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Love tinkering with #Linux? Enjoyed #biology and #genetics at uni? Come work with us and turn that passion into a career.
#genomics #bioinformatics #FediHire #jobs #RStats #agriculture #nz #science

A symbiotic origin of the ribosome?

"The origin of life is one of the great mysteries of science. Of the multiple unsolved problems, the origin of the translation system (the means by which the genetic code inscribed on chromosomes is converted into reliable protein sequences) remains the most enigmatic"

academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/art…

#biology #evolution #microbiology

🐧‘To make the #WeddellSea a protected marine area, we need to demonstrate that what the area has to offer is of great value to humans.’

On 15 December, Oceanographer Jacqueline Stefels and marine biologist Maria van Leeuwe (UG) boarded the icebreaker #Polarstern of
@awi for an expedition to Antarctica.❄️

Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 rug.nl/fse/news/climate-and-na…

🧪 #SciComm #marinebiology #biology #oceanography #microbiology #environmental #research #scientistsOnMastodon @universityofgroningen

Great interview

Ardem Patapoutian, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine:

"Forty percent of Nobel Prize winners in the United States are immigrants, but this government does not value either science or immigration."

english.elpais.com/science-tec…

#science #biology

Excited to announce our article, "EvoWeaver: large-scale prediction of gene functional associations from coevolutionary signals" was just published in Nature Communications!

We demonstrate that it's possible to infer how genes work together using only sequencing data by leveraging correlated signals of evolution. Check it out at the link below!

#genomics #bioinformatics #rstats #genetics #evolution #biology

nature.com/articles/s41467-025…

A large, rare, 225 kb deletion containing six snake venom metalloproteinase genes in eastern diamondback rattlesnake adds to the striking venom diversity shaped by structural variation.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf058

#NewPaperAlert #venom #snakes #biology

Advanced genetic techniques and #microscopy offer new insights into anaerobic ciliate and methanogen #symbiosis phys.org/news/2024-10-advanced…

Methanogenic #symbionts of anaerobic #ciliates are host and habitat specific academic.oup.com/ismej/article… #ISEPpapers by @joro

"This study provides a clearer understanding of how anaerobic ciliates have evolved a mix transmission mode to both maintain and replace their symbionts over time"

#microbes #protists #bacteria #archaea #methanogenesis #biology

New #ISEPpapers! Evolutionary origins of the lysosome-related organelle sorting machinery reveal ancient homology in post-endosome trafficking pathways: Kiran More et al. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2403…

#protists #microbes #CellBiology #eukaryogenesis #biology #organelles

New #ISEPpapers #preprint! Viral infection to the raphidophycean alga #Heterosigma akashiwo affects both intracellular organic matter composition and dynamics of a coastal prokaryotic community biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20…

#protists #algae #viruses #microbes #biology

New #ISEPpapers! Updated classification of the phylum Parabasalia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/fu…

"Most are harmless or beneficial gut #symbionts of #animals, but some have turned into #parasites in other body compartments, the most notorious example being #Trichomonas vaginalis in humans."

#protists #microbes #symbiosis #evolution #biology

New #ISEPpapers! Contractile vacuoles: a rapidly expanding (and occasionally diminishing?) understanding sciencedirect.com/science/arti… by Kiran More et al.

#protists #microbes #organelles #biology #evolution #algae #parasites

A newly discovered bacterium, Uabimicrobium helgolandensis, eats other bacteria and is a kind of 'bacteria of prey,' that should not even exist based on previous concepts about microbial cells. It could be a kind of microbial missing link, researchers suggest.

#biology #nature #life #cell #microbiology #science #research

labroots.com/trending/microbio…

Recent scientist biographies I have read. All very good!

#science #books #biology

Maxine Singer obituary: biologist who shaped genetic engineering and fought discrimination

nature.com/articles/d41586-024…

#science #biology

Funded PhD Position in metagenomics of environmental films

Texas Tech University

Exciting funded PhD opportunity studying metagenomics of environmental films

See the full job description on jobRxiv: jobrxiv.org/job/texas-tech-uni…

#biofilms #bioinformatics #biology #metag...
jobrxiv.org/job/texas-tech-uni…

What's that you say? You want an undergraduate practical course that teaches #MinION sequencing of the skin microbiome? Here you go:

biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20…

#Biology #Hull #microbiome #UKHE

Mesmerising microbes: bacteria as you’ve never seen it before – in pictures

“As a side hustle he manipulates and photographs the microbial world; his images are collected in a book, Beautiful Bacteria. Taking bacteria from substances such as wastewater, dental plaque or kimchi, Danino lets them multiply in a petri dish, adding dyes. The results are artworks differing from the digital enhancements often made in scientific photography to make images more informative.”

theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…

#News #Photography #Photo #Photos #Image #Images #Microbiology #Biology #Science #STEM #Bacteria #Microbes #Microbes @science @biology @microbiology

The baffling intelligence of a single cell… This, long-read deep-dive into how a single e-coli cell uses chemotaxis to find its food is fascinating for those interested in #Biology and human #physiology. TL;DR even simple small cells have an internal bio computer that mimics basic intelligence and adaptability. #CellularBiology #Chemotaxis

jsomers.net/e-coli-chemotaxis/

Wonderful! I love the runner-up, 'The Scholar's Dream', on browntail moths, to the music of Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre: youtube.com/watch?v=SFwRMZKODb…

Overview & other category winners here: science.org/content/article/ka…

#DanceYourPhD #moth #kangaroo #epigenetics #circadian #dance #zoology #science #SciComm #SocialScience #biology #chemistry #physics

#NewSpecies!
New freshwater crab from #indonesia just pinched us:

Lepidothelphusa menneri

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03DE879…
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5397.…
#Zootaxa

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #crabs

Tom Cavalier-Smith prize DEADLINE EXTENDED isep-protists.com/post/tcs-pri…

We are pleased to announce that we are extending the deadline for Tom Cavalier-Smith prize nominations to January 31st, and that in light of the complicating factor of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are extending eligibility to 4 years post-PhD.

The Tom Cavalier-Smith prize recognizes contributions to evolutionary #protistology, or related fields (e.g. #protists #biology, #biodiversity or #ecology), by #EarlyCareerResearchers.

I just finished putting together a Wikipedia article on plant biologist Mary Clutter, who was so instrumental in determining mechanisms for gene regulation and expression through her work with plant hormones.

She also was one of the foremost scientists involved in expanding opportunities for women scientists in the latter half of the 20th century, including getting them the recognition they deserved for their accomplishments.

#Wikipedia #Women #Biology #Science

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Clu…

Scientists and the general public have long dismissed the cognitive abilities of cows, pigs, and other livestock. But farm animals are capable of much more than we think.

#Science #Biology #AnimalBehaviour #Behaviour #Cognition #intelligence #Cattle #Cow #Pig #Livestock #Chicken

📄 Grimm D (2023) What are farm animals thinking? Science 382:1103–1107 dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adn…

Hello, so I'm coming to the end of my time as the main volunteer organizer for #Biotech Without Borders (a 501(c)(3) in the USA and an all-volunteer member-led #community biolab, aka #makerspace for molecular #biology). I'm reaching out to ask for #donations to keep our #lab running in 2024. We want to be entirely supported by memberships but its' taking time to find our people. opencollective.com/bwob2024

Please boost.

Marine #microorganisms are crucial for #ocean health.

#Bacteria, #archaea, #fungi, #algae and #viruses make up most of the biomass in the seas and form the base of marine food webs.

They support nutrient cycling and drive crucial biogeochemical processes, including key steps in the carbon, nitrogen and silicon cycles.

Ocean modelling must evolve to take their biological complexity into account.

#biology #ecology #oceans
nature.com/articles/d41586-023…