Sorek Lab

soreklab.bsky.social

16 October 2026 20:57

Very nice discovery from the Jackson, Bravo and Basel labs. Cleaved tRNA ends, loaded with an amino acid, activate a form of bacterial immunity

Typas Lab

typaslab.bsky.social

14 October 2026 09:05

How does a single methyl group activate bacterial defence? Our new preprint, led by @pspatharas.bsky.social in collaboration with the group of @matthiaswilmanns.bsky.social, explains how a single DNA methylation event activates large retron assemblies. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Anna Lopatina

annalopatina.bsky.social

09 October 2026 22:18

Heads-up! I’ll be starting my research group at MedUni Vienna in January 2027, with postdoc and PhD positions available soon. Looking for people interested in bacteria–phage interactions, bacterial defense systems, and phage anti-defense strategies. Please send your CV: anna.lopatina@univie.ac.at

Eric Topol

erictopol.bsky.social

08 October 2026 18:59

New @science.org A breakthrough in understanding why do we get fever and an inflammation response to vaccines. The gut microbiome chronic production of flagellin Paves the way to potentially prevent these acute phase side-effects in the future www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Xavier Charpentier

labxc.bsky.social

07 October 2026 15:55

Very happy that this work found a good home at @pnas.org Thanks to the reviewers for their constructive comments. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...