Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Torsten Günther @trstngnthr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026One week left to apply! 0117
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Eric Cooper @ericwmcooper.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Le microbiome d'Ötzi : comment une momie vieille de 5 300 ans pourrait révolutionner la science moderne… et la boulangerie . CLIQUEZ ICI POUR LIRE L’ARTICLE => jimagine.org/le-microbiom... #Otzi #Microbiome #Science #Archéologie #DécouverteScientifique #Biotechnologie #Boulangerie #Innovationjimagine.orgLe microbiome d'Ötzi : Comment une momie vieille de 5 300 ans pourrait révolutionner la science moderne… et la boulangerie - J'imagine - jimagine.orgDes chercheurs ont isolé des microorganismes vieux de plus de 5 300 ans présents sur la célèbre momie des glaces Ötzi. Leurs découvertes pourraient transformer notre compréhension du microbiote humain... 043
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/06/2026Several diabetes experts were escorted out of an influential medical conference by the police on Friday after they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing the Trump administration’s attacks on scientific research.nyti.msPolice Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump AdministrationSeveral of those escorted out were scheduled to present at the American Diabetes Association conference this weekend. 3218999
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026#SMBE2026 S04: Mining the Archive: Evolutionary Genomics from Public Repositories 🗓️ Mon Jun 29, 3:50 pm 🔗 smbe2026.org/programme T 142
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Talks by: Robert Waterhouse @amygoldberg.bsky.social Frederic Bastian @johnallard.bsky.social Jonathan Hughes @msabrysarhan.bsky.social Maxence Brault Lukasz Niezabitowski Cassandra Elphinstone Alexis Brown Leandro Smacchia Zach Opoka Yulong Xie 011
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Microbiome @microbiomej.bsky.social · 04/06/2026In #Microbiome The Iceman’s microbiome: unveiling millennia of microbial diversity and continuity🦠 🚨Demonstrating that Ötzi the Iceman is not a static relic but a dynamic biological interface Read more👉 doi.org/hb6dd7 #Otzi #Iceman #AncientMicrobiome #Microbiology @msabrysarhan.bsky.social 1124
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Communications Biology @commsbio.nature.com · 26/05/2026💡In a Research Highlight, our EBM Chris LaRock shines a light on a curious case of Strep A discovered in the remains of a mummy: www.nature.com/articles/s42... Original research Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comAn ancient genome of Streptococcus pyogenes from a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy - Nature CommunicationsStreptococcus pyogenes is a human pathogen responsible for a range of diseases. Here, the authors reconstruct an ancient S. pyogenes genome from a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy, supporting that the pat... 042
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Happy to share our new @natcomms.nature.com paper! 👇 We recovered an ancient genome of S. pyogenes from a pre-Columbian #Bolivian #mummy 🧬🇧🇴 🙌 @msabrysarhan.bsky.social A fascinating glimpse into ancient infectious disease. ⚔️🦠 #ancientDNA #PathogenGenomics #Disease🦠 nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comAn ancient genome of Streptococcus pyogenes from a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy - Nature CommunicationsStreptococcus pyogenes is a human pathogen responsible for a range of diseases. Here, the authors reconstruct an ancient S. pyogenes genome from a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy, supporting that the pat... 0104
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Segata Lab @cibiocm.bsky.social · 21/05/2026#proudteam here! @msabrysarhan.bsky.social won the Open Research Award of EURAC Research (both the jury's award and public voting award). Congrats to all the awardees! Read more: eurac.edu/en/magazine/... 031
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Guido Valverde @guido-valverde.bsky.social · 20/05/2026www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comAn ancient genome of Streptococcus pyogenes from a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy - Nature CommunicationsStreptococcus pyogenes is a human pathogen responsible for a range of diseases. Here, the authors reconstruct an ancient S. pyogenes genome from a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy, supporting that the pat... 021
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Ryan Cook @ryancook94.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Really happy to have played a small part in this cool piece of work led by @guido-valverde.bsky.social and @msabrysarhan.bsky.social. We characterised S. pyogenes in a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy (suggesting circulation before European contact) #VivaBolivianMummies www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comAn ancient genome of Streptococcus pyogenes from a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy - Nature CommunicationsStreptococcus pyogenes is a human pathogen responsible for a range of diseases. Here, the authors reconstruct an ancient S. pyogenes genome from a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy, supporting that the pat... 11510
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Catalina Vasilescu, PhD @cvasilescu.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Easter edition of #Mitochondria in #Health and #Disease! 🐰🐣 biomed.news/bims-mitdis/... @gavinmcstay.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @biomednews.bsky.social @mitoscientists.bsky.social Perling drives mtDNA nucleoid distribution www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgPearling drives mitochondrial DNA nucleoid distributionThe distribution of mitochondrial DNA–containing nucleoids is essential for mitochondrial function and genome inheritance; however, no known mechanisms can explain nucleoid segregation or their regula... 01712
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Juan C. Landoni @jclandoni.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Our paper is now out in Science! Super excited to share our discovery that #mitochondria #pearling is the elusive mechanism driving the regular distribution and inheritance of #mtDNA nucleoids 🧬 [1/6] 317665
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Ammar Abdalrahem @ammarabdalrahem.bsky.social · 15/01/20261/🧵 Major milestone unlocked for mycology! 🍄 We just published a massive genomic resource in 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚, releasing 2,695 complete circular mitochondrial species assembled from public data This single dataset nearly 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐒 📈the known mitochondrial diversity of the Kingdom Fungi rdcu.be/eYZ2h 24521
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Segata Lab @cibiocm.bsky.social · 28/10/2025#MeetTheLab @msabrysarhan.bsky.social works on his postdoc (joint w/ #EURAC) on ancient diet & microbiomes. How to overcome failure in science? I like a lot what Robert Frost said: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." 182
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Pascal Frey @pascal-frey.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Always a very nice milestone: @ammarabdalrahem.bsky.social has printed his PhD thesis on reproductive mode polymorphism in the #poplar #rust #fungus. Congratulations Ammar 👏👏👏 4143
Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry) @msabrysarhan.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Just got back from an amazing week at @isba11.bsky.social in Torino! Still can't believe I won the Future Fellows Prize for the best talk - what a highlight! But honestly, the best part was connecting with other Egyptian researchers in the bioarchaeology and aDNA world. @isbarchaeology.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · 29/08/2025From one great ISBA team to the next — thank you to our past organizers for building such a strong and connected community! 0293
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Christina Warinner @christinawarinner.bsky.social · 30/08/2025And that’s a wrap! Congratulations to the entire ISBA community for a successful ISBA11! 0182
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)ISBA - Intl. Soc. for Biomolecular Archaeology @isbarchaeology.bsky.social · 29/08/2025What a week! 🎉 Big thanks to @isba11.bsky.social for hosting an incredible ISBA conference — so well organized and full of great science. 06628
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Jeff Nascimento @jnascim.info · 11/08/2025Toda a equipe da Al Jazeera em Gaza foi morta por ataque israelense direcionado contra uma tenda de jornalistas diante do hospital Al-Shifa. Entre os mortos está Anas al-Sharif, que aparece abaixo em encontro com a filha em março 241001404
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Anas Al-Sharif was one of the most remarkable reporters of his generation. For 673 days, he defied Israeli threats to kill him. Al Jazeera now confirm their crew in Gaza City have all been assassinated: RIP reporters Anas Al-Sharif & Mohammed Qareqea and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher & Mohammed Nofal 361100693
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/07/2025Breaking News: Israeli troops killed more than 60 Palestinians after crowds gathered near a border crossing where aid trucks enter, Gaza officials said.trib.alIsrael Issues Evacuation Order for New Area in GazaThe attack occurred after the Israeli military had told Palestinians to leave an area where many have sought refuge and warned that it may expand operations. 97412319
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Cristian Pattaro @cpattaro.bsky.social · 24/06/2025🆕 Systematic mediation & interaction analyses of kidney function genetic loci in a general population study. Finally out @dariushghasemi.bsky.social work on the value of a single population study to assess loci from global #GWAS consortia 👏 #SLC34A1 #SHROOM3 #STC1 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...journals.plos.orgSystematic mediation and interaction analyses of kidney function genetic loci in a general population studyChronic kidney disease (CKD) is a complex disease affecting >10% of the global population, with large between- and within-continent variability reflecting major environmental determinants. To identify... 132
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 09/06/2025"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel." 2352292413945
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Segata Lab @cibiocm.bsky.social · 16/05/2025🥁 NEW: Commentary in @cellcellpress.bsky.social! by @msabrysarhan.bsky.social Giacomo Antonello @whansi.bsky.social @cengoni.bsky.social @dmascalzoni.bsky.social @leviwaldron1.bsky.social Nicola Segata, Christian Fuchsberger www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 1/4cell.comHuman mitochondrial DNA in public metagenomes: Opportunity or privacy threat?Human DNA is unavoidably present in metagenomic analyses of human microbiomes. While current protocols remove human DNA before submission to public repositories, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been ove... 196
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Hansi Weissensteiner @whansi.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Exciting news! Our commentary is finally out, cudos to the team at EURAC (BZ) and CIBIO (TN) 👏 Human mitochondrial DNA in public metagenomes: Opportunity or privacy threat? www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comHuman mitochondrial DNA in public metagenomes: Opportunity or privacy threat?Human DNA is unavoidably present in metagenomic analyses of human microbiomes. While current protocols remove human DNA before submission to public repositories, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been ove... 121
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Zandra Fagernäs @zandraselina.bsky.social · 25/11/2024The final chapter of my PhD thesis is finally out! Led by the brilliant Irina Velsko, we investigated if we can study past migrations in Oceania using #aDNA from archaeological dental calculus: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comExploring the potential of dental calculus to shed light on past human migrations in Oceania - Nature CommunicationsPreservation of oral microbiome ancient DNA from Oceania is much better than human ancient DNA. The authors leverage this to demonstrate that oral microbial community composition in Oceania is not onl... 04214
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 15/11/2024What happens to the #genome of #bacteria as their association with the host becomes ever more intimate?🧪🦠 A lot: Expansion, pseudogenization and shrinkage, driven by reduction of phage pressure New by Stefanos Siozios, Greg Hurst &co #evolution #genomics #microbiology www.cell.com/current-biol... 14625
Reposted by Mohamed Sarhan (Sabry)Francesco Beghini @fbeghini.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Excited to share our last work on microbiome transmission and social interactions published on Nature! The more people you interact with, the more similar your microbiome is. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comGut microbiome strain-sharing within isolated village social networks - NatureAn investigation into the relationship between network structure and gut microbiome composition among people living in 18 isolated Honduras villages reveals that strain-sharing can be mediated by... 1258