Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabAndreas P.M. Weber 🌾🌱🧬 @apmweber.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Asgard archaea can actively crawl, using protrusions that are filled with an actin-based "cytoskeleton". Speed in the range of µm / s. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comDynamic protrusions mediate crawling motility in Asgard archaea - NatureAnoxic live-cell imaging shows actin-dependent crawling motility and dynamic protrusions in Asgard archaea, providing insights into cellular innovations that may have contributed to eukaryotic evoluti... 0199
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabDiorge Souza @diorgeps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Finally out! Our work uncovers evolutionary links between bacterial and archaeal ribosome hibernation and eukaryotic energy sensing, through the archaeal hibernation factor AHA link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comA conserved archaeal protein with evolutionary links to bacterial ribosome hibernation and eukaryotic energy sensing - The EMBO JournalRibosome hibernation helps cells survive stress by reversibly silencing translation and preserving ribosomal complexes. Although well characterized in bacteria and eukaryotes, archaeal hibernation rem... 14216
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabGabriel Schaaf @gabrielschaaf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026PhenoRob at the University of Bonn is recruiting 3 Junior Research Group Leaders in plant/crop science, phenotyping, robotics, sensing, ML, ecology & related fields. Each position comes with 2 funded PhD positions. Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 www.uni-bonn.de/de/universit...uni-bonn.de3 Junior Research Group Leaders (100%)full-time, limited until December 31, 2032 , EG 14, Reference number: 2026/397 0813
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabJulia Frunzke @frunzkelab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Thank you MibiNet & friends @mibinet.bsky.social for a wonderful International Symposium on "Microbial Networking - from organelles to cross-kingdom communities"!! It was impressive to see the vivid exchange, excellent talks and and poster discussions. @dfg.de; @hhu.de; @fz-juelich.de 11710
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabÁkos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@frunzkelab.bsky.social is closing #MibiNet @mibinet.bsky.social conference 031
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A great talk by Eugen Pfeifer @eugenpfeifer.bsky.social at @mibinet.bsky.social conference @hhu.de 031
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A great talk by Danny Ducat @mibinet.bsky.social conference @hhu.de 031
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A great talk by Maren Nattermann @marennattermann.bsky.social from @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social at @mibinet.bsky.social conference @hhu.de 031
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A great talk by Aileen Krüger @frunzkelab.bsky.social Lab @fz-juelich.de & @hhu.de at @mibinet.bsky.social conference 042
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A great talk by Florian Altegoer @faltegoer.bsky.social from @hhu.de at @mibinet.bsky.social conference 031
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lasse van Wijlick from @mfeldbruegge.bsky.social @hhu.de is presenting at @mibinet.bsky.social conference ... Great talk! 021
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Isabel Monte @isabelmonte.bsky.social from @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social presenting at @mibinet.bsky.social @hhu.de 0163
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A great talk by @athanasios-ppdpls.bsky.social from @sander1507.bsky.social Lab for creating non-invasive biosensors at @mibinet.bsky.social @hhu.de 043
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A great talk by Vivien @vivienrosenthal.bsky.social from @usadellab.bsky.social at @mibinet.bsky.social conference @hhu.de 053
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A great talk by @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social at @mibinet.bsky.social conference @hhu.de 081
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A wonderful talk by Thijs J. G. Ettema @ettema.bsky.social on Asgard archaea @mibinet.bsky.social conference @hhu.de 053
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A wonderful talk by our PI Hanna Rövenich @hroevenich.bsky.social at @mibinet.bsky.social conference 011
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Christian Kost @kostchristian.bsky.social presented at @mibinet.bsky.social conference 052
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Caroline Gutjahr @carogutj.bsky.social presented at @mibinet.bsky.social conference 011
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Sarahi Garcia @sarilog.bsky.social presented at @mibinet.bsky.social conference 020
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@floravincent.bsky.social presented @mibinet.bsky.social conference Where N comes from? 020
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabSusan Schlimpert @s-lab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026It is happening, and registration is open for the EMBO Workshop: Bacterial and archaeal cell division: diverse mechanisms and models. 20–23 April 2027 | Barga, Italy. Come and join us @awehenkel.bsky.social, @seamusholden.bsky.social, @s-lab.bsky.social ! Deadline: Jan 6, 2027. #Bacdiv27 03319
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabDina Grohmann @curiousdina.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🌙 Bringing Archaea to moon! Our latest study with the Orsi lab shows that M. okinawensis can survive, perform methanogenesis, and grow under simulated Enceladus conditions. Yet another reminder of how astonishingly adaptable Archaea are. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgEnceladus-like geochemistry fuels methanogenesis under extreme CO2 limitationSaturn’s icy moon Enceladus features chemical signatures consistent with an alkaline soda ocean with H2 production via hydrothermal water-rock reactions. Chemolithoautotrophic methanogenesis is thermo... 0119
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabAlexander Harms @aharms485.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The final version of our manuscript on TnSeq in bacteriophages (“HIDEN-SEQ”) is out today – if you have an interesting phage phenotype and want to know the underlying genetic basis, this one is for you! 1/4 515473
Reposted by Khaled_Selim Laberzbergerlab.bsky.social @erzbergerlab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026In-cell structures visualize human pre-ribosome assembly in the nucleolus | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgIn-cell structures visualize human pre-ribosome assembly in the nucleolusIn eukaryotes, ribosome biogenesis initiates within the nucleolus, a hallmark multilayered compartment of the nucleus. Structures of pre-ribosomes have been characterized ex situ, but their assembly p... 02211
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabCluster of Excellence CMFI @cmfi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱? CMFI 2027 – Registration & Call for Abstracts open today. 📍 Tübingen, 17–19 Feb 2027 🔹 Poster/Flash Talk 📅 Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 Submit/Register: www.cmfi2027.com Among this year's keynote speakers: 1/2 197
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabEvgenii Protasov @evgenii-protasov.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Cyclic di-GMP in Archaea? Archaeal Genes Code for GGDEF Domain Proteins With Diguanylate Cyclase Activity #microbiology #archaea #MicroSky onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comArchaeal Genes Code for <fc>GGDEF</fc> Domain Proteins With Diguanylate Cyclase ActivityA biofilm-like mode of growth is hypothesized to be required for the emergence of cellular life. Occurrence of common biofilm gene products in current Bacteria and Archaea is an indication for their .... 133
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabPedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Anthropic has used Claude to optimise structure prediction and design code to improve speed and memory efficiency. 2-3X speed improvements on AF3, 5X on OF3, 5X on BindCraft low memory modes to model large assemblies. All released as open source www.anthropic.com/research/cla...anthropic.comHow Claude is uplifting biomolecular modelingAnthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. 55518
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabJulia Frunzke @frunzkelab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Proudly present our fantastic collaborative effort within SFB 1535 "Microbial networking" @mibinet.bsky.social now out in The ISME Journal. "Context-dependent siderophore exploitability shapes microbial community structure" academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... @hhu.de @fz-juelich.de @dfg.de 34527
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabcryoEM papers @cryoempapers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026EM3DFold: accurate de novo protein and nucleic acid model building for cryo-EM maps using language model-powered deep learning www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.16.752067v1 #cryoEM 0126
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Our Collaborative Research Center MibiNet @mibinet.bsky.social @hhu.de was strongly present in #EMBOBacNet Best poster prize for Benita Lückel, a PhD student in Bott group @fz-juelich.de, sponsored by @natmicrobiol.nature.com Congrats🎉🎉everyone & organizers @lalouxlab.bsky.social @s-lab.bsky.social 0125
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabThe EMBO Journal @embojournal.org · 18/09/2026EMBO Workshop on Bacterial Networks: Our microbiology editor Ieva Gailite presenting the @embojournal.org poster prize to Morgane Wuckelt from the @mathieucoureuil.bsky.social lab - congratulations! 195
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabAnthony Vecchiarelli @cellforganized.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Applications are now being accepted for the 2027 Bacterial Cell Biology & Development GRC, June 6–11! GRS will be on June 5-6, 2027 We’ll likely be oversubscribed, so please apply early! 26638
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabMibiNet @mibinet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026MibiNet PI Eva Nowack (@hhu.de) has been awarded the 2026 Miescher-Ishida Award by the International Society of Endocytobiology! Honored for her work on how endosymbionts integrate into eukaryotic host cells. Huge congratulations! 👏 @evanowack.bsky.social #MibiNet www.hhu.de/news-einzela...hhu.deRenommierte Auszeichnung für HHU-BiologinDie Fachgesellschaft „International Society of Endobiology“ zeichnete am 15. September 2026 Prof. Dr. Eva Nowack, Leiterin des Instituts für Mikrobielle Zellbiologie der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düs... 497
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabTiffany Zarrella @tiffzarrella.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Thanks to the organizers, presenters, and session chairs at #EMBOBacNet for a great meeting this week. Excited to be back after great discussions and feedback, and a stay at an unmatched venue with views that never disappoint! 081
Khaled_Selim Lab @selimlab.bsky.social · 18/09/20262 full Professorship for physical chemistry @hhu.de .... Come and join us! 032
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabÁkos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Poster prizes at #EMBOBacNet congratulations to all! 👏 More than 100 posters with exciting research! 1204
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabLorena Fernández @lore-fermar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Ákos @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social telling us about circadian rhythms on B. subtilis biofilms. Are they early 🐥 or night 🦉?🤔 #EMBOBacNet 142
Reposted by Khaled_Selim Labsimon-alkema.bsky.social @simon-alkema.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Releasing TOMATO, the TOMogram Annotation TOol! A lightweight Python GUI for going through hundreds of cryo-ET tomograms. Flag what's in each one, grade its quality, and end up with a table you can filter and act on. github.com/alkemasimon/... 15825
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabÁkos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Who would not like to start working on bacteriophages after the talk of @aharms485.bsky.social? Brilliant presentation, Alexander! 2123
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabÁkos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Alexander Harms @aharms485.bsky.social on Shining light on the dark matter of viral genomes With a shootout to International Microbe Day! #InternationalMicroorganismDay #EMBOBacNet #PhageSky 2173
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabÁkos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Agata Starosta @agatastarosta.bsky.social on Ribosomes translocation into the spore of Bacillus subtilis is highly organised and requires peptidoglycan rearrangements #EMBOBacNet 3213
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabÁkos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Susan Schlimpert @s-lab.bsky.social on a conserved cell division factor organises Z-ring formation in Actinobacteria #EMBOBacNet Teaser on Streptomyces compartmentalisation and division, their recent Curr Opin Micro review: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 3274
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabÁkos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Marius Benedens (from @kedrov-lab.bsky.social) on the Structural basis for biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Synthesis and translocation machinery for thPel exopolysaccharide See their @natcomms.nature.com paper as teaser: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #EMBOBacNet 2143
Reposted by Khaled_Selim LabAndrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Happy birthday Alexander von Humboldt! A man who warned about harmful human-induced climate change. Clearly we didn’t listen. 05412