Nanopore sequencing reaches amplicon sequence variant (ASV) resolution www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #jcampubs

Help! We're struggling to choose between these two images of #Mesodinium #karmachamaeleon and its cryptophyte prey, one more "documentary" and one more "action shot," as cover image submissions (to a society journal). If you were an editor, which one would more likely catch your eye? #protistsonsky

Happy 38th birthday to the #LTEE! #BOTD in 1988. Keep on evolving! #science #evolution #microbiology

PhD position with Natalia Tschowri (@unihannover.bsky.social) and Daniel Rozen (@unileiden.bsky.social @leidenscience.bsky.social) within @spp2389.bsky.social program Regulation and Evolution of Bacterial Multicellularity Application deadline until 15 March 2026 #PhDposition

I don’t think this will stop people but it’s definitely going to make it harder and slow things down. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Beyond thrilled to share that our study has been published! This project encompasses years of work, including my thesis research on Asgard archaea in the @archaeal.bsky.social lab at @utmsi.bsky.social and @texasscience.bsky.social!!! #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky 1/12

Love hearing about the ongoing work! @archaeal.bsky.social @katyappler.bsky.social

Our latest preprint: Together with the team of Jan Löwe, @danieltamarit.bsky.social and many others we discovered and characterized several Asgard tubulin genes and propose that microtubule architecture and dynamics evolved in Asgard archaea prior to eukaryogenesis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Another small #DIY electronics project. This one is a Li battery powered portable sulfide sensor that reads sulfide, temperature, and humidity and has a SD card so data can be logged in real time. The LEDs on the side are for different levels of sulfide exposure. Good for the field and lab! #science

Even with the largest zoom on a classic compound optical system, scientists struggle to make sense of finer details. Microbiologists are turning to an unexpected source to clear things up: a moisture-absorbing material found in diapers. www.quantamagazine.org/expansion-mi...

Thx for @mollyherring.bsky.social for featuring our recent work with @centriolelab.bsky.social and our quest with @gautamdey.bsky.social & the support of the @moorefound.bsky.social to look for the beauty in every #eukaryote out there using #Expansion #Microscopy #UExM

New preprint: “Proteomic stress response by a novel methanogen enriched from the Great Salt Lake”, first author William Christian. TLDR: we enriched a novel, euryarchaeotal, methyl-dismutating methanogen that grows at 16% salinity. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.29.702513v2 🧵 🦠 #microsky

In case you use Notepad++ for any of your #bioinformatics, you will want to update your current version! Sounds like China has been accessing all of that data for almost 6 months now.

Fungi can become drug-resistant without changing their DNA. They just... turn off the gene. And turn it back on when the drug's gone. This is wild and concerning for treating infections like mucormycosis (50-90% mortality). From Joe Heitman's group at @duke-university.bsky.social.

NSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics? 1) Write NSF 2) Write your Congressperson 3) CC us at [email protected] so we can compile + follow up Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter

Cartoon by Adam Zyglis

A quorum-sensing molecule from Pseudomonas aeruginosa induces defensive multicellularity in a coinfecting pathogen -in PNAS from @anukharelab.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Excited to share new #program, STEPS, which can simulate #dynamics of the E. coli Long-Term Evolution Experiment (#LTEE) or other microbes in serial transfer regime. telliamedrevisited.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/s... STEPS developed by @devinmlake.bsky.social, Zachary Matson, Minako Izutsu, and me.

ICE detained a 5-year-old Minnesota boy coming home from school + took him and his dad to Texas, school officials say. The family has an active asylum case + entered the US at a port of entry. "They’re taking children. They're not violent criminals. They're little kids," the superintendent told me.

A cleaner and updated version of the micromanipulator build! All the electronics are in the box and the OLED now displays the estimated distance moved in micrometers. Speed switch and Z-axis indicator on top as well #diy #science #microsensor

An interesting perspective! I only listen to top tier podcasts so I’m sure they would survive www.joanwestenberg.com/podcasting-c...

it's crazy that there's isopod species spanning from the deep ocean to arid deserts while still looking basically the same. this is a message against fast fashion trend chasing. find a look that is truly timeless and for all locations, like the isopod body plan

PhD students’ taste for risk mirrors their supervisors’ www.nature.com/articles/d41...

📢 JOB OPPORTUNITY We are hiring a Research Technologist (Advanced Professional) to design, implement, support, analyze, and report on rigorous research in genetics, entomology, and host-microbe interactions. Please consider and share with others in need. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Staff/jo...

Tracking the details of an experiment in successively cited Methods sections

In this week’s @science.org cover article, we discover tree bark is a hidden habitat for abundant, diverse, and specialized microbial life that actively regulate our climate 🦠. Bark isn't just an inert armor of tree but an active interface for climate and biodiversity www.science.org/eprint/7H9PX...

Good summary of lack of evidence and potential for harm of components of the recommended diet www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/08/1... by @jesshamzelou.bsky.social

Apparently you can use your morning coffee as a substitute for uranyl acetate in EM prep! ☕️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Population bottlenecks shape the evolution of #cooperative traits in #Myxococcus via #LifeCycle trade-offs. @iamsamayp.bsky.social &co show that stringent bottlenecks favor growth & sporulation, while relaxed bottlenecks favor predation & germination @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3N1nia7

If you work on Dark Oxygen --> come to #AbSciCon2026 this year. 17-22 May, Madison Join our session on ""Dark Oxygen" Production: where does it happen, how does it work, and what does it mean for astrobiology?" Submit your abstract until January 14 More info here: agu.confex.com/agu/abscicon...

Of course, why wouldn't agar also impact AMR genes too. Everything's a variable, lol. Good preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Happy New Year from the Rubin Lab! 🎇  We're excited to start 2026 off with a fresh publication at @science.org Advances. Here, we identified a cast (😉) of host factors affecting VchCAST using genome-wide screens and validated their improvement or inhibition of CAST activity. (1/2)

I have a postdoc position in metagenomic exploration available in my group. Candidates with documented experience in phylo & metagenomics and preferably with petabase-scale data mining and GLM workflows are encouraged to apply. Come join us! 🧬🦠💻 Please repost Apply here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...

A very interesting and thorough review of how nature became the journal it is today

How did @Nature become "prestigious" to scientists? In our opening article of Issue 09, writer Robert Reason traces the journal's history. By understanding how Nature’s prestige was constructed, we can also clarify which elements are deserved and which are entrenched.

I am an American, and I am ashamed today. This aggression beyond our borders is unacceptable, and I am so so sorry.

Nature research paper: Programmable 200 GOPS Hopfield-inspired photonic Ising machine go.nature.com/44uHebk

In the second edition of our New Microbes Discovered in 2025 series, Sarah Wettstadt explores newly discovered viruses from this year and how they're expand our understanding of viral evolution and potential applications. #NewMicrobes Read the full blog: buff.ly/Wex6G6p

Available Postdoc position in my lab to advance ASO technology for biotechnology, food production, infectious diseases, environmental microbiology & more. Looking for specialists in these areas with an interest in RNA applications. Involves numerous national & international collaborations.

Microbiome fans: let's start a campaign to get @symbionticism.bsky.social on the #HotOnes show to discuss the gut microbiome w/ Sean Evans. Maybe comparing their respective gut microbiome results on video! A before and after analysis? @firstwefeast.bsky.social #SpiceLordsMicrobiomeEdition @asm.org

I send each guest on my #MattersMicrobial podcast a little package of #MicrobialCentrism mementos. Today I received a care package of mementos from the Center for Biofilm Engineering in Bozeman via recent guest Dr Matthew Fields. Very grateful!!! @ASMicrobiology @univpugetsound @microbe.tv

DAY 82 SPECIES 82 - Candidatus Electrothrix gigas STAGE: Bacteria MEDIUM: Chromatek watercolor and paper, QoR watercolor, Writech pen NOTES: Very interesting subject today! So much can be written about this fascinating little guy! 😀

STAGE COMPLETE, NEW ERA! 🦠✔️ I'd like to shine a light on others doing good work with bacteria. If you are a scientist, science communicator or an artist working with bacteria, introduce yourself and what you're working on below! 🙂 #SciArt #Microbiology #Bacteriology #SciComm #ScienceSky

DAY 195 SPECIES 195 - Haloquadratum walsbyi STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, HWC Watercolor. Sakura pen Haloquadratum walsbyi translates to Salt Square #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

I am very excited to announce that a fully funded PhD position is available in my group. Topic: Synergistic coevolution in mono-specific and multi-species microbial consortia Please RT or forward this information to interested candidates. Deadline: 11.01.26 More info: shorturl.at/f1TuF

Late job posting: My department is hiring a tenure-track faculty member in microbiology! Please share with anyone interested in working at a PUI. We have a preference for someone who can teach Medical Microbiology, but other than that the focus is open-ended. Happy to answer qs.

Are you a long-time fan of Archaea, an extremophile-phile, or are you simply curious? Either way, we have good news. We’re delighted to announce the 2026 EMBO Workshop on Archaea, 6–10 July. Sign up: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc... We look forward to seeing you in Cambridge, UK. Please repost!

The story is based on data presented at the NHLBI Advisory Council meeting. The data show that the Early Stage Investigator funding rate declined from 29.8% in FY2023 to 26.1% in FY2024 to a stunning 18.5% in FY2025. 2/4