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When we think about learning, we think about brains.
Neurons. Animals.
But what if learning began much earlier?
Our paper in PRXLife, led by @maorknak.bsky.social explores whether a unicell relative of animals can use environmental cues to anticipate future stress. 🧵
Link: go.aps.org/4vAU56R
Check out these two interesting ECR talks about the crazy and diverse world marine algae #ProtistsOnSky 🪸🌊🔬🧪
The moving tentacles of an Acineta sp. suctorian ciliate in timelapse.
#marineplankton 🦑 #protistsonsky
those who enjoyed our story of 𝘐. 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, which was found in Hot Springs Creek in Lassen Volcanic National Park, can prepeare for an exciting continuation! no spoiler here, but 𝘍𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘦𝘣𝘢 cousins were now found at an, well... unexpected locaction. read below👇
#ProtistsOnSky
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by Christoph — ...and feel right at home in a tributary of Hot Springs Creek in LVNP (California, USA), where temperatures range between 49 °C and 65 °C. You are now going to learn a little bit ab…
Did you know that Hexamita nelsoni occurs in blue mussels? Now you know 😂 see our paper here www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #protistsonsky
Fabien Burki
It is always a pleasure to visit this stony village #MicroSEA #Roscoff
Our next DinoSphere seminar will be June 18th at 9 AM PDT / 6 PM CEST hosting Jana Pilátová and @gracezhong.bsky.social
🪱 Grace Zhong: Symbiont mobility in a dinoflagellate–acoel worm symbiosis
🪩 Jana Pilátová: Eyespots as photonic mirrors in Symbiodiniaceae
More details on tinyurl.com/43uckr2w!
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John Burns
Did you know that thermophilic amoeba have been isolated by researchers at Syracuse University from a steam vent at SUNY ESF? artsandsciences.syracuse.edu/biology/news...
You can visit this geyser of the built environment when you come to our first fall meeting, held at SUNY ESF this year!
Photo from the ROV SuBastian on the Designing the Future 3 Cruise in the South Atlantic Ocean East of Brazil. @schmidtocean.bsky.social
I found you in this vast ocean, my love, and I am not letting go. #protistsonsky
With @prakashlab.bsky.social
Manon Demulder
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My friends, thank you. With energy, vision, and courage you are forging a path into the future for our favorite protists and the community that exists around them. Bravo 👏 👏 👏. I highly recommend the paper (and seminars!).
John Burns
John Burns
CNY ASM
Similar challenges are faced for many many protist groups. Those who tackle them are science heroes, because protists are key to understanding so much of eukaryote evolution, much more than plants and animals for which we already have tons of genomes #protistsonsky
