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Daniel Sauter

@sauterlab.bsky.social
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Virologist & Research Group Leader at @unituebingen.bsky.social‬ Fascinated by viruses, innate immunity, evolution — and birds 🐦 #Virology #HIV #HERVs #Retrotransposons #Placenta #Evolution #Birds

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GfV - Gesellschaft für Virologie @gesvirologie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📣 Present your latest findings in virology, immunology & related fields at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Virology. 📝 Abstract deadline: 6 December 2026 🔗 virology-meeting.de/programme-ab... #GfV2027 #virologymeeting
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GfV - Gesellschaft für Virologie @gesvirologie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are proud to have a new strong partner– the @asm.org Journal of Virology, better known to most of us as JVI 😊 Looking forward to many great stories on all things virology, explored by GfV members and published in the great JVI! Details in the ASM press release: asm.org/press-releas...
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ASM and Gesellschaft für Virologie Partner to Support the Global Virology Community
ASM is joining forces with the Society of Virology, Gesellschaft für Virologie (GfV), the largest virology society in Europe, to broaden the reach of virology research.
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Manvendra Singh @manusingh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1/8 Proud and super thrilled to share our preprint, “A single-nucleus regulatory atlas links transposons to adult hippocampal neurogenesis.”, led by Umut, Fede, and Souad, the FIRST from our #RETROGEN lab @inem-necker.bsky.social . www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... shrt thread on what we found 🧵
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Maya Voichek @mayavoichek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Super excited to share my postdoctoral work at @imbavienna.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social - We discovered that some retrotransposons, or "jumping genes" 🧬, are able to spread from cell to cell via a new viral infectivity route. A short thread: 🧵👇 (1/7)
AI-generated illustration of the soma-to-germline transmission of retrotransposons described in our work
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Did you know? Clark’s nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana) hide around 98,000 (!) pine seeds per year in thousands of different locations and successfully relocate many of them months later: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28311233/. 📸 Nathan Anderson via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
A Clark’s nutcracker perches on a narrow branch against a pale grey sky, with a dark tree trunk on the right.
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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Bats are extraordinary among mammals, having uniquely evolved powered flight & laryngeal echolocation, along with disease resistance, extended healthspan & ability to hibernate. With genome assemblies of 103 bat species we provide new insights into evolutionary history & trait diversification.”🦇🧬🙌🧪
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Reference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography - Nature
An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.
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Cedric Feschotte @cedricfeschotte.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thrilled to see this published today! Truly special because we made the initial discovery >15 yrs ago! We found two copies of a human gene called BC200 embedded in a human poxvirus. BC200 blurs the line between gene & transposon—both functional & mutagenic! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧵1/n
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Escape of the BC200 gene to a human poxvirus reveals its persistent transposition in primates
Transposable elements mobilize within and occasionally between genomes, including from host to virus. We identified two insertions of the human BC200 noncoding RNA gene in the poxvirus molluscum conta...
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The report of the 35th Annual Meeting of the GfV (@gesvirologie.bsky.social) has now been published in #JVI: tinyurl.com/ycxxe82h. It’s a nice opportunity to look back at the science and discussions in Heidelberg. Mark your calendars: #GfV2027 will take place in Frankfurt from 1–4 March 2027!
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The 35th Annual Meeting of the Society of Virology (GfV) in Heidelberg: uniting virology research across German-speaking countries | Journal of Virology
The Society of Virology (German Gesellschaft für Virologie, GfV) is the leading non-profit academic association for virologists in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (see Box 1). Founded in 1990, the m...
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Review @natrevimmunol.nature.com Plasticity of the infant immune system during the perinatal period www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ben Hale @benhale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Congrats to Samira Schiefer on her new paper in Science Advances! We analysed 70 natural human IFNB1 variants & found both loss- & gain-of-function IFNβ proteins, revealing unexpected diversity in antiviral immunity. Great effort with Dave Jones & Florence Kwaschik! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Functional diversity of natural human IFNB1 variants in innate immunity
Human interferon-β (IFN-β), a type I IFN, is critical for effective innate immunity and is also an approved disease-modifying therapeutic. While genetic variations in several components of the type I ...
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Did you know? Chickens (Galllus gallus domesticus) and university students share a sense for beautiful human faces. In a study from 2002, chickens preferred faces that students rated as attractive: tinyurl.com/3xpvfjyy 📸 Bernard Spragg via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
Close-up of a chicken's head, showcasing its feathers, beak, and eye details against a black background.
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Aris Katzourakis @ariskatzourakis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Interested in a PhD on viral metagenomics from clinical samples? Check out this collaborative project between my group at @biology.ox.ac.uk and @eit.org eit.org/project/viro...
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Virome metagenomics from clinical samples
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Journal of Virology @jvico-eics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our next JVI Seminar Series webinar is this Fri., Sept 18! Join us and hear from Rebecca DuBois, Ph.D., and Adam Lentz as they share their recent findings on how neutralizing antibodies target human astroviruses and block a critical step in infection. Register now: cassyni.com/events/Li2fq...
Seminar Series Sept speakers
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American Society for Virology @amersocvirology.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Nominations are open for the ASV Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award! www.asv.org/ann-palmenbe...
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Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator Award
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Did you know? A population of great tits (Parus major) in Hungary has learned to hunt bats. When other food sources become scarce in winter, the birds search, attack and eat bats that hibernate in caves: tinyurl.com/mwpktwrt 📸Hobbyfotowiki, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
A bird with yellow underparts, black head, and white cheeks is perched on a branch against a green background.
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
SIVcpz is found in two different chimpanzee subspecies. Yet only one of the subspecies has transmitted its virus to humans, giving rise to HIV-1. This new study may explain why.
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Bérénice A. Benayoun, PhD @bbparis1984.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨New preprint from the Benayoun lab!🚨 LINE-1 (L1) #retrotransposons become transcribed with #aging and #senescence, and are thought to contribute to #inflammaging. But what actually happens to a healthy, non-senescent human cell when #L1 turns on? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... A 🧵, 1/7
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Kosuke Takada @kosuke-takada.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We’re delighted to share that our paper on a highly divergent betacoronavirus from a South American bat that encodes a functional furin cleavage site is now published. 🦇🦠 Another fascinating reminder of the remarkable diversity of coronavirus evolution in wildlife. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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A divergent betacoronavirus with a functional furin cleavage site in South American bats - Nature Communications
There is still limited data reported on virus diversity in South American bats. In this study, the authors report a divergent betacoronavirus with a functional furin cleavage site in South American ba...
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Stefan Pöhlmann @snpoehlm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🧪An exciting new preprint offers insights into how SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses can acquire cleavage motifs for the cellular protease furin. A thread on the importance of the furin motif in the SARS-CoV-2 spike and its possible origins.🧵
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Did you know? Bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) use cosmetics. They bathe in iron-rich mud to dye their naturally white feathers, most likely to impress others and signal their dominance: tinyurl.com/ymw6w8yn 📸Wilfredor, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
A bearded vulture with pale head feathers, dark wings, and a reddish chest stands on a rock.
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Laura Medina-Puche @lauramepul.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🌱 Job alert! A PhD position starting in 2027 is available with me and Andrea Gust @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social as part of the Cluster of Excellence @greenrobust.de 👉 Interested? Apply now &/or share! uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet... #PlantSciJob #PhDPosition
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Did you know? Pigeons (Columba livia) can distinguish Monet from Picasso. They can correctly assign paintings they have never seen before. Upside-down Monet paintings confuse them, while inverted Picasso paintings do not: tinyurl.com/5n957xd8/ 📸Dktue, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
A gray feral pigeon drinks from an ornate metal fountain spout in a peaceful urban scene in Tübingen, Germany.
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Alexandra Kupke @alexkupke.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We are hiring! 🥳 We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate to join our research team and investigate the neurotropism of Nipah virus 🦠🧠🧬🔬 stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/e...
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Research Assistant with the aim of a PhD
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Bats’ remarkable longevity and immunity are linked through pleiotropic adaptations to viruses and ageing-related disease @nature.com @psudmant.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @lucievirevolte.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Justin Blumenstiel @bdelloid.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Oh damn. This looks sick "Here, we show that transcriptional regulatory activity is an intrinsic property of transposases (TPases)"
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Did you know? American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) learn to recognize dangerous people's faces and pass this knowledge to their offspring and others. In one study, their warnings spread 1 km from the original encounter: tinyurl.com/9asn2hxe 📸CEKeech, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
American crow with glossy blue-black feathers perched on a weathered post, facing left against a softly blurred natural background.
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Emma Harding @emma-harding.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thrilled to be co-organising a symposium dedicated to Endogenous viral elements! Together with @thekatybrown.bsky.social , @rtarlinton.bsky.social and the Royal Society we will host a two day event in Birmingham, UK in February 2026. Register below to attend! royalsociety.org/science-even...
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Aris Katzourakis @ariskatzourakis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Neat experiments, with a conclusion that shouldn't surprise: "We found numerous examples of potential furin cleavage site acquisition and replacement through insertion mutation during the normal course of coronavirus replication." www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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GfV - Gesellschaft für Virologie @gesvirologie.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
📍 Save the Date #GfV2027 Join the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Virology March 1-4, 2027, in Frankfurt (Main), Germany! Four days of cutting-edge research on viruses, infection biology and immune responses. 🔗 virology-meeting.de #VirologyMeeting
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Did you know? Keas (Nestor notabilis) may share something similar to contagious laughter with humans. Playback experiments showed that one of their calls can trigger playful behaviour in other keas. Source: tinyurl.com/jant7pkm 📸 Bernard Spragg, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
Closeup of a kea with glossy green and brown feathers
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Journal of Virology @jvico-eics.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The next JVI Seminar Series webinar is on Aug. 12. Drs. Talbot and Wrobel will discuss the 2026 Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in Congo and Uganda, incl. the outbreak's epidemiology and the race to develop vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. cassyni.com/events/MgrHz...
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
In case you missed the first opportunity: the New Voices in Virology collection of the Journal of Virology and @asm.org is back! Early-career virologists are invited to apply and share their research in this special minireview collection. Apply here: journals.asm.org/journal/jvi/...
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New Voices in Virology: Call for Applications
Celebrate the next generation of leaders in virology research. Explore minireviews from rising stars in the field.
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Did you know? Palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) make their own drumsticks to impress females with their drumming skills. This is one of the few known examples of non-human instrumental music. See and hear them in action: tinyurl.com/55487ybx 📸 gmarion85 via flickr (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
Close-up of a Palm cockatoo showcasing its striking black feathers and distinctive red cheek patches.
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Stefan Pöhlmann @snpoehlm.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Historic papers in virology - today, 20 years ago, Keele and colleagues traced the origins of pandemic HIV-1 to geographically distinct chimpanzee populations in Cameroon, showing that HIV-1 groups M and N arose from simian immunodeficiency viruses infecting chimpanzees (P. t. troglodytes).
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Did you know? Red-breasted nuthatches (Sitta canadensis) use glue to protect their nests from predators and competing birds. They collect sticky conifer resin and smear it around the nest entrance. Source: tinyurl.com/3n2jdtmj 📸 GlacierNPS, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
A red-breasted nuthatch perches on a broken tree stump.
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Marina Lusic @marinalusic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
How exciting is this????? A new monkey species discovered in 2026 - what a beautiful new discovery !!!!https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15y5wgj4x8o
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New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DRC forest
Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.
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aidsmap @aidsmap.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Experts publish recommendations on managing low-level but detectable HIV
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Experts publish recommendations on managing low-level but detectable HIV
An international panel of scientists reviewed the evidence to construct a framework of recommendations on the management of low-level but detectable HIV. The guidance, published in The Lancet HIV by Dr Tommaso Clemente and colleagues, brings together evidence from a scoping review and expert judgement in order to create a shared point of reference for clinicians.
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Aris Katzourakis @ariskatzourakis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Completed our work on reconstructing the viral histories of human, simian and prosimian immunodeficiency viruses across multiple evolutionary timescales, with @mghafari.bsky.social & @psimmond.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
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Reconstructing the viral histories of human, simian and prosimian immunodeficiency viruses across multiple evolutionary timescales
Abstract. The evolutionary history of simian and prosimian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs and pSIVs) remains difficult to resolve, because divergence-time
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Stefan Pöhlmann @snpoehlm.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The historic papers in virology series continues with another major milestone. Today, 56 years ago, two papers in Nature reported the discovery of an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase, now known as reverse transcriptase, the hallmark enzyme of retroviruses that synthesizes DNA from an RNA template.
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
‪Did you know? Yellowhammers (Emberiza citrinella) try to stand out from the crowd with their songs. They adjust the rhythm of their song to be as asynchronous as possible from their neighbours. Source: tinyurl.com/d8p6vhmk 📸 HLI-Photography, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
A yellowhammer bird with yellow and brown feathers is perched on a lichen-covered tree branch against a blue sky.
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🧪🍹 Wissenschaft trifft Cocktails! Besucht uns bei der Science Cocktail Night am 3. Juli ab 17 Uhr vor dem Stadtmuseum #Tübingen. Wir freuen uns darauf, mit Euch über das Neueste aus der HIV-Forschung zu sprechen. Der Eintritt ist frei; mit etwas Glück beim #HIV Quiz gibt es kostenlose Cocktails!
Plakat mit dem Titel 'Science Cocktail Night' und dem Slogan 'Sprechen über HIV' sowie Veranstaltungsdetails. Die Science Cocktail Night findet am 3. Juli von 17 bis 21 Uhr vor dem Stadtmuseum Tübingen statt.
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Open #PhDposition in our group! Interested in #virology, #immunology, and #placenta biology? Apply to join our team! The project is part of the #aging research consortium CRC 1506. More info: tinyurl.com/zw3y2mhv and www.uni-ulm.de/fileadmin/we....
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Research Group “Mechanisms of innate antiviral immunity” | Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
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Cedric Feschotte @cedricfeschotte.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
📣 POSTDOC position available in the Feschotte Lab at Cornell to work on #TRANSPOSONS! More details below. Pls send informal application or inquiry ASAP by DM or email to cf458_at_cornell.edu. Pls spread the word 🙏 #TEsky www.thefeschottelabatcornell.com
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The Feschotte Lab at Cornell
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Elton John AIDS Foundation @eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org · 15/06/2026
@unaids.org's report warns of a ‘perilous moment’ for the HIV response. Without renewed commitment & sustained investment, decades of progress towards ending AIDS could be at risk. The report highlights the impact of disruptions to global funding & the political choices needed to put people first.
"There's no question that this is the most serious disruption in the HIV response since the world came together to fight this disease." - Winnie Byanyuma, Executive Director, UNAIDS
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Did you know? Blackbirds (Turdus merula) and other urban birds flee about 1 meter sooner when approached by women than when approached by men: tinyurl.com/4vn92j4u. This study is definitely a candidate for the Ig Nobel Prize. 📸 WikiPokos, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
A blackbird with black feathers and a bright orange beak perches on a wire fence against a blurred gray background.
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Did you know? Chaco Chachalaca, Morepork, Bananaquit and Green Mango are not fancy drinks or BBQ snacks, but bird species. Check out the following list for additional great bird names: birdhistory.substack.com/p/the-100-gr.... 📸 Pseudopanax, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
Curious Morepork owl with wide yellow eyes tilts its head while perched on a mossy branch. Bright green foliage in the background.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 04/06/2026
A landmark #ScienceTranslationalMedicine study shows that latent #HIV can convert CD4+ T cells to CD8+ T cells and identifies the latter as a previously overlooked component of the viral reservoir—a surprising finding with critical implications for HIV cure efforts. scim.ag/43N0lwa
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HIV-1 infection converts CD4+ T cells to HLA class II–restricted CD8+ T cells
HIV-1–driven CD4-to-CD8 T cell conversion results in a distinct cellular reservoir of viral persistence.
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David Schoppik @schoppik.com · 01/06/2026
Big if true: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Did you know? Rock pigeons (Columba livia) have magnetic macrophages that help them to navigate. If you deplete these macrophages, the pigeons cannot find their way back home on cloudy days: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 📸 ccfarmer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) #Birds #FeatheredFriday
Close-up of a pigeon with iridescent feathers and a vivid orange eye, set against a blurred green background.
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Daniel Sauter @sauterlab.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Wie sprechen wir heute über HIV? Ab dem 11. Juni lädt eine Ausstellung im #Stadtmuseum #Tübingen dazu ein, Vorurteile zu #HIV zu hinterfragen. Studierende der @unituebingen.bsky.social haben die Ausstellung mit der #Aidshilfe Tübingen-Reutlingen und unserem Institut konzipiert tinyurl.com/y2bw25sj
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Sprechen über HIV - Stadtmuseum Tübingen
Die Ausstellung lädt dazu ein, anhand von Hörstationen, Interviews und interaktiven Elementen alte Bilder und Vorurteile zu hinterfragen.
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