Nucleocytoviricota
@abdeali.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @ VT Biology studying giant viruses. I shitpost to not feel
Pinned
In my 3rd year of PhD but I'm thinking about my thesis defense in the same way as the stereotype of how women dream of their perfect wedding from when they were just children
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Strain-level diversity of #giantViruses infecting #chlorarachniophyte #algae in the subtropical North Pacific
by @fischerlab.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
by @fischerlab.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Strain-level diversity of giant viruses infecting chlorarachniophyte algae in the subtropical North Pacific
Giant DNA viruses are ubiquitous among unicellular eukaryotes and occur in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Despite intense metagenomic data mining, their strain-level diversity remai...
doi.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Strain-level diversity of #giantViruses infecting #chlorarachniophyte #algae in the subtropical North Pacific
by @fischerlab.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
by @fischerlab.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
"AI will replace you at your job" I want to see AI go to any scientific talk and ask "but what about viruses?"
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"AI will replace you at your job" I want to see AI go to any scientific talk and ask "but what about viruses?"
SARS-CoV-2 is simply the Kardashian of viruses
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
SARS-CoV-2 is simply the Kardashian of viruses
Gotta celebrate my cultural holiday
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Gotta celebrate my cultural holiday
Just watched an undergrad use her Mac and almost threw up
These kids don't know how to use a computer 😭
I had to show her to press shift and use arrows keys to select multiple cells in Excel 😭
These kids don't know how to use a computer 😭
I had to show her to press shift and use arrows keys to select multiple cells in Excel 😭
September 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Just watched an undergrad use her Mac and almost threw up
These kids don't know how to use a computer 😭
I had to show her to press shift and use arrows keys to select multiple cells in Excel 😭
These kids don't know how to use a computer 😭
I had to show her to press shift and use arrows keys to select multiple cells in Excel 😭
Half of my daily protein intake comes from ingesting cat hair
September 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Half of my daily protein intake comes from ingesting cat hair
what I find the most interesting is that everyone keeps saying "Nice, France" and "Tunis, Africa"
So from now on, I'll be saying "Nice, West Asia" and "Tunis, Tunisia"
So from now on, I'll be saying "Nice, West Asia" and "Tunis, Tunisia"
September 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
what I find the most interesting is that everyone keeps saying "Nice, France" and "Tunis, Africa"
So from now on, I'll be saying "Nice, West Asia" and "Tunis, Tunisia"
So from now on, I'll be saying "Nice, West Asia" and "Tunis, Tunisia"
One of the best compliments I think I have ever received is my friend and labmate reading the draft of my manuscript and telling me she could hear me narrate the paper the way it was written
August 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
One of the best compliments I think I have ever received is my friend and labmate reading the draft of my manuscript and telling me she could hear me narrate the paper the way it was written
Went on a scenic train ride through the blue ridge mountains
August 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Went on a scenic train ride through the blue ridge mountains
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We’re recruiting a PhD student (Fall 2026) to study the ecology & evolution of aquatic giant viruses! Research spans lab experiment, field sampling, & bioinformatics. Background in microbiology/bioinforamtics encouraged.
More info & contact email here: monirlab.com/join/
Please share. Thank you!
More info & contact email here: monirlab.com/join/
Please share. Thank you!
Join the Lab | Monir lab
monirlab.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We’re recruiting a PhD student (Fall 2026) to study the ecology & evolution of aquatic giant viruses! Research spans lab experiment, field sampling, & bioinformatics. Background in microbiology/bioinforamtics encouraged.
More info & contact email here: monirlab.com/join/
Please share. Thank you!
More info & contact email here: monirlab.com/join/
Please share. Thank you!
Navigating the ncbi submission portal is homophobic
August 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Navigating the ncbi submission portal is homophobic
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you can jail people but not words and ideas, most of all those you put people in jail for
Rümeysa Öztürk describes the library in the prison where she was held for 45 days for co-authoring an op-ed
July 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
you can jail people but not words and ideas, most of all those you put people in jail for
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There’s a nonzero chance you will die from a cancer that could have been curable because people who couldn’t pass 7th grade biology and are scared of things like “mRNA” and “riboflavin” and “walkable cities” decided to make their ignorance everybody else’s problem
Over 120 mRNA cancer trials are now at risk as the Trump admin cuts funding & tells researchers to scrub “mRNA” from grant proposals.
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines
Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall
zurl.co
July 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
There’s a nonzero chance you will die from a cancer that could have been curable because people who couldn’t pass 7th grade biology and are scared of things like “mRNA” and “riboflavin” and “walkable cities” decided to make their ignorance everybody else’s problem
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Withholding judgement until Derek Guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social weighs in.
Chimps are sticking grass and sticks in their butts, seemingly as a fashion trend | CBC Radio
A group of chimpanzees in Zambia have resurrected an old fashion trend with a surprising new twist.
www.cbc.ca
July 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Withholding judgement until Derek Guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social weighs in.
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they tried to "un-woke a robot and it went full nazi" is something out of a 30 Rock TV show
July 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
they tried to "un-woke a robot and it went full nazi" is something out of a 30 Rock TV show
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I don't care if the Netherlands win
I just need England to lose 😆
⚽️ 🏴 vs 🇳🇱 ⚽️
I just need England to lose 😆
⚽️ 🏴 vs 🇳🇱 ⚽️
July 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I don't care if the Netherlands win
I just need England to lose 😆
⚽️ 🏴 vs 🇳🇱 ⚽️
I just need England to lose 😆
⚽️ 🏴 vs 🇳🇱 ⚽️
Reached a level of loneliness where I'm feeling sad watching Liz Lemon's love life on 30 Rock
July 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Reached a level of loneliness where I'm feeling sad watching Liz Lemon's love life on 30 Rock
Therapy has worked wonders for me. I no longer hate myself without rhyme or reason.
I am hyper aware of all of the reasons to hate myself more effectively
I am hyper aware of all of the reasons to hate myself more effectively
June 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Therapy has worked wonders for me. I no longer hate myself without rhyme or reason.
I am hyper aware of all of the reasons to hate myself more effectively
I am hyper aware of all of the reasons to hate myself more effectively
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As someone who has had to explain that yes there are Catholics in India and explain the whole history of Portuguese colonization so that people can understand my last name… this sounds familiar.
Guess what—there’s also Buddhists and Jains and Sikhs and Jews and Parsis (Zoroastrians) too!
Guess what—there’s also Buddhists and Jains and Sikhs and Jews and Parsis (Zoroastrians) too!
my generally good egg neighbour was just like "wow I didnt know the nyc guy was Indian are there a lot of muslims in India?" and I'm gonna turn into Whisky Pete today I swear
June 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
As someone who has had to explain that yes there are Catholics in India and explain the whole history of Portuguese colonization so that people can understand my last name… this sounds familiar.
Guess what—there’s also Buddhists and Jains and Sikhs and Jews and Parsis (Zoroastrians) too!
Guess what—there’s also Buddhists and Jains and Sikhs and Jews and Parsis (Zoroastrians) too!
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Chicago friends… beat the heat and drop by the Chicago Public Library this Monday. I’ll be talking about the amazing and important science of Earth’s polar regions. See you there!
June 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Chicago friends… beat the heat and drop by the Chicago Public Library this Monday. I’ll be talking about the amazing and important science of Earth’s polar regions. See you there!
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SeqCoast Genomics @seqcoast.bsky.social won’t be at ASM Microbe, but they are sharing their saved $$ with you by *not raising prices*!
Send your samples or buy prepaid vouchers for services now!
Send your samples or buy prepaid vouchers for services now!
June 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
SeqCoast Genomics @seqcoast.bsky.social won’t be at ASM Microbe, but they are sharing their saved $$ with you by *not raising prices*!
Send your samples or buy prepaid vouchers for services now!
Send your samples or buy prepaid vouchers for services now!
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Massachusetts isn't perfect, but we have reasonably sensible governance.
Massachusetts Supreme Court Orders All Citizens To Gay Marry
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June 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Massachusetts isn't perfect, but we have reasonably sensible governance.
Gotta shame Americans into finally building trains
If you were in charge, what petty law would you enact?
Me: GPS systems must show the avg MPH of a trip - and be snarky about it.
"You spent nearly an hour commuting at 16 MPH. Congratulations! You wasted billions on this car-centric infrastructure so you could travel at the speed of a bicycle" 🚲
Me: GPS systems must show the avg MPH of a trip - and be snarky about it.
"You spent nearly an hour commuting at 16 MPH. Congratulations! You wasted billions on this car-centric infrastructure so you could travel at the speed of a bicycle" 🚲
June 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Gotta shame Americans into finally building trains