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Chris Lane
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Studying biodiversity and comparative genomics with a focus on the evolution of parasitism in algae and protists. Temporary Dean. Co-Editor, J Phycol.🦑🧪
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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Finally, we’ve solved a long-standing mystery: what tintinnid shells are actually made of:
A new class of biomaterial formed by remarkable structural proteins unique to tintinnids.
A major milestone after 3 years of work! Read about it in our preprint: doi.org/10.64898/202...
#ProtistsOnSky
December 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Microbial eukaryotes keep challenging assumptions about eukaryotic cell and genome biology.

Our upcoming workshop explores the frontier of protist genomics and how it shapes cell biology, ecology and evolution.

Please save the date! Talks, posters and ECR events

Websites and details coming soon
December 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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🎉 The #SeqCode has reached a significant milestone: with the validation of the genus Skiveiella, a total of 1,000 #names have now been validly published under the SeqCode.

This achievement marks a major step forward in the adoption and impact of the SeqCode within the scientific community.
December 13, 2025 at 6:11 AM
*Listens to white noise playlist while traveling*

Spotify: “And here’s a special message from your favorite artist of 2025!”
a white fan is sitting on a red background .
ALT: a white fan is sitting on a red background .
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Need to defeat a slime that resists all physical damage but your party is all fighters? Problematic mage gap.
Love vibrant colors on your walls, but your spouse insists on tan walls? Problematic beige gap.
Angry person yelling at chill person who is responding by being calm, which makes the angry person even more mad? Problematic rage gap.
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Love vibrant colors on your walls, but your spouse insists on tan walls? Problematic beige gap.
Angry person yelling at chill person who is responding by being calm, which makes the angry person even more mad? Problematic rage gap.
Prisoners keep escaping because you put the bars too far apart? Problematic cage gap.
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Marine Ecologist tenure track job, here at URI. Come join a thriving research environment with a major focus on all things marine!

jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960
Assistant Professor in Marine Ecology
The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by December 12, 2025. Applications received after December 12, 2025 may be re...
jobs.uri.edu
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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1. Postdoc in plant-fungal interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

2. Postdoc in molecular plant-microbe interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

3. Research technician: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...

(Pls share!)
Research Associate: Plant-fungal interactions
Research Associate: Plant-fungal interactions
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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This paper has been a must! Great collaboration with @mkrupovic.bsky.social and @yifanzhou.bsky.social, a N&V by a legend of halophilic archaea tinyurl.com/yc3dcv72, and one picture of one of our expeditions to Dallol making the cover of the November issue of @natmicrobiol.nature.com

rdcu.be/eLtCH
November 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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🚨Our collaboration with @centriolelab.bsky.social & @gautamdey.bsky.social is out today in @cp-cell.bsky.social
We show that #Expansion #Microscopy is a broad-spectrum modality for Euks, enabling 3D phenotypic maps rooted to phylogeny.
#ProtistsOnSky #SciComm #SciSky

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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32,000 in Providence on a gorgeous day!
October 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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I think we need to keep repeating this point —that decisions by this admin, by the EPA Secretary confirmed by our Senators, by DOGE as Nick Begich III & Dan Sullivan enthusiastically cheered it on —directly impacted Kipnuk’s destruction. Alaskans need to see that politics affect homes, bodies, lives
"The E.P.A. grant was intended to fund Kipnuk’s river stabilization project for three years. Planning, design & some construction were supposed to happen between June and September, when the river would have thawed enough for barges to bring supplies to the village."

It was cancelled last spring 🫠
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
ecoevojobs.net 2025-26
docs.google.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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OIST is seeking up to four tenure-track or tenured faculty in Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography. Application deadline: Oct 15. Please share. Thx!
www.oist.jp/careers/facu...
October 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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NEW

WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.

This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it

www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.

Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We just created a huge number of political prisoners for no reason.
Microsoft gave guidance on H1Bs to its employees last night
September 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In our current environment, when very weird things happen, ask “how will this be weaponized”?
September 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Interested in eukaryotic algal evolution, metagenomics, new plastid diversity, and more? Check out my poster (P175) today at #eseb2025 ! #protistsonsky
August 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
What I see when people post pics of their food in the UK.
aw that's nice, my library got some books for when the AI founders drop by
August 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
At no point in this title will you be able to guess the next word.
July 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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This is the same amount as the entire National Science Foundation's R&D spending for the entire field of *engineering* for the whole country. All of it.
NYT reports that a mysterious, *$984 million* transfer from a Pentagon"black box" account might be paying for the renovation of Trump's "free" Qatari jet.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
What Will It Cost to Renovate the ‘Free’ Air Force One? Don’t Ask.
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Une baguette.
July 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM