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Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · 7h

I appreciate it, and pointing this out. Things are moving fast!

Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · 11h

thanks Marc, good point

Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · 14h

A wonderful collaboration between my lab and Andy Ellington and Edward Marcotte here at UT.

We obtained lots of thermal stable plastic degrading enzymes from the deep sea (Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California)

Plastic degradation by enzymes from uncultured deep sea microorganisms

Abstract. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-hydrolyzing enzymes (PETases) are a recently discovered enzyme class capable of plastic degradation. PETases are

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Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · 14h

Did someone say Asgard?

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An Asgard archaeon with internal membrane compartments

The emergence of eukaryotes from a merger between an archaeon and a bacterial cell ∼two billion years ago involved a profound change in cellular organisation. While the order in which different featur...

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Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · 1d

I will do my best!

Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · 21d

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Searching for the Asgard - Schmidt Ocean Institute

The Malvinas Current offshore of Argentina — a branch of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current — carries nutrients and cold water from the south, boosting primary productivity in the Southwest Atlantic Oc...

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Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · 21d

Nathalie Scott in my lab, great isn’t it!

Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · 21d

Symbiotic Partners of Asgard Research Cruise

Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · Oct 11

Metabolic capacity is maintained despite shifts in microbial diversity in estuary sediments academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...

Metabolic capacity is maintained despite shifts in microbial diversity in estuary sediments

Abstract. Estuaries are highly productive ecosystems where microbial communities drive nutrient and carbon cycling, supporting complex food webs. With inte

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Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · Sep 25

The 1st annual Southern Geobiology Symposium will be hosted at UTMSI in fall 2026
Please fill out this interest form (forms.gle/znTuXQuxh9D2...)

Questions may be directed to co-chairs, Penny Demetriades (pdemetriades@disl.org) and John Hinkle (john.hinkle@utexas.edu)

Southern Geobiology Symposium Interest Form

Please fill out this form to indicate interest in attending the Southern Geobiology Symposium, to be held at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (Port Aransas, TX) in October/November of ...

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Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · Sep 18

Baker Lab 2025

The container is our field gear for the research expedition for Uruguay.

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Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · Sep 16

Nice work by @wentsunghwang.bsky.social and others!

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Phylogenomic Analyses Reveal that Panguiarchaeum - ProQuest

Explore millions of resources from scholarly journals, books, newspapers, videos and more, on the ProQuest Platform.

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Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · Jul 19

Thanks so much Vaughn!

Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · Jun 21

Title: The phylogeny and metabolism underlying the global dominance of the freshwater Nanopelagicaceae lineage
Short Talk Symposia: Hot Topics in Microbial Diversity and Systematics
Session  6/21/2025 1:45- 3:45:00 403A
Presentation Time: 3:15:00 PM

Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · Jun 20

Tomorrow at 12:45-1:30 in the EEB Track Hub in the poster hall #ASMmicrobe I am talking about microbial diversity including Asgard archaea, and an expanded tree of life from marine sediments.

Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · Jun 20

Today at ASM Microbe - Carbon Cycling & Methylotrophy In Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Sediments Presentation Number: 5699 Date: Friday June 20th Time - Poster (10:30-11:30am, 4-5pm) AND Rapid Fire Talk (11:45-12:30pm) @emilyraehyde.bsky.social

Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · Jun 19

The Baker Lab is invading LA for #ASMMicrobe

Brett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · Jun 17

An opinion in The Scientist by @pedroleao.bsky.social about Asgard archaeal immune systems. www.the-scientist.com/science-thri...

Science Thrives on Trust: Why Collaboration Is Our Greatest Strength

In a competitive academic world, building bridges instead of walls may be our most powerful tool to accelerate discovery and rebuild public trust in science.

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ASM @asm.org · Jun 16

How did life begin & why does it matter? A new ASM report, supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, explores the origins of microbial life & how understanding it can help tackle some of humanity’s biggest questions around climate, biotech & more. Press release➡️ asm.org/press-releas...