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Yes, that's the type of product we're looking into; thank you!

#mevosky #microsky is there a resource that provides mock library samples, to include as positive controls in sequencing projects?

I'm aware of NITE in Japan that provides purified genomic template of individual microbial isolates. Any others, pref in the US?

EnergyStar has been a massive benefit to the country and to everyone who wants useful information for buying an appliance

Heartbreaking truth: At just 1.5°C of #warming (where we already are), 70–90% of #CoralReefs could vanish. At 2.0°C, almost all (>99%) are gone. We’re watching a living wonder cross a #TippingPoint.
#MarineEcology 🧪🌍🌐🌊🔥

A family of tubular pili from harmful algal bloom forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa - Nature Communications Ricca et al discover a new family of tubular pili in Microcystis aeruginosa, a harmful algal bloom-forming cyanobacterium. These pili are crucial for buoyancy by forming cell micro-colonies, which inc...

First time posting on Bluesky! 🥳 We discovered a new pilus family in cyanobacteria. The pilin has a novel protein fold that forms a super-tight double-layer tube. Similar gene clusters exist in a few cyanobacterial orders. A great collaboration with John and others! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Any #ArchaeaSky #mevoSky folks know of a publication describing 16S amplicon Illumina sequence of a mock library including archaea?

I have this v helpful paper by Schirmer et al, but it's V4 only; hoping for V3-V4 or similar, to test species level taxonomic resolution. doi.org/10.1093/nar/gku1341

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. - Ellie Wiesel

#Pinks #ProudBlue

To those going to #NoKings protest on Saturday, please be safe.

Today's a good day to sign up for the #generalstrike #nokings
generalstrikeus.com/strikecard

@generalstrikeus.bsky.social

‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

ShellCheck – shell script analysis tool ShellCheck finds bugs in your shell scripts

Also this: it's like having that more experienced programmer sit at your shoulder and tell you exactly what you need to know, whenever you need to know it. No AI needed.

www.shellcheck.net

50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement Join the movement to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach. 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day: #50501.

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A grassroots national org since Feb of this year, with ongoing actions including #LaborDay #workersoverbillionaires

Subscribe to their newsletter to stay up to date and get involved in upcoming events! www.fiftyfifty.one

Join our 31 Days of Action for science now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE Help add to the pressure on Congress to ensure ZERO CUTS TO SCIENCE in the 2026 Budget Battle this fall.

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www.standupforscience.net/31-days-of-a...

Info and opps! Global and local scope! Check out the 31 Days of Action, running up to the September Budget Battle in Congress. 💪

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

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@5calls.org

It helps ppl stay organized and up-to-date about who / how to call our reps, and scripts to use for urgent issues. 5calls.org

They are currently fundraising to expand from national to statewide for all 50 states! A hopefully impactful donation opp.

Fired But Fighting Fired But Fighting is a network of former CDC professionals, including scientists, communicators, policy analysts, public health experts, who are standing together to demand transparency, accountabili...

@firedbutfighting.bsky.social
is a coalition and mutual aid society of the many thousands of federal HHS workers that have been RIF'd (fired) since January.

They are organized, and are helping themselves and others. Subscribe to their newsletter, and check out ways to join! 👀 firedbutfighting.org

Happy #LaborDay! Here are some orgs that are fighting to protect our #democracy, today and every day.

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44 experts from 15 countries issued a stark warning about the dangers of crossing an ocean circulation tipping point. I had the honor to present it to the Icelandic 🇮🇸 climate minister Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson yesterday. #AMOC
Full letter with signatories: en.vedur.is/media/ads_in...

Green banner saying, "we stand with EPA workers"

Wondering why #altgovs are changing their banners to show support for EPA?
EPA civil servants drafted a public Declaration of Dissent to their Administrator, Lee Zeldin, imploring he recommits to protecting Americans people and environment. Read here: www.standupforscience.net/epa-declarat...

Stop the Anti-Vaccine Takeover of the CDC ⭑ 5 Calls The Trump administration is continuing to undermine public health and scientific integrity by firing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

Yesterday, I DM'd people an embarrassing secret about myself if they called Congress about RFK. (It quickly got overwhelming.) Today, I ask you to do the same, but I'm going to make this way wilder: for every 25 call screenshots, I'll post one embarrassing fact on main 5calls.org/issue/center...

I just got added to the neighborhood email listserv and it's full of so many excellent events bringing people together. I'm inspired and excited! #LaborDay #Protest

"The arc of moral history is long and it bends towards justice, right? But it doesn't bend by itself. It's not fucking gravity. People have to bend it. You have to bend it. And there's gonna be other people trying to bend it the other fucking way. And we're not gonna let that happen!" -Jon Stewart, host of the Daily Show and advocate for protections for nine eleven first responders

If you're not sure what events are happening, try walking/biking around the neighborhood to look for posters, stop in the local coffeeshop or tacoshop. The public library or independent bookstore are also good places to find events. 🌱

Monday is Labor Day -- ask your friends what events are happening in support of #Democracy 💪🇺🇸 #unions #labormovement #workingclass

This looks like a super useful framework. 👀

Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense “Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege.

“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r...

If you need another reason to check:

Important to keep in mind that these are *voluntary* resignations made by people who have been fighting tooth and nail to protect public health from HHS leadership & have ultimately found that impossible. Not a purge – the last choice left to dedicated, incredibly capable public servants.

Staying Code Visualization Platform Real-time visualization platform for Python, JS, and C++. Features include: Execution flow animation, Variable tracing, Memory allocation monitoring, and Code optimization suggestions.

This is so good: visualizing computer algorithms.

staying.fun/en

#compsci

#MicroSky #mevoSky

Structure-informed microbial population genetics elucidate selective pressures that shape protein evolution An integrated analysis framework shows a strong association between within-population genetic variation and protein structure.

It's like you can see the interaction between ecology and evolution happening right in front of you. 💚🦠🧬
#mevosky #bluesci

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Thank you Brooke! I would like to be added too if possible.
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