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.
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.
The immune systems paradox
Some widespread prokaryotic immune systems are absent in eukaryotes, whereas relatively rare ones became central to eukaryotic innate immunity
@audeber.bsky.social & E. Koonin hypothesize the answer is #HGT
shareable link: rdcu.be/e2EmD
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Some widespread prokaryotic immune systems are absent in eukaryotes, whereas relatively rare ones became central to eukaryotic innate immunity
@audeber.bsky.social & E. Koonin hypothesize the answer is #HGT
shareable link: rdcu.be/e2EmD
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The paradox of immune systems conservation between prokaryotes and eukaryotes - Nature Reviews Microbiology
The widespread prokaryotic immune systems, in particular restriction–modification, CRISPR–Cas and defensive toxin–antitoxin systems, are absent in eukaryotes, whereas relatively rare ones, such as Arg...
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The immune systems paradox
Some widespread prokaryotic immune systems are absent in eukaryotes, whereas relatively rare ones became central to eukaryotic innate immunity
@audeber.bsky.social & E. Koonin hypothesize the answer is #HGT
shareable link: rdcu.be/e2EmD
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Some widespread prokaryotic immune systems are absent in eukaryotes, whereas relatively rare ones became central to eukaryotic innate immunity
@audeber.bsky.social & E. Koonin hypothesize the answer is #HGT
shareable link: rdcu.be/e2EmD
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genomic clues to the origin of eukaryotic cells www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Genomic clues to the origin of eukaryotic cells
How did eukaryotic cells with complex architecture evolve from simpler prokaryotic cells? DNA analyses offer possible answers.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Genomic clues to the origin of eukaryotic cells www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Coming from where it's coming, I'd take that as a compliment
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Coming from where it's coming, I'd take that as a compliment
Editorial @elpais.com
Vacunas y responsabilidad ciudadana
La OMS alerta de que ha resurgido el sarampión en España porque se ha relajado la inmunización tras la pandemia
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
Vacunas y responsabilidad ciudadana
La OMS alerta de que ha resurgido el sarampión en España porque se ha relajado la inmunización tras la pandemia
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
Vacunas y responsabilidad ciudadana
La OMS alerta de que ha resurgido el sarampión en España porque se ha relajado la inmunización tras la pandemia
elpais.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Editorial @elpais.com
Vacunas y responsabilidad ciudadana
La OMS alerta de que ha resurgido el sarampión en España porque se ha relajado la inmunización tras la pandemia
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
Vacunas y responsabilidad ciudadana
La OMS alerta de que ha resurgido el sarampión en España porque se ha relajado la inmunización tras la pandemia
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
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The impact of phenotypic heterogeneity on fungal pathogenicity and drug resistance
#fungi #mycology #DrugResistance #pathogens
academic.oup.com/femsre/artic...
The impact of phenotypic heterogeneity on fungal pathogenicity and drug resistance
#fungi #mycology #DrugResistance #pathogens
academic.oup.com/femsre/artic...
The impact of phenotypic heterogeneity on fungal pathogenicity and drug resistance
This review discusses the contribution of phenotypic heterogeneity in fungi to pathogenesis and antifungal drug resistance.
academic.oup.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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The impact of phenotypic heterogeneity on fungal pathogenicity and drug resistance
#fungi #mycology #DrugResistance #pathogens
academic.oup.com/femsre/artic...
The impact of phenotypic heterogeneity on fungal pathogenicity and drug resistance
#fungi #mycology #DrugResistance #pathogens
academic.oup.com/femsre/artic...
January 1, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Peste porcina:
Los análisis genéticos sugieren que el virus no salió del laboratorio de la Generalitat que estaba a cientos de metros
(según una primera comparativa "no concluyente")
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
Los análisis genéticos sugieren que el virus no salió del laboratorio de la Generalitat que estaba a cientos de metros
(según una primera comparativa "no concluyente")
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
Los análisis genéticos sugieren que el virus de la peste porcina no salió del laboratorio de la Generalitat que estaba a cientos de metros
Los patógenos con los que se experimentaba en el centro científico catalán no coinciden con los que han matado a 29 jabalíes, según una primera comparativa no concluyente
elpais.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Peste porcina:
Los análisis genéticos sugieren que el virus no salió del laboratorio de la Generalitat que estaba a cientos de metros
(según una primera comparativa "no concluyente")
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
Los análisis genéticos sugieren que el virus no salió del laboratorio de la Generalitat que estaba a cientos de metros
(según una primera comparativa "no concluyente")
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
December 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Visto en Facebook 😆
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December 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Visto en Facebook 😆
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On January 1st, I promised to document 52 ancestors with AI assistance.
Eleven months later, the project finally started.
Now it's a December sprint: 62 ancestors, 31 days, GPS methodology, mistakes corrected in public.
Is "vibe genealogy" a compliment or a warning? Maybe both.
Eleven months later, the project finally started.
Now it's a December sprint: 62 ancestors, 31 days, GPS methodology, mistakes corrected in public.
Is "vibe genealogy" a compliment or a warning? Maybe both.
December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
On January 1st, I promised to document 52 ancestors with AI assistance.
Eleven months later, the project finally started.
Now it's a December sprint: 62 ancestors, 31 days, GPS methodology, mistakes corrected in public.
Is "vibe genealogy" a compliment or a warning? Maybe both.
Eleven months later, the project finally started.
Now it's a December sprint: 62 ancestors, 31 days, GPS methodology, mistakes corrected in public.
Is "vibe genealogy" a compliment or a warning? Maybe both.
One in three adults in the UK are using artificial intelligence (AI) for emotional support or social interaction??
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
One in three using AI for emotional support and conversation, UK says
The Artificial Intelligence Security Institute (AISI) says the tech is being used by one in 25 people daily.
www.bbc.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
One in three adults in the UK are using artificial intelligence (AI) for emotional support or social interaction??
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
La Generalitat no ve indicios de que el brote de peste porcina saliera del laboratorio de Bellaterra
"Solo la comparación exhaustiva del ADN de los virus de dentro y de fuera de las instalaciones aclarará el origen del patógeno"
(Ya están tardando mucho, ¿no?)
elpais.com/espana/catal...
"Solo la comparación exhaustiva del ADN de los virus de dentro y de fuera de las instalaciones aclarará el origen del patógeno"
(Ya están tardando mucho, ¿no?)
elpais.com/espana/catal...
La Generalitat no ve indicios de que el brote de peste porcina saliera del laboratorio de Bellaterra
Solo la comparación exhaustiva del ADN de los virus de dentro y de fuera de las instalaciones aclarará el origen del patógeno
elpais.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
La Generalitat no ve indicios de que el brote de peste porcina saliera del laboratorio de Bellaterra
"Solo la comparación exhaustiva del ADN de los virus de dentro y de fuera de las instalaciones aclarará el origen del patógeno"
(Ya están tardando mucho, ¿no?)
elpais.com/espana/catal...
"Solo la comparación exhaustiva del ADN de los virus de dentro y de fuera de las instalaciones aclarará el origen del patógeno"
(Ya están tardando mucho, ¿no?)
elpais.com/espana/catal...
Read the Uplifting Letter That Albert Einstein Sent to Marie Curie During a Time of Personal Crisis (1911)
www.openculture.com/2025/12/the-...
www.openculture.com/2025/12/the-...
Read the Uplifting Letter That Albert Einstein Sent to Marie Curie During a Time of Personal Crisis (1911)
Marie Curie’s 1911 Nobel Prize win, her second, for the discovery of radium and polonium, would have been cause for public celebration in her adopted France, but for the nearly simultaneous revelation...
www.openculture.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Read the Uplifting Letter That Albert Einstein Sent to Marie Curie During a Time of Personal Crisis (1911)
www.openculture.com/2025/12/the-...
www.openculture.com/2025/12/the-...
Reposted by César Sánchez
🔬 Call to create junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur
Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines
Special interest: AI methodologies
📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026
👥 2-12 years post-PhD
Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea...
#JobOpportunity #Research
Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines
Special interest: AI methodologies
📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026
👥 2-12 years post-PhD
Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea...
#JobOpportunity #Research
Creation of new junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur - Call for applications 2026 - Research
The Institut Pasteur is launching an international call to recruit new junior research group leaders leveraging cutting-edge transdisciplinary approaches to exploring infectious diseases, host-microbe...
research.pasteur.fr
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🔬 Call to create junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur
Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines
Special interest: AI methodologies
📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026
👥 2-12 years post-PhD
Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea...
#JobOpportunity #Research
Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines
Special interest: AI methodologies
📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026
👥 2-12 years post-PhD
Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea...
#JobOpportunity #Research
Ahora me han entrado ganas de comer chipirones or calamares fritos... 😆
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Ahora me han entrado ganas de comer chipirones or calamares fritos... 😆
Reposted by César Sánchez
Day 8️⃣ of our Ocean Art Advent Calendar... Microscopic magic of the sea-son!
Diatoms, radiolarians and other plankton that form the foundation of ocean life. Beautiful artwork by Rebecca Cusack.
hashtag#MicroscopyMonday hashtag#OceanScience hashtag#FestiveOceanArt
Diatoms, radiolarians and other plankton that form the foundation of ocean life. Beautiful artwork by Rebecca Cusack.
hashtag#MicroscopyMonday hashtag#OceanScience hashtag#FestiveOceanArt
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Day 8️⃣ of our Ocean Art Advent Calendar... Microscopic magic of the sea-son!
Diatoms, radiolarians and other plankton that form the foundation of ocean life. Beautiful artwork by Rebecca Cusack.
hashtag#MicroscopyMonday hashtag#OceanScience hashtag#FestiveOceanArt
Diatoms, radiolarians and other plankton that form the foundation of ocean life. Beautiful artwork by Rebecca Cusack.
hashtag#MicroscopyMonday hashtag#OceanScience hashtag#FestiveOceanArt
Reposted by César Sánchez
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
Great viewpoint article by @kevinsblake.bsky.social & Gautam Dantas
"we must rethink the brute force approaches that attempt (futilely) to fight resistance (...). Instead, we should pursue complementary strategies that mitigate selection of antibiotic resistance"
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revive.gardp.org/ecological-s...
"we must rethink the brute force approaches that attempt (futilely) to fight resistance (...). Instead, we should pursue complementary strategies that mitigate selection of antibiotic resistance"
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revive.gardp.org/ecological-s...
Ecological strategies to end the war on resistance - by Kevin Blake and Gautam Dantas
The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the original author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of GARDP, their donors and partners, or other collaborators and contr...
revive.gardp.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Great viewpoint article by @kevinsblake.bsky.social & Gautam Dantas
"we must rethink the brute force approaches that attempt (futilely) to fight resistance (...). Instead, we should pursue complementary strategies that mitigate selection of antibiotic resistance"
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revive.gardp.org/ecological-s...
"we must rethink the brute force approaches that attempt (futilely) to fight resistance (...). Instead, we should pursue complementary strategies that mitigate selection of antibiotic resistance"
🦠
revive.gardp.org/ecological-s...
Reposted by César Sánchez
Ya en otras ocasiones se ha documentado la expansión del virus que causa esta enfermedad a través de restos de comida contaminada. Nos lo cuenta @microbioblog.bsky.social:
Peste porcina africana: la hipótesis del bocadillo
Ya en otras ocasiones se ha documentado la expansión del virus que causa esta enfermedad a través de restos de comida contaminada.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Ya en otras ocasiones se ha documentado la expansión del virus que causa esta enfermedad a través de restos de comida contaminada. Nos lo cuenta @microbioblog.bsky.social:
Reposted by César Sánchez
📢 We have multiple open PhD positions to study bacterial immune systems using cutting-edge cryo-EM, microbiology, and biochemistry in our group! Join us and uncover how bacterial defenses eliminate predators and engineer next-gen biotech tools.
🔥 Apply by Jan 8, 2026
Details: phd.pages.ista.ac.at
🔥 Apply by Jan 8, 2026
Details: phd.pages.ista.ac.at
phd.pages.ista.ac.at
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
📢 We have multiple open PhD positions to study bacterial immune systems using cutting-edge cryo-EM, microbiology, and biochemistry in our group! Join us and uncover how bacterial defenses eliminate predators and engineer next-gen biotech tools.
🔥 Apply by Jan 8, 2026
Details: phd.pages.ista.ac.at
🔥 Apply by Jan 8, 2026
Details: phd.pages.ista.ac.at
Reposted by César Sánchez
If you or someone you know is looking for a post-doctoral position working on mycobacterial envelope biology, please get in touch. I am recruiting here at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
If you or someone you know is looking for a post-doctoral position working on mycobacterial envelope biology, please get in touch. I am recruiting here at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.