This sort of thread is what makes Bluesky so nice :) also it highlights how nice it is to read about a topic by an expert who has spent their life working on a topic - I hear people say AI will replace review articles, but this thread shows all the nuance and depth that an expert brings.

Anthony Ricciardi@ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 2y ago

In 2020 Dan Simberloff & I published an annotated 2nd edition of Elton's classic 1958 monograph Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants, the book that inspired me as a student. We added 9 chapter forewords, an introduction & conclusion that placed Elton's ideas into a 21st century context. ...1/🧵

What a great place to land and what a cool group to join - sounds like exciting things afoot and that there are options for positions :) check it out!

Erin Wessling@northernlimitpt.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thrilled to share that I started last month at @idiv-research.bsky.social as Junior Research Group Leader of the new Behavioural Conservation group. Excited to build the team and explore new scientific frontiers! More here: www.idiv.de/new-junior-g...

„If the scientific community fails to address the influence of AI, then authentic research and validated findings will slow down to an expensive trickle into established knowledge…“ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive

There’s a saying in the management world, popularized by NASA administrator Daniel Goldin in the 1990s, that the goal of technological improvements is to make products faster, better, and cheaper. Alt...

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I compiled a list of 350 #funding opportunities for #postdoctoral research #fellowships: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2M_tQgoqV4ivpfEClh9qs9f2KQN2O1G3Jpda2aoHfQ/edit?usp=sharing I realized I should share this again after mentioning it to some folks at the #EFP2026

New study 🚨🚨🚨 Using fecal samples collected over 17 years, we tracked antibiotic resistance genes in wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park; one of the last remaining chunks of primary rainforests in West Africa. Study out now in @isme-microbes.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1093/isme...

Excited to be part of the Global Young Academy + join an interesting and daunting discussion about the challenges facing scientific enterprise. Many challenges, but inspiring group of scientists in @globalyacademy.bsky.social dreaming up solutions. Thanks Robbert Dijkgraaf for starting discussion!

Wohoo! Great news and congratulations!

Liran Samuni@lirsamuni.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thrilled to be joining @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social. More soon from our chimpanzee and bonobo relatives on the making of cooperation and culture

Nice discussion with @alicesunreports.bsky.social in @knowablemag.bsky.social on the potential of #eDNA, particularly invertebrate-derived DNA, to contribute to biomonitoring and studying disease ecology: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Amazing speed from the teams in Uganda and the DRC - impressive! Three genomes released so far - a few quick takes: 1️⃣ New genomes ~equidistant from 2007 and 2012 outbreaks. 2️⃣ Represents new spillover from reservoir. 3️⃣ Limited diversity, so too early to speculate on timing. Great work ⭐!

Kristian G. Andersen@kgandersen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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Rapid release of multiplex PCR amplicon scheme for Andes hantavirus whole genome sequencing validated on control material: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @scalene.bsky.social @stevepullan.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social output from HPRU in Public Health Genomics

A peer review credit system to incentivize reviewing and editing - seems like it could be worth a try?Paying reviewers actual money though, rather than a new credit seems reasoable too, especially given the profit margins of scientific publishers ;) www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Bei #CiFly werden Schüler:innen zu Forschenden: Im Citizen Science-Projekt des @helmholtz-hioh.bsky.social sammeln sie mit @greifswaldmoor.bsky.social Daten zu antimikrobiellen Resistenzen in Moorlandschaften - einem Schlüsselökosystem für Klima und Gesundheit: www.helmholtz-hzi.de/media-center...

Greifswalder Schüler:innen starten mit Citizen Science-Projekt CiFly

Schüler:innen untersuchen im Rahmen des Projekts CiFly anliegende Moore in Greifswald und lernen damit Feldforschung kennen.

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Don't be shy to take on a little two-week side project. These five months will be the most precious three years of your academic journey.

🌍 Guest Lecture at HIOH Prof. Lee White – conservationist, biologist & former Environment Minister of Gabon – speaks on: 🎤 “From science to global policy – Saving the Congo Basin’s rainforests” From field research to COP26, bridging science & policy - Join us for an inspiring talk! #OneHealth

A new study in Nature Microbiology reveals that an eye condition called POH-VAU (persistent ocular hypertensive viral anterior uveitis) is caused by covert mortality nodavirus (CMNV) - a virus that's been devastating shrimp farms for over a decade. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

An emerging human eye disease is associated with aquatic virus zoonotic infection - Nature Microbiology

Covert mortality nodavirus, a pathogen previously known to cause important losses in shrimp aquaculture, is identified as being a potential causative agent of an emerging and severe ocular disease in ...

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Nice coverage by @kakape.bsky.social in @science.org of our preprint, where we present data showing orthopoxviruses, including MPXV, infect duikers, which are popular bushmeat in many mpox endemic regions. Highlights lots more about orthopoxvirus ecology to explore: www.science.org/content/arti...

These small African antelopes may help mpox spread

Researchers find evidence that duikers, hunted and eaten across sub-Saharan Africa, can harbor the deadly virus

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For the #eDNA crowd: we are putting together a special issue about terrestrial vertebrate biomonitoring: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal.... If you have questions or ideas - happy to discuss!

Environmental DNA Call for Papers The Burgeoning Potential for Terrestrial Vertebrate Monitoring with eDNA

Environmental DNA is an open access eDNA journal that provides an international forum for basic & applied research on all areas of eDNA analysis.

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Every day is a good day for sharing one of the most useful papers about research data ever written. PLEASE get your people to understand and follow this advice. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🎉 Congratulations to Ariane Düx on successfully defending her dissertation! 🎓 A wonderful conclusion to years of intensive research—Thank you for your inspiring work and valuable contribution to research 🌟 All the best and continued success! #PhD #OneHealth #Research #Science #AcademicLife

🚨 Hiwi-Job in der Wissenschaftskommunikation! Du studierst und hast Lust auf Social Media, Website, Gestaltung & Events? Dann unterstütze uns als studentische/wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (w/m/d). 👉 www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet... #HiwiJob #Greifswald #SciComm #OneHealth

Dogs evolved to eat your leftovers! Comparing dog & wolf genomes revealed dogs have up to 30 EXTRA copies of the amylase gene (AMY2B) that helps digest starch. This is a key genomic signature of living alongside humans & table scraps for thousands of years 🐕 www.nature.com/articles/nat... #2026MMM

Capturing dynamic phage–pathogen coevolution by clinical surveillance "we capture the acquisition of a parasitic anti-phage mobile genetic element, PLE11, that initiated a selective sweep coinciding with the largest cholera outbreak in recent records. " www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Capturing dynamic phage–pathogen coevolution by clinical surveillance - Nature

The acquisition of a parasitic anti-phage mobile genetic element, PLE11, showing potent anti-phage activity against cocirculating ICP1, and the subsequent evolution of ICP1 to escape this defense, are...

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Friendly reminder that simply changing the search engine you use can contribute to forest #restoration efforts! A cool video highlighting our efforts in Uganda's Kibale National Park: youtu.be/gNQjGYqaN0w @ecosiasearch.bsky.social @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social @helmholtz-hioh.bsky.social

How a “Problem” Plant Is Saving a Forest

YouTube video by Ecosia

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3,500 years of sheeppox virus evolution inferred from archaeological and codicological genomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.23.707469v1

🚨 New research traces Mpox (MPXV)🧬 Fire-footed rope squirrels are a likely reservoir. In Taï NP,mangabeys caught MPXV by eating them—showing a direct spillover pathway & zoonotic risk. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Mpox @taichimpproject.bsky.social @jangogarten.bsky.social @scs22.bsky.social

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Genome contamination may lead to an overestimation of horizontal gene transfer inferences - Nature Communications

Nature Communications - Genome contamination may lead to an overestimation of horizontal gene transfer inferences

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We are offering a Masters project with Benno Kreuels at the BNITM, with aim of developing #eDNA tools to monitor #snakes and help determine snake species involved with bites. Involves work with patient samples and combines lab experiments, bioinfo analyses, and testing international sample sets.

Fantastic :-) Fits well with the great project of heimspiel-wissenschaft.de

Heimspiel Wissenschaft - Heimspiel Wissenschaft

Heimspiel Wissenschaft bringt Wissenschaftler:innen, die aus ländlichen Regionen stammen, zurück in ihre Heimatorte.

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Now I try in German :) In all dem Chaos in der Welt: ein kleiner Lichtblick aus #MecklenburgVorpommern. Vor ein paar Wochen lud mich der ehemalige Bürgermeister von Weitenhagen (bei Greifswald) zu einem „Stammtisch“ ein – zum Kennenlernen und Reden.