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César Sánchez
@twistedbacteria.bsky.social
Microbiology editor at a multidisciplinary open-access journal.
Born & raised in Asturias, Spain.
In the UK since 2008.
Dad ×3, husband ×1.
Posts in English and Spanish.
LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/CesarSanchez
The views expressed are my own.
Pues eso.
Responsible AI Photo Restoration

"Because generative AI editing tools, like Gemini and ChatGPT, have the potential to materially alter images in unexpected ways, it’s important to disclose when you use them"

craigen.org/longform-art...
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Dibujo del director de cine francés Georges Méliès de una escena de su película de 1902 Viaje a la Luna.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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☕️ Good morning. I hope everyone has a great week.
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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📢 Interested in #chromosomes 🧬 & #archaea thriving at the edge of life? PhD project in York,UK on how archaea pass on their genome to daughter cells.Friendly supervisors: me, @steve-quinn-lab.bsky.social & @georgerheath.bsky.social

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📅 January 7, 2026
Please RP🙏thx!
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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This spring, new AI photo tools arrived. Genealogists experimented. Then quickly we realized: these tools don't "restore" historical photos—they may fabricate new faces.

By August, these "restorations" were everywhere, unlabeled, corrupting our shared historical record. #genealogy
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Favourite film dream sequence:

Salvador Dali's Dream Sequence from Hitchcock's "Spellbound" (1945)

youtu.be/JyPe1Jahyfo?...
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions. I am in Spain this week launching the book - come along! www.tomgauld.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Soon available in my group: 1 PhD position to investigate prokaryotic histones. See our recent work that highlights the existence and diversity of prokaryotic histones (e.g. Schwab et al., TIBS, 2025; Schwab et al., Nat Comm, 2024; Hu et al., Nucl Acids Res, 2024). Please DM for informal enquiries.
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Hi everyone, a few years ago, we started a list of labs studying bacterial immunty for students, editors, conference organizers... (currently n=79).

Update time ! Send me a message to 1) add your lab or others 2) Correct info
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#Phagesky #Microsky
Labs in bacterial immunity
docs.google.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! 💥 closing 10th December.. Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems.

For more details and to apply please see

www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Early Microbial Evolution

"The origin of life on Earth remains one of the greatest and most pervasive mysteries in science. We know the story in broad strokes: Around 4 billion years ago, simple chemical compounds gave rise to living cells, which later formed..."

🦠

asm.org/articles/202...
Early Microbial Evolution | ASM.org
How did life begin, and why does it matter? Scientists are tracing early microbial life—from LUCA to multicellularity—to unlock insights for biotech, climate science and even space exploration.
asm.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"El cólera no es esencialmente un desafío médico, sino político"

"El cólera es por antonomasia la enfermedad de la pobreza"

"La mejor forma, y la única sostenible, de prevenir la enfermedad es garantizando el acceso a agua potable y saneamiento"

elpais.com/planeta-futu...
El cólera no es esencialmente un desafío médico, sino político
Los brotes más graves se registran en África, donde en la mayoría de los casos los conflictos aceleran la propagación de la enfermedad
elpais.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
October 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Israel strikes Gaza again after overnight bombardment that killed at least 104

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Israel strikes Gaza again after overnight bombardment that killed at least 104
Attacks shatter Palestinians’ short-lived relief since start of ceasefire that now looks increasingly fragile
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Israel anuncia que retoma el alto el fuego tras causar 104 muertos, incluidos 46 niños, y 253 heridos

elpais.com/internaciona...
Israel anuncia que retoma el alto el fuego tras causar más de cien muertos, entre ellos 46 niños
Trump asegura que su plan no está en riesgo y defiende el “derecho” del Gobierno de Netanyahu a tomar represalias
elpais.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
World’s First AI Minister is “Pregnant” With 83 Offspring

flip.it/MehmKS
World's First AI Minister is "Pregnant" With 83 Offspring Government Announces
Diella will soon be sharing her "children" with government officials loyal to Edi Rama's party, the center-left Partia Socialiste.
flip.it
October 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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#microsky #mevosky @spp2389.bsky.social

A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:

Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.

Please RT

Deadline: 12.11.25

More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
October 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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«Si quieres que tu hijo sea bueno, hazlo feliz, si quieres que sea mejor, hazlo más feliz. Los hacemos felices para que sean buenos y para que luego su bondad aumente su felicidad».”
"El olvido que seremos", Héctor Abad Faciolince
📷Robert Doisneau
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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📢 We have an open position for a postdoc to join my lab. It's a great position @animecol-uu.bsky.social, fully salaried for 2.5 years with all benefits.

www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

The project is about transmission patterns of bacteria and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in aquatic insects. 🧬🦠 (1/3)
Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
October 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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#Cholera is an ancient disease we know how to prevent, yet it still devastates the poorest countries.

Vaccination is vital to control outbreaks, and investing in WASH is key to preventing them.

President Hichilema and I urge leaders to help us expand vaccine production and end cholera for good.
October 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM