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Exploring microbes at the limits of life and preserving them for the future. At University of Ljubljana – Biotechnical Faculty, by Gunde-Cimerman, Gostinčar, Zalar, Turk, et al.

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Major parts of the Earth system are at risk of crossing irreversible tipping points in the next century 🌍

Even our best climate models struggle to predict exactly when they'll happen, or the full consequences.

📣 Enter, the Forecasting Tipping Points programme from @aria-research.bsky.social

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17.02.2025 14:20 — 👍 58    🔁 22    💬 1    📌 3
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Four species of the black yeast Aureobasidium growing on a medium with 10% NaCl. Weird how melanisation appears, disappears, reappears.

14.02.2025 11:35 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The black yeast Aureobasidium melanogenum deciding to melanise.

14.02.2025 08:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Moved to Bluesky! Fungi from extreme environments and more - with Nina Gunde-Cimerman, Polona Zalar, Martina Turk, Cene Gostinčar, Monika Novak Babič, Monika Kos, et al.

14.02.2025 08:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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