the unculturables: exploratory research & beyond. EMBO-YIP 2003, EAM 2012, adERC 2013, EMBO 2024. https://beja.net.technion.ac.il/
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As always, we end our Bachelor's practical class with an agar art contest using the bright colis from @atinygreencell.bsky.social. As always, lots of beautiful images were created. Meet the winner, the Coli Cougar, our next year's class lab book cover.
Congratulations to Gautam Dey (EMBL) and Omaya Dudin (University of Geneva) for being awarded the EMBO Gold Medal 2026 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the #LifeSciences in Europe! 🧪 https://www.embo.org/press-releases/embo-gold-medal-2026-awarded-to-gautam-dey-and-omaya-dudin/
Oceanography, biogeochemical cycles, and biodiversity in the Central Arctic Ocean: Current state of knowledge and research directions for the Tara Polaris expeditions online.ucpress.edu/elementa/art...
Mark your calendars—MBARI Open House is back! 🗓️🎉
MBARI's 2026 Open House will be on Saturday, July 11, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This free event offers an opportunity to learn about MBARI's latest ocean discoveries and technology innovations.
Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-h...
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For decades, cellular aggregation was considered an evolutionary dead end.
Cells could come together temporarily.
But complex multicellular organisms like animals?
Our study, led by JP Gerdt, with Ruibao & @jennahed.bsky.social suggests it may be time to rethink that🧵 #ProtistsOnSKy
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Fascinating new science in @pnas.org!
Turns out "aerobic" soil bacteria have a survival trick. When oxygen drops, they adapt by hybridizing fermentation with carbon storage to stay alive!
Nature's resilience is unmatched.
@greening.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Resurrecting Full-Length Ancestral Schizorhodopsins and Heliorhodopsins with Structure-Guided, Indel-Aware Sequence Reconstruction by Prof. Mizutani & Prof. Ishikawa. Congratulations!🎉
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Urbanisation Drives Microevolution in the Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Paleogenomes reveal the evolutionary relationship between modern and cave lions www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo
multicellularity in the protist 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴 – undoubtedly 'thread of the week' for #ProtistsOnSky
