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Maintained by David Kirschtel.
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The fight against superbugs starts in the driest place on earth
Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina’s mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics
www.theguardian.com/film/ng-inte...
Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina’s mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics
www.theguardian.com/film/ng-inte...
Life Invisible: the fight against superbugs starts in the driest place on Earth – documentary
Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the world’s driest desert, the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina has made it her mission to uncove...
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The fight against superbugs starts in the driest place on earth
Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina’s mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics
www.theguardian.com/film/ng-inte...
Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina’s mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics
www.theguardian.com/film/ng-inte...
Humans in southern Africa were an isolated population until recently
A distinct population that was isolated until the last thousand years or so.
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A distinct population that was isolated until the last thousand years or so.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Humans in southern Africa were an isolated population until recently
A distinct population that was isolated until the last thousand years or so.
arstechnica.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Humans in southern Africa were an isolated population until recently
A distinct population that was isolated until the last thousand years or so.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
A distinct population that was isolated until the last thousand years or so.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
This Microbe ‘Plays Dead’ in NASA Clean Rooms, and We May Have Sent It to Mars
18 years ago, a sneaky bacteria infiltrated some of the cleanest places on Earth. Scientists finally know how.
gizmodo.com/this-microbe...
18 years ago, a sneaky bacteria infiltrated some of the cleanest places on Earth. Scientists finally know how.
gizmodo.com/this-microbe...
This Microbe 'Plays Dead' in NASA Clean Rooms, and We May Have Sent It to Mars
18 years ago, a sneaky bacteria infiltrated some of the cleanest places on Earth. Scientists finally know how.
gizmodo.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This Microbe ‘Plays Dead’ in NASA Clean Rooms, and We May Have Sent It to Mars
18 years ago, a sneaky bacteria infiltrated some of the cleanest places on Earth. Scientists finally know how.
gizmodo.com/this-microbe...
18 years ago, a sneaky bacteria infiltrated some of the cleanest places on Earth. Scientists finally know how.
gizmodo.com/this-microbe...
Many genes associated with dog behavior influence human personalities, too
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Many genes associated with dog behavior influence human personalities, too
But the specific behaviors linked may be completely unrelated.
arstechnica.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Many genes associated with dog behavior influence human personalities, too
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
The Black Death was history's most lethal plague. Now scientists say they know where it started
Ancient DNA has identified the earliest victims of the Black Plague in Kyrgyzstan in central Asia
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Ancient DNA has identified the earliest victims of the Black Plague in Kyrgyzstan in central Asia
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
The Black Death was history's most lethal plague. Now scientists say they know where it started | CBC Radio
Gravestones in a cemetery in Kyrgyzstan, several years before the plague broke out in Eurasia and Africa, identified people who died of a "pestilence." Their remains preserved microbial DNA from the b...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Black Death was history's most lethal plague. Now scientists say they know where it started
Ancient DNA has identified the earliest victims of the Black Plague in Kyrgyzstan in central Asia
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Ancient DNA has identified the earliest victims of the Black Plague in Kyrgyzstan in central Asia
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
How Algae Helped Some Life Outlast Extinction
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How Algae Helped Some Life Outlast Extinction - Eos
Cooler waters near Norway’s north provided a refuge for phytoplankton during the Great Dying, a new study suggests.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
How Algae Helped Some Life Outlast Extinction
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AI spots ‘ghost’ signatures of ancient life on Earth
AI spots ‘ghost’ signatures of ancient life on Earth
Find could revolutionize search for early life on our planet and elsewhere in the cosmos
www.science.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
AI spots ‘ghost’ signatures of ancient life on Earth
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A lovely chain of Lauderia annulata diatoms.
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A lovely chain of Lauderia annulata diatoms.
#marineplankton 🦑
#marineplankton 🦑
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#Vacancies: we are looking for not just one but three #postdoctoral researchers interested in bridging #genetics, #archaeology and #linguistics in exploring the #humanpast. shorturl.at/B3Qdd @haam-community.bsky.social @cschlebu.bsky.social
Postdoctoral position in Palaeo-population genomics at the Center for the Human Past - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral position in Palaeo-population genomics at the Center for the Human Past, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University
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November 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
#Vacancies: we are looking for not just one but three #postdoctoral researchers interested in bridging #genetics, #archaeology and #linguistics in exploring the #humanpast. shorturl.at/B3Qdd @haam-community.bsky.social @cschlebu.bsky.social
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Swashing: a propulsion-independent form of bacterial surface migration journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.... #jcampubs
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! 💥 closing 10th December.. Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems.
For more details and to apply please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
For more details and to apply please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Please RT. Post-doc opportunity alert! 💥 closing 10th December.. Come join our team (www.thelowlab.org) at Imperial, London, working on the structure and mechanism of bacterial secretion systems.
For more details and to apply please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
For more details and to apply please see
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Cancelled surveys, suppressed publications, hidden data: the Trump administration is continuing to hack and slash its way through the entire enterprise of science within the federal government.
Here’s a snapshot of the attacks on science that we saw during September:
Here’s a snapshot of the attacks on science that we saw during September:
In the Dark: Trump Administration Continues to Cancel and Suppress Information
Cancelled surveys, suppressed publications, hidden data: the Trump administration is continuing to hack and slash its way through the entire enterprise of science within the federal government.
blog.ucs.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Cancelled surveys, suppressed publications, hidden data: the Trump administration is continuing to hack and slash its way through the entire enterprise of science within the federal government.
Here’s a snapshot of the attacks on science that we saw during September:
Here’s a snapshot of the attacks on science that we saw during September:
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Bacteria in hot springs can move against fast water flow without flagella. Instead, they use pili like grappling hooks to crawl upstream, revealing a surprising survival strategy in extreme environments.
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#microbes #bacterialmotility #extremophiles #hotsprings
isme-microbes.org/hot-spring-b...
#microbes #bacterialmotility #extremophiles #hotsprings
October 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Bacteria in hot springs can move against fast water flow without flagella. Instead, they use pili like grappling hooks to crawl upstream, revealing a surprising survival strategy in extreme environments.
isme-microbes.org/hot-spring-b...
#microbes #bacterialmotility #extremophiles #hotsprings
isme-microbes.org/hot-spring-b...
#microbes #bacterialmotility #extremophiles #hotsprings
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Our work on ribosome hibernation in archaea is out!
We identified Hib, a new hibernation factor broadly distributed across archaea.
Check out the preprint 👉 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.11.676729v1
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We identified Hib, a new hibernation factor broadly distributed across archaea.
Check out the preprint 👉 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.11.676729v1
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October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Our work on ribosome hibernation in archaea is out!
We identified Hib, a new hibernation factor broadly distributed across archaea.
Check out the preprint 👉 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.11.676729v1
(1/🧵)
We identified Hib, a new hibernation factor broadly distributed across archaea.
Check out the preprint 👉 biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.11.676729v1
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🌱🌋 A greenhouse experiment led by Scripps Oceanography & @unigreifswald.bsky.social has uncovered a powerful new way volcanoes give life to the Earth: volcanic ash can triple plant productivity by transforming the microbiome, reshaping entire soil ecosystems. Dig in: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/volcani...
Volcanic Ash Supercharges Plant Growth and Rebuilds Soil Life
A collaboration between scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Greifswald in Germany has uncovered a powerful new way volcanoes give life to the Earth: ...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🌱🌋 A greenhouse experiment led by Scripps Oceanography & @unigreifswald.bsky.social has uncovered a powerful new way volcanoes give life to the Earth: volcanic ash can triple plant productivity by transforming the microbiome, reshaping entire soil ecosystems. Dig in: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/volcani...