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Daniela Barillà
@danielabarilla.bsky.social
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Microbial geneticist interested in large and small DNA 🧬 rings in bacteria and archaea.
Living in Brontë country and based at the University of Old York.

https://barillalabyork.weebly.com/
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Shiny dots of light.

#Astrosky #Astrophotography 🔭
Image of the night sky in which the Orion constellation is visible at the bottom and Taurus ♉️ and Pleiades at the top.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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📢 Interested in #chromosomes 🧬 & #archaea thriving at the edge of life? PhD project in York,UK on how archaea pass on their genome to daughter cells.Friendly supervisors: me, @steve-quinn-lab.bsky.social & @georgerheath.bsky.social

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
📅 January 7, 2026
Please RP🙏thx!
Archaeal cells whose DNA has been stained with a blue dye. Zoomed-in images of mutant cells that display chromosome segregation defects. High-resolution images of DNA-protein complexes obtained with atomic force microscopy. Upon binding, the protein bridges distant sites, forming loops.
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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A slice of paradise between lights and shadows: the #Eolian islands with smoking #Stromboli in the foreground.

#Sicily #iphonephotography #sea #volcanoes #extremophiles #zen
Aerial view of the Eolian Islands off the North coast of Sicily. At the top, from left to right the island of Vulcano, Lipari, Salina and then Filicudi and Alicudi. In the middle the island of Panarea and the tiny island of Basiluzzo. In the foreground, the smoking island of Stromboli. Eolian Islands map: Vulcano, Lipari and Salina at the top and Stromboli at the bottom.
October 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Waxing crescent #Moon over a sea of clouds, 25th October, North Sea
#astrosky #astrophotography #astronomy #Moon 🌙🔭
View of a segment of crescent Moon above a sea of clouds over the orange-red light of the sunset.
October 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Holgate windmill, a little jewel and proper working mill consisting of five lovingly restored floors in #York. Visited last weekend for free during #YorkUnlocked #VisitYork #Yorkshire
Holgate Windmill painted black with mill stones on the external wall and a cloudy sky in the background.
October 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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It has been a blast 💥!Awesome atmosphere, networking & knowledge exchange at @biophychrom.bsky.social
Huge thanks 🙏 to all the Participants, Rachel & Kinga from @biochemsoc.bsky.social & the Sponsors @plasmidsaurus.bsky.social @lumicks.bsky.social @emanuellissek.bsky.social @ei-science.bsky.social
Speaker delivering a talk at the meeting. Scientists at the old Eagle 🦅& Child pub Gala dinner at the 14th century timber-framed Hospitium in York. Group photo with St Mary’s Abbey ruins in the background
September 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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#BioPhyChrom25 gala dinner at the 14th century #Hospitium venue in York, and @agnesnoy.bsky.social talk. Lots of discussion and ideas for BioPhyChrom2027… Great vibes and atmosphere!
@biophychrom.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social @vslioy.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social 🧬
September 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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With evidence attached 😊
#BioPhyChrom2025
@biochemsoc.bsky.social @biophychrom.bsky.social
@damelab.bsky.social @vslioy.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @lauraspagnolo.bsky.social @tamarabasta.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Bolling Hall, Bradford
What a nice piece of #Yorkshire history. Music and a talk on the astronomer and mathematician Abraham Sharp.
Thanks @handhyorkshire.bsky.social for highlighting this spot 😊.
Front facade of Bolling Hall with the large main hall’s window in the middle. Some small bushes in the foreground. Print showing the front facade of Bolling Hall. The blue bedroom: a bedroom furnished with a four-poster blue bed, oak floor. Large window with stained glass.
September 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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The countdown for #BioPhyChrom2025 is nearly over: -2 days to go… What a fête of chromosome biology & physics!🧬

Safe journey everyone! ✈️🚂
@vslioy.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social @biophychrom.bsky.social

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Front entrance to York Minster cathedral with a blue sky background.
September 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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One week to go for The Biology & Physics of Chromosomes VII, but there is still time to register!
Join us! 🧬🧬🧬

@biophychrom.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social @vslioy.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social
River Ouse in York and the Hospitium, the conference banquet venue.
September 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Dark sky stargazing, 23 August 00:43, Veyrignac, Dordogne
🔭 #astrosky #astrophotography #iphonephotography
View of a very dark sky in an area with no light pollution. The constellations of Ursa Major, Ursa Minor and Draco are visible in all their luminous glory.
August 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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For #Yorkshire day, an interesting and lovely tour of the historic market town of Pontefract (Broken Bridge) organised by John @handhyorkshire.bsky.social
Thanks to John and David for the nice tour.
Painting of Pontefract castle by Alexander Keirincx The Counting House, Pontefract.
August 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Chromosome enthusiasts, York is calling!

Join us at The Biology & Physics of Chromosomes www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

Late breaking abstract deadline
📆 7 August

@biophychrom.bsky.social @vslioy.bsky.social @damelab.bsky.social @graingerlab.bsky.social @biochemsoc.bsky.social #microsky
Wild flower meadow in the foreground with York Minster in the background. River Ouse in York and along the bank the Hospitium hall where the conference dinner will take place. The Hospitium was part of St Mary’s Abbey that was built during Medieval times.
July 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Just few days left to register for this chromosome biology fête! 🧬🧬🧬

⏳📆 16 July

www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/f...

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Poster advertising the Biology and Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosomes conference that will be held in York, 16-19 September 2025.
July 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Same street, same houses and view, A.D. 2025.
Thanks for sharing the beautiful black & white photo.

#York #YorkMinster
York Minster in the background and old, picturesque houses on the side of the street. York Minster in the background and old, picturesque houses on the side of the street.
July 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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York calling! 📣 🧬🧬🧬

Join us at www.biochemistry.org/events-and-t...

⏳⏰ Early bird deadline approaching soon, 16 July! Do not miss out! Half of the talks selected from abstracts.
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View of a street in York with old houses on both sides and the towers of York Minster in the background.
July 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Indeed and they are intriguingly beautiful.

#foxglove #iphonephotography
A stem of pink foxgloves with a macula pattern of magenta, red cardinal spots. The light filters through the bells.
June 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Chromosome Enthusiasts, join us at The Biology & Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosomes 🧬! Friendly community, fantastic speakers line-up, grant writing session for ECRs. Early-bird deadline approaching soon.
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Flyer advertising The Biology and Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosome conference that will be held in York, 16-19 September 2025.
June 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Stars, galaxies and a black hole in a humble blue petunia.
#Astrosky 🪐🔭
#iPhonePhotography
A blue-purple petunia with white spots resembling stars and galaxies in the blue sky.
May 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Living La Dolce Vita
#WorldBeeDay
A blue geranium being visited by a mason bee 🐝.
May 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Anemone
A single lilac anemone and green leaves 🍃 in the background.
April 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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My humble attempts at taking photos of the solar eclipse with my iPhone. The only way I could see the eclipse was through the reflection on my phone camera, where the eclipse appears upside down.
Snapshots at 10:40 and 11:04 UK time. 🔭🌝🌞

#Astrosky #Astrophotography #eclipse #iPhone #Reflection
View of the sky with the sun behind clouds showing an orange and purple halo on the clouds. On the top right is the green reflection of the sun on my iPhone camera showing the eclipse of the sun. View of the reflection of the sun on my iPhone camera, showing the ongoing sun eclipse. The reflection is surrounded by branches of an apricot tree in bloom.
March 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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And this is a sneak peek 👀 of the 14th century venue for the meeting final dinner.

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River Ouse in the foreground and The Hospitium venue in the York museum gardens.
March 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Fancy a journey back in time to Roman Eboracum by walking on the city walls?And a visit to the Norman Clifford Tower? A stroll down the Middle Age Shambles? All this whilst enjoying a full immersion into chromosome biology? 🧬 Join us at The Biology & Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosomes!
🦠🧪🧬
A tower of the Roman walls on top of a green hill with some daffodils 🌼 and a blue sky in the background. Clifford fortress on top of a hill. Merchant Gate Hall and surrounding gardens.
March 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM