It was a joy to contribute to this paper led by @sandyheth.bsky.social, Corentin Loron and Laura Cooper. We show the Devonian fossil, Prototaxites, is not a fungus but is in fact an organism from an as yet unknown extinct eukaryotic lineage.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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From ProtoSigns Lab in The Conversation this week – 'Could life exist on Mars today?'
Devyani Jambhule took the lead here – excellent from an early stage PhD student 👏
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Dr Seán Jordan
Dr Seán Jordan @seanfj.bsky.social: Was there ancient life on Mars? My DCU team are doing our bit to assess Nasa’s latest discovery. Read more in @independent.ie: launch.dcu.ie/4nxR17w #DCUResearch
I wrote some thoughts on NASA's most recent announcement about 'potential biosignatures' on Mars in the Irish Independent today:
www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...
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On the show today: Phil Jupitus; Shrekking; @seanfj.bsky.social on possible life on Mars; The world jigsaw championships; Showbiz news; velvet red wines; @toxicolly.bsky.social reviews 'Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues' &
'The Wrong Paris'...
Interested in moving/establishing your research group in Ireland?
www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob...
I'd love to see more #originoflife #astrobiology researchers join us here!
Feel free to contact me directly to discuss!
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Thank you to @oolen.bsky.social for inviting me to give a keynote on progressing from Postdoc to PI in Iceland! I met so many promising ECRs!
Scouted some fieldwork locations while I was there too so can't wait to return for sampling!
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Big thanks to @louisedechal.bsky.social for help on the day!
I had lots of fun recording this Documentary Special from @newstalkfm.bsky.social @jonathanmccrea.bsky.social:
'Is There Anybody Out There'
www.newstalk.com/podcasts/fut...
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A block of Prototaxites fossil on a mossy surface, resembling the landscape of the early Devonian
🎊We are very pleased to announce that our paper investigating what we think Prototaxites, the mysterious giant of the Devonian landscape, actually was is now available as a pre-print on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
What a team!
Meet our team! This is PI @seanfj.bsky.social 👨🔬🤿🏃
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📢 PhD Opportunity Alert! 🌍🔬
Join the ProtoSigns Lab to explore novel biosignatures for microfossil interpretation! Fully-funded 4-year PhD with fieldwork, cutting-edge facilities & interdisciplinary training.
🔗 Apply by 31 Jan 2025
Full details:
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/302167
Reminder of the January 8th deadline for this reef palaeoecology PhD project at @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social with @tomezard.bsky.social + @chrisgoatley.bsky.social :)
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Come and join our team here at the ProtoSigns Lab in DCU as part of our ERC funded project!
We're making some really exciting discoveries around protocell membrane formation with implications for the origin of life and the search for life elsewhere in our solar system!
#originoflife #modeling