Registration instructions Registration for the Microbial Predation Conference 2026

Registration is open for the Microbial Predation Conference 2026!
Abstract submission deadline is May 29th
microbialpredation.ethz.ch/registration...

Hard to think the EMBO/EMBL symposium on the cellular mechanics of #symbiosis is already over @embl.org. Some personal scientific heroes in there, and a very unique collegial and open minded vibe (and great dancers💃🏻 ) #EESSymbiosis
Wonderful way to reconnect with science after 🐣! #womeninscience

Diatom ultrastructural diversity across controlled and natural environments Flori et al. establish high-resolution and generalizable immunofluorescence in cultured and environmental diatoms, thanks to 4-fold cryo-expansion microscopy. This represents a step-change for compara...

Last talk for the day, @floravincent.bsky.social on diatomes' symbioses. How can we study them in natural environments? Expansion microscopy together with immunolabeling can give a high-resolution picture. See more here www.cell.com/current-biol...
#EESSymbiosis

Killer prey: Ecology reverses bacterial predation Shifting temperatures can turn the tables in bacterial ecosystems. This study shows that varying temperatures prior to interaction can dramatically alter predation roles, turning bacterial prey into p...

Next, @marievasse.bsky.social on bacterial predator-prey interaction. Under specific conditions, prey can kill and eat the predator 🤯 More here journals.plos.org/Plosbiology/...
#EESSymbiosis

#rstats Here's a useful guide to creating publication-ready #ggplot figures to journal specifications, which is often quite fiddly.

jaquent.github.io/2026/02/crea...

Welcome to 'Collectivity in living systems'! During the next few days we'll explore coordination, cooperation, emergence, and decision-making in systems ranging from bacterial biofilms and cell migration to tissue formation, disease models, and animal behaviour. Let's go! 🙌 #EESCollectivity

Thrilled to welcome an outstanding group of speakers:
Lutz Becks
Yen-Ping Hsueh
Andrew Lovering
Joan Strassmann @joanstrassmann.bsky.social
David Queller
Renske van Raaphorst @vrrenske.bsky.social

An exciting mix of evolutionary biology, microbiology and ecology!
More speakers coming soon :)

Interested in microbial predation? Join us in Ticino Switzerland on July 27-31, 2026!
More info at microbialpredation.ethz.ch

#predation #ecology #evolution #microbes

Interested in exploring prophages in your (meta)genomes, but don't know how and where to start? We've put together a beginners guide to exploring viral diversity in prokaryotes @marievasse.bsky.social
@sebwielgoss.bsky.social
@oxunipress.bsky.social

Impressions of Day 2 of the #PhilInBioMed at University of Bordeaux! (1/?)

Full program here: www.philinbiomed.org/event/bordea...

Marie Vasse on "Predictions and Unexpectedness"

#BSS2025 #Philosophy #Biology #Medicine #SummerSchool

The #PhilInBioMed Summer School has started!
Five days of exciting talks, big ideas, and fun crossovers between philosophy, biology, and medicine.

@philinbiomed.bsky.social

👉 www.philinbiomed.org/event/bordea...

#BSS2025 #Philosophy #Biology #Medicine #SummerSchool

Some impressions of the first day of the #PhilInBioMed at University of Bordeaux! (1/?)

Full program here: www.philinbiomed.org/event/bordea...

#BSS2025 #Philosophy #Biology #Medicine #SummerSchool