Michaela Bodner

ICYMI: New online! Soil biodiversity effects on ecosystems

MACE release 8 is now available. It contains 680 EI- and 50 Orbitrap mass spectra, including terpenoids, pheromones, alkaloids, lipids, etc.
The open-access data can be found at

doi.org/10.24355/dbb...

The MACE website with individual spectra is accessible via🧪

www.oc.tu-bs.de/schulz/html/...

Determination of Methyl Group Positions in Long-Chain Aliphatic Methyl Ethers and Alcohols by Gas Chromatography/Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry Methylated long-chain aliphatic compounds such as terminal methyl ethers are a common compound type found on the epicuticular layer of arthropods, e.g., spiders. Because complex mixtures are encounter...

For the GC/MS analyses of these long methylalkyl methyl ethers, it is most useful to use Orbitrap instead of quadrupole GC/MS. The spectral analysis is easier with a tool called by us ion series spectra (ISS). See in Analyt. Chem. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Our new paper is out @royalsociety.org! We discovered that crustaceans are, like many insects, chemically defended. The woodlouse Porcellio scaber secretes quinoline-derivates which deter predators. Three of the four identified metabolites were previously unknown.
doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2025.0260

My department (Biology, at Uni Graz in Austria) is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Prof. in Soil Biology. A broad range of backgrounds are welcome, ranging from ecology to biogeochemistry. For more details, see: jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/633d... (1/2)

Mapping the chemical complexity of plastics - Nature An inventory of 16,325 known plastic chemicals, including >4,200 hazardous compounds, supports the development of safer plastics.

Nature research paper: Mapping the chemical complexity of plastics

go.nature.com/3Tum6fp

Event: Connecting people, technology, and data for biodiversity monitoring Biodiversa+ is thrilled to announce its first “Biodiversity monitoring science fair”, taking place in Barcelona on 21 and 22 May...

📢 Save the date for our 1st Biodiversity Monitoring Science Fair! Online, 21-22 May. Connect with R&I, policy & business to explore the future of monitoring: tech sessions (eDNA, bioacoustics, remote sensing), project showcases, interactive talks, & more!

Scenting Ketones in the Defense Glands of Two Julids From the Caucasus (Arthropoda, Myriapoda, Diplopoda, Julida) - Journal of Chemical Ecology Millipedes have developed specialized chemical defenses against predators and parasites. Here we investigated the strong repellent odour emitted by two julids from the Caucasus, Syrioiulus continental...

Smelly millipede beauties - check out our new article!
link.springer.com/10.1007/s108...

Orchid bees love HNDB! We developed a short g-scale synthesis of this compound, 2-hydroxy-6-nona-1,3-dienylbenzaldehyde, published in Synlett:
www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejo... 🧪
#secmet #natprod

A picture of a flyer for Myriapod Meet-up 2025. There is an image of a millipede, and details about the date and time of the online meeting. The date of the meeting is on March 25, 2025 at 8:00AM - 5:00PM, New York, US (UTC -4). The Marek lab at Virginia Tech is hosting the 2025 Myriapod Meet-up. The Meet-up will be a chance to talk about Myriapoda, and catch up with colleagues. Those interested in presenting their myriapod-related studies, are invited to give a 5-minute lightning style talk (3 mins. talk + 2 mins. questions). These talks will provide a venue to share your exciting myriapod (or Onychophora) related research in a low-pressure relaxed setting. There will be open discussion sessions from 10-10:30AM, 12-12:30PM, and 3-3:30PM, to ask further questions and for general discussion. You are certainly welcome to not give a talk, and to observe and/or discuss. If you would like to participate in this Meet-up, please register at the blue link to the left. Be sure to provide your email address, so that we can send you a Zoom link for the meeting.

Myriapod Meet Up 2025 — 25 March, 8AM - 5PM (EDT). This online event will include short talks, and a chance to share and discuss research about myriapods (and other multipedes, e.g. Onychophora). Anyone may participate in this free event (no need to give a talk).

Tage der Biodiversität: Vom 25.–28.2. lädt das Netzwerk Biodiversität Ö mit BOKU-Biodiversitätscluster, Zoologisch-Botanischer Gesellschaft Ö, ABOL, NOBIS & @univie.ac.at zur Tagung ein. 38 Sessions & Keynotes zu Lösungen für Biodiversitäts- & Klimaschutz. short.boku.ac.at/p94g8p000000...