Ever had issues with contamination in #Marchantia or #liverwort tissue culture? We've developed a protocol that is simple and low-effort (albeit slow) to get rid of fungi and bacteria: dx.doi.org/10.17504/pro.... Work led by Isaac Coven and supported by Chetan Pandey, myself & @dromius.bsky.social.

Pls share: GRINNELL COLLEGE – BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, TENURE-TRACK POSITION. Research and teaching interests might include but are not limited to organismal biology and ecology - apply by October 2, 2026. Please visit our application website at jobs.grinnell.edu

Are you a scientist with an interest in photography? Our Photography Competition is now open for entries until 14 August 2026! Categories include Astronomy, Behaviour, Earth Science & Climatology, Ecology & Environmental Science, and Microimaging: royalsociety.org/journals/pub... #RSPphotocomp

Calling All Ocean-Inspired Photographers! 🌊📸 Enter your photography to showcase marine life, ocean processes, and humanity’s connection to the coast. Enter by Friday 30th September 2026 ~ https://www.mba.ac.uk/ocean-image-collection/ #OceanImageCollection #PhotographyCompetition

research.pasteur.fr/en/call/mid-...

Mid-career Group Leader position in Chemistry for Health at Institut Pasteur, Paris - Research

Institut Pasteur and the CNRS are launching a joint call for a mid-career group leader position in Medicinal Chemistry and Chemistry for Health. We are looking for an experienced researcher (typically...

research.pasteur.fr

Happy to share our new paper on cable bacteria. Motivated by the lack of pure cultures, we developed a standardized artificial sediment system that supports repeated cultivation of freshwater and marine cable bacteria under controlled conditions. Link: doi.org/10.1093/isme...

Artificial sediments enable reproducible cultivation and recapitulate ecological interactions of cable bacteria

Abstract. Cable bacteria are filamentous microbes that couple sulfide oxidation to oxygen reduction over centimeter distances via long-distance electron tr

doi.org

Our News & Views article “Body-plan organizer in comb jellies hints at animal ancestry” now published in @nature.com 🎉 We discuss fascinating work revealing organizer activity in comb jellies & the evolution of animal development. rdcu.be/fsLWq @ruthstyfhals.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social

VACANCY - Group Leader in Fundamental Biology of Legumes Closing date: 1 September 2026 Salary: competitive Contract: six-year tenure track or direct appointment, depending on experience Apply now: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

There are still priority tickets available for the #SummerScience Exhibition, which opens in less than two weeks time with a jam-packed Lates event on Tuesday 30 June and runs until Sunday 5 July. Book now: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/summer-science-exhibition/

Did you know that throughout 2026 you can publish #OpenAccess in the Royal Society's 8 subscription journals for free with no APCs to pay? Find out more about Subscribe to Open: royalsociety.org/journals/aut... #ProcA #ProcB #JRSocInterface #BiologyLetters #PhilTransA #PhilTransB #NotesandRecords 🧪

‼️Job alert📢🚨 We are recruiting a Junior Group Leader (f) in Protein Science at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, jointly hosted by the Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology and our Collaborative Research Centre CRC 1664 "Plant Proteoform Diversity – SNP2Prot."

How ancient are the building blocks of animal sensory systems? Key components of animal sensory systems evolved before animals. We find that choanoflagellates possess diverse & spatially segregated TRP channels, pointing to ancient origins of sensory specialization. doi.org/10.64898/202...

New preprint from the Burkhardt lab 🚨The work explores the origins of sensory system components by looking at the closest relatives to animals, choanoflagellates ⤵️ Congratulations @smannsaker.bsky.social, @jeffcolgren.bsky.social & @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social!

Pawel Burkhardt@pawelburkhardt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How ancient are the building blocks of animal sensory systems? Key components of animal sensory systems evolved before animals. We find that choanoflagellates possess diverse & spatially segregated TRP channels, pointing to ancient origins of sensory specialization. doi.org/10.64898/202...

The Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition is now open for entries until 14 August 2026! Categories include Astronomy, Behaviour, Earth Science & Climatology, Ecology & Environmental Science, and Microimaging. Find out more: royalsociety.org/journals/pub... #RSPphotocomp

Are you a scientist with an interest in photography? We're delighted to announce that the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition is now open for entries until 14 August 2026! 🎉 Find out more: royalsociety.org/journals/pub... #RSPphotocomp

We have a new joint PDRA position open! If you are interested in using ultrafast spectroscopy to look at photosystems with myself, Akshay Rao (Physics, Cambridge) and Greg Scholes (Princeton), apply here: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

A fossil nervous system meets modern neurobiology. We found that a living comb jelly preserves neural architecture remarkably similar to those inferred from Cambrian fossils over 500 million years old 🤩. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Congratulations to @kartiksaiyer.bsky.social and co-authors for a new publication showing that cable bacteria can grow under anoxic conditions via extracellular electron transfer, with growth rates comparable to those of aerobic respiration (👉see link in comments)

Extracellular electron transfer in cable bacteria enables growth rates comparable to aerobic respiration #microbiology #bacteria #MicroSky @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Happy to share our work in @natcomms.nature.com Link: www.nature.com/articles/s41... We show that cable bacteria can actively grow under anoxic conditions using extracellular electron transfer to insoluble electron acceptors, with growth rates comparable to aerobic respiration.

We're looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our group to work on a team-oriented protein engineering project building light-controlled DNA polymerases lnkd.in/eDhBxpSj

Did you know that throughout 2026 you can publish #OpenAccess in the Royal Society's 8 subscription journals for free with no APCs to pay? Find out more about Subscribe to Open: royalsociety.org/journals/aut... #ProcA #ProcB #JRSocInterface #BiologyLetters #PhilTransA #PhilTransB #NotesandRecords 🧪

bio.au.dk/om-institutt...

Tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor/Professor in Ecophysiology and Ecology Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet

Ledig stilling ved Institut for Biologi, Aarhus Universitet

bio.au.dk

Happy 100th birthday to the living legend and national treasure that is Sir David Attenborough. Few figures alive have done as much for nature and conservation as Sir David, and we've been very lucky to work with him over the years. #DavidAttenborough #Attenborough100 #Nature #PlanetEarth

Dear PhD students and postdocs — we want to hear about your science firsthand at our annual Early Career Microbiologists Mini-Symposium @johninnescentre.bsky.social (UK) this September. For more information and to apply: www.jic.ac.uk/event/early-...

Early Career Microbiologists Mini-Symposium 2026 | John Innes Centre

The Department of Molecular Microbiology is organising a one and a half day Early- Career Microbiologists Mini-Symposium. The symposium will be held from Tuesday 22nd – Wednesday 23rd September 2026.

jic.ac.uk

I highly recommend attending the #SSM2026 in Montreux 🇨🇭from 26-28. August 2026! You can expect a great mix of science and career development. Don't miss the abstract deadline May 24th.🦠🧬🧫 EnvMicrobiol ETH will be there! ➡️ Info here: www-tinyurl.com/ac21bbbb #Microsky

Two positions at Aalborg University (Denmark) in microbial single cell genomics: Laboratory Engineer → aau.varbi.com/what:job/job... Bioinformatics Engineer → aau.varbi.com/what:job/job... Deadline: May 8, 2025 #Hiring #Microbiology #Bioinformatics #SingleCell #Microbiome #Denmark

Bioinformatics Engineer in Microbial Single-Cell Genomics

Do you want to lead the development of bioinformatics infrastructure for a state-of-the-art research laboratory dedicated to exploring the amazingly abundant and diverse life of environmental microorg

aau.varbi.com

Pleased to share this article with @asm.org .

ASM@asm.org · 4mo ago

How did the very first cells power themselves? 🔬⚡This question sits at the heart of origin‑of‑life research. Explore how early microbial metabolism may hold the key to understanding how life began on Earth. asm.org/articles/202...

Our strategy is evolving 💡 Michael Sars Centre Director @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social shares future plans for studying living systems in the context of a changing ocean, together with collaborators at @cbubergen.bsky.social and the Dept. of Biological Sciences 🌊 Read more below ⤵️

What future for marine life in a changing world?

As the ocean undergoes rapid anthropogenic changes that impact ecosystems, the Michael Sars Centre’s strategy evolves to study life in context, from molecules to ecosystems.

tinyurl.com

Pleased to share our preprint on a cultivation system for cable bacteria using artificial sediments, removing the variability of natural samples. The system supports growth, serial transfer, and recapitulates key geochemical gradients and microbial interactions. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...