Alex Bisson
@archaeon-alex.bsky.social
🇧🇷🇺🇸Evolutionary Cell Mechanobiology of Archaea. Assistant Professor at Brandeis University. Standing tall on the shoulders of tiny (salty) bugs.
bissonlab.com
bissonlab.com
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Episode 17 - perhaps my favorite yet. How do you write a forum.image.sc post that will get you the answers you need without revealing information you don't want to tell? @erinweisbart.bsky.social and I go through what the experts need to know to help you. Post your sci q's today on forum.image.sc !
October 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Episode 17 - perhaps my favorite yet. How do you write a forum.image.sc post that will get you the answers you need without revealing information you don't want to tell? @erinweisbart.bsky.social and I go through what the experts need to know to help you. Post your sci q's today on forum.image.sc !
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I’ve been regularly volunteering at a food bank for about a year and please, if you want to help, consider donating cash.
For $3, they can provide 15 meals and what they can do with the money you might spend on a few cans can be converted to vastly more in fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, or meat.
For $3, they can provide 15 meals and what they can do with the money you might spend on a few cans can be converted to vastly more in fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, or meat.
October 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I’ve been regularly volunteering at a food bank for about a year and please, if you want to help, consider donating cash.
For $3, they can provide 15 meals and what they can do with the money you might spend on a few cans can be converted to vastly more in fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, or meat.
For $3, they can provide 15 meals and what they can do with the money you might spend on a few cans can be converted to vastly more in fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, or meat.
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"Electroboy" is my memoir about my battle with bipolar disorder and which is being made into a feature film with Timothee Chalamet.
The book is out of print - I have h/c and p/b copies which I inscribe to you and ship overnight to you.
The cost is $30 for a h/c and $20 for a p/c - send me a DM!
The book is out of print - I have h/c and p/b copies which I inscribe to you and ship overnight to you.
The cost is $30 for a h/c and $20 for a p/c - send me a DM!
July 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"Electroboy" is my memoir about my battle with bipolar disorder and which is being made into a feature film with Timothee Chalamet.
The book is out of print - I have h/c and p/b copies which I inscribe to you and ship overnight to you.
The cost is $30 for a h/c and $20 for a p/c - send me a DM!
The book is out of print - I have h/c and p/b copies which I inscribe to you and ship overnight to you.
The cost is $30 for a h/c and $20 for a p/c - send me a DM!
This is one of my fav bac cell div papers. It's remarkable how much we've learned about cytokinesis in the past decade, and how much we still don't know. This paper harmonizes many of the disagreements in the field, like what limits construction rates (1/4)
I’m excited that the work by Diego Ramirez and Lei Yin is out, where they gained several key insights into what provides the force underlying bacterial cell division doi.org/10.1101/2025....
To divide, cells must first bend the membrane inward, a process that’s energetically expensive
To divide, cells must first bend the membrane inward, a process that’s energetically expensive
The interplay of membrane tension and FtsZ filament condensation on the initiation and progression of cell division in B. subtilis
The first step of cell division is deforming the planar cell membrane inward towards the cytoplasm. As deforming membranes is energetically costly, biology has developed various protein systems to acc...
doi.org
August 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is one of my fav bac cell div papers. It's remarkable how much we've learned about cytokinesis in the past decade, and how much we still don't know. This paper harmonizes many of the disagreements in the field, like what limits construction rates (1/4)
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It bears repeating that nearly the entire US enterprise in science and technology has been irreversibly gutted. This is shocking.
All this loss has occurred without any real benefit to the average US citizen. Except we now have the biggest, best funded secret police force perhaps ever.
Yay for us!
All this loss has occurred without any real benefit to the average US citizen. Except we now have the biggest, best funded secret police force perhaps ever.
Yay for us!
August 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It bears repeating that nearly the entire US enterprise in science and technology has been irreversibly gutted. This is shocking.
All this loss has occurred without any real benefit to the average US citizen. Except we now have the biggest, best funded secret police force perhaps ever.
Yay for us!
All this loss has occurred without any real benefit to the average US citizen. Except we now have the biggest, best funded secret police force perhaps ever.
Yay for us!
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Collective cell motion has many forms, but rotation is the coolest of them all.
I'm @onenimesa.bsky.social , and in this short🧵, I'll highlight some instances of global tissue rotation like this one from @BauschLab
I'm @onenimesa.bsky.social , and in this short🧵, I'll highlight some instances of global tissue rotation like this one from @BauschLab
August 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Collective cell motion has many forms, but rotation is the coolest of them all.
I'm @onenimesa.bsky.social , and in this short🧵, I'll highlight some instances of global tissue rotation like this one from @BauschLab
I'm @onenimesa.bsky.social , and in this short🧵, I'll highlight some instances of global tissue rotation like this one from @BauschLab
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Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
August 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Trump doesn't seem to see that some people are still immune to his threats.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
Jack White criticized Trump's Oval Office decor. The White House then called White a "washed-up, has-been loser... masquerading as a real artist." And White, undeterred, posted an absolutely blistering takedown in response.
We all need both government and each other to survive in society. Let's contribite to support those who need.
We are so close to the finish line for Heidy's GoFundMe campaign -- but we really need $10 donations!
Chip in $10, $25, $35, $50 or more -- for a victim of domestic abuse and the LA fires!
Hope you'll click on "Donate and share" and actually chip in to help Heidy -- even if it's $10 or lucky $13!
Chip in $10, $25, $35, $50 or more -- for a victim of domestic abuse and the LA fires!
Hope you'll click on "Donate and share" and actually chip in to help Heidy -- even if it's $10 or lucky $13!
gofund.me/36ad6553
The worst fires in history continue to ravage L.A. This thirty year old woman has been through so much hardship this year, first as a victim of domestic violence and now as a victim of the Eaton Fire. Please chip in $10, $25, $50, $100 or more to help her rebuild her life again.
The worst fires in history continue to ravage L.A. This thirty year old woman has been through so much hardship this year, first as a victim of domestic violence and now as a victim of the Eaton Fire. Please chip in $10, $25, $50, $100 or more to help her rebuild her life again.
August 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We all need both government and each other to survive in society. Let's contribite to support those who need.
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CSLD5-mediated cell wall remodelling regulates tissue mechanics and shoot meristem growth @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Movies: Cell division orientation in wild-type (attached) and csld5 (comment) shoot apical meristem.
CSLD5-mediated cell wall remodelling regulates tissue mechanics and shoot meristem growth @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Movies: Cell division orientation in wild-type (attached) and csld5 (comment) shoot apical meristem.
August 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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CSLD5-mediated cell wall remodelling regulates tissue mechanics and shoot meristem growth @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Movies: Cell division orientation in wild-type (attached) and csld5 (comment) shoot apical meristem.
CSLD5-mediated cell wall remodelling regulates tissue mechanics and shoot meristem growth @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Movies: Cell division orientation in wild-type (attached) and csld5 (comment) shoot apical meristem.
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New preprint up now!
Interested in the evolution of halophily within DPANN archaea we decided to investigate the sister phylum to the Nanohaloarchaeota, GTDB phylum EX4484-52, for which we propose the name Caliditerrarchaeota
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Interested in the evolution of halophily within DPANN archaea we decided to investigate the sister phylum to the Nanohaloarchaeota, GTDB phylum EX4484-52, for which we propose the name Caliditerrarchaeota
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Caliditerrarchaeota, a new sister to Nanohaloarchaeota, provides insights into the evolution of DPANN halophily
The Nanohaloarchaeota are a clade of halophilic symbionts with small cells and genomes. Originally placed within the Euryarchaeota, they are now widely thought to belong to the DPANN archaea. However,...
www.biorxiv.org
August 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
New preprint up now!
Interested in the evolution of halophily within DPANN archaea we decided to investigate the sister phylum to the Nanohaloarchaeota, GTDB phylum EX4484-52, for which we propose the name Caliditerrarchaeota
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Interested in the evolution of halophily within DPANN archaea we decided to investigate the sister phylum to the Nanohaloarchaeota, GTDB phylum EX4484-52, for which we propose the name Caliditerrarchaeota
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Check out this awesome study from my phenomenally talented colleague @accorsi-alice.bsky.social ! Apple snails can regrow their eyes! How do they do this? 👀 Read below ⬇️ to find out more! #regeneration
Snails with human-like eyes?!
Published in @natcomms.nature.com, the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs have established apple snails as a novel model for studying vision restoration. They have complex camera-type eyes & the ability to regrow them in 28 days: bit.ly/4mvaxkq
Published in @natcomms.nature.com, the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs have established apple snails as a novel model for studying vision restoration. They have complex camera-type eyes & the ability to regrow them in 28 days: bit.ly/4mvaxkq
August 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Check out this awesome study from my phenomenally talented colleague @accorsi-alice.bsky.social ! Apple snails can regrow their eyes! How do they do this? 👀 Read below ⬇️ to find out more! #regeneration
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I'm tired of people "liking" my #Epstein and #Trump posts.
The point, folks, is to "repost" them.
Spread the word about these two disgusting #pedophiles and #rapists
The point, folks, is to "repost" them.
Spread the word about these two disgusting #pedophiles and #rapists
August 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I'm tired of people "liking" my #Epstein and #Trump posts.
The point, folks, is to "repost" them.
Spread the word about these two disgusting #pedophiles and #rapists
The point, folks, is to "repost" them.
Spread the word about these two disgusting #pedophiles and #rapists
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With my memoir, "Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania," a chronicle of my battle with bipolar disorder about to be made into a feature film, I'm sharing this interview with Stephen Fry the English actor, comedian, writer, director, narrator, and broadcaster.
Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUpt...
Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUpt...
Stephen Fry meets Electroboy
YouTube video by JoeMoonblue
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July 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
With my memoir, "Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania," a chronicle of my battle with bipolar disorder about to be made into a feature film, I'm sharing this interview with Stephen Fry the English actor, comedian, writer, director, narrator, and broadcaster.
Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUpt...
Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUpt...
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Great opportunity! The Uni Vienna has launched a call (APART) for 4-funding for outstanding postdocs from a US institution. The host lab has to nominate by 1 August a candidate for further selection. Anyone interested in our work please contact me by email with CV/motivation letter. Hurry up!
July 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Great opportunity! The Uni Vienna has launched a call (APART) for 4-funding for outstanding postdocs from a US institution. The host lab has to nominate by 1 August a candidate for further selection. Anyone interested in our work please contact me by email with CV/motivation letter. Hurry up!
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Are you developing with TrackMate?
If yes let's get in touch: I plan to make API breaking changes in the future version (v8, soonish) that will break existing detector and segmentation algorithms integration.
Details on the forum: forum.image.sc/t/upcoming-b...
If yes let's get in touch: I plan to make API breaking changes in the future version (v8, soonish) that will break existing detector and segmentation algorithms integration.
Details on the forum: forum.image.sc/t/upcoming-b...
Upcoming breaking changes in TrackMate v8
Hello TrackMate developers, This post is only important if you are developing TrackMate extensions yourself, in particular TrackMate spot detectors and segmentation modules. If not you can skip it en...
forum.image.sc
July 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Are you developing with TrackMate?
If yes let's get in touch: I plan to make API breaking changes in the future version (v8, soonish) that will break existing detector and segmentation algorithms integration.
Details on the forum: forum.image.sc/t/upcoming-b...
If yes let's get in touch: I plan to make API breaking changes in the future version (v8, soonish) that will break existing detector and segmentation algorithms integration.
Details on the forum: forum.image.sc/t/upcoming-b...
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Excited to share our new paper in @cellreports.bsky.social that reshapes our understanding of chromosome organization's deep evolutionary roots! Our work dives into the origins of the machinery that structures our very genomes.
🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
#Genomics #Evolution #CellBiology #LECA
🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
#Genomics #Evolution #CellBiology #LECA
June 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Excited to share our new paper in @cellreports.bsky.social that reshapes our understanding of chromosome organization's deep evolutionary roots! Our work dives into the origins of the machinery that structures our very genomes.
🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
#Genomics #Evolution #CellBiology #LECA
🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
#Genomics #Evolution #CellBiology #LECA
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Alright fellas. Come one come all, #amateurbiology poster presentation at #asmicrobe on our first set of methylation screening results on Halococcus. Come ask about an exciting new finding I couldn't put on the poster! #archaeasky EEB 1147 🧪🧫🦠
June 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Alright fellas. Come one come all, #amateurbiology poster presentation at #asmicrobe on our first set of methylation screening results on Halococcus. Come ask about an exciting new finding I couldn't put on the poster! #archaeasky EEB 1147 🧪🧫🦠
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FINALLY out in #Science Advances! 🎉
3 years of hard work, a fantastic team — and I’m proud to be first and co-corresponding author!
It's about Plexin signaling driving collective cell migration & organ sculpting. Check out the videos 😀
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#DevBio #CellBio #Microscopy
3 years of hard work, a fantastic team — and I’m proud to be first and co-corresponding author!
It's about Plexin signaling driving collective cell migration & organ sculpting. Check out the videos 😀
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#DevBio #CellBio #Microscopy
June 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
FINALLY out in #Science Advances! 🎉
3 years of hard work, a fantastic team — and I’m proud to be first and co-corresponding author!
It's about Plexin signaling driving collective cell migration & organ sculpting. Check out the videos 😀
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#DevBio #CellBio #Microscopy
3 years of hard work, a fantastic team — and I’m proud to be first and co-corresponding author!
It's about Plexin signaling driving collective cell migration & organ sculpting. Check out the videos 😀
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#DevBio #CellBio #Microscopy
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Special kudos to 1rst authors @serenaflori.bsky.social @fmikus.bsky.social @eliottflaum.bsky.social, @embl.org EMCF facilities, @yschwab.bsky.social, @embltrec.bsky.social for the TREC samples & of course unique ExM gourous, collaborators and friends @dudinlab.bsky.social & @gautamdey.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Special kudos to 1rst authors @serenaflori.bsky.social @fmikus.bsky.social @eliottflaum.bsky.social, @embl.org EMCF facilities, @yschwab.bsky.social, @embltrec.bsky.social for the TREC samples & of course unique ExM gourous, collaborators and friends @dudinlab.bsky.social & @gautamdey.bsky.social
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Excited to share the lab's 1rst preprint! Rapid high-res immunofluorescence is now possible in cultured & environmental diatoms thanks to 4-fold expansion microscopy. A step-change for comparative cell biology in one of the most important phytoplankton groups on the planet 🥳
tinyurl.com/m9s5su7s 1/2
tinyurl.com/m9s5su7s 1/2
June 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Excited to share the lab's 1rst preprint! Rapid high-res immunofluorescence is now possible in cultured & environmental diatoms thanks to 4-fold expansion microscopy. A step-change for comparative cell biology in one of the most important phytoplankton groups on the planet 🥳
tinyurl.com/m9s5su7s 1/2
tinyurl.com/m9s5su7s 1/2
The best post-COVID meeting I've attended. Each talk was a "wait, what?" moment. It is beautiful to see how technology and the expansion of different subfields have pushed prokaryotic cell biology from a model organism-focused enterprise to one that is question- and discovery-driven.
Holy smokes what an amazing GRC. Pam Brown and Ethan Garner knocked it out of the park with the 2nd Bacterial Cell Biology and Development GRC. I’ll be going to this one every time. So many amazing talks, catching up w great friends, watching the US lose to the world twice, and SO FUN… 🥰🤩
June 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The best post-COVID meeting I've attended. Each talk was a "wait, what?" moment. It is beautiful to see how technology and the expansion of different subfields have pushed prokaryotic cell biology from a model organism-focused enterprise to one that is question- and discovery-driven.
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First post on Bluesky!
Our paper on previously uncultured Group-TE Glissomonad protists has been published. Video teaser below.
#protists #ProtistsOnSky
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Our paper on previously uncultured Group-TE Glissomonad protists has been published. Video teaser below.
#protists #ProtistsOnSky
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
May 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
First post on Bluesky!
Our paper on previously uncultured Group-TE Glissomonad protists has been published. Video teaser below.
#protists #ProtistsOnSky
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Our paper on previously uncultured Group-TE Glissomonad protists has been published. Video teaser below.
#protists #ProtistsOnSky
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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XKCD’s take on archaea
May 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
XKCD’s take on archaea
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Reposting as I hear about a German Pubmed-like initiative: let's build on Europe PMC which is already great
Reminder that @europepmc.org is a mirror of Pubmed with better search and that it indexes *all* bioRxiv preprints (as well as ResearchSquare), not just the ones funded by NIH like chauvinist Pubmed
I’m very scared to see what happens to PubMed
May 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Reposting as I hear about a German Pubmed-like initiative: let's build on Europe PMC which is already great