Microbial interactions; lichens; symbiosis. Naturalist, conservationist. Associate Professor/CRC in Symbiosis at University of Alberta
Toby Spribille
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Came across witch’s cauldron fungus (Sarcosoma globosum) this weekend during fieldwork in interior British Columbia and it is among the weirdest fungi I’ve ever seen, filled with a good 50 ml of viscous liquid
Video thanks to Romina Silva Espejo
Phylogenomics beyond the ‘bag-of-genes’ model
#evolution #phylogenomics #MicroSky
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Genome-scale data have transformed phylogenetics, yet most phylogenomic analyses disregard the genomic positions of the loci used to infer evolutionar…
These plants also harvest dew, which condenses out of moist air. Edges and hairs make especially good foci for condensation as they radiate heat & cool faster. This species is from Namaqualand, in southern Africa. 📷: Dipcadi crispum Karel du Toit CCBYNC4 #Asparagaceae #fog #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
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New fungi book: Corticioid fungi of Europe 2 Hastodontia - Quasiphlebia. Maybe this year I'll really get into Corticioid fungi? #MycoBookClub #FungiFriends
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George Greiff in the BBC News headlines on Sunday morning.
A fantastic discovery, and hopefully a way to moderate invasive (INNS) Campylopus introflexus (Heath Star Moss).
Well deserved recognition for some very interesting bryological work. 🎉🙌
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stop writing articles about extreme heat using fun summer imagery challenge: impossible (apparently)
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Canada is utterly useless at protecting wildlife: “the federal government has issued emergency orders only twice since the [species at risk] act was passed in 2002”. Industry always, always wins.
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Please share with any budding young mycologists/microbiologists/molecular biologists who might be interested in coming to do an MSc or PhD! We are looking to recruit a student to follow up on some of our observations about ROS resistance and sensitivity in yeasts: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A newly discovered species raises hope that some native British habitats could be restored.
Yeasts are exposed to oxidative stress during routine metabolism, bioproduction, and interactions with other organisms. Here, the authors use a machine learning classifier to identify genes that are p...
“Deep-snow caribou are found nowhere else in the world but in B.C. In 2005, B.C. had 18 deep-snow caribou herds. Eight herds are now locally extinct, while the others are hanging on by a hoof.” @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/06...
If it doesn’t happen, they’re ‘doomed,’ says Okanagan Indian Band Chief Dan Wilson.
