Amanda Warr
@amandatron89.bsky.social
BBSRC Discovery Fellow #Genomics & #Metagenomics I like long reads, 3D printing, swimming in cold places and cats. Also on http://threads.net/amandatron89
Also, my black cat says hi to your black cat.
July 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Also, my black cat says hi to your black cat.
While this is about a coronavirus, it's not about that coronavirus. They're not very closely related, and while we did see cases of cats catching SARS-CoV-2, it isn't going to give your cat deadly FIP. Most cats that catch SARS-CoV-2 have very mild or no respiratory symptoms.
July 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
While this is about a coronavirus, it's not about that coronavirus. They're not very closely related, and while we did see cases of cats catching SARS-CoV-2, it isn't going to give your cat deadly FIP. Most cats that catch SARS-CoV-2 have very mild or no respiratory symptoms.
We also identified a host-specific deletion in the spike gene which may play a role in its virulence.
July 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We also identified a host-specific deletion in the spike gene which may play a role in its virulence.
This new recombinant’s genome is primarily feline coronavirus I (FCoV-I), but the spike gene originates from a pantropic canine coronavirus II (pCCoV-II). It is unclear if the virus does not need to do an in-host switch to cause FIP, or if it is simply more likely to occur.
July 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This new recombinant’s genome is primarily feline coronavirus I (FCoV-I), but the spike gene originates from a pantropic canine coronavirus II (pCCoV-II). It is unclear if the virus does not need to do an in-host switch to cause FIP, or if it is simply more likely to occur.
Following an outbreak of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) in Cyprus, we sequenced samples from infected cats using @nanoporetech.com sequencing and discovered a novel recombinant between feline and canine coronaviruses, FCoV-23.
July 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Following an outbreak of Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) in Cyprus, we sequenced samples from infected cats using @nanoporetech.com sequencing and discovered a novel recombinant between feline and canine coronaviruses, FCoV-23.
I made this one the other day and I was like "When did it get good at hands?!"
April 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I made this one the other day and I was like "When did it get good at hands?!"
Someone sent me a big box of "cookie pie" with no context.
November 28, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Someone sent me a big box of "cookie pie" with no context.
I'm finding this "thread gets increasingly skinnier" thing irritating. Are they planning to change that?
November 12, 2024 at 11:27 AM
I'm finding this "thread gets increasingly skinnier" thing irritating. Are they planning to change that?
I rescued him with help from the neighbours, he's fine.
November 11, 2024 at 10:12 PM
I rescued him with help from the neighbours, he's fine.
I'm not going to post about science right now, because it's the evening. But for my new followers, here are some pictures of my epileptic cat stuck up a tree the other day. He'd not done anything to stress me out for a while, he was overdue 🙄
I found him there because he has a GPS tracker.
I found him there because he has a GPS tracker.
November 11, 2024 at 10:10 PM
I'm not going to post about science right now, because it's the evening. But for my new followers, here are some pictures of my epileptic cat stuck up a tree the other day. He'd not done anything to stress me out for a while, he was overdue 🙄
I found him there because he has a GPS tracker.
I found him there because he has a GPS tracker.
A story in four photos
September 21, 2024 at 6:08 PM
A story in four photos
And for the sake of balance here's a different entirely normal cat photo.
August 31, 2024 at 10:51 AM
And for the sake of balance here's a different entirely normal cat photo.
I've not been in here much lately, so here's an entirely normal cat photo to make up for it.
August 31, 2024 at 10:21 AM
I've not been in here much lately, so here's an entirely normal cat photo to make up for it.
Achievement unlocked? Random Facebook user, informing me of my research.
June 27, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Achievement unlocked? Random Facebook user, informing me of my research.
My friend's camera was superior 🤩
May 14, 2024 at 11:43 AM
My friend's camera was superior 🤩
A few shots of the aurora in Scotland last night
May 11, 2024 at 6:34 AM
A few shots of the aurora in Scotland last night
Still good, but I hope you keep up the joke so next time you actually do send Link "again". Maybe a different Link.
April 17, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Still good, but I hope you keep up the joke so next time you actually do send Link "again". Maybe a different Link.
I enjoyed this depiction of me in Christine's presentation the other day.
April 12, 2024 at 3:34 PM
I enjoyed this depiction of me in Christine's presentation the other day.
Is this Twitter engagement now?
April 10, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Is this Twitter engagement now?
Hey #microbio24, stop by moorfoot this morning at 10:15 to hear about our work on an outbreak of a novel coronavirus.
Not a human one, calm down.
It's a pretty nasty feline coronavirus. Kittens on a beanbag photo for attention.
Not a human one, calm down.
It's a pretty nasty feline coronavirus. Kittens on a beanbag photo for attention.
April 10, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Hey #microbio24, stop by moorfoot this morning at 10:15 to hear about our work on an outbreak of a novel coronavirus.
Not a human one, calm down.
It's a pretty nasty feline coronavirus. Kittens on a beanbag photo for attention.
Not a human one, calm down.
It's a pretty nasty feline coronavirus. Kittens on a beanbag photo for attention.
Look at this angelic little face of a kitten who definitely wasn't involved in shredding the couch.
March 26, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Look at this angelic little face of a kitten who definitely wasn't involved in shredding the couch.
Binx has epilepsy, which means he periodically scares the crap out of me. He had a very violent seizure at midnight, and he got over it a lot faster than I did. Giving a talk this morning on 4 hours of sleep, wish me luck 🤪
March 13, 2024 at 6:56 AM
Binx has epilepsy, which means he periodically scares the crap out of me. He had a very violent seizure at midnight, and he got over it a lot faster than I did. Giving a talk this morning on 4 hours of sleep, wish me luck 🤪