Ana Sofia Carranco
@microbianac.bsky.social
🇪🇨 PhD candidate•Researching freshwater turtle microbiome ~ fusarium emerging fungal pathogens•Funded by @dfgpublic.bsky.social at Uni Ulm @uniulm.bsky.social
#microbiomes #wildlife #fungalpathogens
Keeping my right brain energised 📸 • 🖼️ • 📖
#microbiomes #wildlife #fungalpathogens
Keeping my right brain energised 📸 • 🖼️ • 📖
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Colombia's president not only understands the urgency, he actually supports doing something about it. Unlike so many other leaders.
He supports the call to "develop a roadmap to break dependence on fossil fuels."
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis #EndFossilFuels
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
He supports the call to "develop a roadmap to break dependence on fossil fuels."
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis #EndFossilFuels
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
To make peace with nature, we need a fossil fuel-free Amazon
It is necessary to support Brazil’s proposal to develop a roadmap for carrying out the comprehensive transition to renewable energy
english.elpais.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Colombia's president not only understands the urgency, he actually supports doing something about it. Unlike so many other leaders.
He supports the call to "develop a roadmap to break dependence on fossil fuels."
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis #EndFossilFuels
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
He supports the call to "develop a roadmap to break dependence on fossil fuels."
#COP30 #ClimateCrisis #EndFossilFuels
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
Reposted by Ana Sofia Carranco
Book review 📚 Sex, drugs and the conscious brain: Francis Crick beyond the double helix
go.nature.com/4oJQAra
go.nature.com/4oJQAra
Sex, drugs and the conscious brain: Francis Crick beyond the double helix
A thoroughly researched account of the history and relationships that shaped the scientist who co-discovered the structure of DNA.
go.nature.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Book review 📚 Sex, drugs and the conscious brain: Francis Crick beyond the double helix
go.nature.com/4oJQAra
go.nature.com/4oJQAra
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There is one point of agreement among both enthusiasts and sceptics: the future has already arrived
go.nature.com/48M5Xuu
go.nature.com/48M5Xuu
Universities are embracing AI: will students get smarter or stop thinking?
Nature - Millions of students arriving at campuses are now using artificial intelligence. Worries abound.
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October 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
There is one point of agreement among both enthusiasts and sceptics: the future has already arrived
go.nature.com/48M5Xuu
go.nature.com/48M5Xuu
Reposted by Ana Sofia Carranco
Reposted by Ana Sofia Carranco
For the first time, microbes are part of global conservation efforts. 🌍🧫
The IUCN’s new Microbial Conservation Specialist Group— including @symbionticism.bsky.social —aims to protect the unseen majority of life on Earth.
Read more:
www.psu.edu/news/eberly-...
The IUCN’s new Microbial Conservation Specialist Group— including @symbionticism.bsky.social —aims to protect the unseen majority of life on Earth.
Read more:
www.psu.edu/news/eberly-...
New microorganism survival commission aims to fill critical conservation gap | Penn State University
For the first time, the International Union for Conservation of Nature is formally including all microbial life in its framework by establishing a Microbial Conservation Specialist Group, which includ...
www.psu.edu
October 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For the first time, microbes are part of global conservation efforts. 🌍🧫
The IUCN’s new Microbial Conservation Specialist Group— including @symbionticism.bsky.social —aims to protect the unseen majority of life on Earth.
Read more:
www.psu.edu/news/eberly-...
The IUCN’s new Microbial Conservation Specialist Group— including @symbionticism.bsky.social —aims to protect the unseen majority of life on Earth.
Read more:
www.psu.edu/news/eberly-...
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Do you know someone who does outstanding work on avian pop modelling & forecasting? Or who works at interface of avian conservation and decision making given uncertain futures? Submit a keynote nomination for the BOU conference Avian Futures here: bou.org.uk/event/avian-... . Deadline is next week!
Avian futures | #BOUasm26 - British Ornithologists' Union
bou.org.uk
September 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Do you know someone who does outstanding work on avian pop modelling & forecasting? Or who works at interface of avian conservation and decision making given uncertain futures? Submit a keynote nomination for the BOU conference Avian Futures here: bou.org.uk/event/avian-... . Deadline is next week!
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Many of us are using LLMs in coding and scientific writing. They are very helpful tools, but we need to be thoughtful as we integrate them into our work flows to preserve accountability, voice and trust. academic.oup.com/evlett/advan.... An editorial at @evolletters.bsky.social for discussion:
Editorial: Accountability, voice, and trust - responsible use of GenAI in scientific publishing
Over the last few years, the development and rapid advancement of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatG
academic.oup.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Many of us are using LLMs in coding and scientific writing. They are very helpful tools, but we need to be thoughtful as we integrate them into our work flows to preserve accountability, voice and trust. academic.oup.com/evlett/advan.... An editorial at @evolletters.bsky.social for discussion:
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Indigenous Peoples make up less than 5% of the world’s population, yet they protect significant amounts of global biodiversity.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
August 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Indigenous Peoples make up less than 5% of the world’s population, yet they protect significant amounts of global biodiversity.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
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A postdoc position working on marine phage - please share widely!
Do you love phage? I have an opening for a postdoc in my lab at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science (@cmarinescience.bsky.social) looking at interactions between marine phage and iron, which is an important limiting trace metal in the oceans (1/5) 🧵#phagesky 🦠🌊
August 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A postdoc position working on marine phage - please share widely!
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Excited to share our new @nature.com paper mapping global mycorrhizal richness and rarity, led by Michael Van Nuland. Over 90% of richness hotspots lie outside protected areas: a critical gap in conservation. Proud to contribute as part of the @spun.earth consortium! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected - Nature
Machine-learning algorithms trained on 25,000 geolocated soil samples are used to create high-resolution global maps of mycorrhizal fungi, revealing that less than 10% of their biodiversity hotspots a...
www.nature.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Excited to share our new @nature.com paper mapping global mycorrhizal richness and rarity, led by Michael Van Nuland. Over 90% of richness hotspots lie outside protected areas: a critical gap in conservation. Proud to contribute as part of the @spun.earth consortium! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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We're hiring an assistant researcher for the Retraction Watch Database.
Find out more here:
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Job opportunities at Retraction Watch
Assistant researcher, Retraction Watch Database The Center For Scientific Integrity, a U.S.-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is looking for a full-time Assistant Researcher to join our crew in…
retractionwatch.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We're hiring an assistant researcher for the Retraction Watch Database.
Find out more here:
Find out more here:
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🦠 SAVE THE DATE! 🦜
I'm excited to announce that the theme of the 2027 BOU conference is Avian Disease Ecology!
📍 Nottingham, UK
📅 6–8 April 2027
🔗 Full details: lnkd.in/gPvFFDJe
Please share widely!
#BOU2027 #Ornithology #WildlifeDisease #AvianDisease #EcoHealth
I'm excited to announce that the theme of the 2027 BOU conference is Avian Disease Ecology!
📍 Nottingham, UK
📅 6–8 April 2027
🔗 Full details: lnkd.in/gPvFFDJe
Please share widely!
#BOU2027 #Ornithology #WildlifeDisease #AvianDisease #EcoHealth
June 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
🦠 SAVE THE DATE! 🦜
I'm excited to announce that the theme of the 2027 BOU conference is Avian Disease Ecology!
📍 Nottingham, UK
📅 6–8 April 2027
🔗 Full details: lnkd.in/gPvFFDJe
Please share widely!
#BOU2027 #Ornithology #WildlifeDisease #AvianDisease #EcoHealth
I'm excited to announce that the theme of the 2027 BOU conference is Avian Disease Ecology!
📍 Nottingham, UK
📅 6–8 April 2027
🔗 Full details: lnkd.in/gPvFFDJe
Please share widely!
#BOU2027 #Ornithology #WildlifeDisease #AvianDisease #EcoHealth
Reposted by Ana Sofia Carranco
The ocean forecast is in… and it’s alarming.
Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are pushing our ocean to the brink. Protecting it means protecting all life on Earth.
Join our #WorldOceanDay call for greater efforts to #SaveOurOcean.
www.unep.org/topics/ocean...
Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are pushing our ocean to the brink. Protecting it means protecting all life on Earth.
Join our #WorldOceanDay call for greater efforts to #SaveOurOcean.
www.unep.org/topics/ocean...
June 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The ocean forecast is in… and it’s alarming.
Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are pushing our ocean to the brink. Protecting it means protecting all life on Earth.
Join our #WorldOceanDay call for greater efforts to #SaveOurOcean.
www.unep.org/topics/ocean...
Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are pushing our ocean to the brink. Protecting it means protecting all life on Earth.
Join our #WorldOceanDay call for greater efforts to #SaveOurOcean.
www.unep.org/topics/ocean...
The Amazon rainforest may hold the title of my favorite place on Earth, but my admiration for the marine environment runs just as deep. A world that amaze me! Just take a look at this magnificent eagle ray I encountered at Galapagos National Park. Isn’t nature incredible? 🌊💙 #HappyWorldOceanDay
June 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The Amazon rainforest may hold the title of my favorite place on Earth, but my admiration for the marine environment runs just as deep. A world that amaze me! Just take a look at this magnificent eagle ray I encountered at Galapagos National Park. Isn’t nature incredible? 🌊💙 #HappyWorldOceanDay
Last week, I returned from an inspiring workshop about communication and using large language models (LLMs) in research. We had enriching discussions with a diverse group of researchers about the pros and cons of using LLMs. It was an excellent environment for sharing ideas and mutual growth. 🫶
June 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Last week, I returned from an inspiring workshop about communication and using large language models (LLMs) in research. We had enriching discussions with a diverse group of researchers about the pros and cons of using LLMs. It was an excellent environment for sharing ideas and mutual growth. 🫶
💍 The Gollum Effect: possessive behaviours, attempts to undermine others, and efforts to restrict access to data, resources or opportunities
https://go.nature.com/4mxAJvG
https://go.nature.com/4mxAJvG
Science’s ‘Gollum effect’: PhDs bear brunt of territorial behaviour
Nature - Survey respondents at all career stages report colleagues engaging in territorial and possessive behaviours — but early-career researchers are most often affected.
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May 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I want to share my first post, along with some pictures from my fieldwork. A year ago, I returned from the final field season for my PhD. This project began with my master’s thesis, where I proposed a project to investigate the egg and hatchling microbiome of the yellow-spotted Amazon turtle 1/3
May 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I want to share my first post, along with some pictures from my fieldwork. A year ago, I returned from the final field season for my PhD. This project began with my master’s thesis, where I proposed a project to investigate the egg and hatchling microbiome of the yellow-spotted Amazon turtle 1/3