Undocumented migration does not raise crime rates, huge study finds Original research involved 11,500 neighbourhoods in more than 100 cities and was published in Journal of Urban Affairs on 10 August #negativeresults are inportant 🧪 @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Undocumented migration does not raise crime rates, huge study finds

Analysis of neighbourhoods in more than 100 US cities finds no evidence that rising numbers of undocumented immigrants are linked with violent crime.

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"government overreach designed to disconnect citizens from the truth and advance an authoritarian agenda" "must recognize how critically linked science is to democracy itself and defend its integrity with every tool at their disposal." @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🚨 New in @natmicrobiol.nature.com! We reveal how the antibiotic target PBP1b fortifies the E.coli division site against osmotic rupture. Proud this was completed in our independent labs @dmf-unil.bsky.social, with @avettiger.bsky.social. Congratulations to all authors! 🦠❄️🔬 #teamtomo bit.ly/3SCbOg1 👇

The penicillin-binding protein PBP1b fortifies the Escherichia coli division site against osmotic rupture - Nature Microbiology

A specific isoform of PBP1b functions independently of the activator protein, LpoB, to drive generation of a wedge-like peptidoglycan structure that strengthens the division site in Escherichia coli.

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Walk through our July issue! Read about 💊Microbiome and AMR 🧊Permafrost microbes 🦠Phages and flagella ⚕️Cholera protection 💉Poxvirus vaccine design 🍄Commensal skin yeast and much more! www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v... #MicroSky

Excited to share our new Nature paper published today: Vaccination elicits HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies in primates www.nature.com/articles/s41... A project 14 years in the making with an outstanding team at @lji.bsky.social, @scrippsresearch.bsky.social and many collaborating institutions

📢 New review out now in Nature Microbiology: "Addressing the zoonotic threat of merbecoviruses" by Professor Shuo Su and colleagues. Big thanks to all the authors for putting this together! ✨ 👉 Read the full review here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Microbiology #Virology

Addressing the zoonotic threat of merbecoviruses - Nature Microbiology

Merbecoviruses are genetically diverse betacoronaviruses with cross-species potential and use receptors beyond DPP4 (for example, ACE2 and APN). This Review summarizes recent insights to guide efforts...

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Clinical Profile and Genomic Characterization of the 2026 Bundibugyo Virus Index Case in Uganda www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We're looking for a new director for JCSMR jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/directo..., home of the Shine-Dalgarno Centre for RNA Innovation, the Centre for Personalised Medicine, and much more awesome science

Director, John Curtin School of Medical Research - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia

Classification: Academic Level E Terms: Full time, Fixed term up to 5 years The Australian National University (ANU) is seeking to appoint an outstanding Director, John Curtin School of Medical Resear...

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10 years ago today I walked out of the hospital after surviving Ebola. Back then I begged the world to strengthen our response to that crisis and prepare for others. I’ve been reflecting on what we’ve learned over the last decade. And the role of the U.S. in global health🧵

This is extremely chilling - virologists being targeted for what appears to be minor (if any) "offenses". We all know _why_ this is happening, so I'm not going to belabor that point - but I want to provide some context on the technical details. 🧵 www.science.org/content/arti...

NIH scientists plead not guilty to smuggling monkeypox viruses into U.S.

Defendants face prison time for criminal charges but samples may all have been inactivated and used for routine diagnostics

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Our focus issue on communicating microbiology is out now! Read about: 📢importance of communicating microbiology research 👶Bile acids for paediatric sepsis 🦠Drug resistance in Cryptosporidium 💉HIV neutralising antibodies 🌊Ocean metabolomics and more! #MicroSky www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v...

Out Now! Functional diversity of phage sponge proteins that sequester host immune signals #MicroSky

Functional diversity of phage sponge proteins that sequester host immune signals

Nature Microbiology, Published online: 02 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02352-0A functional screen reveals phage sponge proteins that bind Pycsar, Thoeris and CBASS signalling molecules to inhibit bacterial immunity.

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Out Now! Mapping an ocean metabolite’s path #MicroSky

Mapping an ocean metabolite’s path

Nature Microbiology, Published online: 02 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02362-ySeawater contains a complex tapestry of metabolites, but for most, the microorganisms and pathways that process them remain unknown. A metabolomics analysis links a particular marine metabolite, homarine, to its bacterial degraders, genes and metabolic products, providing a roadmap for linking metabolites to microbial function.

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Out Now! IL-22 promotes genesis of small intestinal secretory cells that protect against cholera in mice #MicroSky

IL-22 promotes genesis of small intestinal secretory cells that protect against cholera in mice

Nature Microbiology, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02375-7Single-cell studies uncovered specialization of epithelial cells in intestinal defence. The epithelial cell-targeting cytokine IL-22 protected mice from cholera by promoting the genesis of mucus-secreting cells.

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Tapping the sign. None of the (numerous) comments submitted so far have said anything particularly new or useful. If you are an actual hantavirus expert, as in worked on it before (not just read something on the internet), or involved in current public health response, I'll happily hear from you.

Ursula Hofer@hoferu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Could the hanta virus influencers (virulencers?) please stick to social media and not submit comments to my journal? I get it, this is interesting and you have an opinion. But we don't know enough, it's a developing situation, and it would take at least a couple weeks for us to publish. Tx.

Honoured to receive the 2026 ACS Infectious Diseases Early Career Award alongside Laura Dassama and Patrick Dolan! Grateful for this recognition, and especially grateful to my wonderful colleagues, collaborators, and lab members who made the work possible. axial.acs.org/biological-c...

Biological and Medicinal Chemistry 2026 Lectureship and Award Winners | ACS Publications Chemistry Blog

Learn about the 2026 winners of ACS Publications' Biological and Medicinal Chemistry lectureships and awards.

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Among adults 50 years of age or older, fewer cases of confirmed influenza-like illness were observed with an mRNA influenza vaccine than with standard vaccines. Reactogenicity was higher with the mRNA vaccine. Full phase 3 Fluent trial results: https://nej.md/4nfu2z8 #InfectiousDisease

New News & Views out today in @natmicrobiol.nature.com with @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social — "When viral RNA lingers in joints" — on a new study by Zarrella et al. asking why chikungunya virus causes chronic arthralgia/arthritis. (1/3)

Out Now! Technological innovations in microbiology #MicroSky

I've spent yesterday and today talking to researchers across the globe trying to understand the hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. My story in @science.org is here (and some threaded thoughts coming): www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 #IDsky

Cruise ship’s hantavirus outbreak puts researchers in uncharted territory

Questions about the culprit virus and its route of spread remain as health officials make plans for stranded passengers

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More confirmation that the hantavirus species sequenced from the cruise ship MV Hondius is indeed Andes virus. Still waiting for actual sequence though… 🧪 www.cnbcafrica.com/2026/two-cas...

Two cases of hantavirus which spreads human-to-human linked to ship, South Africa says

JOHANNESBURG, May 6 (Reuters) – South Africa has identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which spreads human-to-human, in two people who came off a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of the disease, th...

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Still time to apply for one of three joint virology PhDs @cvrinfo.bsky.social and @pirbrightinst.bsky.social, including one with myself and the fantastic @peacockflu.bsky.social! Informal enquiries welcome by e-mail (including re the primary location of ours, which is negotiable), deadline 8th May

Ed Hutchinson@socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Are you excited by virology? Would you like to do a PhD? Three fantastic opportunities are available to do joint PhDs between @cvrinfo.bsky.social and @pirbrightinst.bsky.social Details in the thread below - please share! Deadline 8th May 2026, fully funded for UK Home students (1/4)

We're recruiting! We're looking for two graduate students to join us at UBC in Vancouver. Fully funded and open to global applicants, with flexible start-date. Topics include theory, bioinformatics, and microbiology. More details: asherleeks.com/apply #socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪

We are recruiting 1-2 postdoctoral fellows to investigate the specificity of human anti-influenza virus antibodies, and to determine how these antibodies impact global antigenic drift of influenza viruses. Join our lab at Penn in Philly. Reach out if you are interested in applying! Please repost!

It brings me great pleasure to say that @aphrc.bsky.social is hiring Apply Repost and Share Widely!! Apply on our website; aphrc.org/careers/ #IamAPHRC #WeAreAfrica #IkoKazi #IkoKaziKE

Our April issue is out now featuring... 🔬the impact of foundational, discovery-based microbiology 🪱a nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora 🏥climate change driving antibiotic resistance 👁️human eye disease linked to aquatic virus transmission and more! 👇 www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/

Our work on HIV-1 matrix, led by James Stacey and @dhrebik.bsky.social, is in this week's @nature.com. Extended explanatory video from @margotriggi.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#PostdocRecruiting: My group at the University of Texas at Austin is recruiting a Postdoc in virology and structural biology. Please see more details here: utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/... Informal inquiries are encouraged, and see more lab info here: zunlongke-lab.org

Postdoctoral Fellow

Job Posting Title: Postdoctoral Fellow ---- Hiring Department: Molecular Biosciences ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt ---- Earliest Start ...

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We’re recruiting new Research Group Leaders! We offer: 🔬 Core funding 💻 Access to world-leading infrastructure 👩🏽‍🔬A network of world-leading scientists …and much more. Apply by 11 April: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j... #ResearchCareers #Bioinformatics @timcoorens.bsky.social @embl.org

The results of a study in Nature Climate Change imply that the Antarctic Ice Sheet does not act as one single tipping element, but rather as several tipping systems interacting across drainage basins. go.nature.com/4rFXQ9q 🧪