also in 2026, this cannot be pointed out often enough...
christoph_STCmicrobeblog@christophstc.bsky.social · 3y agothis cannot be pointed out often enough...
christoph_STCmicrobeblog
@christophstc.bsky.social
72, PhD, micro- + molecular biology. associated blogger @STCmicrobeblog. opinions my own.
christoph_STCmicrobeblog@christophstc.bsky.social · 3y ago🌋the fuego volcano in guatemala erupts, with rivers of lava running down the slopes. photograph: j. ordóñez /AFP /Getty
Guatemala volcano eruption prompts evacuation of hundreds of people
Eruption of the Fuego volcano sends lava and ash nearly four miles into the sky as country declares second-highest alert
theguardian.com
…and RNA makes Protein. (part 1) by Christoph — A two-part visual journey into the peptidyltransferase, where and how rRNA catalyzes ribosomal peptide-bond formation. Here is part 1...
…and RNA makes Protein. (part 1)
by Christoph — A two-part visual journey into the peptidyltransferase, where and how rRNA catalyzes ribosomal peptide-bond formation. Here is part 1...
smallthingsconsidered.blog
A study I co-authored in 2023 found ExxonMobil’s predictions of global heating over the following decades to have been mostly accurate, as skilful as independent academic and government models, and also very much at odds with its public statements on the matter. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We can’t make it better again’: what Europe’s wildfires tell us about the climate crisis
In this week’s newsletter: As France and Spain battle huge fires in this summer of relentless heat, will it be enough to spur us to take action?
theguardian.com
from mastodon🌈 "The 2026 Berlin #CSD was a spirited, well-attended, and exuberant #demonstration of #diversity, tolerance, and togetherness, held in perfect weather. ...1/2 © Stefan F. Wirth"
Stefan F. Wirth (@stefanfwirth@biologists.social)
Attached: 2 images The 2026 Berlin #CSD was a spirited, well-attended, and exuberant #demonstration of #diversity, tolerance, and togetherness, held in perfect weather. Unfortunately, the event ended...
biologists.social
Das moderne Leben verspricht uns Kontrolle in allen Lebenslagen. Doch was viel wichtiger wäre: Vertrauen, dass es gut kommt. Auch wenn wir grad nicht wissen, wie.
Können wir noch vertrauen?
Das moderne Leben verspricht uns Kontrolle. Doch was viel wichtiger wäre: Vertrauen.
republik.ch
"... the 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 funguses (=fungi!) that make Roquefort and Camembert" and Gorgonzola, for what it's worth. #FungiFriends
the elephant in the china shop? no, cover art of a book with the title 'radical museology' made me smile today
👇"Nico Williams presents his World Champion medal to his mother. While she was pregnant with his older brother, Iñaki, she crossed the Sahara Desert in search of a better life. What a beautiful story. A mother is a mother." a true champion 👏
🍉paraver🟩🟡🟥@paraver.bsky.social · 2w agoNico Williams entrega a medalha de campeão do Mundo à Mãe. Enquanto estava grávida do seu irmão mais velho, Iñaki, atravessou o deserto do Saara em busca de melhores condições de vida. Uma história bonita. Mãe é Mãe.
the magic of artisanal Intelligence – or: why you should never let AI write captions (ALT text)...
shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social · 2w agois there a pulitzer for photo captions because if so @theguardian.com just won it
Healthier, more sustainable diets worldwide would reshape global agriculture. A new @nature.com study shows the scale of the transformation. Bold policy action could maximise the benefits while supporting those affected by the transition, the authors conclude: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
how 𝘚𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴-derived endosymbionts deal with pseudogenes prior to genome reduction john (formerly @mcsymbiont on 𝕏, not on bsky) has been digging in his favorite rabbit hole for 30 years now, and his lab still finds new things... thx for pointing this out, @evgenii-protasov.bsky.social 🙏 #SymbioSky
Of Terms in Biology: Trans-Translation
by John McCutcheon, Janie and Christoph — This could become a very short explainer of the term "trans-translation", as given by Vioque and de la Cruz in their minireview: "Trans-translation is…
smallthingsconsidered.blog
Evgenii Protasov@evgenii-protasov.bsky.social · 3w agoThe transcriptional and translational outcomes for pseudogenes in bacterial endosymbionts #microbiology #pseudogene #ribosome #proteomics #MicroSky doi.org/10.1093/molb...
@sigridneuhauser.bsky.social schau nur 👇 𝘙𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘮 – ha! jetzt lern ich endlich, warum bei euch diese sau·leckeren roten beerchen «ribisel» heissen 🤣
The French Republican Calendar@sansculottid.es · last mo.Today is Septidi the 17th of Messidor in the year 234. Messidor is the month of harvest. Today we celebrate redcurrant. #JacobinDay See today's page
yes, please, pronto... (sep 2026, state legislative elections in berlin)
What's the Rothko where you are? here🙋♂️ winogradsky rothko...
Winogradsky Rothko
by Christoph — Winogradsky ─ you rightly expect the name of Sergei Winogradsky (1856–1953) to come up occasionally in a blog that Considers Small Things. But Rothko ? One of the lumi…
smallthingsconsidered.blog
Colossal@thisiscolossal.com · last mo.What's the Rothko where you are?
even if you don't read it until the heat has let up a bit, you should definitely read it, please: eva menasse 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 nothing can stop germany’s moral panic over antisemitism auf deutsch in @republik.ch > www.republik.ch/2026/06/27/b...
Bad Memories • EQUATOR
Nothing can stop Germany’s moral panic over antisemitism
equator.org
do you have the faintest idea how wonderful the streets and parks of Berlin smell right now? the linden trees in full blossom...
