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Elinne Becket, PhD
@bielleogy.bsky.social
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Assoc Prof @CSUSM | 🦠⇄🦠 MGEs & coastal metagenomes | #BlueSoup 🥣🧬 🧫 | R1→Biotech→PUI | Protective mama bear of students | She/Her
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bielleogy.bsky.social
My lab is out in the field today when I'm stuck in meetings and I'm soooooo jelly!
Photo of mission bay shoreline on a sunny day, with calm glimmering waters
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
I know my dog hates the rain but I get to see her in her raincoat 🤩
November 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Lol same, literally me rn (in San Diego). It's too hot for pants.
Photo of a woman in shorts on a chaise lounge outside on a sunny day working on a laptop
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Lol you'd think Illumima of all companies would not turn it into a wave
Photo of the Illumina iSeq control software main screen that has a "Sequence" button and an attempt at a DNA icon below it, but the DNA is a wave not a helix
November 9, 2025 at 6:27 AM
bielleogy.bsky.social
For visual reference 😎
Photo of a woman on Teams wearing sunglasses with a lab and bernie sanders in the background
November 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Recommendations for enrichment activities for an old lady pup who has mobility issues and is almost deaf?
Photo on an oreo colored pitbull, looking up at the camera, laying on a dog bed below a desk
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
For example, just sent this to friend group chat
The image shows a Google search result for “world’s largest poop.” The result highlights The Lloyds Bank Coprolite, described as a fossilized human turd discovered in 1972, believed to be the largest recorded in history. It measures 8 inches long and 2 inches wide and is on display at York’s JORVIK Viking Centre. The photo shows the coprolite secured in a display case with clear brackets.
October 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
bielleogy.bsky.social
What.... the hell... is organic water...
Screenshot of a FB reel of someone adding dry ramen noodles to boiling water with the caption "first, cook your ramen in organic water"
October 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Our whole wet+dry lab is 420 sq ft (we converted a storage/equipment room into a modular lab, thanks to COVID room dividers) and we have HPC-grade computers in there that a student built, so we have:
The meme humorously depicts a scene inspired by the Genie from Aladdin. Alt text: A two-panel meme featuring the Genie from Aladdin. In the top panel, the Genie is shown large and powerful with the caption “PHENOMENAL CODING POWER.” In the bottom panel, the Genie is squished inside a tiny lamp with the caption “ITTY BITTY LABBING SPACE.” The meme jokes about having great coding abilities but very limited workspace or development environment.
October 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
bielleogy.bsky.social
These three are incredible.
The image shows three cans of non-alcoholic beer from Athletic Brewing Co., each with distinct designs and flavors: 1. Left can: “Tropical Sour” — part of the Fruit Stand Series, featuring a colorful geometric pattern with tropical fruit illustrations. 2. Middle can: “Tucker’s West Coast Style IPA” — a blue can with a stylized orange “A” logo and a small truck illustration. 3. Right can: “Triple Palm” — a “Triple Hopped IPA” design showing palm trees, birds, and a sunset beach scene. All three cans are labeled as non-alcoholic brews containing less than 0.5% alcohol by volume, and each holds 12 fl oz (355 mL).
October 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
What an absolute privilege to be out in the field today 🥹
Photo of Mission Bay where the water is so calm that the blue sky and clouds are perfectly mirrored over the water
October 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Add another to the grading pen graveyard
Photo of a teal colored pen with no more ink lying on a piece of paper
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
bielleogy.bsky.social
When you grade at a winery, you can grade on a Cu(r)vée.
Photo of lab reports being graded at a patio table with a glass of wine behind them.
October 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Colleagues, this IS an option. You don't HAVE to choose the first one.
Screenshot of email reply options in the following order: "Reply All", "Reply", "Forward", and "Edit Recipients", with the "Reply" option circled.
October 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Evergreen faculty text interaction 😆
The image shows a lighthearted text conversation. The first message says: “You know you have the capability to reply without replying all 😆.” The reply reads: “Oops I thought I did that. It seems I didn’t 🤷.” The first person then reacts with two laughing emojis 🤣🤣. The exchange humorously refers to someone accidentally using “Reply All” in a group message or email.
October 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
bielleogy.bsky.social
One of our lab alums who is now in a PhD program found this bit of paper from when she was a couple months in as a 2nd year undergrad in our lab 🥹🥹🥹
The image shows a scalloped-edge piece of lined paper with orange handwriting on it. The note reads: “I performed the DNA/RNA extraction on my mice data. I’m finally starting to feel like I belong in this lab!” The paper is being held above a laptop keyboard, and the screen in the background displays a scientific article or presentation slide titled “Prophage-host-microbe interactions.”
October 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Enjoying a glass of whiskey under our wedding arch, one year since saying "I Do" 🥰🥂
Photo of a smiling couple sitting on a bench under a wooden wedding arch, cheers-ing
October 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Becket Lab representing at @csucoast.bsky.social annual meeting! 💪
Selfie of 5 smiling women at the CSU Chancellor's Office board room
October 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Reposting with alt text.
The image shows two social media comments in response to a discussion about sex chromosomes and gender. The first comment (by the.incorruptible.mamabear) states: > "Biology doesn’t care about your feelings. XX = woman. XY = man. Everything else is word games." The second comment (by kataclastic) replies with a much more detailed correction, pointing out that sex determination and chromosomal variation are far more complex than the binary "XX = woman, XY = man." They list examples of chromosomal variations and their associations: XX = female XY = male XO = Turner syndrome (female) XXX = Triple X (female) XXXX = Tetrasomy X (female) XXXXX = Pentasomy X (female) XXY = Klinefelter (male) XXXY, XXXXY, XXXYY, XYYY, XYYYY = rare male variants XYY = Jacob’s syndrome (male) 46,XX male = male (due to SRY translocation) 46,XY female = female (e.g., AIS/Swyer syndrome) Mosaic and chimera conditions (like 45,X/46,XX or XX/XY) can produce mixed traits. They conclude with: > "Oh, and sex isn’t gender. Class dismissed." --- This exchange highlights the oversimplification in the first statement and the biological reality that sex chromosomes come in a variety of patterns beyond just XX and XY, showing that biology itself is more nuanced than a strict binary.
October 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Lol I read this to my class
October 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Side note, your ears may have been burning during my seminar an hour ago:
September 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Lol my feed as soon as I opened bsky
September 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Giving a webinar on #BlueSoup this Friday, in case anyone wants to pop in during their lunch!
A promotional flyer for a webinar in the CSU Bioinformatics Webinar Series. On the left side, it shows the date and time: “26 Sep | 12 PM PST.” It includes instructions to join via Zoom with Meeting ID: 886 2442 3158 and a QR code above. On the right, there is a photo of Dr. Elinne Becket, Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at California State University San Marcos, sitting outdoors with plants and trees in the background. Below, the title of the talk is displayed: “The Soup that Blue up Twitter.” The description explains that Dr. Becket will discuss the shared curiosity of science, open science, and a story from February 2023 when leftover beef soup prepared by her mom turned bright blue. Scientists and people on Twitter collaborated to investigate, leading to a global effort among microbiologists and chemists. At the bottom, there are links to learn more about upcoming webinars at www.informatics.sdsu.edu and Dr. Becket’s website: https://elinneb.wixsite.com/becketlab
September 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
Bye, Hulu.
Confirmation email of Hulu subscription cancellation.
September 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
bielleogy.bsky.social
I call this artwork "Wishful Thinking".

(that's the stand for her food bowl)
Photo of a dog standing, staring at the empty stand for her food bowl
September 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM