Steve Baker
@bakersm11.bsky.social
Pro Democracy, Anti MAGA, Anti Fascist, Anti Racist
Retired research scientist (Biochemistry/Molecular Biology) involved in vaccine development for a safe and efficacious multicomponent S. aureus (MRSA) vaccine
Retired research scientist (Biochemistry/Molecular Biology) involved in vaccine development for a safe and efficacious multicomponent S. aureus (MRSA) vaccine
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MAGA Mona Lisa of Real Estate
Jared Kushner has Good Genes www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Jared Kushner has Good Genes www.yahoo.com/news/article...
February 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
MAGA Mona Lisa of Real Estate
Jared Kushner has Good Genes www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Jared Kushner has Good Genes www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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And one reason that federal funding agencies became such a huge target in Project 2025 were the evidence-based efforts that were (slowly) shifting policies so that this public good would actually fund scientific research that included and benefitted all Americans, not just white cis men
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Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
And one reason that federal funding agencies became such a huge target in Project 2025 were the evidence-based efforts that were (slowly) shifting policies so that this public good would actually fund scientific research that included and benefitted all Americans, not just white cis men
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From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak with Nature about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge, and training opportunities that the country is losing. 🧪
Insiders warn how dismantling federal agencies could put science at risk
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the country is losing.
go.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak with Nature about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge, and training opportunities that the country is losing. 🧪
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We do not have deliberate and politically driven reductions in long-term govt. science programmes in the UK. Nevertheless, budgetary constraints and a requirement to focus on immediate policy and regulatory data requirements are affecting the freswater data landscape nonetheless.
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak with Nature about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge, and training opportunities that the country is losing. 🧪
Insiders warn how dismantling federal agencies could put science at risk
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and training opportunities that the country is losing.
go.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
We do not have deliberate and politically driven reductions in long-term govt. science programmes in the UK. Nevertheless, budgetary constraints and a requirement to focus on immediate policy and regulatory data requirements are affecting the freswater data landscape nonetheless.
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Transfer of genetic material from domesticated to wild salmon populations through fish farm escapes & interbreeding, is a significant risk to wild salmon populations. Identifying this pressure in wild populations requires the use of informative markers. New paper link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Material Video archive — Reykjavík, Iceland
Archive of videos from the Material Conference — Reykjavík, Iceland — by Joschi Kuphal & Brian Suda
material.is
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Transfer of genetic material from domesticated to wild salmon populations through fish farm escapes & interbreeding, is a significant risk to wild salmon populations. Identifying this pressure in wild populations requires the use of informative markers. New paper link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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New study: As lice pressure increased, the specific growth rate of returning fish declined. "Wild-origin fish had a greater return rate than hatchery-origin fish at all levels of lice infestation pressure, with the difference increasing with increasing pressure" academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
February 1, 2026 at 10:48 AM
New study: As lice pressure increased, the specific growth rate of returning fish declined. "Wild-origin fish had a greater return rate than hatchery-origin fish at all levels of lice infestation pressure, with the difference increasing with increasing pressure" academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
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The Girnock & Baddoch index sites on Aberdeenshire Dee, Scotland, support some of the longest, most detailed salmon population datasets available. Latest data here. Flow affects inter-annual variability in female numbers, declining return rate drives trends. 🧪 www.gov.scot/binaries/con...
www.gov.scot
February 1, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The Girnock & Baddoch index sites on Aberdeenshire Dee, Scotland, support some of the longest, most detailed salmon population datasets available. Latest data here. Flow affects inter-annual variability in female numbers, declining return rate drives trends. 🧪 www.gov.scot/binaries/con...
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Nicholls, A.L., Wignall, P.B., Song, H. et al. The timing and nature of marine ecosystem recovery following the Permian-Triassic mass extinction. npj biodivers 5, 3 (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s441...
The timing and nature of marine ecosystem recovery following the Permian-Triassic mass extinction - npj Biodiversity
npj Biodiversity - The timing and nature of marine ecosystem recovery following the Permian-Triassic mass extinction
doi.org
February 1, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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MAGA Trump Spin Doctors of Fake Diplomas
MAGA Nobel Peace Prize www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
MAGA Nobel Peace Prize www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
February 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
MAGA Trump Spin Doctors of Fake Diplomas
MAGA Nobel Peace Prize www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
MAGA Nobel Peace Prize www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Scientists find a hidden geometry in quantum materials that bends the trajectory of electrons [via UNIGE] 🧪🥼⚛️↩️
"This geometry appears to distort the #trajectories of #electrons in these materials — much like [] gravity #bends the path of light."
www.unige.ch/medias/en/20...
#quantum #geometry
"This geometry appears to distort the #trajectories of #electrons in these materials — much like [] gravity #bends the path of light."
www.unige.ch/medias/en/20...
#quantum #geometry
February 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Scientists find a hidden geometry in quantum materials that bends the trajectory of electrons [via UNIGE] 🧪🥼⚛️↩️
"This geometry appears to distort the #trajectories of #electrons in these materials — much like [] gravity #bends the path of light."
www.unige.ch/medias/en/20...
#quantum #geometry
"This geometry appears to distort the #trajectories of #electrons in these materials — much like [] gravity #bends the path of light."
www.unige.ch/medias/en/20...
#quantum #geometry
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Rapid advances in AI, Neurotechnology outpacing understanding of Consciousness [via Frontiers] 🧪🥼🤖🧠🧘
"progress in understanding #consciousness will reshape how we see ourselves and our relationship to both [AI] and the natural world"
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...
#AI #neurotechnology
"progress in understanding #consciousness will reshape how we see ourselves and our relationship to both [AI] and the natural world"
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...
#AI #neurotechnology
Frontiers | Consciousness science: where are we, where are we going, and what if we get there?
Understanding the biophysical basis of consciousness remains a substantial challenge for 21st-century science. This endeavor is becoming even more pressing i...
www.frontiersin.org
February 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Rapid advances in AI, Neurotechnology outpacing understanding of Consciousness [via Frontiers] 🧪🥼🤖🧠🧘
"progress in understanding #consciousness will reshape how we see ourselves and our relationship to both [AI] and the natural world"
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...
#AI #neurotechnology
"progress in understanding #consciousness will reshape how we see ourselves and our relationship to both [AI] and the natural world"
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...
#AI #neurotechnology
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Yes, that is a very good point! As oil becomes harder to find, its final stage EROI is dropping, resulting in lower energy per unit effort and greater environmental harm during extraction. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Estimation of global final-stage energy-return-on-investment for fossil fuels with comparison to renewable energy sources - Nature Energy
Published energy-return-on-investment ratios for fossil fuels have not always been estimated at the final point of use. By including all energy required for processing and the supply chain, Brockway e...
www.nature.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Yes, that is a very good point! As oil becomes harder to find, its final stage EROI is dropping, resulting in lower energy per unit effort and greater environmental harm during extraction. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Join us THIS Tuesday, Feb 3 at 8pm -
Secret Science Club & the Lasker Foundation present the 2026 Lasker Public Lecture with #LaskerAward winner Michael J. Welsh. 🧪
https://ow.ly/ibtP50Y7k6O
Bring your questions for a LIVE Q&A!
#cysticfibrosis #scicomm
Secret Science Club & the Lasker Foundation present the 2026 Lasker Public Lecture with #LaskerAward winner Michael J. Welsh. 🧪
https://ow.ly/ibtP50Y7k6O
Bring your questions for a LIVE Q&A!
#cysticfibrosis #scicomm
February 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Join us THIS Tuesday, Feb 3 at 8pm -
Secret Science Club & the Lasker Foundation present the 2026 Lasker Public Lecture with #LaskerAward winner Michael J. Welsh. 🧪
https://ow.ly/ibtP50Y7k6O
Bring your questions for a LIVE Q&A!
#cysticfibrosis #scicomm
Secret Science Club & the Lasker Foundation present the 2026 Lasker Public Lecture with #LaskerAward winner Michael J. Welsh. 🧪
https://ow.ly/ibtP50Y7k6O
Bring your questions for a LIVE Q&A!
#cysticfibrosis #scicomm
MAGA Trump Genes www.wiley.law/alert-Trump-...
Introducing Wiley’s Trump Administration Resource Center & Guide – Your Essential Tools for 2025
As President-Elect Trump’s second Administration begins in January 2025, businesses face a critical juncture with potential shifts in regulatory focus across industries and sectors including artificia...
www.wiley.law
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
MAGA Trump Genes www.wiley.law/alert-Trump-...
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We are hiring for group leaders again — EBI is a great place to start your research group!
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...
Research Group Leader
Do you want to lead groundbreaking research in computational biology? Join us at EMBL-EBI! EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) is seeking talented and highly-motivated scientists to jo...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
We are hiring for group leaders again — EBI is a great place to start your research group!
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...
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Wow. Journals like this should be immediately removed from the Clarivate database.
Wiley: "We’re supporting responsible research assessment practices" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1520...
Also Wiley: "Prove that your article is a good fit for this journal 😉😉😉😉😉 by citing at least two of our articles in your manuscript before we will even consider reviewing it" 🤡
Also Wiley: "Prove that your article is a good fit for this journal 😉😉😉😉😉 by citing at least two of our articles in your manuscript before we will even consider reviewing it" 🤡
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Wow. Journals like this should be immediately removed from the Clarivate database.
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FoldMason is out now in @science.org. It generates accurate multiple structure alignments for thousands of protein structures in seconds. Great work by Cameron L. M. Gilchrist and @milot.bsky.social.
📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐 search.foldseek.com/foldmason
💾 github.com/steineggerla...
📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐 search.foldseek.com/foldmason
💾 github.com/steineggerla...
Multiple protein structure alignment at scale with FoldMason
Protein structure is conserved beyond sequence, making multiple structural alignment (MSTA) essential for analyzing distantly related proteins. Computational prediction methods have vastly extended ou...
www.science.org
January 30, 2026 at 6:11 AM
FoldMason is out now in @science.org. It generates accurate multiple structure alignments for thousands of protein structures in seconds. Great work by Cameron L. M. Gilchrist and @milot.bsky.social.
📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐 search.foldseek.com/foldmason
💾 github.com/steineggerla...
📄 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🌐 search.foldseek.com/foldmason
💾 github.com/steineggerla...
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Un poste de Maître de Conférence est ouvert pour rejoindre notre unité à Lyon !
Possibilité de rejoindre mon équipe pour travailler sur:
- caractérisation des mécanismes de défense anti-phage
- transfert horizontal et interactions entre éléments génétiques mobiles
N'hésitez pas à me contacter
Possibilité de rejoindre mon équipe pour travailler sur:
- caractérisation des mécanismes de défense anti-phage
- transfert horizontal et interactions entre éléments génétiques mobiles
N'hésitez pas à me contacter
📢 Recrutement d’un(e) Maître(sses) de conférence en Biochimie générale, spécialité bactériologie moléculaire à MMSB
🔬Recherche
*Immunité anti-phages
*Réponse au stress, modulation de la croissance bactérienne
✉️ christophe.grangeasse@cnrs.fr
📚Enseignement : Université Lyon I
✉️ patrice.gouet@ibcp.fr
🔬Recherche
*Immunité anti-phages
*Réponse au stress, modulation de la croissance bactérienne
✉️ christophe.grangeasse@cnrs.fr
📚Enseignement : Université Lyon I
✉️ patrice.gouet@ibcp.fr
January 29, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Un poste de Maître de Conférence est ouvert pour rejoindre notre unité à Lyon !
Possibilité de rejoindre mon équipe pour travailler sur:
- caractérisation des mécanismes de défense anti-phage
- transfert horizontal et interactions entre éléments génétiques mobiles
N'hésitez pas à me contacter
Possibilité de rejoindre mon équipe pour travailler sur:
- caractérisation des mécanismes de défense anti-phage
- transfert horizontal et interactions entre éléments génétiques mobiles
N'hésitez pas à me contacter
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🌟 New preprint alert! 🌟 We’re excited to share the latest work from @francoisleulier.bsky.social lab, now on bioRxiv!
Symbiosis through lysis: prophage activation underlies Lactiplantibacillus plantarum probiotic function https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.15.694388v1
December 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
🌟 New preprint alert! 🌟 We’re excited to share the latest work from @francoisleulier.bsky.social lab, now on bioRxiv!
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A new paper from the lab on virus-like particles called eCISs www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How bacteria evolved thousands of precision nanoinjectors?
Some bacteria don’t secrete toxins — they inject them using phage-derived machines called extracellular contractile injection systems (eCISs).
How bacteria evolved thousands of precision nanoinjectors?
Some bacteria don’t secrete toxins — they inject them using phage-derived machines called extracellular contractile injection systems (eCISs).
A comprehensive catalogue of receptor-binding domains in extracellular contractile injection systems - Nature Communications
Extracellular contractile injection systems (eCISs) are bacteriophage tail-derived toxin delivery complexes that are present in many prokaryotes. Here, the authors present an analysis of eCIS tail fib...
www.nature.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:26 PM
A new paper from the lab on virus-like particles called eCISs www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How bacteria evolved thousands of precision nanoinjectors?
Some bacteria don’t secrete toxins — they inject them using phage-derived machines called extracellular contractile injection systems (eCISs).
How bacteria evolved thousands of precision nanoinjectors?
Some bacteria don’t secrete toxins — they inject them using phage-derived machines called extracellular contractile injection systems (eCISs).
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Here, we find that many Genomic islands have origins of transfer (oriT) mobilisable by conjugation, incl. known Pathogenicity & defense islands. iOriT use only an oriT for transfer by hitching on conjugative elements: they make abundant, diverse, ancient families of mobile genetic elements. See🧵
Bacteria chromosomes contain Genomic Islands that provide virulence, antibiotic resistance, MGE-defence,... They transfer between cells, but the mechanism of most remains elusive.
Here we explore the conjugative capacity of these mysterious Genomic Islands.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Here we explore the conjugative capacity of these mysterious Genomic Islands.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Here, we find that many Genomic islands have origins of transfer (oriT) mobilisable by conjugation, incl. known Pathogenicity & defense islands. iOriT use only an oriT for transfer by hitching on conjugative elements: they make abundant, diverse, ancient families of mobile genetic elements. See🧵
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When you are a millenial but you want to connect with your students
December 6, 2024 at 3:26 PM
When you are a millenial but you want to connect with your students
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Sharing three fully funded PhD opportunities to join my lab at Queen’s to work on topics spanning bacterial pathogens, antibiotic resistance, microbial interactions, & mobile genetic elements 🦠. Closing dates in January and February, and open to international candidates 🌍 Projects detailed below ⬇️
December 30, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Sharing three fully funded PhD opportunities to join my lab at Queen’s to work on topics spanning bacterial pathogens, antibiotic resistance, microbial interactions, & mobile genetic elements 🦠. Closing dates in January and February, and open to international candidates 🌍 Projects detailed below ⬇️