Microbiologist and fan of phages 🦠🧬 🧫
PhD candidate in the Barber lab at UOregon.
(She/They)
Kendal Tinney
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Zip "prevents internalization and destruction of newly released phage progeny, a phenomenon that we call the anti-Kronos effect after the Greek god who consumed his offspring. Zip activity promotes the accumulation of free phages in bacterial lysogen communities, thereby enhancing viral spread."
🚨Job alert!🚨
We are looking for a new lab manager to join our group at the University of Oregon! Applicants with experience in microbiology, evolutionary genetics, or protein biochemistry are especially encouraged to apply. See the link below for more information: barberlab.org/contact/
The Long-Term Evolution Experiment has returned home. Led by Professors Richard Lenski (@relenski.bsky.social) and Jeffrey Barrick, this groundbreaking work continues to reveal how bacteria evolve in real time. 12 flasks. 1 legacy.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/f6vjyjvr
Tami Lieberman
Staphylococcus epidermidis Genomic Plasticity Modulates Horizontal Gene Transfer https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.01.722213v1
Troll-Like Receptors take home the first #KSBeyondAntibiotics26 trivia win 🏆
Happy 38th birthday to the #LTEE!
#BOTD in 1988.
Keep on evolving!
#science #evolution #microbiology
Behold! De-extinction! And very very cool biology…
