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What future for marine life in a changing world? As the ocean undergoes rapid anthropogenic changes that impact ecosystems, the Michael Sars Centre’s strategy evolves to study life in context, from molecules to ecosystems.

Our strategy is evolving 💡 Michael Sars Centre Director @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social shares future plans for studying living systems in the context of a changing ocean, together with collaborators at @cbubergen.bsky.social and the Dept. of Biological Sciences 🌊 Read more below ⤵️

Pleased to share our preprint on a cultivation system for cable bacteria using artificial sediments, removing the variability of natural samples. The system supports growth, serial transfer, and recapitulates key geochemical gradients and microbial interactions.

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Did you know that throughout 2026 you can publish #OpenAccess in the Royal Society's 8 subscription journals for free with no APCs to pay? Find out more about Subscribe to Open: royalsociety.org/journals/aut... #ProcA #ProcB #JRSocInterface #BiologyLetters #PhilTransA #PhilTransB #NotesandRecords 🧪

Breathing both ways: simultaneous aerobic–anaerobic respiration in microbes Microorganisms have historically been classified as obligate aerobes or anaerobes, facultative anaerobes, or microaerophiles, reflecting differences i…

Excited to share our paper in @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social
We explore how microbes can simultaneously use oxygen and alternative electron acceptors, reshaping how we think about respiration. We also discuss the evolutionary context and how it can be studied.
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Breathing both ways: simultaneous aerobic–anaerobic respiration in microbes Microorganisms have historically been classified as obligate aerobes or anaerobes, facultative anaerobes, or microaerophiles, reflecting differences in respiratory strategies dictated by the use of oxygen and alternative electron acceptors. Recent discoveries provide evidence that a deviant strategy, the concurrent reduction of oxygen and other electron acceptors, is more widespread than previously thought. Such co-respiring bacteria employ hybrid metabolic strategies that extend models of electron acceptor use. In this review, we investigate mechanisms of co-respiration, summarize the biochemical components enabling parallel electron flow, and discuss the regulation of aerobic and anaerobic pathways under changing redox conditions. We also examine the evolutionary context of these strategies during the rise of oxygen on early Earth and outline experimental approaches needed to resolve co-respiration in individual cells.

Breathing both ways: simultaneous aerobic–anaerobic respiration in microbes

A new issue of #PhilTransB brings together research on the evolutionary genetics of mitochondria. Read #OA: buff.ly/0LALKfD

Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at University of Birmingham Explore an exciting academic career as a Research Fellow (Postdoctoral). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

Two post-doctoral positions open in our lab. We're looking for people with expertise in molecular microbiology and/or genome-scale tools. Initially 3 yrs, posts could be extended for upto 8 yrs. If you'd like to know more about us take a look at www.graingerlab.com

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Glad to see our paper published in Nature Communications
We discovered how novel marine microorganisms interact via geoconductors to produce methane. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our new book chapter on the culture of gelatinous plankton is out! Written with Miguel Candelas Pérez and @joanjsoto.bsky.social. Check out the book by using this link or contacting me: ecosur.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle...
Many thanks to the editor María A. Mendoza Becerril.

Please help spread the word about this 3-year postdoc position in my team.

If your expertise & interest lie in studying how organisms from different domains of life (Bacteria and Archaea) communicate, come join us this summer in cozy Odense, Denmark.

Job post: www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Open position as an Associate Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Molecular Microbiology at the Department of Biology, Lund University.

Apply before 28 April 2026. More info & application at lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Please share.

Climate change: when the ocean runs out of oxygen Oxygen levels are low in many ocean regions. How does this affect organic matter cycling and microorganisms? In search of an answer, biogeochemist Gonzalo Gomez Saez journeyed by ship to Jutland.

Read about our cruise last year to Mariager Fjord with @ggomezsaez.bsky.social at www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...

We are excited to be recruiting into 3 Associate Professorship's in @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social. Come join us as a colleague and benefit from our vibrant and multidisciplinary environment. Reach out to me if you have any questions. Please repost! (tinyurl.com/48deybuu) (tinyurl.com/4pdvjaft).

💫 I am recruiting a postdoctoral candidate for a 3-year position starting in summer 2026 to work on the role of extracellular RNA (eRNA) in interspecies interactions.

It is a pleasure to announce the next course on Microsensor Analysis in the Environmental Sciences, which will take place at the Marine Biological Station, Rønbjerg, Denmark from May 4 to May 13… | Mi... It is a pleasure to announce the next course on Microsensor Analysis in the Environmental Sciences, which will take place at the Marine Biological Station, Rønbjerg, Denmark from May 4 to May 13, 2026...

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Thrilled to share that our preprint has been accepted in Science Advances! Grateful to an incredible team & collaborators.

Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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@msarscentre.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @hfspo.bsky.social #ctenophores

Even more excited — our paper is featured on the cover of Science Advances!

Huge thanks to @alexandrejan.bsky.social who took this incredible photo of a ctenophore (aka comb jelly) and the editors.

Here’s the cover 👇

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Two postdoctoral positions (3-year) in Experimental Evolution of Methanogenic Microbiomes in Bioelectrochemical Systems Application deadline: 4 March 2026 at 23:59 hours local Danish time

Hiring: two 3-year Postdoc positions

We’re looking for postdocs who can design and run directed laboratory evolution experiments in microbial communities under electrochemical stimulation, and link adaptations to performance using shotgun meta-omics.

Don't miss this awesome postdoc opportunity! A chance to dive into mechanisms of symbiosis!

We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to the support of our institutional subscribers, all Royal Society subscription journals will be open access in 2026 through #S2O. Researchers can read all articles and publish #OpenAccess in our eight subscription journals for free buff.ly/4Lu9VpW

Darwin sketched the first “Tree of Life” in 1837. 🌳Today, the Darwin Tree of Life Project is sequencing all UK species.

The MBA collects and prepares marine organisms for sequencing, helping us understand marine biodiversity, evolution and how species respond to environmental change.

SOLARSPOON has a PDRA position available in Cambridge, UK!

More info and apply here⤵️⤵️⤵️

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Bioinformatics and/or Computational Biology at Aarhus University, Denmark - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - BiRC - Bioinformatics Research Center, Aarhus University

Aarhus University is seeking a Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor in Bioinformatics/Co… nat.au.dk/en/about-the-faculty/vac... #job

We have a postdoc position open!
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Two fully funded PhD candidate positions in Electromicrobiology (3 years) Application deadline: 4 March 2026 at 23:59 hours local Danish time

In addition to the 2 postdoc jobs posted yesterday, we’re recruiting 2 PhD students (environmental microbiology/ molecular ecology) to join us from April. The projects will map microbial populations across niches in bioelectrochemical systems relevant to biomethanation & link them to performance.

Two postdoctoral positions (3-year) in Experimental Evolution of Methanogenic Microbiomes in Bioelectrochemical Systems Application deadline: 4 March 2026 at 23:59 hours local Danish time

I’m looking for two postdoctoral scientists in experimental evolution to join my team from April 2026 (or soon after). Please share! fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Some of Earth’s oldest fossils belong to microbes. I look at how these ancient fossils are preserved, how scientists study them, and what they reveal about early Earth and the origins of life.
Link: asm.org/articles/202...

In an online-only environment, it is a rare pleasure to have your writing printed @bluescicam.bsky.social

🌱 Calling researchers and innovators in chemistry and biotechnology! 🌱 Excited to share that the RSC Biotechnology Group is hosting the Biotechnology for Sustainability meeting on 15 April 2026 at the RSC Burlington House in London.