From polymicrobial water kefir grains to PCD in biofilms, microorganisms are magnificently multicellular!
Thanks to @embo.org @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social for having Lena Friebel and Thorsten Mascher @tudresden.bsky.social as well as @escolizzi.bsky.social at the
#Multicellverse workshop

You can’t talk about microbial multicellularity without mentioning Streptomyces - check out our collaborator Daniel Rozen’s experimental evolution of these filamentous bacteria!
Thanks @martaalvarez.bsky.social for snapping a pic!
@embo.org #Multicellverse

Our head of #SPP2389 Thorsten Mascher also put the spotlight on the multicellular microbial communities of water kefir - thanks again @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social !
@embo.org #Multicellverse

Lena brought her research on cannibalism in Bacillus biofilms to the @embo.org multicellularity workshop! Thanks @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social for the picture! #Multicellverse

Thorsten Mascher, speaker of @spp2389.bsky.social at #Multicellverse 👇🏼

@spp2389.bsky.social at #Multicellverse 👇🏼

Fantastic talk from @viktri08.bsky.social on how metabolism can underpin multicellular embryo patterning and aggregative multicellularity. Some really key themes emerging in #multicellverse #EMBO 🧬🔬

Managed to catch half of @wcratcliff.bsky.social talk at #EMBO #multicellverse before i went to teach some plant science but I did bring up with my students how cool multicellular evolution is and the pros and cons of model systems 🌱🧬🔬🪼🍄‍🟫. Looking forward to catching up on the recording.

📣The #EMBOWorkshop hosted by @multicellgenome.bsky.social Lab has begun!

🔬Three days filled with talks from international experts exploring the #evolution and origins of #multicellularity🦠🧬

#Multicellverse #UnravellingEvolution #DiscoveringLife

Great talk from @phil-donoghue.bsky.social on when #multicellularity arose in algal, plant and animal lineages #multicellverse @embo.org 🔬🌱🍄‍🟫🪼

looking forward to the @embo.org meeting #multicellverse #hybrid #sustainability #inclusion #accessibility 🧬🔬