomics, an exciting meeting with great colleagues. If you are new to fungal biology you will find a welcoming community to share your science. #Fungal26 🧬🍄💻🦠🌱🪲

Anyone looking for roommates for #Fungal26 in Asilomar? I will participate and I am looking for someone to share a room for the week! I'm a female PhD student, looking to share a room with another female. Please DM me if you'd like to team up with me 😄 Reposts appreciated!

Dated gene duplications elucidate the evolutionary assembly of eukaryotes www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs

Absolutely devastating account of the CSU's $17 million capitulation to ChatGPT, from a fellow faculty member watching it happen www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...