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Spencer Nyholm

@spencernyholm.bsky.social

University of Connecticut Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology Symbiosis

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Skype a Scientist@skypeascientist.bsky.social · last mo.

We just hit 80% of this map filled! Help support our program by donating $10 increments to fill bubbles on our map! Each bubble represents classrooms we've matched with scientists this year. Help us continue running this program! givebutter.com/USS2026 Reposts very appreciated 🥰

United States of Science 2026

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · last mo.

The 2026 United States of Science Challenge starts NOW! Each bubble represents classrooms we’ve matched with scientists this year. This a competition to fill bubbles with $10 donations to support @skypeascientist.bsky.social The first region to fill all bubbles wins. 👇🏻 givebutter.com/USS2026

Amro Hamdoun@hamdounlab.bsky.social · last mo.

More than a decade since CRISPR-Cas9 knock in came on the scene, it's remained underutilized in emerging models. Using transposase, and a split-FP system, we built an optimized knock in system for use in the genetically-enabled urchin, Lytechinus pictus. bit.ly/4wswLsd

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · last mo.

Let's take a look at some low hanging fruit around lunch time on day 2 Louisiana has TWO bubbles left. Alaska's only got one! Who's gonna bring 'em home? And please. Someone. Help Florida. They have so many invasive species, & now no one is filling their bubbles. givebutter.com/USS2026

a map of the united states with a blue west coast, pink middle, purple for northeast, and green southern states. Half of the bubbles are full! Wyoming inexplicably has two gritties in the bubbles
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · last mo.

The 2026 United States of Science Challenge starts NOW! Each bubble represents classrooms we’ve matched with scientists this year. This a competition to fill bubbles with $10 donations to support @skypeascientist.bsky.social The first region to fill all bubbles wins. 👇🏻 givebutter.com/USS2026

Pepper St. Clair | Scientist & Science Communicator@pepperstclair.bsky.social · 8mo ago

New research demystifies the fascinating octopus’s perception of the microbiomes it encounters 🐙 Story by @pepperstclair.bsky.social for @mongabay.com Research led by Rebecka Sepela @harvardmcb.bsky.social @harvard.edu with comments by @spencernyholm.bsky.social @uconn.bsky.social

Octopuses use their arms to sense and respond to microbiomes on the seafloor

From the beginning of life on Earth, microbes, small but influential single-celled organisms, have shaped the environment that animals must adapt to in order to survive. Distinct microbial populations...

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Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Bumblebike@bumblebike.bsky.social · 11mo ago

@sarahmackattack.bsky.social I don’t want to interrupt concert preparations but also… I definitely squealed to see this!

Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Derrick Kamp@kampamycin.bsky.social · last yr.

This work is finally officially out! Check out our paper, where we use various advanced microscopy techniques to shed light on the structures of a complex symbiotic organ and the communities of bacteria that live inside it. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Organ structure and bacterial microbiogeography in a reproductive organ of the Hawaiian bobtail squid reveal dimensions of a defensive symbiosis | Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Sequence-based microbiome studies have revealed much about how hosts interact with communities of symbiotic microbiota but often lack a spatial understanding of how microbes relate to each other and t...

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Peter Girguis@pgirguis.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm pleased to share this article written by co-authors & me. Riffing off our recent decadal survey, we discuss humanity's relationship with the ocean & why immediate action is needed to protect us all. Enjoy! @whoi.edu @schmidtocean.bsky.social @mbarinews.bsky.social bit.ly/TheConvo0413...

Humanity depends on the ocean — Here is what we need to prioritize for immediate ocean science research

Global ocean research needs to shift priorities to ensure the health and well-being of our oceans, and by extension, humanity.

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Vaughn Cooper@vscooper.micropopbio.org · last yr.

My OpEd in @elife.bsky.social “It feels as if we are trying to fight a series of attacks on science with one arm tied behind our back and our lips half sewn shut.” “Yet we are not beaten, and some of us are downright energized.” elifesciences.org/articles/106...

Science Under Threat in the United States: Feeling abandoned but energized

Many individual researchers are frustrated by the response - or the lack of a response - from universities to a growing crisis.

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