That's one impressive host range, and not even in the top 5 coolest things about this story.

A bioluminescent mystery from my friend Dave Kelly! What is causing this flax bioluminescence? Two photos, one with a flash, and the other with only natural light (in almost complete darkness). This is in NZ… any one seen something like this before? Please R/T. Thanks!

We 3D printed this magnificent bacteriophage (in biodegradable plastic) here in the biology department University of Canterbury and I had to share! BEHOLD!

This hit home today!

Mammals are the Kardashians of biodiversity. Singular, strange, over the top, not important, …

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Postdoc wanted in sunny Dunedin in the Peter Dearden Lab.
Help develop genetic solutions to the control of invasive eusocial wasps.
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Penicillin kills bacteria by making them explode.

The NZ govt is proposing a number of changes to environmental legislation which will negatively impact biodiversity.

NZ EcologicalSociety joined nine other societies to call on the govt to slow the pace of these changes and consult more widely:

newzealandecology.org/open-letter-co…

Appreciation post for fantastic viral #scicomm !

Looking for a great podcast?

Check out This Week in Virology ( #TWiV ) with #VoM2024 keynote Vincent Racaniello and for all of the phage phans, listen to PhageCast! 😍

🎉Happy International Women’s Day! #IWD 🎉

To celebrate #WomeninSTEM we are highlighting some of our incredible #VoM2024 keynote and invited speakers including Jill Banfield, Prof Stefanie Barbirz, Prof Debbie Lindell, Dr Ying Liu, Ann Gregory, PhD ✨👏

Learn more below!

In our article published today nature , we report complete all-atom structural models of a fully packaged bacteriophage particle. Congratulations to Kush Coshic on his first publication! Many thanks to Chris Maffeo and David Winogradoff for pushing this 6-year project forward.

Professor Craig Cary tragically passed away yesterday. A brilliant scientist who wrote many influential papers in both Antarctic and hydrothermal microbiology. An even greater mentor, who uplifted so many with his relentless enthusiasm, creativity, and encouragement. 1/2

The Many Shapes of Bacteria
#Bacteria #Infographic #science #art #microbes #microbiology #sciart #vizscicomm #scicomm

I SAID YES!!! 😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💖💖💖💍💍💍💍💍someone asked me if i am still working on this paper

📢 Last Call for Abstract Submissions! 📢

Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your research at #VoM2024 .

The deadline to submit your abstract by Friday, 23rd (AEST) for poster & oral presentations 🗓️

Scientists in New Zealand are criticizing the new government’s decision to cancel a multiyear reform plan to overhaul research funding and improve career opportunities. science.org/content/articl…

What an incredible day talking about #phage , meeting new people and catching up with friends at Ministry for Primary Industries in Wellington! Lots of insightful questions for the audience in person amd on line! Thanks for a great day! University of Canterbury University of Canterburyscience University of Canterburybiology

I will be speaking on Thursday at the Wellington offices of the NZ Ministry of Primary Industries about the work we have been doing and will do in the future on #Phages in Honey Bees and Beyond! #PhageHuntNZ #NZLabLife University of Canterbury Ministry for Primary Industries

Incredibly proud and thankful to be working with this amazing team of researchers across Australia & NZ to bring you all the next VoM 2024 meeting in Cairns!

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