Molecular Biology and Evolution

molbioevol.bsky.social

08 October 2026 12:19

@pavelpayne.bsky.social et al. show that bacterial herd immunity can promote homologous recombination, suggesting bacterial immune systems can shape molecular evolution not only by blocking infection but also by regulating genetic exchange 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... #societyjournal #evobio

Eduardo Rocha

epcrocha.bsky.social

01 October 2026 07:03

Great work led by @tomipou.bsky.social and @jrpenades.bsky.social with contributions of Yiqing Wang from our lab. While plasmid conduction has a very long history, there is a flood of papers coming on the combinatorics of plasmid co-integrations and excisions. Makes research fun, but not easier...

Alexander Harms

aharms485.bsky.social

01 October 2026 07:01

The final version of our manuscript on TnSeq in bacteriophages (“HIDEN-SEQ”) is out today – if you have an interesting phage phenotype and want to know the underlying genetic basis, this one is for you! 1/4

Craig MacLean

craigmaclean.bsky.social

01 October 2026 07:00

Postdoc position available in my group to work on ERC funded project on evolutionary biology of antibiotic resistance. Looking for someone with expertise in bacterial genetics, AMR, and evolutionary biology. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSZ416/p...

Willem van Schaik

wvschaik.bsky.social

20 September 2026 10:29

Brilliant paper by the labs of @epcrocha.bsky.social @jrpenades.bsky.social 'Mobile genetic elements drive a plasmid fusion and deletion lifecycle shaping evolution and antimicrobial resistance' www.nature.com/articles/s41...