Not all bacteria are beneficial in every context.
We found that enriching Drosophila with a commensal bacterium reduces tolerance to viral infection. The effect was virus-specific and occurred without changes in viral load, immune gene expression or intestinal damage.
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Kicking off 2026 the best way we know how: together! 🥐👑
Our annual Galette des Rois brought the team together, and Mori Yoshida claimed the crown for the 4th year running! 🎉
But the real treasure? These moments that unite us before another year of discovery.
Here's to an incredible 2026! 🔬✨
International Women's Day 2026
This year, at SalehLab.eu, we drew inspiration from Greek mythology to honor the powerful qualities that drive our lab forward every day. Real traits of real women doing real science today.
👉 Swipe to see our full SalehLab pantheon ➡️
Today I made a small but momentous start to work in 2026 by changing a single number.
I renamed the file “Papers to write and submit in 2025” to “Papers to write and submit in 2026”.
Stay tuned for more file updates on 1st January 2027.
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Regensburg is a lovely place and a great Uni!
Great thread by lead author @edogia.bsky.social on our recent Science paper: bsky.app/profile/edog...
Novo Nordisk is hiring for 4 new positions!
Individual job details below!👇
#ScienceJobs
Harmit Singh Malik
ASV members at your service -- check out your ballot!
@szparalab.bsky.social
@drjdennehy.bsky.social
@salehlabparis.bsky.social
@skytree42.bsky.social
@paulturnerlab.bsky.social
Also but not online: Louis Mansky, Liang Deng, Kai Wu, Shou-Wei Ding, Cristina Rosa, David Buchholz & Patrick Creisher
Feeling festive?
Why not deck the halls with @cvrinfo.bsky.social's papercraft #VirusSnowflakes and celebrate the science of viruses and the fight against viral diseases.
Download for free: cvr-engagement.co.uk/virus-snowfl...
#scicomm #sciart #decorations
Phil Holliger
Nonia Pariente
Ed Hutchinson
What a day! Another one flies the nest with a brilliant PhD defense. Congratulations Doctor @castellosanjuan.bsky.social ! I am so proud of you!!! #PILife #ProudMentor #PhD
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Moriah Szpara
How could a simple self-replicating system emerge at the origins of life? RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but existing ones are so large that their self-replication seems impossible. Could they be smaller?
Excited to share our latest work in @science.org on a new small polymerase.
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The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ...
