A new preprint is out! 🚨 We show that trace metal availability directly controls microbial metabolism, forcing cells to shift to less efficient energy pathways—even when better electron acceptors are available! ⚡🔬1/6 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social

Trace metals availability controls terminal electron acceptor utilization in Escherichia coli

Trace metals play an essential role in the metabolism of all living organisms and many metal-containing enzymes contribute to key physiological and ecological processes such as aerobic and anaerobic r...

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We’re kicking off our Archean Park ERC project at @uni-muenster.de with @alexjprobst.bsky.social Jens Kallmeyer, Ivan Berg and Kai-Uwe Hinrichs & respective groups! Thanks very much to @donatogiovannelli.bsky.social and Prof. William Martin for giving invited talks to get us started!

We are collecting data on "periods of things not working" in the lab through a (very very short) poll, can you please complete it and share it? forms.gle/pLAUg43Uy8M7...

Periods of unreliable results in the lab

This form collects anonymous data regarding periods of "nothing is growing", "my bug is misbehaving" and "things are not working as they should" that might periodically happen in labs. Thank you for y...

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Ok, let's talk about it. Everyone complains that in Italy there are no opportunities for young researchers. Then you open a 2y position well paid (by Italian standards), funded by an ERC and you barely get any application? Really?!? #AcademicChatter donatogiovannelli.com/vacancies

Hello @bsky.app #science! Just landed here from X! I'm a prof of Microbiology at the Univ. of Naples, Italy, interested in extreme environments and geo-bio coevolution. Let's connect!