@tomjeffries.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Microbiology at Western Sydney University. Likes running and coffee.
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Mental health advocacy from @snobsi.bsky.social @jamsorgsyd.bsky.social So inspiring and such an important thing to know. De-stigmatise.
Stef's @jamsorgsyd.bsky.social talk is a tale of resilience, and the joys of talking to people even if you think they scooped you. Don't go to Switzerland. Good lessons
The murder map, regarding freezer stocks... A cautionary tale from @snobsi.bsky.social @jamsorgsyd.bsky.social
Stef, I'm so fkn proud of you. Its been a joy seeing your PhD journey. And kudos on the honest talk @jamsorgsyd.bsky.social @snobsi.bsky.social
Historian Mary Beard giving a great talk in Sydney, Bringing Trump down a peg and some great insight into everyday Roman life
Birthday baking for my favourite @theconversation.com author. @tomjeffries.bsky.social I'll be finding lemon seeds all over my kitchen for days, you're welcome 🤣
It was such a delight to see @willdalrymple.bsky.social this week in Sydney, illuminating talk, and grateful for him sticking around to sign books.
What's that? You want to hear about climate change and zoonotic diseases? Come along to this weareibec.org/events/zooni...
Zoonotic Diseases and Climate Change | August 28th, 2025 | IBEC
Join global experts for a CLEAN Lessons Learned session exploring how climate change is accelerating the emergence of zoonotic diseases.
weareibec.org
NO! NO! NO! And I say that as a past competitive shooter. We DO NOT need to turn into the USA. Gun control MUST be maintained. #auspol Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
Australia’s gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ the fight against firearm control as numbers surge
There are now more than 4m guns in the community – almost double the number recorded in the years after the Port Arthur massacre that prompted a national crackdown
theguardian.com
Australians can only access one COVID-19 vaccine right now. Experts say that's a problem www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Australians can only access one COVID-19 vaccine right now. Experts say that's a problem
Pfizer's JN.1 vaccine has been the only option available to Australians since the start of the year. Here's what happened to the other brands, and why experts say choice matters when it comes to vacci...
sbs.com.au
Congrats on 1 year at WSU @amandaafrick.bsky.social your dry humour and baked goods are a very welcome addition to the corridor 👍👍👍 good egg 🍳
Bee nesting behavior + network-microbiome = potential integration of socio-eco-evo-immunology 🐝🌺 👉 check out this review @ doi.org/10.1111/eva.70137 w/ @tomjeffries.bsky.social 📸: Simon Tierney
Aside from the obvious, Trump also seems to be stuck in some kind of pre-reformation "salvation through works" theology .... time.com/7311354/dona...
All the Times Trump Has Talked About the Afterlife
“I want to try and get to heaven,” the President said this week. It’s not the first time he’s publicly contemplated his fate.
time.com
My new article out today in @theconversation.com (Aus edition) covers the breakthrough use of AI to search for new antibiotics theconversation.com/ai-has-produ...
AI has produced 2 new antibiotics to kill ‘superbugs’. It’s promising – but we shouldn’t get too excited yet
This is a significant scientific development, but several hurdles remain before we might see these antibiotics available for use.
theconversation.com
I'm going to see @willdalrymple.bsky.social in Sydney a few days before seeing Mary Beard. This is as a good a birthday week as a middle aged history obsessed man can hope for. And I'm not going to Oasis 😂 im genuinely excited 📚📚📚📚
New paper out, surgery meets the microbiome: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Microbiome impacts surgical outcomes– comparison of gut microbiome dysbiosis in patients undergoing lumbar microdiscectomy: results from the MISO pilot study - European Spine Journal
European Spine Journal - More than 10% of patients undergoing lumbar microdiscectomy for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation (LDH) develop failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) often without clear...
link.springer.com
I was wondering when I'd see this post! I'd hate to think I'd finally shamed you into silence 😂
new paper on bee brain development in social contexts: doi.org/10.3389/fevo...
Frontiers | Brain development in a facultatively social allodapine bee aligns with caste, but not group living
IntroductionThe ‘social brain hypothesis’ proposes that brain development (particularly primates) is driven by social complexity, more than group size. Yet, ...
doi.org
first phylogeny for nocturnal foraging nomiine bees: doi.org/10.1007/s118...
Origin of obligate dim-light foraging in nomiine sweat bees (Halictidae: Nomiinae), with the description of a new species of Mellitidia - Arthropod-Plant Interactions
Dim-light foraging is exhibited by the majority of the seven bee families (facultative behavior—five families; obligate behavior – four families) and represents an underappreciated aspect of pollinati...
doi.org
My new article for the @theconversation.com is co-authored with @olliemorton.bsky.social and covers the recent recall from #aflatoxin theconversation.com/what-is-afla... Enjoy @amandaafrick.bsky.social
What is aflatoxin, the toxic chemical behind Coles’ peanut butter recall?
Aflatoxin can cause serious damage to the liver, including cancer. But contamination recalls are rare.
theconversation.com
My latest @theconversation.com article is an update on the recent #melioidosis outbreak theconversation.com/the-queensla...
The Queensland melioidosis outbreak is still growing. What’s keeping this deadly mud bug active?
So far there have been 221 cases of melioidosis and 31 deaths from the disease in 2025. A microbiologist explains what to know about this infection.
theconversation.com
