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· Nov 12
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ALT: the sun is shining through the clouds in the sky above the ocean
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Viral NblA proteins negatively affect oceanic cyanobacterial photosynthesis www.nature.com/articles/s41...
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
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A prophage-encoded sRNA limits phage infection of adherent-invasive E. coli
#PLoSPathogen from @prsecor.bsky.social
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#PLoSPathogen from @prsecor.bsky.social
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A prophage-encoded sRNA limits phage infection of adherent-invasive E. coli
Author summary Prophages—viral genomes integrated into bacterial chromosomes—are common in enteric bacteria and can profoundly influence bacterial physiology and ecological fitness. Here we show that ...
journals.plos.org
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
A prophage-encoded sRNA limits phage infection of adherent-invasive E. coli
#PLoSPathogen from @prsecor.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
#PLoSPathogen from @prsecor.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
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Microbial dynamics in coral reef waters: Diel cycles in contrasting seasons | Science Advances https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.ady9534?af=R
Microbial dynamics in coral reef waters: Diel cycles in contrasting seasons
Tiny microbes around coral reefs reveal the reef’s hidden pulse.
www.science.org
January 2, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Microbial dynamics in coral reef waters: Diel cycles in contrasting seasons | Science Advances https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.ady9534?af=R
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21st International Conference on Retinal Proteins (ICRP2026) will be held in Siena, Italy, from September 14 to 19, 2026
Chair- Massimo Olivucci,
Co-Chair- Kwang-Hwang Jung
www.congressi.unisi.it/retinalprote...
Chair- Massimo Olivucci,
Co-Chair- Kwang-Hwang Jung
www.congressi.unisi.it/retinalprote...
October 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
21st International Conference on Retinal Proteins (ICRP2026) will be held in Siena, Italy, from September 14 to 19, 2026
Chair- Massimo Olivucci,
Co-Chair- Kwang-Hwang Jung
www.congressi.unisi.it/retinalprote...
Chair- Massimo Olivucci,
Co-Chair- Kwang-Hwang Jung
www.congressi.unisi.it/retinalprote...
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נראה שהשיא מאחורינו, אבל עדיין רמת תחלואה גבוהה מאוד.
לכו להתחסן.
לכו להתחסן.
January 1, 2026 at 7:16 AM
נראה שהשיא מאחורינו, אבל עדיין רמת תחלואה גבוהה מאוד.
לכו להתחסן.
לכו להתחסן.
congratulations to @omernadel.bsky.social. his paper was chosen as the paper of the month in our faculty @biologytechnion.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Viral NblA proteins negatively affect oceanic cyanobacterial photosynthesis - Nature
Viral NblA accelerates the cyanophage infection cycle, directs degradation of the host phycobilisome and other proteins, and reduces host photosynthetic light-harvesting efficiency.
www.nature.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:20 AM
congratulations to @omernadel.bsky.social. his paper was chosen as the paper of the month in our faculty @biologytechnion.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
ברכות ל @omernadel.bsky.social . המאמר שלו נבחר למאמר החודש בפקולטה!!!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 1, 2026 at 5:13 AM
ברכות ל @omernadel.bsky.social . המאמר שלו נבחר למאמר החודש בפקולטה!!!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Happy New Year! 🌅🎍Last year, while we could report on several studies including UV-absorbing anion channels and carotenoid-binding rhodopsins. In 2026, we also have many exciting events including ICRP in Siena. Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to working with you this year! 🙇♂️
January 1, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Happy New Year! 🌅🎍Last year, while we could report on several studies including UV-absorbing anion channels and carotenoid-binding rhodopsins. In 2026, we also have many exciting events including ICRP in Siena. Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to working with you this year! 🙇♂️
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
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Megagenomoviruses with nearly five megabase genomes and ribosomal proteins www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
Megagenomoviruses with nearly five megabase genomes and ribosomal proteins
Nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDVs) infect diverse eukaryotes, but their upper genome size limit is unknown. We report the discovery of "Megagenomoviruses," three giant virus genomes assemble...
www.researchsquare.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Megagenomoviruses with nearly five megabase genomes and ribosomal proteins www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
from 2020. Lateral Gene Transfer of Anion-Conducting Channelrhodopsins between Green Algae and Giant Viruses www.cell.com/current-biol...
Lateral Gene Transfer of Anion-Conducting Channelrhodopsins between Green Algae and Giant Viruses
Channelrhodopsins (ChRs) are light-gated ion channels. Using metagenomics and electrophysiology,
Rozenberg, Oppermann, et al. describe a new family of anion-conducting ChRs encoded
by giant viruses an...
www.cell.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:28 AM
from 2020. Lateral Gene Transfer of Anion-Conducting Channelrhodopsins between Green Algae and Giant Viruses www.cell.com/current-biol...
Genomic evidence supports the “long chronology” for the peopling of Sahul www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
December 31, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Genomic evidence supports the “long chronology” for the peopling of Sahul www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A Structure-guided, Indel-aware Framework for Ancestral Reconstruction of Full-length Seven-transmembrane Proteins www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 31, 2025 at 6:10 AM
A Structure-guided, Indel-aware Framework for Ancestral Reconstruction of Full-length Seven-transmembrane Proteins www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Multistep genomics on single cells and live cultures in subnanoliter capsules www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Multistep genomics on single cells and live cultures in subnanoliter capsules
Single-cell sequencing methods uncover natural and induced variation between cells. Many functional genomic methods, however, require multiple steps that cannot yet be scaled to high throughput, inclu...
www.science.org
December 31, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Multistep genomics on single cells and live cultures in subnanoliter capsules www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Congratulations to Doi Basu @dwaipayanbasu.bsky.social for publishing his first first-author paper from the lab!
The cryoEM structure of a tubulin-like protein from bacteriophage Goslar forms "microtubules" with nine protofilaments!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mM253SNvc...
The cryoEM structure of a tubulin-like protein from bacteriophage Goslar forms "microtubules" with nine protofilaments!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mM253SNvc...
authors.elsevier.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Congratulations to Doi Basu @dwaipayanbasu.bsky.social for publishing his first first-author paper from the lab!
The cryoEM structure of a tubulin-like protein from bacteriophage Goslar forms "microtubules" with nine protofilaments!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mM253SNvc...
The cryoEM structure of a tubulin-like protein from bacteriophage Goslar forms "microtubules" with nine protofilaments!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mM253SNvc...
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🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Attention students and recent grads! opportunity for #oceanscience interns to sail aboard #EVNautilus next year in a paid position for 3-5 weeks. Whether you’re studying #marinebiology, #geology, or any other type of #oceanography. Learn more and apply by Jan 4 at NautilusLive.org
Nautilus Live | Ocean Exploration Trust
Explore the ocean with us! We seek out new discoveries while conducting scientific exploration of the seafloor and stream live to the world aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Attention students and recent grads! opportunity for #oceanscience interns to sail aboard #EVNautilus next year in a paid position for 3-5 weeks. Whether you’re studying #marinebiology, #geology, or any other type of #oceanography. Learn more and apply by Jan 4 at NautilusLive.org
Schiff base deprotonation and structural changes in a mouse UV-sensitive cone visual pigment revealed by FTIR spectroscopy at 77 K www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/biop...
December 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Schiff base deprotonation and structural changes in a mouse UV-sensitive cone visual pigment revealed by FTIR spectroscopy at 77 K www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/biop...
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A four-year postdoc focusing on "plant growth-promoting bacteriophages" available in my group. Skills in metaviromics and metagenomics essential. Application deadline: 2.2.2026. For more info, see the link.
Postdoctoral Researcher in discovering the benefits of plant growth-promoting bacteriophages
Postdoctoral Researcher in discovering the benefits of plant growth-promoting bacteriophages
jobs.helsinki.fi
December 29, 2025 at 6:29 AM
A four-year postdoc focusing on "plant growth-promoting bacteriophages" available in my group. Skills in metaviromics and metagenomics essential. Application deadline: 2.2.2026. For more info, see the link.
The protein turnover and trafficking of Chlamyopsin6 is regulated by IFT88 and IFT52 in the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The protein turnover and trafficking of Chlamyopsin6 is regulated by IFT88 and IFT52 in the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Living Materials Approach for In Situ Bio-Polymers Production Using Bacillus Paralicheniformis in Microneedles advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Living Materials Approach for In Situ Bio‐Polymers Production Using Bacillus Paralicheniformis in Microneedles
Dissolvable microneedle (MN) device containing Bacillus paralicheniformis. The polymeric matrix encapsulates and protects the bacteria, preserving their viability while enabling in situ production an...
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Living Materials Approach for In Situ Bio-Polymers Production Using Bacillus Paralicheniformis in Microneedles advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Single-cell genomics reveals complex microbial and viral associations in ciliates and testate amoebae | Nature Communications https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65263-4
Single-cell genomics reveals complex microbial and viral associations in ciliates and testate amoebae - Nature Communications
Protist microbiomes are poorly understood. Here, the authors analysed single protist cells to profile their microbiomes and viromes showing that these tiny eukaryotes serve as environmental hubs for hidden bacterial symbionts and diverse giant viruses.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Single-cell genomics reveals complex microbial and viral associations in ciliates and testate amoebae | Nature Communications https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65263-4
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End-of-year preprint dump! A collaboration with @messorensen.bsky.social and German and Korean colleagues: "The phylogenetic context for the origin of a unique purple-green photosymbiosis "
doi.org/10.64898/202...
doi.org/10.64898/202...
December 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
End-of-year preprint dump! A collaboration with @messorensen.bsky.social and German and Korean colleagues: "The phylogenetic context for the origin of a unique purple-green photosymbiosis "
doi.org/10.64898/202...
doi.org/10.64898/202...
FTIR Spectroscopy of a Viral Rhodopsin, OLPVR2 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
FTIR Spectroscopy of a Viral Rhodopsin, OLPVR2
Microbial rhodopsins in giant viruses are classified into two major classes: VR1 and VR2. Organic Lake Phycodnavirus Rhodopsin 2 (OLPVR2) belongs to the VR2 family, while OLPVR1 is a viral channelrhod...
pubs.acs.org
December 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
FTIR Spectroscopy of a Viral Rhodopsin, OLPVR2 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Metagenomics reveals potential interactions between Patescibacteriota and their phages in groundwater ecosystems | mSystems https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/msystems.01204-25?af=R
December 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Metagenomics reveals potential interactions between Patescibacteriota and their phages in groundwater ecosystems | mSystems https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/msystems.01204-25?af=R