Paul Orwin
@paulmorwin.bsky.social
I guess we’ve found the new twitter!
Hates traitorous republican Magats, loves microbiology...and also sports, lots of sports
Hates traitorous republican Magats, loves microbiology...and also sports, lots of sports
@markowenmartin.bsky.social I'm sitting here at ASM biofilms, just heard Jo Handelsman talk (she gave you a little shoutout), and now hearing your former student Ruth Isenberg talk about E. faecalis! she is now working in the building i did my phd in which is a real "small world thing"!
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@markowenmartin.bsky.social I'm sitting here at ASM biofilms, just heard Jo Handelsman talk (she gave you a little shoutout), and now hearing your former student Ruth Isenberg talk about E. faecalis! she is now working in the building i did my phd in which is a real "small world thing"!
#LUFC fans understandably are upset but everyone needs to remember what the survival strategy is; win at home against bottom half opposition, get a couple of smash and grab wins away, get some draws against the top half. That’s the path to 40 points and survival. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
#LUFC fans understandably are upset but everyone needs to remember what the survival strategy is; win at home against bottom half opposition, get a couple of smash and grab wins away, get some draws against the top half. That’s the path to 40 points and survival. 1/2
The NYT, with its finger on the pulse of American culture, has discovered the "Don't create the Torment Nexus" meme
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...
Why Does So Much New Technology Feel Inspired by Dystopian Sci-Fi Movies?
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The NYT, with its finger on the pulse of American culture, has discovered the "Don't create the Torment Nexus" meme
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/m...
OMG Chicago Bears WTAF are you doing?
November 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
OMG Chicago Bears WTAF are you doing?
I mostly don’t care about either one of these teams (OAKLAND A’s fan till I die) but I do feel bad for Geddy Lee.
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I mostly don’t care about either one of these teams (OAKLAND A’s fan till I die) but I do feel bad for Geddy Lee.
since i'm saturday sports posting, this @scottishrugby.bsky.social vs @usarugby.bsky.social match is men against boys. I am a big supporter of Scotland Rugby, but its making me a bit sad. The "Tier 1 vs Tier 2" rugby nations feels pretty accurate today.
November 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
since i'm saturday sports posting, this @scottishrugby.bsky.social vs @usarugby.bsky.social match is men against boys. I am a big supporter of Scotland Rugby, but its making me a bit sad. The "Tier 1 vs Tier 2" rugby nations feels pretty accurate today.
worst performance of the year (and I'm including the Arsenal game) for #LUFC. They were passive and slow to the ball, looked like a Carabao Cup match between a PL side and a League One side until the last 10 minutes when Brighton were coasting. hard to watch
November 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
worst performance of the year (and I'm including the Arsenal game) for #LUFC. They were passive and slow to the ball, looked like a Carabao Cup match between a PL side and a League One side until the last 10 minutes when Brighton were coasting. hard to watch
good rule of thumb. when the phrase "sophisticated financial engineering" is used, grab your wallet with both hands...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
good rule of thumb. when the phrase "sophisticated financial engineering" is used, grab your wallet with both hands...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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31 years ago today, no TV and no beer made Homer Simpson something something. “Treehouse of Horror V” premiered October 30, 1994.
October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
31 years ago today, no TV and no beer made Homer Simpson something something. “Treehouse of Horror V” premiered October 30, 1994.
I don’t think I have ever been this happy not to be watching a Gopher game. What. Is. Happening…
October 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I don’t think I have ever been this happy not to be watching a Gopher game. What. Is. Happening…
I’m not a Warriors fan, but if you haven’t seen it in awhile it is simply incredible to watch Steph Curry play basketball. Gotta respect it
October 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I’m not a Warriors fan, but if you haven’t seen it in awhile it is simply incredible to watch Steph Curry play basketball. Gotta respect it
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CBS poll on Prop 50 in California (the redistricting amendment): Yes 62%, no 38% among likely voters.
www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...
www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...
October 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
CBS poll on Prop 50 in California (the redistricting amendment): Yes 62%, no 38% among likely voters.
www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...
www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...
It feels like our current situation as a society (political, social, and economic) is summed up in this one GIF
Brooklyn99 Brooklyn Nine Nine GIF
Alt: Brooklyn99 gif woman surprised that her actions have consequences
media.tenor.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
It feels like our current situation as a society (political, social, and economic) is summed up in this one GIF
Still a couple of formatting things that need fixing (this is a "pre-proof") but our genomes paper is now available online! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Really happy to see it out there, I hope people find it useful/interesting!
Really happy to see it out there, I hope people find it useful/interesting!
Completed genomes from Variovorax provide insight into genome diversification through horizontal gene transfer
Approximately 10% of all bacterial genomes sequenced thus far contain a secondary replicon. This property of bacterial populations vastly increases ge…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Still a couple of formatting things that need fixing (this is a "pre-proof") but our genomes paper is now available online! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Really happy to see it out there, I hope people find it useful/interesting!
Really happy to see it out there, I hope people find it useful/interesting!
Economics reporter from the NYT doesn't understand economics (or pretty straightforward math).
October 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Economics reporter from the NYT doesn't understand economics (or pretty straightforward math).
As metaphors go, I feel like this one is a bit on the nose...
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
As metaphors go, I feel like this one is a bit on the nose...
Woo hoo! paper accepted! nice to wake up to on a lazy Sunday...
October 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Woo hoo! paper accepted! nice to wake up to on a lazy Sunday...
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Producing enough food to feed more than 8 billion people is challenging. However, microbes offer powerful solutions in the form of biofertilizers and biochar, ultimately promoting crop health and boosting global food security and resilience. asm.social/2E7 #WorldFoodDay
October 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Producing enough food to feed more than 8 billion people is challenging. However, microbes offer powerful solutions in the form of biofertilizers and biochar, ultimately promoting crop health and boosting global food security and resilience. asm.social/2E7 #WorldFoodDay
Paper re-resubmitted! Fingers crossed...(the revisions were pretty minor, so hopefully it's all good)
October 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Paper re-resubmitted! Fingers crossed...(the revisions were pretty minor, so hopefully it's all good)
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🦠Join the legendary @viromegirl.bsky.social lab
Jobs in marine micro, virology & genomics
💻 Viral 'omics in seagrass
🧬 Marine microbial & bioinformatics
🧫 Vibrio phage + iron biogeochemistry
🎓 sea urchin–ciliate diseases
👉 www.marine.usf.edu/genomics/app...
#MarineVirology #Phagesky #Microbiome
Jobs in marine micro, virology & genomics
💻 Viral 'omics in seagrass
🧬 Marine microbial & bioinformatics
🧫 Vibrio phage + iron biogeochemistry
🎓 sea urchin–ciliate diseases
👉 www.marine.usf.edu/genomics/app...
#MarineVirology #Phagesky #Microbiome
Welcome to the Breitbart Lab - Genomics
We are modern virus hunters, using metagenomic sequencing to discover viruses in a wide range of environments and hosts. Have fun exploring the marvels of microbiology on this website!
marine.usf.edu
October 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
🦠Join the legendary @viromegirl.bsky.social lab
Jobs in marine micro, virology & genomics
💻 Viral 'omics in seagrass
🧬 Marine microbial & bioinformatics
🧫 Vibrio phage + iron biogeochemistry
🎓 sea urchin–ciliate diseases
👉 www.marine.usf.edu/genomics/app...
#MarineVirology #Phagesky #Microbiome
Jobs in marine micro, virology & genomics
💻 Viral 'omics in seagrass
🧬 Marine microbial & bioinformatics
🧫 Vibrio phage + iron biogeochemistry
🎓 sea urchin–ciliate diseases
👉 www.marine.usf.edu/genomics/app...
#MarineVirology #Phagesky #Microbiome
And now, because we let grad students name genes, everyone has to talk about forkhead genes...
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”
www.nobelprize.org
October 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
And now, because we let grad students name genes, everyone has to talk about forkhead genes...
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...
Gutted by that ending but I would have taken a point at the start! Got to watch with fellow die hard in Vegas thanks to @luamericas.com! #lufc
September 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Gutted by that ending but I would have taken a point at the start! Got to watch with fellow die hard in Vegas thanks to @luamericas.com! #lufc
I learned my lesson, no posting until the final whistle! Terrific performance, finally seeing the ball hit the back of the net (a few times!) and solid in the second half. This is what they need to do to stay in the PL this year #LUFC
September 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I learned my lesson, no posting until the final whistle! Terrific performance, finally seeing the ball hit the back of the net (a few times!) and solid in the second half. This is what they need to do to stay in the PL this year #LUFC