We have some availability for Introduction to Python for Biologists 16 & 23 September. This online course provides a practical introduction to the writing of Python programs for the complete novice. Participants are lead through the core concepts of Python including Python syntax, data structures and reading/writing files. Book here 👇
https://training.cam.ac.uk/bioinformatics/event/5295083

I have released v0.5.0 of buttery-eel for nanopore basecalling with slow5 files

https://github.com/Psy-Fer/buttery-eel/releases/tag/v0.5.0

#Plankton mark seasons in the sea, just like leaves and flowers on land https://theconversation.com/plankton-mark-seasons-in-the-sea-just-like-leaves-and-flowers-on-land-237167

"The spring bloom of #algae is quickly followed by a rapid increase in #zooplankton – microscopic #animals that feast on the verdant #phytoplankton... Throughout summer, the abundance of phytoplankton is kept in check by zooplankton, until late summer and early autumn when storms stir up nutrients from deeper waters. These act as fertiliser for algae at the surface which burst into abundance again."

We are looking for a research technician to join the ECSO Lab to work on projects on experimental evolution and cell physiology. Please spread the word! 🙏
https://careers.purdue.edu/job/West-Lafayette-Research-Technician-IN-47906/1057339000/

SAVE THE DATE: We are happy to announce that the Workshop on Genomics 2024 will take place on the 7-20th of January.

Save it in your calendars, and share it with those interested! More info to come soon!

https://evomics.org/2024-workshop-on-genomics/

#genomics #workshop #bioinformatics #transcriptomics #phylogenomics #popgen #savethedate #unix #r

Mastodon.social and mstdn.social are totally different servers.

They are owned and run by totally different people.

- Mastodon.social is owned by @Gargron

- Mstdn.social is owned by @stux

They just have similar-looking names, that's all.

We are hosting an SMBE satellite meeting at ASU on the "Mechanisms of Cellular Evolution" These are really fun meetings. Small, high-quality, and great for students. We have an *amazing* lineup of speakers, so take a look and please register if you are interested in evolution, biochemistry, and/or cell biology!

https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=746305&eb=&ebs=*/encrypted_id/*

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"Long-read systems make it easier to assign a given sequence to a chromosome copy."
SeqCoast can help you build your pangenome and also provide annotated differences.
Find out how your strains differ from published references, predict functions, & more! https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01300-w

Holy Crap.

If confirmed, we'll have to figure out how to categorize 180,000 newly discovered viruses.

@RNA has called this the "Platinum Age of Virus Discovery"!

"Identification of #RNA viruses is currently limited to those with sequence similarity to a known #virus, such that... the 'dark matter' of the virosphere remains challenging to detect.

We developed a deep learning algorithm [which] integrates both sequence and structural information..."

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.04.18.537342v1
#virology @virology

THIS IS IT.
The FINAL episode of #startrekpicard is streaming now.
What a journey this has been...
A huge thank you to the fans who have given us so much love through all these years. Your enthusiasm and support has been nothing short of amazing.
And a very special thank you to our fearless leader @terrymatalas and the entire remarkable writing team for giving all of these characters such beautiful words to play with.
To my fellow cast: what an HONOR & a JOY to play with you. Let’s do it again🖖🏼❤️

Hello my logical Mastodon friends. 🖖

If you are close to Leiden on May 16 (I wish I was!), this symposium is the best you can get on (microbe-host) symbiosis
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RT @BriegelAriane
Excited about symbiosis? Then join us for a fabulous symposium on May 16! Registration is required, but attendance is free thanks to generous sponsorship from @MooreFound Poster designed by the awesome @LizahvdAart
https://twitter.com/BriegelAriane/status/1633061828518445056

RT @APH_Europa
Full Professorship "Microbiology" in Ulm Germany
#archaea
https://stellenangebote.uni-ulm.de/jobposting/3a4e5d23a8c55394277b18e13eed9f4dc40e6384

Unexpected #endosymbiont complexity in a fly species, wherein a #Wolbachia bacterium that kills males lives alongside a second strain that causes #CytoplasmicIncompatibility in the same host @MosWhisperer @drosobachia @PEARG_Lab &co #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3TEicQe

We're looking for an experienced Publishing Editor to join the growing team at @PeerJ. Details peerj.com/expertrxiv/822 #phdJobs #postdocJobs

Our study on the functional conservation of alphaproteobacterial Mic60 is out in Current Biology! This is consistent with the origin of mitochondrial cristae from alphaproteobacterial ICMs. Free access here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1gl4Z3QW8S2PcF
#mitochondria #cristae #purplebacteria #chromatophores #icms #symbiosis #eukaryogenesis #alphaproteobacteria #bioenergetics

Are you curious about purple photosymbioses? Sebastian Hess and I have written a Quick Guide for Current Biology where we summarize our current knowledge on these very rare symbioses. Free access here: https://t.co/9uHTmhhIzm
#photosymbiosis #symbiosis #purplebacteria #ciliates #pseudoblepharisma #anaerobcieuks

At the Cellular mechanics of symbiosis symposium
@embl for the next 4 days. Will try my hand at live-tweeting the exciting talks ahead! #EESSymbiosis Will do this mostly on twitter.

Super stoked about #EESSymbiosis. Huge thanks to the organizers for putting together this amazing program. Also, my first in-person conference since 2019!