Onisillos
@onisillos.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of a very good microbial journal.
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(Illustration by David S. Goodsell, RCSB Protein Data Bank. doi: 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/goodsell-gallery-028)
Pinned
Time to dive in!
"A European study found that some imported honey contained traces of pesticides, heavy metals, veterinary medicines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons."
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The honey trap: why honey fraud is a health hazard
Almost half of honey imports to Europe have been flagged as suspicious. From sugar syrups to fake origins, honey fraud is big business.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"A European study found that some imported honey contained traces of pesticides, heavy metals, veterinary medicines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons."
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I wrote this 2 years ago. But these sentences still capture my general take on AMR. We need to tackle infection systemically to reduce our reliance on antimicrobials. I realise that many of these changes are unpalatable to many in power: universal healthcare, social housing, paid sick leave etc.
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I wrote this 2 years ago. But these sentences still capture my general take on AMR. We need to tackle infection systemically to reduce our reliance on antimicrobials. I realise that many of these changes are unpalatable to many in power: universal healthcare, social housing, paid sick leave etc.
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"Too often #AMR is framed as an immense although conceptually simple challenge: delay resistance to current drugs and produce new drugs. But we need to go beyond this, we need to pull every lever at our disposal to minimise infection even before we turn to drugs."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
AMR is more complicated than a lack of drugs
Later this month (Nov 18–24) is World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), the annual reminder
of this long smouldering crisis in modern health care. This is the first year with
the new name as it was formerly ...
www.thelancet.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"Too often #AMR is framed as an immense although conceptually simple challenge: delay resistance to current drugs and produce new drugs. But we need to go beyond this, we need to pull every lever at our disposal to minimise infection even before we turn to drugs."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Reflection as we begin #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #WAAW
🔴 #AMR is a growing global emergency
🔴 Solutions must go beyond prescribing #diagnostics #access #prevention
🔴 No one is safe until everyone is safe, solutions must reach all
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#episky #microsky @msf.ca
🔴 #AMR is a growing global emergency
🔴 Solutions must go beyond prescribing #diagnostics #access #prevention
🔴 No one is safe until everyone is safe, solutions must reach all
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#episky #microsky @msf.ca
Antimicrobial resistance: a concise update
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to global public health, with approximately
5 million deaths associated with bacterial AMR in 2019. Tackling AMR requires a multifaceted
and cohesive...
www.thelancet.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Reflection as we begin #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #WAAW
🔴 #AMR is a growing global emergency
🔴 Solutions must go beyond prescribing #diagnostics #access #prevention
🔴 No one is safe until everyone is safe, solutions must reach all
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#episky #microsky @msf.ca
🔴 #AMR is a growing global emergency
🔴 Solutions must go beyond prescribing #diagnostics #access #prevention
🔴 No one is safe until everyone is safe, solutions must reach all
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#episky #microsky @msf.ca
Coincidentally, I came across an argument this morning that we should be more nuanced about criticism of AI, because one chatbot gave them useful legal advice. They missed the point that the law is often used maliciously, so the chatbot didn't need to be right.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice
Which? study of ChatGPT, Copilot and others uncovers incorrect and misleading tips on investments, tax and insurance
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Coincidentally, I came across an argument this morning that we should be more nuanced about criticism of AI, because one chatbot gave them useful legal advice. They missed the point that the law is often used maliciously, so the chatbot didn't need to be right.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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🚨#PhD studentship opportunity! Plasmids provide bacteria with antimicrobial resistance, but do they have more fundamental effects on behaviour? 🧫🦠💫🧟♂️
Apply for a 4y funded MRC DiMeN position with me and Jamie Wheeler @livuni-ives.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Apply for a 4y funded MRC DiMeN position with me and Jamie Wheeler @livuni-ives.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Resistant zombies: how drug-resistance plasmids manipulate the behaviour of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa at University of Liverpool on Fin...
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Resistant zombies: how drug-resistance plasmids manipulate the behaviour of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa at University of Li...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🚨#PhD studentship opportunity! Plasmids provide bacteria with antimicrobial resistance, but do they have more fundamental effects on behaviour? 🧫🦠💫🧟♂️
Apply for a 4y funded MRC DiMeN position with me and Jamie Wheeler @livuni-ives.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Apply for a 4y funded MRC DiMeN position with me and Jamie Wheeler @livuni-ives.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
"The UK’s inability to maintain sustained, transparent leadership on #AMR undermines global efforts and highlights the urgent need for governments worldwide to prioritise long-term, accountable strategies."
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The next decade in AMR: getting the basics right
Nov 18–24, 2025, marks the 10th edition of World AMR Awareness Week, an annual campaign
led by WHO with the goal to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance
(AMR) and to encourage best pr...
www.thelancet.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
"The UK’s inability to maintain sustained, transparent leadership on #AMR undermines global efforts and highlights the urgent need for governments worldwide to prioritise long-term, accountable strategies."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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TB advocates remind us about the impact of devastating funding and aid cuts at the @theunion.org conference on TB
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
TB advocates remind us about the impact of devastating funding and aid cuts at the @theunion.org conference on TB
"Few who care about human rights and anti-racism are still holding out hope for Labour now"
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Labour’s Vile Appeasement of the Anti-Migrant Right Won’t Even ‘Work’
Stripping refugees of their jewelry is part of a cruel new anti-asylum plan by the British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"Few who care about human rights and anti-racism are still holding out hope for Labour now"
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Tobacco and vapes - humans are not the only victims, as I said in the #HouseofLords yesterday
#OneHealth
www.lep.co.uk/news/opinion...
#OneHealth
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Vets warn Lancashire pet owners of the dangers of vaping and smoking around your pets
Vets are urging owners in Lancashire to exercise caution when smoking or vaping around their pets, outlining the hidden harm caused by nicotine and smoke exposure.
www.lep.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Tobacco and vapes - humans are not the only victims, as I said in the #HouseofLords yesterday
#OneHealth
www.lep.co.uk/news/opinion...
#OneHealth
www.lep.co.uk/news/opinion...
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Funnily enough, I did always wonder if my staffy was autistic. But this was based on my speculation that the "neurotypical" human brain was a recently emerged aberration.
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Autistic dogs? Neurodiversity in our pets and what it might mean for us
Have you ever wondered whether your pet has ADHD? Research is showing the answer is complicated.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Funnily enough, I did always wonder if my staffy was autistic. But this was based on my speculation that the "neurotypical" human brain was a recently emerged aberration.
theconversation.com/autistic-dog...
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Ten days left to apply to be a @crick.ac.uk Early Career Group Leader
Closing date 27th November
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Closing date 27th November
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November 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ten days left to apply to be a @crick.ac.uk Early Career Group Leader
Closing date 27th November
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Closing date 27th November
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
What fictional creature/villain traumatised you as a child?
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
What fictional creature/villain traumatised you as a child?
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📢 CALL FOR #APPLICATIONS: #PhD Position in the Social Science of #Vector-Borne Diseases 🦟
Position: PhD Position in the #SocialScience of Vector-Borne Diseases
Location: CRID, Yaoundé, #Cameroon 🇨🇲 (with fieldwork in Cameroon and Kenya).
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
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Position: PhD Position in the #SocialScience of Vector-Borne Diseases
Location: CRID, Yaoundé, #Cameroon 🇨🇲 (with fieldwork in Cameroon and Kenya).
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS PhD Position in the Social Science of Vector-Borne Diseases - CRID
Integrated Multi-vector-borne Diseases Platform to Assess Global Change Impacts on Transmission Using Innovative Systems Modeling, Novel Monitoring Tools, and Transmission-blocking Microorganisms (IMP...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
📢 CALL FOR #APPLICATIONS: #PhD Position in the Social Science of #Vector-Borne Diseases 🦟
Position: PhD Position in the #SocialScience of Vector-Borne Diseases
Location: CRID, Yaoundé, #Cameroon 🇨🇲 (with fieldwork in Cameroon and Kenya).
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
crid-cam.com/call-for-app...
Position: PhD Position in the #SocialScience of Vector-Borne Diseases
Location: CRID, Yaoundé, #Cameroon 🇨🇲 (with fieldwork in Cameroon and Kenya).
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
crid-cam.com/call-for-app...
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“We are waiting for more vaccines; it is the only solution”.
Like many countries in recent years, Kenya has been facing its first mpox epidemic. Clotilde Bigot reports from Mombasa: spkl.io/63324AjkHa
Like many countries in recent years, Kenya has been facing its first mpox epidemic. Clotilde Bigot reports from Mombasa: spkl.io/63324AjkHa
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“We are waiting for more vaccines; it is the only solution”.
Like many countries in recent years, Kenya has been facing its first mpox epidemic. Clotilde Bigot reports from Mombasa: spkl.io/63324AjkHa
Like many countries in recent years, Kenya has been facing its first mpox epidemic. Clotilde Bigot reports from Mombasa: spkl.io/63324AjkHa
Anti-intellectualism is guiding us to some very stupid destinations
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‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Anti-intellectualism is guiding us to some very stupid destinations
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
In an astounding discovery, I have learned today that Gary Numan and Gary Oldman are the same age
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 AM
In an astounding discovery, I have learned today that Gary Numan and Gary Oldman are the same age
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Whether it's Zohran Mamdani or Claudia Sheinbaum, progressives are finding their voice around the world 🌍
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Whether it's Zohran Mamdani or Claudia Sheinbaum, progressives are finding their voice around the world 🌍
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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Why won't someone think about the poor billionaires????
And the newspapers they own!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
And the newspapers they own!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Why won't someone think about the poor billionaires????
And the newspapers they own!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
And the newspapers they own!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both