Thomas Mock
@thomasmock.bsky.social
Ocean Microbiome | Evolution | Algae | Diatoms | Genomics | Genetics | Biology | Ecology | Biotechnology | Co-Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Phycology
https://mocklab.com/
https://www.omicroncr.co.uk/
https://mocklab.com/
https://www.omicroncr.co.uk/
Reposted by Thomas Mock
Some times we have good news: today enters into force the High Seas Treaty, known as the #Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement
Hope for the #ocean
#OceanOptimism
#MarineEcology
#MarinePolicy
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Hope for the #ocean
#OceanOptimism
#MarineEcology
#MarinePolicy
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Game-changing international ocean treaty comes into force
Almost two decades in the making, an international agreement to protect and sustainably use marine life in international waters and the international seabed is due to come into force on Saturday, mark...
news.un.org
January 17, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Some times we have good news: today enters into force the High Seas Treaty, known as the #Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement
Hope for the #ocean
#OceanOptimism
#MarineEcology
#MarinePolicy
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Hope for the #ocean
#OceanOptimism
#MarineEcology
#MarinePolicy
news.un.org/en/story/202...
I am glad you like them. Of course, share them across your other social channels. π
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
I am glad you like them. Of course, share them across your other social channels. π
This morning at the campus of @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 AM
This morning at the campus of @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
Most dystopian landscape in Germany during blue-hour cycling
December 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Most dystopian landscape in Germany during blue-hour cycling
Just out - an update on our paper from 2015:
Evolution of Microalgae and Their Adaptations in Different Marine Ecosystems #ocean #algae #microbiomes
Led by @antoniaotte1.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/9780...
Evolution of Microalgae and Their Adaptations in Different Marine Ecosystems #ocean #algae #microbiomes
Led by @antoniaotte1.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/9780...
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Just out - an update on our paper from 2015:
Evolution of Microalgae and Their Adaptations in Different Marine Ecosystems #ocean #algae #microbiomes
Led by @antoniaotte1.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/9780...
Evolution of Microalgae and Their Adaptations in Different Marine Ecosystems #ocean #algae #microbiomes
Led by @antoniaotte1.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/9780...
Our new paper just out in @isme-microbes.bsky.social Venturing into the deep sea: #microbiomes and their feedbacks play a significant role in shaping habitat-scale spatial heterogeneity of #cold-seep carbonates. @norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
December 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our new paper just out in @isme-microbes.bsky.social Venturing into the deep sea: #microbiomes and their feedbacks play a significant role in shaping habitat-scale spatial heterogeneity of #cold-seep carbonates. @norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
Our consensus statement led by @jgi.doe.gov on standards for technical reporting in #environmental and host-associated #microbiome studies #STREAMS @norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 2, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Our consensus statement led by @jgi.doe.gov on standards for technical reporting in #environmental and host-associated #microbiome studies #STREAMS @norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Scenic drive along the Laoshan mountains
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Scenic drive along the Laoshan mountains
At OUC campus in November
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 AM
At OUC campus in November
A double helix in front of @viblifesciences.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A double helix in front of @viblifesciences.bsky.social
Thanks for the invite! See you tomorrow.
TOMORROW: SEMINAR by @thomasmock.bsky.social from @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social, invited by the groups of @stevenmaere.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Thanks for the invite! See you tomorrow.
Our new preprint led by Emelia J. Chamberlain:
From microbial diversity to function: evaluating dimensionality reduction methods
#MOSAiC #Arctic #Ocean #microbiomes @norwichmicro.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
From microbial diversity to function: evaluating dimensionality reduction methods
#MOSAiC #Arctic #Ocean #microbiomes @norwichmicro.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
From microbial diversity to function; evaluating dimensionality reduction methods
Artificial Intelligence (AI), and more specifically Machine Learning (ML), have become an increasingly prevalent tool in microbial oceanography. The high dimensionality of microbial diversity data fro...
www.biorxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Our new preprint led by Emelia J. Chamberlain:
From microbial diversity to function: evaluating dimensionality reduction methods
#MOSAiC #Arctic #Ocean #microbiomes @norwichmicro.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
From microbial diversity to function: evaluating dimensionality reduction methods
#MOSAiC #Arctic #Ocean #microbiomes @norwichmicro.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our new methods paper led by AWI colleagues with the support of #OmicronCr. CRISPR-Cas for single-cell diatom microbiome research. @isme-microbes.bsky.social
@norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
@norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
Genotype and culture condition effects on single-cell diatom microbiomes: enhanced detection of low-abundance taxa with CRISPR-Cas9
Abstract. Primary production in aquatic systems is governed by interactions between microalgae and their associated bacteria. Most of our knowledge about a
academic.oup.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Our new methods paper led by AWI colleagues with the support of #OmicronCr. CRISPR-Cas for single-cell diatom microbiome research. @isme-microbes.bsky.social
@norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
@norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
Seen today on our campus @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Seen today on our campus @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
New issue of Journal of Phycology is out with our paper highlighted on the cover. π Congrats to all authors and especially Longji Deng π @ueaenv.bsky.social
First genetic transformation system in a heterotrophic #diatom
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15298817...
First genetic transformation system in a heterotrophic #diatom
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15298817...
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
New issue of Journal of Phycology is out with our paper highlighted on the cover. π Congrats to all authors and especially Longji Deng π @ueaenv.bsky.social
First genetic transformation system in a heterotrophic #diatom
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15298817...
First genetic transformation system in a heterotrophic #diatom
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15298817...
Fully funded #PhD Studentship in my lab! Get in touch π
The role of light-driven proton pumps in sustaining oceanic primary production #microbial #rhodopsins #diatom #ocean
@ueaenv.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The role of light-driven proton pumps in sustaining oceanic primary production #microbial #rhodopsins #diatom #ocean
@ueaenv.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Fully funded #PhD Studentship in my lab! Get in touch π
The role of light-driven proton pumps in sustaining oceanic primary production #microbial #rhodopsins #diatom #ocean
@ueaenv.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
The role of light-driven proton pumps in sustaining oceanic primary production #microbial #rhodopsins #diatom #ocean
@ueaenv.bsky.social
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Our latest #preprint led by Yumary M. Vasquez & Frederik Schulz @jgi.doe.gov
The largest database of giant #virus MAGs (GVMAGs V2) with >18,000 genomes from #marine, freshwater, anthropogenic and terrestrial environments.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The largest database of giant #virus MAGs (GVMAGs V2) with >18,000 genomes from #marine, freshwater, anthropogenic and terrestrial environments.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Our latest #preprint led by Yumary M. Vasquez & Frederik Schulz @jgi.doe.gov
The largest database of giant #virus MAGs (GVMAGs V2) with >18,000 genomes from #marine, freshwater, anthropogenic and terrestrial environments.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The largest database of giant #virus MAGs (GVMAGs V2) with >18,000 genomes from #marine, freshwater, anthropogenic and terrestrial environments.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congrats all! Exciting times ahead! Good luck everyone! πππ
WelΒcome, MarMic Class of 2030!! π©βπ¬
13 stuΒdents from 8 countries have arΒrived to our InΒterΒnaΒtional Max Planck ReΒsearch School of MarΒine MiΒcroΒbiΒoΒlogy MarMic.
Weβre very happy to have you & look forΒward to the years ahead!
www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Welcome-M...
@maxplanck.de #marinebiology
13 stuΒdents from 8 countries have arΒrived to our InΒterΒnaΒtional Max Planck ReΒsearch School of MarΒine MiΒcroΒbiΒoΒlogy MarMic.
Weβre very happy to have you & look forΒward to the years ahead!
www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Welcome-M...
@maxplanck.de #marinebiology
September 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Congrats all! Exciting times ahead! Good luck everyone! πππ
Congrats everyone including @paulgmock.bsky.social Good luck at @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social You are in good hands
www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Welcome-M...
www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Welcome-M...
Welcome, MarMic Class of 2030
www.mpi-bremen.de
September 30, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Congrats everyone including @paulgmock.bsky.social Good luck at @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social You are in good hands
www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Welcome-M...
www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Welcome-M...
Reposted by Thomas Mock
New Species Spotlight π
Patricia Sanchez-Baracaldo zooms in and out on cyanobacteria
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/eHZSN
Patricia Sanchez-Baracaldo zooms in and out on cyanobacteria
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/eHZSN
Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Patricia Sanchez-Baracaldo zooms in and out on cyanobacteria.
www.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New Species Spotlight π
Patricia Sanchez-Baracaldo zooms in and out on cyanobacteria
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/eHZSN
Patricia Sanchez-Baracaldo zooms in and out on cyanobacteria
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/eHZSN
Reposted by Thomas Mock
Sequencing methods 𧬠have come a long way from census counts π’ to assembling genomes and understanding the functions π§ͺ of bacteria and viruses.
New review by @jgi.doe.gov's Gitta SzabΓ³, @emileyeloe-fadrosh.bsky.social, Tanja Woyke with @jeffinerca.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New review by @jgi.doe.gov's Gitta SzabΓ³, @emileyeloe-fadrosh.bsky.social, Tanja Woyke with @jeffinerca.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A genomic view of Earthβs biomes - Nature Reviews Genetics
Genome-wide approaches have uncovered the vast microbial and viral diversity across ecosystems. This Review explores advances in metagenomics, single-cell sequencing and functional profiling to elucid...
www.nature.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Sequencing methods 𧬠have come a long way from census counts π’ to assembling genomes and understanding the functions π§ͺ of bacteria and viruses.
New review by @jgi.doe.gov's Gitta SzabΓ³, @emileyeloe-fadrosh.bsky.social, Tanja Woyke with @jeffinerca.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New review by @jgi.doe.gov's Gitta SzabΓ³, @emileyeloe-fadrosh.bsky.social, Tanja Woyke with @jeffinerca.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Worth reading: A genome-wide CRISPR screen reveals how #diatoms thrive in dynamic light. From Ellen Yeh's group
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Worth reading: A genome-wide CRISPR screen reveals how #diatoms thrive in dynamic light. From Ellen Yeh's group
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...