Dr Dr Oona Snoeyenbos-West
@oonawest.bsky.social
Research Scientist: University of Arizona, Carini Lab.
Co Founder, MycoMine 🍄🟫Environmental Microbiologist /Geomicrobiologist, First Gen Scientist 🇺🇸 Manifesting Microbes 🪄🦠🧫🪄💫
Co Founder, MycoMine 🍄🟫Environmental Microbiologist /Geomicrobiologist, First Gen Scientist 🇺🇸 Manifesting Microbes 🪄🦠🧫🪄💫
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Mycoremediation and Its Fungal Powers with Dr. Oona Snoeyenbos-West
The Future is Fungi · Episode
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Interested in how Fungi are shaping the future of our planet? 🍄 🌍🌎🌏🍄🟫Check out the latest “The Future is Fungi podcast”featuring yours truly ! 👇🏻
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attending an international science conference right now is like time traveling to last year's United States 🧪
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
attending an international science conference right now is like time traveling to last year's United States 🧪
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Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
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Nurturing the human microbiome has long been linked with improved health
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just one month of growing plants boosted skin bacteria and the body’s immune response. It was not the act of gardening that was important, but contact with healthy, biodiverse soils
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just one month of growing plants boosted skin bacteria and the body’s immune response. It was not the act of gardening that was important, but contact with healthy, biodiverse soils
How we’re killing our internal ecosystem – and what we can do to reverse it
In this week’s newsletter: Preserving and nurturing the human microbiome has long been linked with improved health. This holistic approach is finally gaining scientific credibility
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Nurturing the human microbiome has long been linked with improved health
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just one month of growing plants boosted skin bacteria and the body’s immune response. It was not the act of gardening that was important, but contact with healthy, biodiverse soils
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just one month of growing plants boosted skin bacteria and the body’s immune response. It was not the act of gardening that was important, but contact with healthy, biodiverse soils
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Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging.
The COVID Pandemic May Have Aged Your Brain—Even If You Never Got Sick
Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging.
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A paper in Scientific Reports presents the origins of vivid colours within the gemstone ammolite — a rare type of brightly coloured fossilised ammonite shell. go.nature.com/48OT5DX #Paleosky ⚒️ 🧪
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
A paper in Scientific Reports presents the origins of vivid colours within the gemstone ammolite — a rare type of brightly coloured fossilised ammonite shell. go.nature.com/48OT5DX #Paleosky ⚒️ 🧪
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Congratulations to the 2025 recipient of the Volvo Prize, @naomioreskes.bsky.social! Naomi's work addresses vital issues such as why we need to trust science; a topic that becomes even more important with every new day.
Read more here: www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
Read more here: www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
Why we should trust scientists
Many of the world's biggest problems require asking questions of scientists -- but why should we believe what they say? Historian of science Naomi Oreskes thinks deeply about our relationship to belie...
www.ted.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 recipient of the Volvo Prize, @naomioreskes.bsky.social! Naomi's work addresses vital issues such as why we need to trust science; a topic that becomes even more important with every new day.
Read more here: www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
Read more here: www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
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OTD in 1977 Carl Woese and George Fox redrew the tree of life. They proposed a third “urkingdom”—the “archaebacteria”—in addition to eukaryotes and bacteria. Woese later called this taxon “Archea.”
AFAIK, he didn’t publish his famous tree diagram until the late 80s.
🐋🌱🧪 #HistSTM 🗃️🧠 #evobio 🐡
AFAIK, he didn’t publish his famous tree diagram until the late 80s.
🐋🌱🧪 #HistSTM 🗃️🧠 #evobio 🐡
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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And folk abroad think British food isn't exotic a double cooked fermented pancake spread with yeast extract to start the day
November 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
And folk abroad think British food isn't exotic a double cooked fermented pancake spread with yeast extract to start the day
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Excellent work!
All us scientists are gonna see this and be like:
"yeah, that was 100% me when I was a kiddo"
All us scientists are gonna see this and be like:
"yeah, that was 100% me when I was a kiddo"
November 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Excellent work!
All us scientists are gonna see this and be like:
"yeah, that was 100% me when I was a kiddo"
All us scientists are gonna see this and be like:
"yeah, that was 100% me when I was a kiddo"
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Garbage in, garbage out.
Too much social media gives AI chatbots ‘brain rot’
Large language models fed low-quality data skip steps in their reasoning process.
www.nature.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Garbage in, garbage out.
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#Gluten sensitivity may actually be FODMAP sensitivity
theconversation.com/your-gluten-...
#glutenfree risks:
> 139% more expensive
> lower in fiber & key nutrients
> reduces diversity in diet
> alters gut microbes
> reinforces anxiety about eating
🧪 #health #science #diet
theconversation.com/your-gluten-...
#glutenfree risks:
> 139% more expensive
> lower in fiber & key nutrients
> reduces diversity in diet
> alters gut microbes
> reinforces anxiety about eating
🧪 #health #science #diet
Your gluten sensitivity might be something else entirely, new study shows
A new study shows gluten itself is rarely the cause of gut problems, whatever people think. But symptoms are real. So what’s really going on?
theconversation.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
#Gluten sensitivity may actually be FODMAP sensitivity
theconversation.com/your-gluten-...
#glutenfree risks:
> 139% more expensive
> lower in fiber & key nutrients
> reduces diversity in diet
> alters gut microbes
> reinforces anxiety about eating
🧪 #health #science #diet
theconversation.com/your-gluten-...
#glutenfree risks:
> 139% more expensive
> lower in fiber & key nutrients
> reduces diversity in diet
> alters gut microbes
> reinforces anxiety about eating
🧪 #health #science #diet
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Oh to be a previously unknown
carnivorous sponge in the depths of the southern oceans
carnivorous sponge in the depths of the southern oceans
Carnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean
Researchers previously took first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in scarcely explored habitat
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Oh to be a previously unknown
carnivorous sponge in the depths of the southern oceans
carnivorous sponge in the depths of the southern oceans
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Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty.
Their Professors Caught Them Cheating. They Used A.I. to Apologize.
Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty.
nyti.ms
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty.
Reposted by Dr Dr Oona Snoeyenbos-West
The mysterious carbon star CW Leonis glows within a web of shells and arcs — a cosmic masterpiece of carbon dust and light. Its fiery layers may hold clues to how the carbon in us once drifted through dying stars like this one.
Image Credit: ESA, NASA, Hubble, T. Ueta (U. Denver), H. Kim (KASI)
Image Credit: ESA, NASA, Hubble, T. Ueta (U. Denver), H. Kim (KASI)
October 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The mysterious carbon star CW Leonis glows within a web of shells and arcs — a cosmic masterpiece of carbon dust and light. Its fiery layers may hold clues to how the carbon in us once drifted through dying stars like this one.
Image Credit: ESA, NASA, Hubble, T. Ueta (U. Denver), H. Kim (KASI)
Image Credit: ESA, NASA, Hubble, T. Ueta (U. Denver), H. Kim (KASI)
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Scientists are using mushrooms to create sustainable insulation for housing in Alaska’s extreme climate, which sees parts of the state swing from minus-78 degrees Fahrenheit to 100 degrees throughout the year.
Are mushrooms the future of insulation?
Scientists in Alaska are working to develop a sustainable and affordable fungus-based solution for insulation.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Scientists are using mushrooms to create sustainable insulation for housing in Alaska’s extreme climate, which sees parts of the state swing from minus-78 degrees Fahrenheit to 100 degrees throughout the year.
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NOAA retirees “volunteering” including one who is working as an “unpaid intern” in order to help. I would like to never again hear anyone bitch about civil servants’ work ethic tyvm.
Volunteers Step In to Help Understaffed NOAA Track Hurricane Melissa
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
NOAA retirees “volunteering” including one who is working as an “unpaid intern” in order to help. I would like to never again hear anyone bitch about civil servants’ work ethic tyvm.
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From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
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Check out some of my illustrations featuring DNA that is, actually, structurally accurate.
Whilst color is absent at the nanoscale, I choose it to highlight the form and function.
These illustrations are grounded in structural data.
#blender3d #sciart #DNA #scicomm
Whilst color is absent at the nanoscale, I choose it to highlight the form and function.
These illustrations are grounded in structural data.
#blender3d #sciart #DNA #scicomm
October 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Check out some of my illustrations featuring DNA that is, actually, structurally accurate.
Whilst color is absent at the nanoscale, I choose it to highlight the form and function.
These illustrations are grounded in structural data.
#blender3d #sciart #DNA #scicomm
Whilst color is absent at the nanoscale, I choose it to highlight the form and function.
These illustrations are grounded in structural data.
#blender3d #sciart #DNA #scicomm
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UK: Inside looming NHS winter crisis as hospitals face ‘armageddon’
Doctors warn this winter could be one of the worst for the NHS, as an early flu season and rising COVID cases push hospitals to “astonishing” pressure, combined with high A&E demand and staffing cuts.
Source: archive.li/GZN4C
Doctors warn this winter could be one of the worst for the NHS, as an early flu season and rising COVID cases push hospitals to “astonishing” pressure, combined with high A&E demand and staffing cuts.
Source: archive.li/GZN4C
October 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
UK: Inside looming NHS winter crisis as hospitals face ‘armageddon’
Doctors warn this winter could be one of the worst for the NHS, as an early flu season and rising COVID cases push hospitals to “astonishing” pressure, combined with high A&E demand and staffing cuts.
Source: archive.li/GZN4C
Doctors warn this winter could be one of the worst for the NHS, as an early flu season and rising COVID cases push hospitals to “astonishing” pressure, combined with high A&E demand and staffing cuts.
Source: archive.li/GZN4C
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I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this
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My Sunday update on explosive intensification of #HurricaneMelissa and why I fear a generational disaster is emerging
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Hurricane Melissa Approaches Rare Category 5 — Four Things To Know
Hurricane Melissa is on its way to Category 5 status after explosively intensifying. Here are 4 things you need to know right now about its strength, track, and impacts.
www.forbes.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
My Sunday update on explosive intensification of #HurricaneMelissa and why I fear a generational disaster is emerging
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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Reposted by Dr Dr Oona Snoeyenbos-West
The detective in charge of solving the Louvre heist.
Can we get the menswear guy to weigh in? Did they just pull him out of central casting?
Can we get the menswear guy to weigh in? Did they just pull him out of central casting?
October 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The detective in charge of solving the Louvre heist.
Can we get the menswear guy to weigh in? Did they just pull him out of central casting?
Can we get the menswear guy to weigh in? Did they just pull him out of central casting?
Reposted by Dr Dr Oona Snoeyenbos-West
Mycorrhizal fungi provide plants with nitrogen, but in exchange they take up to half the carbon plants pull from the atmosphere. In a new study, researchers investigate how the environment influences this give-and-take. 🧪🌱🍄
eos.org/research-spo...
eos.org/research-spo...
How Plant-Fungi Friendships Are Changing - Eos
A new framework shows how much carbon plants allocate to their endosymbionts and how that amount might change in the face of warming soil and rising carbon dioxide levels.
eos.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Mycorrhizal fungi provide plants with nitrogen, but in exchange they take up to half the carbon plants pull from the atmosphere. In a new study, researchers investigate how the environment influences this give-and-take. 🧪🌱🍄
eos.org/research-spo...
eos.org/research-spo...