Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialDer Krankenpflegel 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @krankenpflegel.de · 03/10/2026HaPe einfach mit jedem Statement staatsmännischer als jede einzelne Person unserer aktuellen Regierung. 402543767
jenskallmeyer.bsky.social @jenskallmeyer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Something to smile in these dark times 000
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialRoland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I love me some Fermi problems! However, there are no good instructions on how to use them in classes. So I wrote it up! If you read this it, you will finally learn the answer to the question 'How much phosphorous is released each day by viruses lysing Prochlorococcus cells?' tinyurl.com/2njt9r8h 53113
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialDaniel Hering @danielheringude.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Wenn Ihr noch einen Anstoß gebraucht habt, um Euch zivilgesellschaftlich zu engagieren: Heute hab Ihr ihn bekommen. Engagiert Euch in der Jugendarbeit, der Kirche, im Sportverein, der Tafel; tretet einer Partei bei; macht den Vorleseonkel im Kindergarten; (1/2) 1115
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialIlko-Sascha Kowalczuk @ilkokowalczuk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026An diesem FAZ-Interview mag man einige Leerstellen kritisieren, man mag sich wundern, was unerwähnt bleibt, aber die Fakten des Ökonomen Joachim Ragnitz bezogen auf die West-Ost-Transferleistungen wie auch seine Prognose sind kaum zu widerlegen. Auch dieses Interview wird schäumende Wut bringen 07315
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialMonica @softtail65.bsky.social · 02/09/2026New music? 😅🎶🤣🎶😂 1923331504
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialCameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Rethinking the origin of life at seafloor hydrothermal vents www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #jcampubspnas.orgRethinking the origin of life at seafloor hydrothermal vents | PNASAlkaline vents have dominated a class of hypotheses for the origins of life since their discovery a quarter of century ago, but advances in underst... 0175
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialBritt Koskella @bkoskella.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Postdocs and early career folks - this is a truly wonderful opportunity to spend time in Berlin, gain time to think, and expand your network! call.wiko-berlin.de/procedure/65...call.wiko-berlin.deWiko Application Platform 01416
jenskallmeyer.bsky.social @jenskallmeyer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026That’s a great opportunity to work on a cool project with lovely collaborators (the geologists are a bit strange sometime though) in an absolutely awesome team!!!! 020
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialWalter Schniedhaaz @schniedhaaz.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Wenn Fleischhauer ein Arschloch wäre, würden die Leute seinen Mist doch nicht lesen... 11055
jenskallmeyer.bsky.social @jenskallmeyer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Stayin‘ alive….even more important after yesterday’s events #csdberlin m.youtube.com/watch?v=IRNG...m.youtube.comCory Henry & The Funk Apostles - Staying AliveYouTube video by Ken Klaver 000
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialSteffen Prowe @stepmikrobe.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Und GENAU DESWEGEN braucht eine Demokratische Gesellschaft ein #IFG und keine Geheimnisse! 2371
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialFlorian Aigner @florianaigner.at · 14/07/2026Ich dachte lange, man könnte eine rational-wissenschaftliche Anleitung richtigen Denkens und Handelns erarbeiten. Mit strukturierten Hinweisen auf Logikfehler und kognitive Verzerrungen. Aber ich komme immer stärker zur Überzeugung, der beste kategorische Imperativ ist: Sei einfach kein Arschloch. 41962139
jenskallmeyer.bsky.social @jenskallmeyer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Ohne das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz wären illegale Maskendeals nie ans Licht gekommen. Genau dieses Recht wollen CDU, CSU und SPD jetzt faktisch abschaffen. Das dürfen wir nicht zulassen. Jetzt unterschreiben: 👇 #IFG weact.campact.de/petitions/sp...weact.campact.deSPD, stoppt den Frontalangriff auf die Informationsfreiheit!Wir alle haben das Recht auf staatliche Informationen. Seit 2006 müssen Behörden auf Antrag nach dem Informationsfreiheitsgesetz (IFG) Dokumente herausgeben – seien es Verträge, interne Weisungen oder... 000
jenskallmeyer.bsky.social @jenskallmeyer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Textlich eher was aus der Reihe „Reim Dich oder ich fress Dich“, aber trotzdem sehr geil 110
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialRoland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 23/06/2026For those who believe Europe can absorb researchers from the US, the ERC Advanced Grant competition that just ended will bring nine (9) researchers from the US to Europe from ALL disciplines combined. The US is on its own. 051
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialFlorian Aigner @florianaigner.at · 19/06/2026Man redet heute Leuten ein, dass man Naturgesetze aushebeln kann, wenn man nur ganz fest daran glaubt (klar können wir auf dem Mars leben! und durch Meditation Krebs heilen!), dass gesellschaftliche Regeln hingegen unverrückbar sind (wir können doch keine Milliardäre besteuern, du Dummerchen!). 341501398
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialMARUM @marumunibremen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Insights into Early Life: This week, the team of the ERC Synergy Grant #ArcheanPark is meeting at MARUM for the annual presentation and discussion of the project results. Read more about it here ➡️ www.marum.de/en/Insights-... 061
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialEmil Ruff @emilruff.bsky.social · 04/06/2026This years ISSM is in Vienna from Aug 30 - Sept 4, the early bird deadline is 15 June. As a premier conference in subsurface microbiology, the ISSM features exciting sessions and excellent keynote speakers. Spread the word, see you there. issm2026.univie.ac.at #deeplife #microbiome #subsurfaceissm2026.univie.ac.atissm conference 2026 vienna 12th issm conference12th ISSM COnference Vienna: Subsurface microbiology plays a critical role in shaping Earth's ecosystems, driving biogeochemical processes, and addressing critical environmental challenges. ISSM provi... 032
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialJennifer Biddle @jenbiddle.bsky.social · 02/06/2026What the actual f$&k. Trump is dismantling the OOI. A shining achievement of oceanography. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System 44819
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialBrett Baker @archaeal.bsky.social · 24/05/2026www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comEarly fossil eukaryotes were benthic aerobes - NatureIntegrated palaeontological, sedimentological and geochemical analyses of ancient rocks from Australia show that early eukaryotes were largely restricted to oxygenated benthic habitats, probably posse... 0163
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialEvgenii Protasov @evgenii-protasov.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Microbial growth rates captured using Raman-SIP reveal a highly active subsurface biosphere fueled by serpentinization #microbiology #microbes #DeepBiosphere #MicroSky @natcomms.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s414...doi.orgMicrobial growth rates captured using Raman-SIP reveal a highly active subsurface biosphere fueled by serpentinization - Nature CommunicationsSingle-cell Raman-2H-SIP shows microbes in serpentinizing aquifers grow faster than expected, with activity influenced by fluid geochemistry. Methanogens and sulfate reducers dominate, indicating stro... 041
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialHeidi Aronson, PhD @heidi-aronson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Published! Using thermodynamics, we proposed a new microbial metabolism: CH4 + CO to form acetate. This reaction is exergonic under a wide range of conditions and could potentially fuel life in serpentinizing systems and the deep subsurface. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.comAcetogenic Methane‐Carbon Monoxide Comproportionation: An Exergonic but Unobserved Microbial MetabolismCarbon comproportionation reactions are an underexplored class of carbon redox processes relevant to microbial energy conservation Methane-carbon monoxide comproportionation to acetate is exergon... 074
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialFlorian Aigner @florianaigner.at · 16/05/2026Ukraine macht gleich in der ersten Zeile das Thema klar: "green into rust". Beim "great oxidation event" vor ca. 2.5 Milliarden Jahren lernten grüne Cyanobakterien, Photosynthese zu betreiben. Sie erzeugten Sauerstoff, der die Erde mit rötlichem Rost überzog, ähnlich wie am Mars heute. #ESC2026 32147
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialHenning @geohenning.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Incredible drone footage! ⚒️🧪 18426
jenskallmeyer.bsky.social @jenskallmeyer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026www.science.org/content/arti... This was expected, it’s still really badscience.orgTrump fires NSF's oversight boardDismissal of the National Science Board is widely seen as latest move to erase NSF’s independence 000
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialace-gtdb.bsky.social @ace-gtdb.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Notice for users submitting MAGs to INSDC Issue: MAGs submitted to INSDC without taxonomic annotations, typically listed as ‘metagenome’, are not included in GTDB. Examples: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/gen... What to do: Provide at least a domain-level taxonomic affiliation in the Taxon field.ncbi.nlm.nih.govGenomeDownload a genome data package including genome, transcript and protein sequence, annotation and a data report 188
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialRoland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Again looking for (self)nominations of/by grad students and postdocs to give virtual talks (via zoom) in the fall seminar series of MSU's Thermal Biology Institute. Does >not< need to be on thermophiles. Email me! 045
jenskallmeyer.bsky.social @jenskallmeyer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Reiche kettet uns an Öl und Gas – auf Jahrzehnte! Am 18. April demonstrieren wir um 12 Uhr am Invalidenpark in Berlin: für saubere Energie, gegen fossile Politik. Sei dabei. erneuerbare-energien-verteidigen.de/berlin/erneuerbare-energien-verteidigen.deDemo in Berlin: Jetzt Energiewende verteidigen!Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche (CDU) will die Energiewende abwürgen und uns für Jahrzehnte an Öl und Gas binden. Das trifft uns alle: an der Zapfsäule, bei der Stromrechnung, beim nächsten Extremwetter.... 000
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialRalf D. Niemeier🪣📯 @upsssohje.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Oh. Der ist hart... Trigger-Warnung: Nicht für Kinder geeignet! 4153
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialDaniel Lipus @rdl23.bsky.social · 22/03/2026My research group attended the Philadelphia Undergraduate Research Symposium at #CCP yesterday. What a great event! Job well done for Nicole, Madelyn and Anna presenting their work on #AMD #microbiomes 151
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialHasnain Kazim @hasnainkazim.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Falls irgendein Grüner in Berlin glaubt, er oder sie hätte die Wahl in Baden-Württemberg gewonnen: nein. Sollte Cem Özdemir Minischderpräsident werden, wird er es trotz ihnen, nicht wegen ihnen. 1487
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung @gfz.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Happy Birthday, ICDP! 30 years ago OTD, representatives of the US National Science Foundation (NSA), the Chinese Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, the German Federal Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Technology, and the then GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ) ratified a ... 1/4 141
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialJennifer Biddle @jenbiddle.bsky.social · 20/02/2026New preprint with @uncultured.carinilab.com and @environmicrobio.bsky.social : proposing a new view for subsurface life, one with a testable hypothesis and in line with current terms in physiology: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...ecoevorxiv.orgAnergiobiosis: a testable framework for microbial life under extreme power limitation 0124
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialAmelia Rotaru @ameliarotaru.bsky.social · 04/02/2026In addition to the 2 postdoc jobs posted yesterday, we’re recruiting 2 PhD students (environmental microbiology/ molecular ecology) to join us from April. The projects will map microbial populations across niches in bioelectrochemical systems relevant to biomethanation & link them to performance.fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.comTwo fully funded PhD candidate positions in Electromicrobiology (3 years)Application deadline: 4 March 2026 at 23:59 hours local Danish time 0816
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialMark Tingay @mudvolcanoguy.bsky.social · 31/01/2026⚒️🧪Fiery Mud Volcano Eruption! The Daşmərdan (Dashmardan) mud volcano in Azerbaijan erupted ~16:50 on the 30th Jan 2026. The eruption lasted ~15 mins and was accompanied by a pillar of flame several hundred meters high. Daşmərdan had previous documented eruptions in 1866, 1954, 1976, 1986 and 2011. 9223100
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialKrista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 30/01/2026"When that man is dead and gone" A protest song about *checks notes* Adolf Hitler recorded eight years ago that Youtube randomly is recommending to people this week for no reason whatsoever 👀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDkh...youtube.comWhen that Man is Dead and Gone (1941) - Protest song against Hitler (Live Take)YouTube video by Lizzy & the Triggermen 31200499
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialEmil Ruff @emilruff.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Meet "OxyMoRon" our 5-year NASA ICAR program to study dark oxygen production in Earth's hidden ecosystems. We have multiple positions and are happy about collabs. Co-PIs:@valdeanda.bsky.social @microbiaki.bsky.social @valiergaly.bsky.social Ranjani Murali, Scott Wankel www.mbl.edu/news/emil-ru...mbl.eduEmil Ruff Leads Team to Explore Dark Oxygen Through NASA Collaborative Award | Marine Biological LaboratoryFor more than a century, textbooks asserted that molecular oxygen (O2) on Earth is produced almost entirely by photosynthesis, through plants and microbes. But discoveries over the past decade have ov... 22410
jenskallmeyer.bsky.social @jenskallmeyer.bsky.social · 22/01/2026www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft... Sag mal, geht‘s noch? Erst verhökern sie Kuka an die Chinesen, dann Teile des Hamburger Hafens und nun das!spiegel.de(S+) Kelcy Warren: Trump-Vertrauter kauft sich in Deutschlands Energieversorgung einEin US-Milliardär hat nach SPIEGEL-Informationen Teile von Deutschlands Treibstofflogistik übernommen, inklusive Zugang zu Nato-Flughäfen und Pipelines. Das Wirtschaftsministerium erlaubt den Deal unt... 010
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialBIOspektrum @claudialudy.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Nachgefragt: Dr. Till Bornemann im Interview www.biospektrum.de/artikel/nach... @probstlab.bsky.social Rechter Bildteil: Copyright Alexander J. Probst 001
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialfesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 31/12/2025I eat rocks. exclusively those crunchy/powdery rocks from the beach. They're delicious and I'm obsessed with them. I'll collect a cup full and it'll last me for like a month or less before I need a refill. I keep some on my car and suck and chew on them at work. 28922
Reposted by @jenskallmeyer.bsky.socialISME - International Society for Microbial Ecology @isme-microbes.bsky.social · 29/12/2025ISME20 Abstract guidelines are now available — start preparing your abstract to be able to share your latest research with the global community of microbial ecologists at ISME20, held in New Zealand, August 2026. Learn more: isme-microbes.org/isme20-abstr... #ISME20 #MicrobialEcology 0147