Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroOrigami Geek @miferg-origami.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Maeng Hyeong Kyu's Clown face folded by Miguel F. Romero miferg-origami.yolasite.com #origami #折り紙 #不切正方形一枚折 #origamiart #clown #circus #joker 011
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroRan Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Out now, a comprehensive guide to metagenomics -- from sample collection to data analysis. This primer covers best practices, challenges, and applications in health, agriculture & environment. A roadmap for studying microbial communities 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s43... 29746
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroFlorian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Our study ‘The #global #human impact on #biodiversity’ is out in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌍🌐🐟🌿🪲 Unprecedented synthesis of >2000 studies led by @francoiskeck.bsky.social shows humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet. 🧵1/5 117995
Reposted by Miguel F. RomerobioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Global Metagenomics Reveals Hidden Protist Diversity www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202… 131
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroBiosciences Area at Berkeley Lab @biosci.lbl.gov · 13/02/2025The National Research SLAM is March 5, 2025, 1:30 pm-3:00 pm (PT) Early career researchers from all 17 DOE National Labs will present their research - including #TeamBioSci's own Yumary Vasquez and the giant viruses she works with! sites.google.com/lbl.gov/nlre... @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @jgi.doe.gov 031
Miguel F. Romero @miferg.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The intruders that stole the master key doi.org/10.1038/s415... #microbiology #bioinformaticsdoi.orgThe intruders that stole the master key - Nature Reviews MicrobiologyThis Genome Watch article highlights how genomics and different experimental approaches reveal how intracellular bacteria control key processes of their hosts. 030
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/20251. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost RatesNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD 25470014079
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroCameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Metatranscriptomes-based sequence similarity networks uncover genetic signatures within parasitic freshwater microbial eukaryotes microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #jcampubsmicrobiomejournal.biomedcentral.comMetatranscriptomes-based sequence similarity networks uncover genetic signatures within parasitic freshwater microbial eukaryotes - MicrobiomeBackground Microbial eukaryotes play a crucial role in biochemical cycles and aquatic trophic food webs. Their taxonomic and functional diversity are increasingly well described due to recent advances... 0163
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroChristie Wilcox @nerdychristie.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Mantis shrimp can break glass with their powerful punches. Now we know why they don't break their own claws. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 320448
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroMartin Dovciak🌳🌱🌻 @dovciak-lab.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Happy New Year! For new Forest Ecologists here: A while ago I put together a Forest Ecology Starter Pack👇 to help build a network of forest 🌲🌳🌴 ecology researchers. The list is now full but you can use it to “seed” your own network: follow folks, get followed, re-post, enjoy! 🌎🧪🌐 go.bsky.app/8ZNK9jy 415949
Reposted by Miguel F. Romeroa grassland chase 🌾🌾🌾🌾 @chasesolidago.bsky.social · 23/01/2025The world has been through anti-science cycles before, to disastrous results On a detour on my lit review, a mosey through the history of our familiar friend, the standard onion (Allium cepa) brought me right to one of botany's greatest cautionary tales of what happens when ideology overrides data 26928404
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroScience Magazine @science.org · 25/01/2025In a new Science study, researchers present CASTER, a tool that uses arrangements in DNA sequences known as site patterns to infer “species trees,” which are diagrams that depict the evolutionary relationships among species. Learn more:scim.agCASTER: Direct species tree inference from whole-genome alignmentsGenomes contain mosaics of discordant evolutionary histories, challenging the accurate inference of the tree of life. While genome-wide data are routinely used for discordance-aware phylogenomic analyses, due to modeling and scalability limitations, the... 314738
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroSTCmicrobeblog @stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social · 22/01/2025#SymbioSky #MicroSky recommended reading 👇 article collection in PLOS: symbiosis across the tree of life collections.plos.org/collection/s...collections.plos.orgSymbiosis across the tree of lifeThe aim of this collection is to showcase symbiotic relationships across the tree of life, exploring their evolutionary basis and underlying mechanisms. 0196
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroJoint Genome Institute @jgi.doe.gov · 17/01/2025In Science Advances: "We took a deep dive into over 1.8 million bacterial and archaeal genomes to see how much of their diversity we’ve actually captured. Turns out that despite all the genomes we’ve sequenced, we’ve only scratched the surface." -Dongying Wu 🖥️🧬🦠 biosciences.lbl.gov/2025/01/17/t...biosciences.lbl.govTaking Stock of the Known and Unknown Microbial Space - Biosciences AreaUsing publicly available genome sequence data generated over the past three decades, JGI researchers assess the known fraction of microbial diversity. 24315
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroAxel Visel @axelvisel.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Microbial Genomics & Metagenomics Workshop Want to learn how to use IMG, GOLD, and other @jgi.doe.gov -hosted platforms and tools for microbial and metagenomics? Register now for the 33rd MGM Workshop in Berkeley Early bird rates available until Jan 31! mgm.jgi.doe.gov 0912
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroJay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 08/01/2025"Dormancy in the origin, evolution and persistence of life on Earth" @royalsociety.org: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 13814
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroJ. Craig Venter Institute @jcvi.org · 12/12/2024A new @science.org article from 30+ leading international scientists including several @jcvi.org researchers, examines the potential dangers of building ‘mirror life’ — organisms composed entirely of mirror-image biological molecules. 🧪 14612
Reposted by Miguel F. RomeroOrigami Geek @miferg-origami.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Cthulhu by Miguel F. Romero. From a single uncut square of tissue paper. miferg-origami.yolasite.com #origami #折り紙 #art #cthulhu #lovecraft #hplovecraft #horror 084
