I'm looking for an enthusiastic student to join my team as a PhD candidate on archaeal genome evolution 🦠💻 Work in beautiful Utrecht, at @binfutrecht.bsky.social, an international group full of caring, amazing scientists, and with frequent cake breaks! www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Please share! 🙏

Characterizing the ecological niche of insertion sequences within prokaryotic genomes academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs

Characterizing the ecological niche of insertion sequences within prokaryotic genomes

Abstract. Insertion sequences (ISs) are widespread prokaryotic transposable elements, often regarded as genomic parasites that primarily cause deleterious

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Christa Schleper elected to the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina has announced the election of Christa Schleper as a new member in recognition of her outstanding contributions to scientific research. Schleper is a ...

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Glad to see it finally out in #mSystems @asm.org! 🥳 See the thread below to read what it is about! journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Global distribution of isoprenoid quinones across Bacteria | mSystems

Isoprenoid quinones are small electron-carrying molecules found in the membranes of organisms that produce energy through photosynthesis or respiration and participate in other important cellular processes. Recent advances in the characterization of their biosynthesis pathways enable their automated annotation from genome analyses. In this article, we performed the genomic analysis of over 26,000 cultured and uncultured bacteria, which was complemented by literature data compiled on over 6,000 cultured bacteria. This enabled us to provide an unprecedented overview of quinone distribution across the bacterial diversity. Creating such a comprehensive data set revealed new information about quinone distribution and evolutionary paths and will facilitate future exploration of various aspects of quinone biology, including their role in the evolution and diversification of bacterial metabolism.

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Sophie Abby@soabby.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Really glad to announce a new preprint from our lab: Global distribution of quinones in Bacteria! We here combine comparative genomics and text mining to leverage information on quinones distribution from thousands of articles describing new species and from dozens of thousands of genomes! 1/5

Have ideas for your own, independent research program in Theoretical Biology? Then come and join us as a Group Leader at the @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social in Plön, Germany!

Group Leader in Theoretical Biology (m/f/d)

Experience in Theoretical Biology, Applied Mathematics, Theoretical Physics

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🚀 Tu es bioinformaticien·ne (ou en train de le devenir) et tu te poses des questions sur ton avenir pro ? JeBiF vous propose son workshop, une journée dédiée à 𝗹𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗷𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻·𝗻𝗲·𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹. ⚠️ Places limitées 👉 beta.jebif.fr/event/6

T2SS ? T4SS ? CDI ? T6SS ? T7SS ? NO ! The T9SS is also involved in interbacterial competition !! Great work by Maelle Paillat @maellepllt.bsky.social under the supervision of Thierry Doan @thicoz.bsky.social Congratulations to both ! Glad to see this story out !

Maelle Paillat@maellepllt.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Very happy to see the second story from my PhD out in @currentbiology.bsky.social An exciting project where we explored the roles of secretion systems and gliding motility in predatory behavior in F. johnsoniae. www.cell.com/current-biol...

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AgroParisTech@agroparistech.fr · 3mo ago

De nouvelles communautés PCI pour une science plus ouverte 🔬 Trois nouvelles communautés Peer Community In (PCI) ont récemment vu le jour grâce à l'implication de nos chercheurs. Ces communautés réinventent l'édition scientifique. 📰 Lire l'article : https://tinyurl.com/4jf24a9f

We stumbled upon an unusual gene called 'rqua' in the genome of some freshwater sponges. In microbes, this gene confers the ability to make a ubiquinone analog - rhodoquinone - which can help the respiratory chain run without oxygen.

🧐 Baisse du nombre d'offres d'emploi (post-doctorants, ingénieurs, permanents ou temporaires) en 2025. 🫵 Besoin de vous pour comprendre les raisons de cette diminution via ce sondage : grist.numerique.gouv.fr/o/docs/forms... 📎 Bilan plus détaillé : www.sfbi.fr/blog/article...

I'm excited to announce that the @sortee.bsky.social Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology are now published in Peer Community Journal peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10....

Joel Pick@joelpick.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🚨Introducing the @sortee.bsky.social Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology🚨 doi.org/10.32942/X24... Increasingly E&E journals are recruiting data editors. We provide standardised guidelines for journals with data editors and those wanting to recruit them 🧵

#ResultatScientifique🔎| Comment des processus géologiques pourraient-ils avoir favorisé l’apparition de la vie sur Terre ? ✍️ Simon Duval 👋 @cnrs-dr12.bsky.social @univ-amu.fr 📕 @natcomms.nature.com ▶️ buff.ly/BIh13pB

Aux origines de la vie : des « membranes » minérales capables de convertir l’énergie

Comment des processus géologiques pourraient-ils avoir favorisé l’apparition de la vie sur Terre ?

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Horizontal gene transfer is often depicted as a process distributing pre-existing functions to novel genetic backgrounds. Yet HGT can also increase the rate of functional innovation after transfer. Here's a brief review on the topic: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... #evosky #microsky

Are you investigating the biology of prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells? Are you looking for an excellent scientific environment to establish and lead your own research team? The I2BC is your place and a new call for team leaders is now open. More info👇Deadline 22nd April @i2bcparissaclay.bsky.social

La Biodiversite en Infographies sort ce jeudi 12 mars! Pour comprendre l'effondrement du vivant, pourquoi c'est un grave problème et ce qu'on peut faire de vraiment efficace, avec des données scientifiques représentées clairement..aux editions Tana

🧵 1/10 New paper out in @natmicrobiol.nature.com from my postdoc at @mib-wur.bsky.social! 🎉 How eukaryote-like was the archaeal ancestor of eukaryotes? Sequence searches alone can't tell us — so we used protein structure prediction to look deeper. 🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Prediction of eukaryotic cellular complexity in Asgard archaea using structural modelling - Nature Microbiology

A structural catalogue of the Asgard archaeal pangenome reveals hundreds of eukaryotic-like proteins that suggest a higher degree of cellular complexity in the archaeal ancestor of eukaryotes.

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Fantastic collaboration w/ @dbikard.bsky.social @audeber.bsky.social @rayanchikhi.bsky.social labs led by @jmouradesousa.bsky.social : We assessed the rates of variation of anti-phage systems in P4-like satellites and P2 helper phages. Quick conclusion: Huge variation! We focus on 4 key questions/5

Jorge Moura de Sousa@jmouradesousa.bsky.social · 5mo ago

➡️ preprint from the lab! Bacteria have loads of antiviral defences in their mobile genetic elements (MGEs). So when MGEs move between bacteria, the defences move with them, generating a fast turnover of defences in bacteria. But what about the antiviral defence turnover in the MGEs themselves? 🤔 🧵👇

The best stories are the personal ones. So before we get to the new preprint, stay awhile and listen #MobileLabs #TREC

Giant multicellular magnetotactic prokaryotes in marine sediments academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... #jcampubs

Check out our latest pre-print of our favourite pets - the breviates. This work was led by Zhezhen Yi in collaboration with @andrewjroger.bsky.social and many others! By studying diverse breviates we were able to see how different metabolic pathways can evolved in response to low-oxygen.

Archaea are often surrounded by bacteria. But is there ever active conflict between the two? Can archaea kill bacteria? If so, how do they do it? Work by @romainstrock.bsky.social shows that some archaea can kill bacteria by secreting peptidoglycan hydrolases. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Archaea produce peptidoglycan hydrolases that kill bacteria

Archaea regularly interact with bacteria but reports of archaea killing bacteria are very rare. This study shows that many archaea encode peptidoglycan hydrolases, which specifically target bacterial ...

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Passioned by #bioenergetics? Do not miss our new article on the evolutionary history of oxidoreductases with G. Borrel and @sgribaldo.bsky.social @archaeal.bsky.social @valdeanda.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @cnrs.fr @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com (www.nature.com/articles/s41...).

Evolution and diversity of oxidoreductases involved in redox balance and energy conservation - Nature Ecology & Evolution

HORBEC are protein complexes involved in the regulation of redox balance and energy conservation. The authors develop a bioinformatic tool for HORBEC annotation in bacterial and archaeal genomes and r...

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Comparative Genomics of Unicellular Eukaryotes (San Feliu, Spain): Abstract submission is open, with a short deadline! comparativegenomics2026.com Join us as we explore the most diverse, surprising, and still largely uncharted branches of the eukaryotic tree.

A reminder to sign up for the 2026 EMBO archaeal meeting im Cambridge: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc.... Registration is open. We are looking forward to hosting you!

My team at @cbitoulouse.bsky.social is recruiting a postdoc #bioinformatics with solid experience in metagenomic analyses. Interest in evolution, ecology & MGEs is important. The offer stands until the perfect candidate is found, and it could be you 🫵 🔁 🙏 #microSky #phagesky #UTIsky @cnrs.fr

🚨 Postdoctoral Opportunity for Female Scientists🚨 The University of Vienna is awarding at least 20 fully funded 4 year postdoctoral positions to outstanding female scientists Interested? Get in touch via direct message careers.univie.ac.at/en/postdoc/e... #MicroSky 🧪 #PostDoc @univie.ac.at

legend 2025 will be next Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday. The detailed program is on legend2025.sciencesconf.org?lang=en If you are not attending the conference you can still follow the presentations online (Zoom links are on the website).

Laurent Jacob@laurentjacob.bsky.social · last yr.

The next LEGEND conference on machine learning for evolutionary genomics will be in Aussois (French Alps) between December 8th and 12th. Mark your calendars and make sure your best work is ready next September when the call for abstracts opens 🙂 legend2025.sciencesconf.org

Asgard on the move ! Watch our videos! Biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.30.690169v1

Dynamic protrusions mediate unique crawling motility in Asgard Archaea (Promethearchaeota)

Crawling motility is a hallmark of eukaryotic cells and requires a dynamic actin cytoskeleton, regulated adhesion, and spatially organized signalling pathways1–3. Asgard archaea (phylum Promethearchae...

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Oxygen production as an electron overflow pathway in ammonia-oxidizing archaea www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #jcampubs

From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science, along with the Core Collection and Journal Citation Reports.

The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science

From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics'

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