Bosco Gracia

Rapid emergence of non-autonomous elements may stop P-element invasions in the absence of a piRNA-based host defence Author summary Transposable elements (TEs) are short, self-replicating DNA sequences found in nearly all genomes. While they can be harmful to their hosts, many organisms have evolved defence systems,...

Germline defence from TEs largely relies on piRNAs. Yet, @divyaselvaraju.bsky.social and I monitored a P-element invasion in Drosophila that was stopped by an internally deleted copy, no host intervention required!
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Many thanks to @rpianezza.bsky.social & @rokofler.bsky.social

28.08.2025 13:27 — 👍 30    🔁 18    💬 2    📌 2

Excited to share our first paper on the symbiosis between chlamydiae and social amoebae showing in detail the adaptations of endosymbionts to the social life style of their host! 🎉

09.07.2025 13:03 — 👍 31    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 0

Picture of a proud Bosco posing with his poster about intraspecific diversity of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum in Drosophila's microbiome.

Thrilled to take part in the Gordon Research Conference of Animal-Microbe Symbioses at the University of Southern Maine. If you are interested in Drosophila-Lactiplantibacillus symbiosis come visit poster number 5 on Tuesday.

15.06.2025 21:50 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yesterday, I mentioned some common bioinformatics mistakes. But today, we’re talking about THE most common one. And even experienced programmers sometimes get it wrong…
Let’s dive in! 🧬👇

18.12.2024 14:15 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 1

Muy bueno este mapa de los Altos del Golán que publicamos en @elordenmundial.bsky.social. Con la caída de Asad, Israel ha avanzado en la zona de seguridad que la ONU había establecido en la región. Israel lleva décadas ocupando ilegalmente la mayoría de este territorio.

17.12.2024 12:21 — 👍 20    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0

Happy birthday #Wolbachia! Still so many mysteries to uncover! #symbiosky

14.12.2024 00:48 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Spain to enshrine gay marriage and abortion rights into its constitution so 'they cannot be undone in the future' - Olive Press News Spain PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain's constitution so they 'can never be undone'. The left-wing PSOE

BREAKING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain’s constitution so they “can never be undone.”

06.12.2024 21:46 — 👍 76735    🔁 13621    💬 1389    📌 1395

A conserved bacterial genetic basis for commensal-host specificity Animals selectively acquire specific symbiotic gut bacteria from their environments that aid host fitness. To colonize, a symbiont must locate its niche and sustain growth within the gut. Adhesins are...

Drosophila and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum in the spotlight (again), what a wonderful model (disclaimer I am biased ;-) ).

Congrats Will and team!

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

06.12.2024 15:22 — 👍 58    🔁 30    💬 0    📌 1

I see a lot of my mutual follow these accounts. Don't do it! They're spam. They steal content, get basic facts wrong, don't credit creators, and often amass an audience so they can link to spammy sites.

01.12.2024 14:06 — 👍 1415    🔁 604    💬 51    📌 6