In our latest preprint, we show that the DPANN ARM-1 interacts with its host (AS-7) through intercellular proteinaceous nanotubes. Intriguingly, these tubes are assembled by the HOST, which likely suggests that the host also has a vested interest in this relationship!

Congrats Katy Appler! Check out the new research into how an underrated group of microbes may be impacting methane cycling utmsi.utexas.edu/blog/entry/asg…

PS1.03.004 | Expanded genomic sampling reveals energetic advantages in Asgard ancestors of eukaryotes #ISME19 Monday, August 18 at 16:30-15:30 Looking forward to chatting at the poster session this afternoon! #AsgardArchaea #ArchaeaPower #Eukaryogensis #CapeTown

Asgard archaea modulate potential methanogenesis substrates in wetland soil Luis E. Valentín-Alvarado Katy Appler Brett Baker @savagecatsonly The Banfield Lab Innovative Genomics Institute UC Berkeley #archea #Asgard #microbiology #ecology nature.com/articles/s4146…

Nature should be the model for microbial sciences | Journal of Bacteriology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jb…

Nature should be the model for microbial sciences journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.11…

📢 "Laboratory-based studies must be grounded in nature, not the other way around!" Microbiology has historically been "medical-centered". With the climate crisis we face, understanding our Planet takes precedence over our benches. journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.11…

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Next time you beat a virus, thank your microbial ancestors. New research from UTMSI & @Texas_IB scientists reveals that 2 key elements of our innate immune system came from a group of microbes called Asgard archaea. More at cns.utexas.edu/news/research/… #AsgardArchaea #ArchaeaPower

Roland Hatzenpichler Brett Baker Here's the link journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb……

Small archaea may form intimate partnerships to maximize their metabolic potential journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.11…

I am so excited to share that I will be joining the Marine Science Institue at UT Austin as an assistant professor in August 2025! 🥳 Our lab will focus on plankton & climate change, from cells to ecosystems 👩🏽‍🔬 👩🏾‍💻 Recruiting a PhD student, please help spread the word! 📢

We're back!!! Archaea Power Hour returns Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 10AM EST / 4PM CET. Make sure to tune in to catch these two awesome talks by Nature Microbio Editor Kyle Frischkorn and Joshua Hamm from NIOZ. Check your email for the link or sign up here: forms.gle/6QvCjHH2H4pxro….

Learn more about our open PhD position!🌊🦠Chat with me if you are excited about marine microbes + numerical modeling + experimental evolution. ALL students encouraged to apply! Please DM me if you can help spread the word at local universities in Texas.

Looking for a good marine microbiology PhD, consider working with Suzana Gonçalves Leles at UTMSI!

New 2-year bioinformatic postdoctoral fellowship in my group at the University of Naples Federico II Unina Federico II funded by the European Research Council (ERC) project #Erc_CoEvolve coevolve.eu. Start date Nov 1st 2024! DM or contact me! Please RT! More info: donatogiovannelli.com//vacancies

Last night, Kamala Harris performed a late-term abortion on a 78 year-old baby.

The science community at Bluesky is growing. Join us! mikeyoungacademy.dk/communities-of…

I am very happy to report that the review Jill Banfield and I wrote on Modern Microbiology just appeared in Cell Press: cell.com/cell/abstract/… Our celebration of microbiology also made it to the cover of this issue and we hope you will find yourself in it, too.