paul g higgins
@docpolski.bsky.social
#LaboratoryOfEskapology: Microbiology, Cologne, Köln, investigating resistance mechanisms of Gram negatives, molecular epidemiology of ESKAPE organisms, and my pet organism N. gonorrhoeae
Surprise, surprise, many of the protesters have a chequered past
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse
Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse
www.theguardian.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Surprise, surprise, many of the protesters have a chequered past
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
@mickeyundertone.bsky.social it's a catastrophe. I can no longer listen to your music shows as the BBC have erected an iron curtain against those outside the UK. The Sounds app is no more. A Brexit bonus? Any idea how I can listen to your dulcet tones in Germany?
July 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
@mickeyundertone.bsky.social it's a catastrophe. I can no longer listen to your music shows as the BBC have erected an iron curtain against those outside the UK. The Sounds app is no more. A Brexit bonus? Any idea how I can listen to your dulcet tones in Germany?
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A state visit doesn't just mean that Trump comes to the UK for talks or whatever.
It means a literal parade in his honour.
It means a banquet with the royals.
It is one of the highest honours we have to give.
After what we saw yesterday, it must not be allowed to happen.
It means a literal parade in his honour.
It means a banquet with the royals.
It is one of the highest honours we have to give.
After what we saw yesterday, it must not be allowed to happen.
Petition: Cancel Trump’s state visit
Stop Trump Coalition
stoptrump.org.uk
March 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A state visit doesn't just mean that Trump comes to the UK for talks or whatever.
It means a literal parade in his honour.
It means a banquet with the royals.
It is one of the highest honours we have to give.
After what we saw yesterday, it must not be allowed to happen.
It means a literal parade in his honour.
It means a banquet with the royals.
It is one of the highest honours we have to give.
After what we saw yesterday, it must not be allowed to happen.
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1. A common mistake is to look for ideological consistency on the far right, and to become confused when some of the things it claims to stand for sound positive and even progressive. Here’s a thread on how to understand this. 🧵
February 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
1. A common mistake is to look for ideological consistency on the far right, and to become confused when some of the things it claims to stand for sound positive and even progressive. Here’s a thread on how to understand this. 🧵
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February 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Our latest research on how antigenic variation affects gonococcal lifestyle and antibiotic tolerance has now been published in@plosbiology.org! Follow the link journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
A big thank you to our collaborators Lisa Craig and Paul G. Higgins @docpolski.bsky.social!
A big thank you to our collaborators Lisa Craig and Paul G. Higgins @docpolski.bsky.social!
Pilin antigenic variants impact gonococcal lifestyle and antibiotic tolerance by modulating interbacterial forces
Neisseria gonorrhoeae evades immunity by altering its surface structures through antigenic variation. This study shows that this process also modulates bacterial interactions, driving microcolony dive...
journals.plos.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Our latest research on how antigenic variation affects gonococcal lifestyle and antibiotic tolerance has now been published in@plosbiology.org! Follow the link journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
A big thank you to our collaborators Lisa Craig and Paul G. Higgins @docpolski.bsky.social!
A big thank you to our collaborators Lisa Craig and Paul G. Higgins @docpolski.bsky.social!
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The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
January 31, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
It's the summer school in Concepciòn. With @aopazo.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's the summer school in Concepciòn. With @aopazo.bsky.social
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The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
January 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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One of my favourite quotes from a wonderful human
''Two possibilities exist either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying''
- Arthur C. Clarke
''Two possibilities exist either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying''
- Arthur C. Clarke
December 30, 2024 at 9:12 PM
One of my favourite quotes from a wonderful human
''Two possibilities exist either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying''
- Arthur C. Clarke
''Two possibilities exist either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying''
- Arthur C. Clarke
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Last call: submit your original artwork for the 2025 #ESCMIDGlobal Art Gallery. The theme this year is #ClimateChange & Infection. Participants can win incredible prizes so don't miss out!
Learn more: ow.ly/o5O150Uye4Y
The submission deadline is TODAY!
#IDSky #MedSky #clinmicro
Learn more: ow.ly/o5O150Uye4Y
The submission deadline is TODAY!
#IDSky #MedSky #clinmicro
December 31, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Last call: submit your original artwork for the 2025 #ESCMIDGlobal Art Gallery. The theme this year is #ClimateChange & Infection. Participants can win incredible prizes so don't miss out!
Learn more: ow.ly/o5O150Uye4Y
The submission deadline is TODAY!
#IDSky #MedSky #clinmicro
Learn more: ow.ly/o5O150Uye4Y
The submission deadline is TODAY!
#IDSky #MedSky #clinmicro
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Dr James Smith, "14+ months of the systematic destruction of the Gaza healthcare system"
Matt Barbet, "The Israeli gov say Hamas using hospitals to hide"
DJS, "This is a military tactic the Israeli forces have used to justify their attacks on pretty much every single healthcare facility in Gaza"
Matt Barbet, "The Israeli gov say Hamas using hospitals to hide"
DJS, "This is a military tactic the Israeli forces have used to justify their attacks on pretty much every single healthcare facility in Gaza"
December 27, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Dr James Smith, "14+ months of the systematic destruction of the Gaza healthcare system"
Matt Barbet, "The Israeli gov say Hamas using hospitals to hide"
DJS, "This is a military tactic the Israeli forces have used to justify their attacks on pretty much every single healthcare facility in Gaza"
Matt Barbet, "The Israeli gov say Hamas using hospitals to hide"
DJS, "This is a military tactic the Israeli forces have used to justify their attacks on pretty much every single healthcare facility in Gaza"
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ᗪIᗪ YOᑌ KᑎOᗯ?
BACITRACIN was named by Balbina Johnson, lab supervisor at Columbia Med School, since the producing (Baci)llus was isolated from compound fracture of a child Margaret (Trac)y where it was (in)hibiting pathogenic bacteria and helping her overcoming a septic infection?
#IDSky 🦠 🧫 🧪
BACITRACIN was named by Balbina Johnson, lab supervisor at Columbia Med School, since the producing (Baci)llus was isolated from compound fracture of a child Margaret (Trac)y where it was (in)hibiting pathogenic bacteria and helping her overcoming a septic infection?
#IDSky 🦠 🧫 🧪
December 8, 2024 at 1:38 PM
ᗪIᗪ YOᑌ KᑎOᗯ?
BACITRACIN was named by Balbina Johnson, lab supervisor at Columbia Med School, since the producing (Baci)llus was isolated from compound fracture of a child Margaret (Trac)y where it was (in)hibiting pathogenic bacteria and helping her overcoming a septic infection?
#IDSky 🦠 🧫 🧪
BACITRACIN was named by Balbina Johnson, lab supervisor at Columbia Med School, since the producing (Baci)llus was isolated from compound fracture of a child Margaret (Trac)y where it was (in)hibiting pathogenic bacteria and helping her overcoming a septic infection?
#IDSky 🦠 🧫 🧪
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This 1959 paper in the Japanese Journal of Microbiology shows HGT of resistance for the first time: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... (link to PDF). Resistant phenotypes transfers from resistant Escherichia coli to susceptible Shigella and, even 60 years later, it is still a great read!
November 19, 2024 at 1:24 PM
This 1959 paper in the Japanese Journal of Microbiology shows HGT of resistance for the first time: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... (link to PDF). Resistant phenotypes transfers from resistant Escherichia coli to susceptible Shigella and, even 60 years later, it is still a great read!