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Victor Maull Miquel @vmaull.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hace 200 años, Darwin y Hooker se preguntaron si era posible cambiar el clima de una isla construyendo un ecosistema de novo. Demostraron que sí. Ahora he viajado a Ascension con @nastassiakn.bsky.social para entender cómo ocurrió y cómo podemos exportarlo. Gracias @pflis.bsky.social por contarlo.

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Ascensión, la isla desértica que se hizo selva

Este remoto paraje en medio del Atlántico podría esconder la fórmula para combatir la desertificación en otros lugares del planeta. Un científico español ha decidido investigarlo. Viajamos hasta allí ...

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Felicitaciones a @vmaull.bsky.social x el articulo en @elpais.com sobre la terraformación de la isla de Ascensión. Un proyecto único que continua los esfuerzos de nuestro laboratorio sobre ingenieria emergente @melisupf.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social www.complexsystemslab.org/research/eme...

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Patricia Fernández de Lis @pflis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Por fin está aquí, el reportaje de mi vida. 🐑 Una historia de esperanza en un punto casi desierto en mitad del Atlántico Sur que era poco más que ceniza cuando Darwin pasó por allí. Hoy su cima es un bosque nuboso. Y no lo plantó la naturaleza. 🧵 elpais.com/eps/2026-10-...

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Ascensión, la isla desértica que se hizo selva

Este remoto paraje en medio del Atlántico podría esconder la fórmula para combatir la desertificación en otros lugares del planeta. Un científico español ha decidido investigarlo

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Asimov Press @asimovpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New Essay: Great Leaps in Biological Theory Two of biology’s greatest theories completely predate direct experimental evidence. In this article, @ulkar_aghayeva traces their origins and completes our mini-series on theory in biology. Read: press.asimov.com/articles/gr...

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Great Leaps in Biological Theory

Two of biology’s greatest theories completely predate direct experimental evidence. Tracing their origins could help us understand how to make the next ones.

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Curious about the origins and early days of Synthetic Biology in Spain? Or looking for a SynBio lab where you could pursue a PhD, do a postdoc or explore career opportunities in the country? Take a look at this historical account & snapshot of the field today! 👉🏻 dx.doi.org/10.1049/enb2...

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The Landscape of Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering in Spain

This article reviews the emergence and current status of synthetic biology in Spain, tracing its evolution from pioneering contributions in gene regulation, systems biology and microbial engineering ...

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Yelyzaveta Shpilkina @lizashpilkina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As, said by Ukraïner journalists: "When people ask what has happened to Ukrainian science, and where are the researchers who might otherwise be making discoveries today, part of the answer can be found in the photographs coming out of Kyiv.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 29/09/2026

On 28 September, a jet-powered drone slammed into the headquarters of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, killing at least two people and destroying a section of the historic building. scim.ag/3TsMg5M

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Russian drone kills at least two in Ukraine science academy attack

New underground labs are being built as war rages on

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Yelyzaveta Shpilkina @lizashpilkina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Some cool milestones shared by Erika DeBenedictis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVzh..., a microorganism ingeneered to live in Martian soil while also producing bioplastic. Nice to hear about atmosphere engineering, makes me think and remember a lot about our Daisyworld project. @pioneerlabs.bsky.social

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How to Terraform Mars – Erika DeBenedictis

YouTube video by The New Biology

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Yelyzaveta Shpilkina @lizashpilkina.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

My first first-author paper is out! 🌱 A project that started during my undergraduate years taught me one of the most valuable lessons in science: unexpected results aren't failures, they're opportunities to learn. Read it here: we.copernicus.org/articles/26/... #AMF #mycorrhiza #BEF #grasslands

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Victor Maull Miquel @vmaull.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

A @elpuntavui.cat parlo sobre la “terraformació” o l'enginyeria d’ecosistemes: podem modificar-los per no perdre’ls? Quines eines tenim? I en quin punt estem? Aquí podeu llegir l’entrevista: www.elpuntavui.cat/societat/art...

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"La modificació d'un ecosistema local pot canviar el clima local"

"La pèrdua de diversitat provoca la pèrdua de les funcions que fan forts els ecosistemes davant el canvi" "Si pressiones un ecosistema no transita a poc a poc fins a la pèrdua de vida sinó que aguant...

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🌱 This recent Review explains how fungi trade plant carbon for nutrients in a soil "micro-market" where there's cooperation under scarcity and competition when abundant 👉️ buff.ly/8CWGf5Y

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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 01/07/2026

For the very first time, biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane, piece by piece, and slowly witnessed the bag of molecules start to behave like life. @yaseminsaplakoglu.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/for-the-firs...

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For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides | Quanta Magazine

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the l...

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Science Magazine @science.org · 20/06/2026

In a new Science study, researchers provide the first estimate of the global density and biomass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks. Learn more: scim.ag/4vfgZRv

Mycorrhizal fungi form an interconnected network of hyphae, the tube-like structures pictured here.

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Can we engineer ecosystems before they collapse? In our new perspective on "emergent bioengineering" we argue that the key challenge is not simply controlling living systems, but designing interventions that can adapt and sustain functional ecological networks. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Victor Maull Miquel @vmaull.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Complex Adaptive Systems, like ecosystems, challenge traditional engineering intuition. Synthetic Biology is a powerful tool but ecological principles must become a central part of the design language doi.org/10.1016/j.co... @lizashpilkina.bsky.social @vdlorenzo.bsky.social @ricardsole.bsky.social

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Victor de Lorenzo (CNB, Madrid) @vdlorenzo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Leaving behind the myth of the lab-built heroic strain for bioremediation & environmental recovery. Forefront SynBio-based research in large-scale env biotech needs to refocus on engineering ecological interactions www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ricardsole.bsky.social @vmaull.bsky.social

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Yelyzaveta Shpilkina @lizashpilkina.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Hands down my favorite non-fiction read this year! It covers the fascinating, "forgotten" history of phage therapy, the broader impact of viruses beyond medicine, and future perspectives. And all of these beautifully written. Felt like a novel! Highly recommended for everyone!!

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Can engineered mirror life become a threat to humans or the biosphere itself? Despite some recent claims, a life form created in the test tube may be doomed to fail when confronted with established ecosystems. Check our new paper where we do the maths. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Victor Maull Miquel @vmaull.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

A view of Green Mountain on Ascension Island, often described as the world’s first and only human-made cloud forest. More here: cadenaser.com/nacional/202... @avivirser.bsky.social @ricardsole.bsky.social

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Can we engineer the resilience of fragile ecosystems? In this paper with @vmaull.bsky.social @lizashpilkina.bsky.social & @vdlorenzo.bsky.social, we discuss "Emergent Bioengineering" bringing together complexity, #synbio and ecology across scales www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

How do you grow a thousand-year-old tree without waiting a thousand years? As @interspecies.agency writes, ecologists are trying to build a kind of time machine, making younger trees acquire in decades the ecological richness that normally takes centuries. www.noemamag.com/how-to-build...

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El Salto @elsaltodiario.com · 14/10/2025

⚠️El planeta alcanza el primer punto crítico climático con la muerte de los arrecifes de coral. ✍🏻Julia Conley para @commondreams.org elsal.to/44527

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El Salto @elsaltodiario.com · 14/10/2025

🇵🇸Mapa | Dos centenares de piquetes y manifestaciones programados para la huelga general por Palestina del 15-O. 📌Si faltan convocatorias, inclúyelas en comentarios de la web: elsal.to/44533

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Si trobem vida en un altre planeta, serà diferent de la que coneixem? Crear vida al laboratori seguirà les mateixes regles? Pot existir vida sense aigua o ADN? I les IAs del futur, poden aparèixer sense assemblar-se al cervell humà? Vine al @iec.cat i t’ho explico! @melisupf.bsky.social @prbb.org

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GeoVeg UB @geovegub.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Els alumnes del curs d'ecologia i diversitat de la vegetació de l'alta muntanya van mostrar un gran interès i una excel·lent capacitat de treball, que es va traduir en unes presentacions magnífiques dels resultats obtinguts. Enhorabona! @irbio-ub.bsky.social @biologiaub.bsky.social #FloraLab+

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Yelyzaveta Shpilkina @lizashpilkina.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Y por cierto! Ya está abierto el Terrat Viu del @museuciencies.cat. Allí hemos instalado Mesococosmos, un experimento que estudia los puntos de no retorno ecológicos observando cómo responde el microbioma del suelo al cambio climático. Y abierto a visitas! beteve.cat/medi-ambient...

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Reobre el terrat del Museu de Ciències Naturals amb un espai d'estudi del canvi climàtic

Reobre el terrat del Museu de Ciències Naturals del Fòrum, amb un espai d'estudi del canvi climàtic a través de la vegetació.

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museuciencies @museuciencies.cat · 12/06/2025

Reobre el Terrat Viu del Museu amb una nova àrea experimental sobre el canvi climàtic: Mesocosmos ⌚Horari de visita: Dissabtes, d’ 11 a 15h. Diumenges i festius, d’ 11h a 15h. Diumenges tarda (portes obertes), de 16h a 20h. 🧪 Més informació: museuciencies.cat/reobre-el-te...

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Yelyzaveta Shpilkina @lizashpilkina.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Spent the weekend in the Pyrenees on a mountain ecology field course by @geovegub.bsky.social. Learned (and remembered!) to sample traits, measure soil gas fluxes & track climate-driven vegetation shifts. Beautiful, but also sad to see these ecosystems disappearing before our eyes.

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GeoVeg UB @geovegub.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Curs d'ecologia i diversitat de la vegetació d’alta muntanya, a l'Estació Científica d'Alta Muntanya (UB, Vall d'Aran), amb el suport del projecte #FloraLab+. Mètodes de mostreig i estudi de les característiques funcionals de la vegetació a Molières. @irbio-ub.bsky.social @biologiaub.bsky.social

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

How can we build or engineer synthetic ecosystems? What can they tell us about ecological rules? Can we model planetary-level regulation in the test tube? Glad to deliver my keynote tomorrow at the MPDEE'25 conference www.bcamath.org/events/mpdee... @vmaull.bsky.social @lizashpilkina.bsky.social

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

What is the origin of tipping points? In dynamical systems, from cancer to ecology, this fundamental phenomenon shows the importance of bifurcations and critical thresholds. Check this and other lectures on the @upf.edu Complex Systems Lab YouTube Channel youtube.com/channel/UCEt...

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manudelbaq.bsky.social @manudelbaq.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

New @PLOSBiology in the @BioFunLab Soil biodiversity and function under global change journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... In this Essay, we discuss the fundamental importance of soil biodiversity for supporting multiple ecosystem services and One Health @IRNAS_CSIC @CSIC

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Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona @prbb.org · 11/02/2025

Com representen la #ciència i els i les #científiques els infants de #Catalunya?🤩 Les #científiques👩‍🔬del #PRBB ho demanaran a l'alumnat d'escoles. Amb aquesta iniciativa commemorem el #DiaDonaNenaCiència #11F per crear nous referents. 👀Mireu els dibuixos de la 1a edició👇 Què haguessis dibuixat tu?

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

How do we test the (Gaia) theory of planetary self-regulation (Lovelock-Margulis)? We just started our experimental implementation on bioreactors using #synbio to bring planetary scale to the Lab.Exciting day! @vmaull.bsky.social @ftmaestre.bsky.social @vdlorenzo.bsky.social @jordiplam.bsky.social

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