Jennifer Biddle
@jenbiddle.bsky.social
Taking over the world one microbe at a time.
Taking myself not too seriously.
Taking myself not too seriously.
Remembering that year when I absolutely lost my mind and got goats.
Remember just because you can doesn’t mean you should. #newmantra
Remember just because you can doesn’t mean you should. #newmantra
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Remembering that year when I absolutely lost my mind and got goats.
Remember just because you can doesn’t mean you should. #newmantra
Remember just because you can doesn’t mean you should. #newmantra
Chytrid fungi but also wait for spring. Can’t wait til the spring peepers make me have to turn the TV louder!
I used to pick up a frog like every day. what has happened
February 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Chytrid fungi but also wait for spring. Can’t wait til the spring peepers make me have to turn the TV louder!
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lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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Welcome to the Plutocracy
February 14, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Welcome to the Plutocracy
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#ASLO is honored to announce Dr. Debbie Lindell as the recipient of the 2026 Hutchinson Award for pioneering contributions to understanding how viruses shape marine microbial ecology, revealing host–virus interactions from single cells to entire ocean basins.
Read more: www.aslo.org/aslo-honors-...
Read more: www.aslo.org/aslo-honors-...
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
#ASLO is honored to announce Dr. Debbie Lindell as the recipient of the 2026 Hutchinson Award for pioneering contributions to understanding how viruses shape marine microbial ecology, revealing host–virus interactions from single cells to entire ocean basins.
Read more: www.aslo.org/aslo-honors-...
Read more: www.aslo.org/aslo-honors-...
The bold face lies that students think they can get away with is just quite shocking.
Faculty talk to each other. We are smart people. We see through things. Don't dig your hole bigger.
Faculty talk to each other. We are smart people. We see through things. Don't dig your hole bigger.
February 13, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The bold face lies that students think they can get away with is just quite shocking.
Faculty talk to each other. We are smart people. We see through things. Don't dig your hole bigger.
Faculty talk to each other. We are smart people. We see through things. Don't dig your hole bigger.
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I am seeking a postdoc to join my group at UCLA -- ideally the candidate would have some experience in either population genetics or microbes/microbiome (computational background needed). We have a range of projects and are happy to tailer to your interests. Please dm/email me if interested.
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I am seeking a postdoc to join my group at UCLA -- ideally the candidate would have some experience in either population genetics or microbes/microbiome (computational background needed). We have a range of projects and are happy to tailer to your interests. Please dm/email me if interested.
#Eldercare woes continue. Wondering if this is an infection-induced decline or this is just a decline.
Spent lunch today feeding my mom and reminding her to swallow, like we used to do with my nephew when he was 2 and would chipmunk food in his cheeks. Dementia sucks.
Spent lunch today feeding my mom and reminding her to swallow, like we used to do with my nephew when he was 2 and would chipmunk food in his cheeks. Dementia sucks.
February 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
#Eldercare woes continue. Wondering if this is an infection-induced decline or this is just a decline.
Spent lunch today feeding my mom and reminding her to swallow, like we used to do with my nephew when he was 2 and would chipmunk food in his cheeks. Dementia sucks.
Spent lunch today feeding my mom and reminding her to swallow, like we used to do with my nephew when he was 2 and would chipmunk food in his cheeks. Dementia sucks.
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My husband had to go to the butthole doctor today, to set up his colonoscopy. As a little treat to himself he stopped to photograph one of the local bald eagles.
Please don't tell him I talked about his butthole on the internet. He'd be so mad. Also, please schedule your colonoscopy if you're due.
Please don't tell him I talked about his butthole on the internet. He'd be so mad. Also, please schedule your colonoscopy if you're due.
February 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
My husband had to go to the butthole doctor today, to set up his colonoscopy. As a little treat to himself he stopped to photograph one of the local bald eagles.
Please don't tell him I talked about his butthole on the internet. He'd be so mad. Also, please schedule your colonoscopy if you're due.
Please don't tell him I talked about his butthole on the internet. He'd be so mad. Also, please schedule your colonoscopy if you're due.
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It's increasingly difficult to differentiate between malice and incompetence in the federal government.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax data to DHS
The tax agency only recently discovered it improperly disclosed tax information on thousands of the wrong people to immigration enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
It's increasingly difficult to differentiate between malice and incompetence in the federal government.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Spent a lot of time in class today talking about dental plaque and really can't wait for all the students to report back how they now notice it and it's grossing them out.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Spent a lot of time in class today talking about dental plaque and really can't wait for all the students to report back how they now notice it and it's grossing them out.
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JFC I've heard that Fetterman is considering supporting the SAVE act. It's a disaster of a bill that would create sweeping disenfranchisement.
Whoever your senators are, I don't care, call them. I don't wanna hear if you think they definitely will or won't support this, take 3 minutes & call.
Whoever your senators are, I don't care, call them. I don't wanna hear if you think they definitely will or won't support this, take 3 minutes & call.
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
JFC I've heard that Fetterman is considering supporting the SAVE act. It's a disaster of a bill that would create sweeping disenfranchisement.
Whoever your senators are, I don't care, call them. I don't wanna hear if you think they definitely will or won't support this, take 3 minutes & call.
Whoever your senators are, I don't care, call them. I don't wanna hear if you think they definitely will or won't support this, take 3 minutes & call.
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! #2026MMM
(With a hat-tip to the Dropkick Murphys)
The season's upon us, it's that time of year!
Science & carnage, there's battles to cheer,
there's twists to these plots
and there's stings to be stung,
there's research to do
and plenty of fun!
(With a hat-tip to the Dropkick Murphys)
The season's upon us, it's that time of year!
Science & carnage, there's battles to cheer,
there's twists to these plots
and there's stings to be stung,
there's research to do
and plenty of fun!
a man wearing a feathered hat says " hear ye hear ye "
Alt: Stephen Colbert rings a bell wearing a large feathered tricorn hat shouting "Hear Ye! Hear Ye!"
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! #2026MMM
(With a hat-tip to the Dropkick Murphys)
The season's upon us, it's that time of year!
Science & carnage, there's battles to cheer,
there's twists to these plots
and there's stings to be stung,
there's research to do
and plenty of fun!
(With a hat-tip to the Dropkick Murphys)
The season's upon us, it's that time of year!
Science & carnage, there's battles to cheer,
there's twists to these plots
and there's stings to be stung,
there's research to do
and plenty of fun!
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On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I want to take a moment to celebrate the wonderful women in the editorial board of Applied and Environmental Microbiology at @asm.org Journals. It is an honor to work with them.
Onward and upward!
#WomenInScience #AEM #ApplEnvironMicrobiol
Onward and upward!
#WomenInScience #AEM #ApplEnvironMicrobiol
February 12, 2026 at 1:31 AM
On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I want to take a moment to celebrate the wonderful women in the editorial board of Applied and Environmental Microbiology at @asm.org Journals. It is an honor to work with them.
Onward and upward!
#WomenInScience #AEM #ApplEnvironMicrobiol
Onward and upward!
#WomenInScience #AEM #ApplEnvironMicrobiol
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As a botanist, this isn’t funny. Plants are sessile and only do this when they’re in extreme distress
February 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
As a botanist, this isn’t funny. Plants are sessile and only do this when they’re in extreme distress
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Anaerobic methane oxidation by ANME-2a at two molar chloride in Orca Basin https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.09.704686v1
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Anaerobic methane oxidation by ANME-2a at two molar chloride in Orca Basin https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.09.704686v1
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Imagine that. Better late than never
GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Imagine that. Better late than never
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⏰ Reminder: Peggy Cotter Travel Award apps due Feb 16!
We have 3 $1,650 travel awards for ASM Microbe 2026!
👩🔬 Early-career professionals (≤15 yrs from terminal degree)are eligible
📧 Apply: jegoff@esf.edu
🧬 ASM + CNY ASM membership are required
Learn more: sites.google.com/view/cnyasm/...
We have 3 $1,650 travel awards for ASM Microbe 2026!
👩🔬 Early-career professionals (≤15 yrs from terminal degree)are eligible
📧 Apply: jegoff@esf.edu
🧬 ASM + CNY ASM membership are required
Learn more: sites.google.com/view/cnyasm/...
CNY ASM - Awards
sites.google.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
⏰ Reminder: Peggy Cotter Travel Award apps due Feb 16!
We have 3 $1,650 travel awards for ASM Microbe 2026!
👩🔬 Early-career professionals (≤15 yrs from terminal degree)are eligible
📧 Apply: jegoff@esf.edu
🧬 ASM + CNY ASM membership are required
Learn more: sites.google.com/view/cnyasm/...
We have 3 $1,650 travel awards for ASM Microbe 2026!
👩🔬 Early-career professionals (≤15 yrs from terminal degree)are eligible
📧 Apply: jegoff@esf.edu
🧬 ASM + CNY ASM membership are required
Learn more: sites.google.com/view/cnyasm/...
Show me a way to do a global nitrogen cycle on Mars that supports more than....Matt Damon.
*yelling into the void*
If we had the technology colonize the moon or Mars we would also have the technology to maintain earth’s habitability
If we had the technology colonize the moon or Mars we would also have the technology to maintain earth’s habitability
*sigh*
Co-evolution of the Earth, from the atmosphere to the hydrosphere to the *lithosphere*, and life or life's byproducts appears to have been a thing as far back as we have a rock record.
Co-evolution of the Earth, from the atmosphere to the hydrosphere to the *lithosphere*, and life or life's byproducts appears to have been a thing as far back as we have a rock record.
February 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Show me a way to do a global nitrogen cycle on Mars that supports more than....Matt Damon.
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Apply now for funding from SSE to attend the AIBS Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC in April! Participants will receive communications and advocacy training before meeting with lawmakers. Learn more and apply by February 15: www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awar...
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February 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Apply now for funding from SSE to attend the AIBS Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC in April! Participants will receive communications and advocacy training before meeting with lawmakers. Learn more and apply by February 15: www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awar...
@aibsbiology.bsky.social
@aibsbiology.bsky.social
Why so close to the Canadian Football League Fans? ;) 🦠
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Why so close to the Canadian Football League Fans? ;) 🦠
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My aunt and uncle went without power for 2.5 months after Maria. My grandfather who lives in San Juan went even longer. The power lines were the most impactful image of many tonight.
Bad Bunny is telling the world that the people in Puerto Rico are American citizens and deserve reliable and resilient electricity and infrastructure investment from the U.S. government.
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 AM
My aunt and uncle went without power for 2.5 months after Maria. My grandfather who lives in San Juan went even longer. The power lines were the most impactful image of many tonight.
Walked on water today.
February 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Walked on water today.
Never leave weapons out around a cat.
February 8, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Never leave weapons out around a cat.