Nonia Pariente
@npariente.bsky.social
Editor in Chief of the #NonProfit, #OpenAccess journal @plosbiology.org Former Chief Editor of Nature Microbiology.
#Virologist. #Feminist. #Spaniard in the UK. #Galician. #European always.
Views my own.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3666-5683
#Virologist. #Feminist. #Spaniard in the UK. #Galician. #European always.
Views my own.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3666-5683
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Nonia Pariente
@npariente.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Hi Bluesky! 👋
Dipping my toes here given the dumpsterfire over at X. I am Editor in Chief of #PLOSBiology, interested in all things #science.
#virologist, passionate about #OpenScience & making #publication process constructive & transparent.
I look forward to rebuilding community here!
Dipping my toes here given the dumpsterfire over at X. I am Editor in Chief of #PLOSBiology, interested in all things #science.
#virologist, passionate about #OpenScience & making #publication process constructive & transparent.
I look forward to rebuilding community here!
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Justificar esta agresión hablando de democracia es una imbecilidad supina.
No vamos bombardeando dictaduras ni gobiernos genocidas. Y menos ellos, los amigos de Arabia Saudí y Netanyahu.
Es otra operación de saqueo y dominación que abre un periodo gravísimo para la humanidad.
No vamos bombardeando dictaduras ni gobiernos genocidas. Y menos ellos, los amigos de Arabia Saudí y Netanyahu.
Es otra operación de saqueo y dominación que abre un periodo gravísimo para la humanidad.
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Justificar esta agresión hablando de democracia es una imbecilidad supina.
No vamos bombardeando dictaduras ni gobiernos genocidas. Y menos ellos, los amigos de Arabia Saudí y Netanyahu.
Es otra operación de saqueo y dominación que abre un periodo gravísimo para la humanidad.
No vamos bombardeando dictaduras ni gobiernos genocidas. Y menos ellos, los amigos de Arabia Saudí y Netanyahu.
Es otra operación de saqueo y dominación que abre un periodo gravísimo para la humanidad.
Reading these heartbreaking news while at a lovely library is specially poignant
January 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Reading these heartbreaking news while at a lovely library is specially poignant
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Some people think science is just for nerds, but science is the foundation of the modern world and science is what made America great.
Even though many of us don’t work directly in space science, we were inspired to become scientists by NASA. Destroying it makes zero sense.
Even though many of us don’t work directly in space science, we were inspired to become scientists by NASA. Destroying it makes zero sense.
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Some people think science is just for nerds, but science is the foundation of the modern world and science is what made America great.
Even though many of us don’t work directly in space science, we were inspired to become scientists by NASA. Destroying it makes zero sense.
Even though many of us don’t work directly in space science, we were inspired to become scientists by NASA. Destroying it makes zero sense.
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Happy to see @joelrc.bsky.social's paper identifying cellular heterogeneity in basal OASL expression as a major determinant of interferon induction during influenza virus infection out in its final form:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Happy new year, hope everyone's 2026 is better than 2025!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Happy new year, hope everyone's 2026 is better than 2025!
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
January 1, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Happy to see @joelrc.bsky.social's paper identifying cellular heterogeneity in basal OASL expression as a major determinant of interferon induction during influenza virus infection out in its final form:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Happy new year, hope everyone's 2026 is better than 2025!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Happy new year, hope everyone's 2026 is better than 2025!
I love this extremely nerdy, niche comment. May even incorporate this into my slide of possible peer review outcomes with a weak editorial process
😂😂
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Thanks to the reviewers for their valuable suggestions. The manuscript now reads more elegantly and can be understood more easily by non-specialist readers.
January 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I love this extremely nerdy, niche comment. May even incorporate this into my slide of possible peer review outcomes with a weak editorial process
😂😂
😂😂
A beautiful dusk at Wicken Fen during a New Year’s Day walk.
I hope the year continues as it has started
I hope the year continues as it has started
January 1, 2026 at 6:21 PM
A beautiful dusk at Wicken Fen during a New Year’s Day walk.
I hope the year continues as it has started
I hope the year continues as it has started
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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.
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How does fever work?
Our new Science paper shows how elevated body temperature can protect against severe influenza and that avian-origin viruses escape this defence.
This is likely one reason why bird flus and some pandemic influenzas can be so severe.🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new Science paper shows how elevated body temperature can protect against severe influenza and that avian-origin viruses escape this defence.
This is likely one reason why bird flus and some pandemic influenzas can be so severe.🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Avian-origin influenza A viruses tolerate elevated pyrexic temperatures in mammals
Host body temperature can define a virus’s replicative profile—influenza A viruses (IAVs) adapted to 40° to 42°C in birds are less temperature sensitive in vitro compared with human isolates adapted t...
www.science.org
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
How does fever work?
Our new Science paper shows how elevated body temperature can protect against severe influenza and that avian-origin viruses escape this defence.
This is likely one reason why bird flus and some pandemic influenzas can be so severe.🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new Science paper shows how elevated body temperature can protect against severe influenza and that avian-origin viruses escape this defence.
This is likely one reason why bird flus and some pandemic influenzas can be so severe.🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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And yet in the UK I see universities in crisis and colleagues simply giving up research, and their careers. Perhaps in 2026 there will be a realisation that such agreements actually rely on supporting science. Merry Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
And yet in the UK I see universities in crisis and colleagues simply giving up research, and their careers. Perhaps in 2026 there will be a realisation that such agreements actually rely on supporting science. Merry Christmas.
One of the happy moments of a difficult year
✅ May 2025: Landmark adoption of the #PandemicAgreement.
Countries adopted the first Pandemic Agreement at the 78th World Health Assembly. The agreement fosters international collaboration and commits to ensuring more equitable access to vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics.
Countries adopted the first Pandemic Agreement at the 78th World Health Assembly. The agreement fosters international collaboration and commits to ensuring more equitable access to vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics.
December 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
One of the happy moments of a difficult year
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“What The Effingers teaches us is not to underestimate the danger of the fascist menace, and to fight on all fronts against it, before it is no longer possible.” www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
In Berlin, I took an evening class on fascism – and found out how to stop the AfD | Tania Roettger
With the far-right party ahead in the polls, I discovered that a novel set during the rise of the Nazis provides a timely warning, says journalist Tania Roettger
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“What The Effingers teaches us is not to underestimate the danger of the fascist menace, and to fight on all fronts against it, before it is no longer possible.” www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
I hope everyone can find some joy and connection with loved ones this Christmas
December 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I hope everyone can find some joy and connection with loved ones this Christmas
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"how can someone not at least find it interesting watching a whole planet shift geological ages in the blink of an eye?"
Hear, hear!
Hear, hear!
December 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"how can someone not at least find it interesting watching a whole planet shift geological ages in the blink of an eye?"
Hear, hear!
Hear, hear!
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2000 yr old rotavirus!
RNA virus genomes from centuries- to millennia-old Adelie penguin mummies https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.17.693957v1
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
2000 yr old rotavirus!
Thoughtful recap of 2025 by Joanna Clarke, including many discoveries made this year & the editors' picks of those we published in @plosbiology.org
Want to guess? There are bright yellow worms, unusual mycomembranes, human response to avatars, tit learning strategies, soil science & more
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Want to guess? There are bright yellow worms, unusual mycomembranes, human response to avatars, tit learning strategies, soil science & more
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2025 was marked by upheaval and uncertainty for many within the life science community. In this Editorial, we reflect on the past year and highlight some of the many research achievements that give us reasons to be thankful.
🧪 #AcademicSky #biology #EOY #science #roundup
plos.io/4j5T3uh
🧪 #AcademicSky #biology #EOY #science #roundup
plos.io/4j5T3uh
December 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Thoughtful recap of 2025 by Joanna Clarke, including many discoveries made this year & the editors' picks of those we published in @plosbiology.org
Want to guess? There are bright yellow worms, unusual mycomembranes, human response to avatars, tit learning strategies, soil science & more
🧪
Want to guess? There are bright yellow worms, unusual mycomembranes, human response to avatars, tit learning strategies, soil science & more
🧪
Reposted by Nonia Pariente
2025 was marked by upheaval and uncertainty for many within the life science community. In this Editorial, we reflect on the past year and highlight some of the many research achievements that give us reasons to be thankful.
🧪 #AcademicSky #biology #EOY #science #roundup
plos.io/4j5T3uh
🧪 #AcademicSky #biology #EOY #science #roundup
plos.io/4j5T3uh
December 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
2025 was marked by upheaval and uncertainty for many within the life science community. In this Editorial, we reflect on the past year and highlight some of the many research achievements that give us reasons to be thankful.
🧪 #AcademicSky #biology #EOY #science #roundup
plos.io/4j5T3uh
🧪 #AcademicSky #biology #EOY #science #roundup
plos.io/4j5T3uh
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Lovely celebration of 2025 for @plosbiology.org by my colleague Jo Clarke. My two nominations for this were journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... (by Chaolun Li &co) about worms turned yellow by orpiment, and journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... about a boom in AI-generated articles (by Matt Spick &co)...
December 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Lovely celebration of 2025 for @plosbiology.org by my colleague Jo Clarke. My two nominations for this were journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... (by Chaolun Li &co) about worms turned yellow by orpiment, and journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... about a boom in AI-generated articles (by Matt Spick &co)...
Just given my annual State of the journal address (thanks to @jkpfeiff.bsky.social for the original idea)
It is always great to compile the year's achievements & what a year it has been for @plosbiology.org! I am immensely proud of my team of enthusiastic & committed editors
🥂 to a great 2026!
It is always great to compile the year's achievements & what a year it has been for @plosbiology.org! I am immensely proud of my team of enthusiastic & committed editors
🥂 to a great 2026!
December 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just given my annual State of the journal address (thanks to @jkpfeiff.bsky.social for the original idea)
It is always great to compile the year's achievements & what a year it has been for @plosbiology.org! I am immensely proud of my team of enthusiastic & committed editors
🥂 to a great 2026!
It is always great to compile the year's achievements & what a year it has been for @plosbiology.org! I am immensely proud of my team of enthusiastic & committed editors
🥂 to a great 2026!
Prestige by association is less beneficial than looking at the impact of individual papers
"Most researchers would receive more recognition if assessed by article-level metrics than by journal-level metrics" @plosbiology.org
Why are we still stuck on #journal impact factors?
#JIF #ALMs
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"Most researchers would receive more recognition if assessed by article-level metrics than by journal-level metrics" @plosbiology.org
Why are we still stuck on #journal impact factors?
#JIF #ALMs
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Are authors fairly judged by assessing the #journals in which their work is published? @bihutchins.bsky.social &co reveal that most influential papers are published in lower tier journals, and more authors would be better recognized with #ArticleLevelMetrics #ALMs @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4oV58Ed
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Prestige by association is less beneficial than looking at the impact of individual papers
"Most researchers would receive more recognition if assessed by article-level metrics than by journal-level metrics" @plosbiology.org
Why are we still stuck on #journal impact factors?
#JIF #ALMs
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"Most researchers would receive more recognition if assessed by article-level metrics than by journal-level metrics" @plosbiology.org
Why are we still stuck on #journal impact factors?
#JIF #ALMs
🧪
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AI folks now having to realise what GWAS folks did about studying bacterial genome datasets. Great work by great researchers
#MachineLearning methods are used to predict #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR from genomic data. @lbarquist.bsky.social &co show that sampling biases driven by population structure severely undermine the accuracy of AMR prediction models even with large datasets @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4iZ0zXQ
December 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
AI folks now having to realise what GWAS folks did about studying bacterial genome datasets. Great work by great researchers
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#MachineLearning methods are used to predict #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR from genomic data. @lbarquist.bsky.social &co show that sampling biases driven by population structure severely undermine the accuracy of AMR prediction models even with large datasets @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4iZ0zXQ
December 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#MachineLearning methods are used to predict #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR from genomic data. @lbarquist.bsky.social &co show that sampling biases driven by population structure severely undermine the accuracy of AMR prediction models even with large datasets @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4iZ0zXQ
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Just decline the peer review invitation.
What are you people even doing?
What are you people even doing?
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just decline the peer review invitation.
What are you people even doing?
What are you people even doing?
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I can't believe this still needs to be said (and more loudly):
Trans rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
December 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I can't believe this still needs to be said (and more loudly):
Trans rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
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Yearly reminder that the world will not end if that new manuscript or revision sits on your desk for a couple more weeks, or you are realistic about decision times.
Editors & reviewers are people too, are getting swamped with work just about now, and will likely enjoy a well-deserved break soon
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Editors & reviewers are people too, are getting swamped with work just about now, and will likely enjoy a well-deserved break soon
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a cartoon drawing of minnie mouse talking on a phone
Alt: a cartoon drawing of minnie mouse working intensely
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Yearly reminder that the world will not end if that new manuscript or revision sits on your desk for a couple more weeks, or you are realistic about decision times.
Editors & reviewers are people too, are getting swamped with work just about now, and will likely enjoy a well-deserved break soon
🧪
Editors & reviewers are people too, are getting swamped with work just about now, and will likely enjoy a well-deserved break soon
🧪
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Our preprint on predicting drug resistance in bacteria is now out in @plosbiology.org. We show ignoring phylogenetic structure in genome collections leads to overly optimistic evaluations of machine learning methods for AMR prediction. Work from @yanyingyu.bsky.social with @nwheeler443.bsky.social.
Biased sampling driven by bacterial population structure confounds machine learning prediction of antimicrobial resistance
Machine learning methods have emerged as promising tools to predict antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and uncover resistance determinants from genomic data. This study shows that sampling biases driven b...
journals.plos.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Our preprint on predicting drug resistance in bacteria is now out in @plosbiology.org. We show ignoring phylogenetic structure in genome collections leads to overly optimistic evaluations of machine learning methods for AMR prediction. Work from @yanyingyu.bsky.social with @nwheeler443.bsky.social.