PaulaW microIDDoc.bsky.social
@microiddoc.bsky.social
Microbiologist, drosophila genetics, gut-microbe interactions, immuno metabolism, ID Physician
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Carole King - Up On The Roof (BBC In Concert, February 10, 1971)-“Up on the Roof” is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded in 1962 by The Drifters.
January 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Carole King - Up On The Roof (BBC In Concert, February 10, 1971)-“Up on the Roof” is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and recorded in 1962 by The Drifters.
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Boston stands with the people of Minneapolis.
January 8, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Boston stands with the people of Minneapolis.
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One of the organizations the US withdrew from is the European Centre for Countering Hybrid Threats.
That group primarily focuses on protecting European democracies from hostile Russian intelligence and military operations. Except the current US government hopes to see those hostile ops succeed.
That group primarily focuses on protecting European democracies from hostile Russian intelligence and military operations. Except the current US government hopes to see those hostile ops succeed.
50. US withdraws from @ipcc.bsky.social, @ipbes.net, @irena-official.bsky.social, Intl Union for the Conservation of Nature, UN Energy, UN Oceans, UN Water, @ununiversity.bsky.social, UNFCCC, among others (Jan. 7, 2026)
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 AM
One of the organizations the US withdrew from is the European Centre for Countering Hybrid Threats.
That group primarily focuses on protecting European democracies from hostile Russian intelligence and military operations. Except the current US government hopes to see those hostile ops succeed.
That group primarily focuses on protecting European democracies from hostile Russian intelligence and military operations. Except the current US government hopes to see those hostile ops succeed.
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utterly horrified at what our country is doing to the people of the world right now. i hope they can forgive us. but it's our responsibility to stop this madness
January 7, 2026 at 4:09 AM
utterly horrified at what our country is doing to the people of the world right now. i hope they can forgive us. but it's our responsibility to stop this madness
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Multigenerational mammoth-bone home that lasted more than 400 years in #Ukraine #archaeology
18,000-Year-Old Circular Dwellings Made of Mammoth Bones Unearthed in Ukraine | Sci.News
The Upper Paleolithic site of Mezhyrich, located in Cherkasy oblast, central Ukraine, is home to four remarkable mammoth bone structures.
www.sci.news
January 5, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Multigenerational mammoth-bone home that lasted more than 400 years in #Ukraine #archaeology
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The more you know. We are all chimeras at a very small level. You likely have cells in your body from your mother and your siblings that were born before you. How this chimerism influences your immune system is beginning to be unraveled. #Science #ScienceSunday
Some of your cells are not genetically yours — what can they tell us about life and death?
A tiny population of cells that are passed across the placenta between mother and baby challenge basic tenets of human immunology.
www.nature.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The more you know. We are all chimeras at a very small level. You likely have cells in your body from your mother and your siblings that were born before you. How this chimerism influences your immune system is beginning to be unraveled. #Science #ScienceSunday
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We are hiring!
Looking for curious and motivated new colleagues to join my lab at the Karolinska Institute @ki.se.
If you are interested in studying cell identity and pancreas biology using human organoids, (spatial)omics genome and bioengineering please reach out!
#hiring #sciencejob #STEMJobs
Looking for curious and motivated new colleagues to join my lab at the Karolinska Institute @ki.se.
If you are interested in studying cell identity and pancreas biology using human organoids, (spatial)omics genome and bioengineering please reach out!
#hiring #sciencejob #STEMJobs
January 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
We are hiring!
Looking for curious and motivated new colleagues to join my lab at the Karolinska Institute @ki.se.
If you are interested in studying cell identity and pancreas biology using human organoids, (spatial)omics genome and bioengineering please reach out!
#hiring #sciencejob #STEMJobs
Looking for curious and motivated new colleagues to join my lab at the Karolinska Institute @ki.se.
If you are interested in studying cell identity and pancreas biology using human organoids, (spatial)omics genome and bioengineering please reach out!
#hiring #sciencejob #STEMJobs
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We are starting 2026 by looking for candidates to apply for the Junta de Andalucía PhD fellowship. If you are interested in bacterial secretion systems and molecular biology, get in touch. More info about our work: personal.us.es/pbguzman/ & regarding the call www.investigacion.us.es/convocatoria...
January 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
We are starting 2026 by looking for candidates to apply for the Junta de Andalucía PhD fellowship. If you are interested in bacterial secretion systems and molecular biology, get in touch. More info about our work: personal.us.es/pbguzman/ & regarding the call www.investigacion.us.es/convocatoria...
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If spending some time in the UK is of interest, my lab is advertising a PhD post presently with a deadline of Jan 8th.
For MSc enquiries, email me (see link) and see 2nd post.
mahansonresearch.weebly.com/blog/phd-stu...
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For MSc enquiries, email me (see link) and see 2nd post.
mahansonresearch.weebly.com/blog/phd-stu...
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PhD studentship! Deadline Jan 8th 2026
Cryptic fitness consequences of a selfish X chromosome
mahansonresearch.weebly.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
If spending some time in the UK is of interest, my lab is advertising a PhD post presently with a deadline of Jan 8th.
For MSc enquiries, email me (see link) and see 2nd post.
mahansonresearch.weebly.com/blog/phd-stu...
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For MSc enquiries, email me (see link) and see 2nd post.
mahansonresearch.weebly.com/blog/phd-stu...
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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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ROV pilots filmed this giant phantom jelly, or Stygiomedusa gigantea, at 253 meters during an ROV descent to explore the Colorado-Rawson submarine canyon wall. #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
January 2, 2026 at 12:07 AM
ROV pilots filmed this giant phantom jelly, or Stygiomedusa gigantea, at 253 meters during an ROV descent to explore the Colorado-Rawson submarine canyon wall. #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
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Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.
January 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.
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Happy New Year!
May all your PCRs give you only specific bands of the appropriate sizes. May your gel extraction and miniprep yields be high.
May your cloning always give you at least one correct colony, and your genotyping identify the mutants you are after. ✨
May all your PCRs give you only specific bands of the appropriate sizes. May your gel extraction and miniprep yields be high.
May your cloning always give you at least one correct colony, and your genotyping identify the mutants you are after. ✨
January 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Happy New Year!
May all your PCRs give you only specific bands of the appropriate sizes. May your gel extraction and miniprep yields be high.
May your cloning always give you at least one correct colony, and your genotyping identify the mutants you are after. ✨
May all your PCRs give you only specific bands of the appropriate sizes. May your gel extraction and miniprep yields be high.
May your cloning always give you at least one correct colony, and your genotyping identify the mutants you are after. ✨
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Happy New Years Bluesky!!! I hope in 2026 all your experiments succeed, your grant panels are generous, and your reviewers grasp your genius 🧪
January 1, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Happy New Years Bluesky!!! I hope in 2026 all your experiments succeed, your grant panels are generous, and your reviewers grasp your genius 🧪
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Evidence suggests that transcriptionally similar cells can be functionally diverse
go.nature.com/3N4lT2d
go.nature.com/3N4lT2d
Does a cell’s gene expression always reflect its function?
Transcriptionally similar neurons can be functionally diverse.
go.nature.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Evidence suggests that transcriptionally similar cells can be functionally diverse
go.nature.com/3N4lT2d
go.nature.com/3N4lT2d
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Written by the father of a trans girl…
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
Why the War on Trans Girls Is a War on Girlhood
Excluding trans girls is controlling who can be girls, and who can't, further dividing children and causing harm
medium.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Written by the father of a trans girl…
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
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BREAKING: The National Institutes of Health has agreed to evaluate grant applications that were wrongfully frozen due to the Trump administration’s ideological purge of biomedical research.
December 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
BREAKING: The National Institutes of Health has agreed to evaluate grant applications that were wrongfully frozen due to the Trump administration’s ideological purge of biomedical research.
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Interesting new paper on Enterococcus lactis (the species formerly known as Clade B E. faecium)
'The Mannose Phosphotransferase System in Enterococcus lactis Is Essential for Gastrointestinal Colonization'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
'The Mannose Phosphotransferase System in Enterococcus lactis Is Essential for Gastrointestinal Colonization'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
The Mannose Phosphotransferase System in Enterococcus lactis Is Essential for Gastrointestinal Colonization
Enterococcus lactis, a recently established species that was previously classified as Enterococcus faecium clade B. Given its recent taxonomic classification, studies on this bacterium are scarce, an...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Interesting new paper on Enterococcus lactis (the species formerly known as Clade B E. faecium)
'The Mannose Phosphotransferase System in Enterococcus lactis Is Essential for Gastrointestinal Colonization'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
'The Mannose Phosphotransferase System in Enterococcus lactis Is Essential for Gastrointestinal Colonization'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
We create vector graphics of model organisms and emerging biological research organisms to enhance our publications. We’re sharing these editable graphics under a CC0 license for other scientists to...
doi.org
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
ID physicians about tetanus and measles..."I just cleaned up this mess. Can we keep it clean for ten minutes?" Courtesy of Mr. Incredible
December 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
ID physicians about tetanus and measles..."I just cleaned up this mess. Can we keep it clean for ten minutes?" Courtesy of Mr. Incredible
Never thought I would see this!
We'll need to revise medical education, teaching future professionals to look for diseases they were taught were virtually eradicated....
Heehaw, lockjaw is back! #medsky "The rise in U.S. tetanus cases, stems mainly from declining vaccination rates, especially among older adults and those missing boosters, coupled with climate-related disasters (floods, wildfires) increasing exposure via deep wounds in soil."
December 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Never thought I would see this!
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This is an outstanding essay describing some of the important roles and influences of NIH program officers (from an insider perspective).
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
The Quiet Power of Program Officers
How invisible decisions shape what science gets done—and whether it matters
elizabethginexi.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This is an outstanding essay describing some of the important roles and influences of NIH program officers (from an insider perspective).
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
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“The anti-vaccine movement is not a spontaneous expression of grassroots concern. It’s an industry.”
Well done and important to digest. There is plenty of human failing in any human endeavor, but the narrative and the reality in this specific situation needs sunlight.
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The Pharma Shill Paradox: Who Actually Profits from Vaccine Mistrust
A physician examines the financial anatomy of an insult
substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“The anti-vaccine movement is not a spontaneous expression of grassroots concern. It’s an industry.”
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The grant application to support members attending the Annual Conference 2026 is open and closes on 2 January 2026 at 23:59 GMT. Check your eligibility and apply now: microb.io/AC26Grant #Microbio26
December 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The grant application to support members attending the Annual Conference 2026 is open and closes on 2 January 2026 at 23:59 GMT. Check your eligibility and apply now: microb.io/AC26Grant #Microbio26
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Not now, super-massive runaway black hole!
Astronomers made a truly mind-boggling discovery using the JWST:
A runaway super-massive black hole, rocketing through space at a staggering 1,000 km/s, leaving a 200,000 light-year-long tail in its wake in which gas is accumulating and triggering star formation.
🧪
www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
A runaway super-massive black hole, rocketing through space at a staggering 1,000 km/s, leaving a 200,000 light-year-long tail in its wake in which gas is accumulating and triggering star formation.
🧪
www.space.com/astronomy/bl...
James Webb Space Telescope confirms 1st 'runaway' supermassive black hole rocketing through home galaxy at 2.2 million mph: 'It boggles the mind!'
"The forces that are needed to dislodge such a massive black hole from its home are enormous."
www.space.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Not now, super-massive runaway black hole!