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Chris Rinke @chrisrinke.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Excited to report that our paper 📃 "Predicting the plastic biodegradation potential within microbial lineages and across global ecosystems" by Harmony Douwes, and Zuzanna Dutkiewicz is out! lnkd.in/d2HN2jsj

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 13/07/2026

With all the July model runs now in, it is very likely that 2026 will see the largest El Niño event since records began in the late 1800s – and potentially by a truly mind-blowing margin. The median estimate is now 3.6C, roughly 0.8C hotter than the prior record (2.75C). www.theclimatebrink....

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ace-gtdb.bsky.social @ace-gtdb.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

GTDB release 11 based on RefSeq 232 (R11-RS232) is live at gtdb.ecogenomic.org. This release covers 901,341 genomes (23% increase) and has 199,923 species clusters (39% increase). Release notes at: forum.gtdb.ecogenomic.org/t/announcing.... Release statistics at: gtdb.ecogenomic.org/stats/r232.

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GTDB - Genome Taxonomy Database

The Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) is an initiative to establish a standardised microbial taxonomy based on genome phylogeny.

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Cheong Xin (CX) Chan @chancx.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Don't miss out on the 3rd West Pacific Marine Biology Symposium @ UQ Brisbane, 25–28 Nov. Reg & abstracts open: tinyurl.com/wpmbs2025 Early-bird regos now extended to 14 Oct, so you can still secure discounted registration rates! @cnrs.fr @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social UQ Centre for Marine Science

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Matthew Hahn @3rdreviewer.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Not really my announcement to make--I am but a lesser co-author--but IQ-TREE 3 has just been released! (Most credit to Minh Bui and @roblanfear.bsky.social and their labs) ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

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IQ-TREE 3: Phylogenomic Inference Software using Complex Evolutionary Models

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SeqCode @seqcode.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Originally defined by Rinke et al. (2013) as Candidatus Patescibacteria, the phylum #Patescibacteriota now has a validly published name and an official type! Explore the lifestyle, biogeography, and metabolic capabilities of its type genus, #Patescibacterium, here: doi.org/10.1093/isme... #SeqCode

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Proposal of Patescibacterium danicum gen. nov., sp. nov. in the ubiquitous bacterial phylum Patescibacteriota phyl. nov.

Abstract. Candidatus Patescibacteria is a diverse bacterial phylum that is notable for members with ultrasmall cell size, reduced genomes, limited metaboli

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Chris Rinke @chrisrinke.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

#Amplicon #16S pipeline in 2025 Hi all, since my lab has moved (from ⛱️ to ⛰️), we now need to establish a new #Amplicon pipeline, mostly 16S but also ITS (fungi). So my question is, is QIIME 2 still state of the art, or are there other/ better tools/workflows out there now? Thanks ☺️

Futuristic visionbof a rRNA gene analysis pipeline, illustrated by AI

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Chris Rinke @chrisrinke.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Best #paper #acknowledgements ever 😀 So honest. "Thanks finally to five anonymous reviewers .... and to R.N. whose editorial generosity bears no small responsibility for this paper's rescue from an early grave. .... I've supplied all errors myself." doi.org/10.1093/jos/...

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Chris Rinke @chrisrinke.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

New #marine #virus paper out 😀 "Insights Into Phylogeny, Diversity and Functional Potential of Poseidoniales Viruses" > we proposed 2 new Magrovirales families: - Apasviridae (magrovirus group A) - Krittikaviridae (magrovirus group E) > and 1 new order: - Adrikavirales doi.org/10.1111/1462...

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Insights Into Phylogeny, Diversity and Functional Potential of Poseidoniales Viruses

Our spatio-temporal metagenomic study of a subtropical estuary successfully identified viruses and their potential hosts. Viral contigs were detected using a consensus approach comprising geNOMAD and...

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Chris Rinke @chrisrinke.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Convincing article about flame retardants in recycled black plastic utensils. We have replaced ours already www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

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Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula

It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.

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Chris Rinke @chrisrinke.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

A great day for a short after-work hike and a hut visit with the lab 😀

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Botany One @botany.one · 25/10/2024

Assistant Professor in Fungal Biology botany.fyi/8uuuga University of California Riverside invites applicants for an Assistant Professor in Fungal Biology position with a focus on molecular plant-fungal interactions in agriculture or natural ecosystems. #PlantSciJobs

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Assistant Professor in Fungal Biology

University of California, Riverside is hiring. Apply now!

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Roland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

My department at Montana State University is starting a faculty search for the position of Assistant Professor of Biochemistry: jobs.montana.edu/postings/43522 Feel free to contact me with questions. #Ilivewhereyouwannagoonvacation

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Dept. of Evolution and Ecology at UC Davis Open position in the Department of Evolution and Ecology at UC Davis (my home department). See recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06690

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Professor of Teaching (PoT)

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

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Chris Rinke @chrisrinke.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

Currently, we have the following open positions in the Rinke Group for Microbial MultiOmics and Biorecycling (MMOB) @ the University of Innsbruck, Austria: 1x postdoc 3x PhD 1x RA More info @ rinkelab.org/index.php/op...

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