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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

💎 What do crystals, archaeology, art & the human mind have in common? Join renowned crystallographer Prof. Juan Manuel García-Ruiz to explore: Why do we like crystals? 🎟 FREE | Space limited 📍 Bow Valley College, TransAlta Hall, 345 6 Avenue SE 📅 TODAY | 6–8 PM #IUCR2026

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PROTOS ERC @protos-erc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

📢 Last week to apply! 3 positions are still open to join @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social Group at @dipcehu.bsky.social : ⏳ Deadline: 6 Sept 2026 🔗https://protos-erc.eu/about/job-offers/

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DIPC @dipcehu.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Today #DIPCseminars 👇 📌 Synthesis and Sequencing of Abiotic Polymers, Information Encoding and Sequence Selective Hybridization 👨‍🔬 Eric Anslyn,@utaustinchemistry.bsky.social 🗓️ July 13,12:00 🏫 DIPC Seminar Room Zoom: dipc-org.zoom.us/j/96375053014 Youtube: youtube.com/live/VlV9zooPnRE

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DIPC @dipcehu.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Congrats to Ikerbasque Prof. at DIPC Juan Manuel García-Ruiz and his team for the ERC Proof of Concept! The project MIN-H2 was the only one awarded to a researcher from an institution within the Basque science and innovation ecosystem. + info:

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DIPC project secures European funding to explore a new pathway for sustainable hydrogen production

The initiative is being led by Ikerbasque Professor Juan Manuel García-Ruiz, Principal Investigator of the ERC Synergy project PROTOS and head of DIPC’s Mineral Self-Organisation and Origin of Life research group.

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PROTOS ERC @protos-erc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

⏰ Last day to apply! 📢 Fully funded PhD position at @iactcsic.bsky.social (Granada, Spain) within the @erc.europa.eu Synergy project PROTOS. 🔬 Earth Sciences • Geochemistry • Early Earth 💰 3-year contract 🗓 Deadline: TODAY (30 June 2026) bsky.app/profile/prot...

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 04/06/2026

New research reveals vast clay deposits at our Rosalind Franklin rover landing site, pointing to a once water-rich Mars and strengthening the search for signs of past life. Read more: www.esa.int/Science_Expl... @science.esa.int @exploration.esa.int

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Prof.García-Ruiz is about to talk at @imdeaenergia.bsky.social on “The role of silica in the dawn of life on our planet”. 🔬🌍 The talk will explore the possible role of silica in the emergence of life on Earth and recent advances in this field of research. #Science #OriginOfLife #PROTOS #IMDEA #DIPC

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RACiencias @raciencias.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

2️⃣ Juan Manuel García Ruiz, experto en cristalografía del 👨‍🏭 @dipcehu.bsky.social "Dispuesto a trabajar para promover una cultura ciudadana basada en la ciencia y a entender y hacer entender su enorme impacto sociológico y económico en la sociedad actual"

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🌍⚡ ¿Pudo la sílice desempeñar un papel clave en el origen de la vida? Esta tarde, el profesor Ikerbasque en el @dipcehu.bsky.social , Juan Ma. García-Ruiz, impartirá la conferencia: ⚗️“La Tierra que acunó la vida: el papel de la sílice” 📍 Fundación Orotava 🎟️ Entrada gratuita ⏰ 17:30 (Hora local)

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GE3C RSEQ-RSEF @ge3c-rseqf.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

El Prof. Juan Manuel García Ruiz @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social del @dipcehu.bsky.social ha sido nombrado Académico Numerario de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales de España, adscrito a la sección de Ciencias Naturales. ¡Enhorabuena a este destacado miembro del GE3C!

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DIPC @dipcehu.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Check out our latest highlight on @mappingignorance.org ! @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social @iactcsic.bsky.social

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🌿 How can science and art deepen our understanding of landscapes and their transformations? Today at @fbiodiversidad.bsky.social , Ikerbasque professor at @dipcehu.bsky.social J.M. García-Ruiz and visual artist H. Garrido explore the “battle of geometries” between natural patterns and human impact.

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Doñana from the Air: Science and Art in Dialogue on Landscape - García-Ruiz’ Lab at DIPC

Juan Manuel García-Ruiz and visual artist Héctor Garrido explore the dialogue between science and art to understand the landscapes and geometries of Doñana.

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🎥 New YouTube mini-series based on the recent publication made by Prof. García-Ruiz et al. in @frontiersin.bsky.social in Psychology. This science outreach initiative explains the experimental research behind the study recently published. Watch it here 👇 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Atracción Cristalina I Crystal Allure - YouTube

[EN] Crystal Allure is a 3-episode short miniseries in which Ikerbasque Research Professor at the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Juan Manuel G...

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

A new study led by Ikerbasque professor at @dipcehu.bsky.social , Prof. García-Ruiz, and published in @frontiersin.bsky.social together with De la Rosa, Delval and Bustelo has just been released. It explores a fascinating question: why are chimpanzees attracted to crystals? 🧵

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Frontiers | On the origin of our fascination with crystals

Crystals are fascinating structures of solid or liquid matter where atoms, molecules, and/or ions are, on average, arranged in a highly ordered lattice. It i...

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DIPC @dipcehu.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

💫A new study on chimpanzee´s attraction to crystals could help us understand the fascination of our ancestors 💫The study led BY @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social is published today in Frontiers in Psychology and it's on the front page of the digital edition of @nytimes.com tinyurl.com/2m2ubxsw

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Txinpantzeek kristalekiko duten erakarpena lagungarri izan daiteke gure arbasoek mineral horiekiko zuten lilura ulertzeko

Gizaki modernoen arbasoek ere biltzen zituzten kristalak, itxuraz ezertarako erabili ez arren. Txinpantzeekin berriki eginiko ikerketa esperimental batek bide gehiago zabaltzen ditu portaera horren oi...

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Plenary lecture at @ge3c-rseqf.bsky.social XXXII Symposium by Ikerbasque Professor at @dipcehu.bsky.social Juan Manuel García-Ruiz explores the role of silica in the early Earth and its influence on the emergence of prebiotic chemistry and protocellular structures. 🗓️ Jan 16 | 📍 Jaca, Spain.

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

La semana pasada, el Prof. Ikerbasque en el @dipcehu.bsky.social , Juan M. García-Ruiz, formó parte del jurado del Festival Internacional de Cine Arqueológico del Bidasoa #FICAB2025, que celebró su 25 aniversario como referente del cine y divulgación arqueológica www.diariovasco.com/bidasoa/irun...

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«Todos y todas los que estamos aquí llevamos a un arqueólogo dentro» | El Diario Vasco

El Ficab levantó este lunes el telón de su XXV edición y dio inicio a una semana que llevará al Amaia las mejores películas de cine arqueológico

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Ikerbasque Professor at the @dipcehu.bsky.social , Juan Manuel Garcia-Ruiz, will deliver today the inaugural lecture of the 2025–26 academic year of the Faculty of Chemistry at the @urv.cat 🗣️ “Protoworlds: The Role of Silica in the Origin of Life” 🕛 12:00 📍 Sescelades Campus, Faculty of Chemistry

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🔬 Join Prof. Garcia-Ruiz lab at @dipcehu.bsky.social ! 👩‍🔬 We’re hiring a Scientist Engineer with strong laboratory and analytical skills to join our research team. 📅 1-year contract (possibility of extension) 💶 ~€34 000/year ⏰ APPLY BY TOMORROW!!!! 👉 dipc.ehu.eus/en/dipc/join...

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

🔴El caldo del origen de la vida se cocina en el @dipcehu.bsky.social El proyecto @protos-erc.bsky.social , liderado por el Prof. Ikerbasque Juan Manuel García-Ruiz, sitúa al DIPC en la investigación de vanguardia sobre los procesos de auto-organización mineral que exploran el origen a la vida.

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Ciencia en 3 minutos: Juanma García

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

El Prof. Ikerbasque en el @dipcehu.bsky.social , Juan Manuel García-Ruiz, participará junto a Izaskun Jiménez (CAB, CSIC-INTA) y Kepa Ruiz (Biofisika, EHU) en una mesa redonda sobre el Origen de la Vida organizada en el marco del programa Donostia, Zientzia Hiria. 📅 17 oct · 19:00 📍 Museo San Telmo

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PROTOS ERC @protos-erc.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🌍 The 1st PROTOS publication reveals that protocells and prebiotic molecules formed together under early Earth conditions. 🧪 In the presence of silica, insoluble organics self-assemble into biomorphic poly-HCN microreactors, a planet-wide organic lab. 🧬 Even life-like shapes may form without life.

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Concomitant formation of protocells and prebiotic compounds under a plausible early Earth atmosphere | PNAS

Revealing the origin of life and unambiguously detecting fossil remains of the earliest organisms are closely related aspects of the same scientifi...

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DIPC @dipcehu.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Regresa 'Donostia, Zientzia Hiria' con un programa de lujo 💫 Mesa Redonda: ¿Qué es la vida y cómo surge? 📡Izaskun Jiménez Serra (CAB, CSIC-INTA) 🧪Juan Manuel García Ruiz (Ikerbasque, DIPC) 🧬Kepa Ruiz Mirazo (Biofisika, EHU) 🗓️ 17/10, 19:00 📍 San Telmo Museoa tinyurl.com/mesaorigendelavida

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Prof. Bart Kahr from New York University is visiting the @dipcehu.bsky.social , invited by Prof. García-Ruiz. During his stay, he will deliver the lecture: 🧬 Genetic Takeover: My Journey with a Book on the Mineral Origins of Life 📍 DIPC-Seminar Room 🗓️ 22/09/2025 - 12:00 ℹ️ More info 👉 lc.cx/O-4Jwp

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Genetic Takeover: My Journey with a Book on the Mineral Origins of Life

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

🎬 During his Erasmus stay at @dipcehu.bsky.social , Roberto Incerti —an Aerospace Engineering student from the University of Naples and a film enthusiast— shot a short film inspired by Prof. Juan Manuel García-Ruiz’s story "The Crystal and the Rose". Take a look at the making of 👉

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Prof. Garcia-Ruiz Lab at DIPC @garciaruizlabdipc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

📢 Ikerbasque Research Professor at @dipcehu.bsky.social Juan Manuel Garcia-Ruiz is now on social media!! 👨‍🔬 His lab at DIPC is devoted to frontier research, not only pushing the boundaries of science but also exploring the spaces between disciplines and between science, art and the mind.

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