Some cool milestones shared by Erika DeBenedictis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVzh..., a microorganism ingeneered to live in Martian soil while also producing bioplastic. Nice to hear about atmosphere engineering, makes me think and remember a lot about our Daisyworld project. @pioneerlabs.bsky.social
How to Terraform Mars – Erika DeBenedictis
YouTube video by The New Biology
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September 29, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Some cool milestones shared by Erika DeBenedictis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVzh..., a microorganism ingeneered to live in Martian soil while also producing bioplastic. Nice to hear about atmosphere engineering, makes me think and remember a lot about our Daisyworld project. @pioneerlabs.bsky.social
i need turn a nuis i need a tiny harry microorganism creature
September 29, 2026 at 1:10 PM
i need turn a nuis i need a tiny harry microorganism creature
A microorganism can hold far more chemistry than it ever reveals in a lab culture.
Grow a strain under standard conditions and you see only a fraction of what it can make. Many of its biosynthetic pathways stay silent so the compounds they encode are never produced.
Grow a strain under standard conditions and you see only a fraction of what it can make. Many of its biosynthetic pathways stay silent so the compounds they encode are never produced.
September 29, 2026 at 10:27 AM
A microorganism can hold far more chemistry than it ever reveals in a lab culture.
Grow a strain under standard conditions and you see only a fraction of what it can make. Many of its biosynthetic pathways stay silent so the compounds they encode are never produced.
Grow a strain under standard conditions and you see only a fraction of what it can make. Many of its biosynthetic pathways stay silent so the compounds they encode are never produced.
Precious microorganism
September 29, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Precious microorganism
i colored cai microorganism n then i was like im tired af
September 27, 2026 at 10:58 PM
i colored cai microorganism n then i was like im tired af
Crocodile tears from an empty little heart that could never get past the mirror. Shrink into your own sympathy & be as a mote of dust in the wind you microorganism. You speck of shit aloft on a miserable stench. I hope you choke on it, your woe's & your me's.
September 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Crocodile tears from an empty little heart that could never get past the mirror. Shrink into your own sympathy & be as a mote of dust in the wind you microorganism. You speck of shit aloft on a miserable stench. I hope you choke on it, your woe's & your me's.
J: Do you want to come over and watch rock videos with me that I will end up pausing every two seconds to insert my own rock knowledge commentary 🥺
V: Yeah. But only if we can do the same with cute microorganism compilations after 🥺
#jayvik
V: Yeah. But only if we can do the same with cute microorganism compilations after 🥺
#jayvik
September 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
J: Do you want to come over and watch rock videos with me that I will end up pausing every two seconds to insert my own rock knowledge commentary 🥺
V: Yeah. But only if we can do the same with cute microorganism compilations after 🥺
#jayvik
V: Yeah. But only if we can do the same with cute microorganism compilations after 🥺
#jayvik
I remember the phrase 'fungal bomi' but I don't recall where it's from. could it be something like fermented flesh? but then is bomi the microorganism or the output? I would assume the output, maybe the bomi organism is needed the way animals need microfauna to function properly
September 27, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I remember the phrase 'fungal bomi' but I don't recall where it's from. could it be something like fermented flesh? but then is bomi the microorganism or the output? I would assume the output, maybe the bomi organism is needed the way animals need microfauna to function properly
whatever word you use it’s still an industrial accident - maybe akin to if a virulent microorganism escapes from the lab - the focus should be on the scientists not implementing and enforcing proper controls
I don’t really understand this “AIs can’t go rogue” claim. Why not? We have clear examples of AIs going rogue. These are systems that are sophisticated enough to act autonomously and deceive their operators.
Stating “AI can’t act independently or make decisions” doesn’t actually make that true.
Stating “AI can’t act independently or make decisions” doesn’t actually make that true.
AI isn't going "rogue" because it can't—and we won't get a grip on how companies like OpenAI are playing with fire until we have the language right
September 27, 2026 at 3:36 PM
whatever word you use it’s still an industrial accident - maybe akin to if a virulent microorganism escapes from the lab - the focus should be on the scientists not implementing and enforcing proper controls
Statistical signatures of microorganism motility under environmental stress
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25403
Luiza Treichel Mossi, Nicole Mazzitelli Narvaz, Larissa da Silva Bento, Roger Modena, Bernardo Boatini, Amalia Garcez, Leonardo Gregory Brunnet, Alexandre Arenzon, Carolina Brito.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25403
Luiza Treichel Mossi, Nicole Mazzitelli Narvaz, Larissa da Silva Bento, Roger Modena, Bernardo Boatini, Amalia Garcez, Leonardo Gregory Brunnet, Alexandre Arenzon, Carolina Brito.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25403
arXiv abstract link
arxiv.org
September 27, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Statistical signatures of microorganism motility under environmental stress
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25403
Luiza Treichel Mossi, Nicole Mazzitelli Narvaz, Larissa da Silva Bento, Roger Modena, Bernardo Boatini, Amalia Garcez, Leonardo Gregory Brunnet, Alexandre Arenzon, Carolina Brito.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25403
Luiza Treichel Mossi, Nicole Mazzitelli Narvaz, Larissa da Silva Bento, Roger Modena, Bernardo Boatini, Amalia Garcez, Leonardo Gregory Brunnet, Alexandre Arenzon, Carolina Brito.
🌊🧪 In this analysis an equation is generated relating present day surface ocean temperatures to the microorganism abundances in core top samples from throughout a major ocean basin. - Broecker and Peng (1982), Tracers in the Sea
September 27, 2026 at 7:35 AM
🌊🧪 In this analysis an equation is generated relating present day surface ocean temperatures to the microorganism abundances in core top samples from throughout a major ocean basin. - Broecker and Peng (1982), Tracers in the Sea
Virome DNA stable isotope probing reveals diverse active soil virus communities across ecosystem contexts | mSystems journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #stableisotopes
Virome DNA stable isotope probing reveals diverse active soil virus communities across ecosystem contexts | mSystems
In this study, we used a new method of detecting active viruses that lyse (kill) their
microorganism hosts in soil. We accomplished this by tracing “heavy” versions of carbon
from soil microorganisms ...
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September 26, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Virome DNA stable isotope probing reveals diverse active soil virus communities across ecosystem contexts | mSystems journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #stableisotopes
September 25, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Microorganism mildly irritated by that pink nerd
September 25, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Microorganism mildly irritated by that pink nerd
Read my latest short interview for the Science Underdog Series
#SciComm #ScienceCommunication #BacterialSuperpowers
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#SciComm #ScienceCommunication #BacterialSuperpowers
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Science Underdog Champion: Sarah Wettstadt | Science Underdogs w/ Corrado Nai
I am starting a new series celebrating people who champion science underdogs. This month on September 17 was International Microorganism Day
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September 25, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Read my latest short interview for the Science Underdog Series
#SciComm #ScienceCommunication #BacterialSuperpowers
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#SciComm #ScienceCommunication #BacterialSuperpowers
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Scientists Discover an Amoeba That Thrives at 63°C, Shattering the Heat Limit for Complex Life
->ZME Science | More on "Extreme heat-tolerant microorganism discovery" at BigEarthData.ai | #science
->ZME Science | More on "Extreme heat-tolerant microorganism discovery" at BigEarthData.ai | #science
Scientists Discover an Amoeba That Thrives at 63°C, Shattering the Heat Limit for Complex Life
Most living things would have a very bad day in water heated to 63°C (145°F). For humans, it can cause severe burns in seconds. For most plants and animals, it’s simply too hot to survive. But deep in the steaming hot springs of California, scientists have discovered a microscopic creature that seems to thrive in these temperatures. It eats, moves around, and even reproduces. The newly discovered amoeba, named Incendiamoeba cascadensis, has set a new heat-tolerance record for eukaryotes — the enormous group of organisms that includes animals, plants, fungi, and many single-celled microbes. In fact, it can divide at temperatures previously considered beyond the limits of complex cellular life. And when the heat becomes unbearable, this tiny organism has another remarkable survival strategy: it transforms itself into a protective capsule and waits for conditions to improve. A tiny predator in boiling-hot territory The discovery came from California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park, a landscape of steaming pools and geothermal streams. Between 2023 and 2025, researchers collected samples from several of the park’s geothermal environments. The team, led by biologists at Syracuse University, wanted to investigate whether heat-loving amoebae could survive at temperatures previously thought impossible for organisms with complex cells...
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September 24, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Microorganism have the same definition of "wilderness" as William Cronon:
2: Outbreaks happen anywhere that people live alongside nature: fragmented landscapes with a mosaic of human population centers, livestock farming, and forests.
👉 Stop planning around spillover "hotspots." Emerging infectious disease outbreaks can happen anywhere - both the Amazon and Central Park.
👉 Stop planning around spillover "hotspots." Emerging infectious disease outbreaks can happen anywhere - both the Amazon and Central Park.
September 24, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Microorganism have the same definition of "wilderness" as William Cronon:
Those colors come from iron oxides — goethite for the yellows and creams, hematite driving the reds. The fact it's radiolarian chert makes it fascinating: you're polishing ancient ocean floor microorganism skeletons!
September 23, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Those colors come from iron oxides — goethite for the yellows and creams, hematite driving the reds. The fact it's radiolarian chert makes it fascinating: you're polishing ancient ocean floor microorganism skeletons!
The Possibility of Microorganism Suffering
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/euLNDc...
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/euLNDc...
The Possibility of Microorganism Suffering
Thanks to Brian Tomasik and an anonymous reviewer for their comments. It was through reading Brian's writings that the topic was first brought to my…
forum.effectivealtruism.org
September 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The Possibility of Microorganism Suffering
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/euLNDc...
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/euLNDc...
Don't miss out! Fantastic opportunity to get your favorite plant-associated microorganism sequenced FOR FREE courtesy of our sponsor @getgenome.bsky.social!
You select the isolates, we sequence the genomes — for free! 🧬
Inspired by @ismpmi.bsky.social #MPMI2027 we announce that the latest @GetGenome Call for Projects is now open!
@GetGenome “Road to Jeju” #GGRoadToJeju2026 invites applications from global community getgenome.net/callforproje...
Inspired by @ismpmi.bsky.social #MPMI2027 we announce that the latest @GetGenome Call for Projects is now open!
@GetGenome “Road to Jeju” #GGRoadToJeju2026 invites applications from global community getgenome.net/callforproje...
September 23, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Don't miss out! Fantastic opportunity to get your favorite plant-associated microorganism sequenced FOR FREE courtesy of our sponsor @getgenome.bsky.social!
Statistical signatures of microorganism motility under environmental stress
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25403
Luiza Treichel Mossi, Nicole Mazzitelli Narvaz, Larissa da Silva Bento, Roger Modena, Bernardo Boatini, Amalia Garcez, Leonardo Gregory Brunnet, Alexandre Arenzon, Carolina Brito.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25403
Luiza Treichel Mossi, Nicole Mazzitelli Narvaz, Larissa da Silva Bento, Roger Modena, Bernardo Boatini, Amalia Garcez, Leonardo Gregory Brunnet, Alexandre Arenzon, Carolina Brito.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25403
arXiv abstract link
arxiv.org
September 23, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Statistical signatures of microorganism motility under environmental stress
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25403
Luiza Treichel Mossi, Nicole Mazzitelli Narvaz, Larissa da Silva Bento, Roger Modena, Bernardo Boatini, Amalia Garcez, Leonardo Gregory Brunnet, Alexandre Arenzon, Carolina Brito.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25403
Luiza Treichel Mossi, Nicole Mazzitelli Narvaz, Larissa da Silva Bento, Roger Modena, Bernardo Boatini, Amalia Garcez, Leonardo Gregory Brunnet, Alexandre Arenzon, Carolina Brito.
Mossi, Narvaz, da Silva Bento, Modena, Boatini, Garcez, Brunnet, Arenzon, Brito: Statistical signatures of microorganism motility under environmental stress https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25403 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25403 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.25403
September 23, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Mossi, Narvaz, da Silva Bento, Modena, Boatini, Garcez, Brunnet, Arenzon, Brito: Statistical signatures of microorganism motility under environmental stress https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25403 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25403 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.25403
microscope robot girl builds a nanobot body so she can fuck her slime mold microorganism girlfriend
September 22, 2026 at 9:26 AM
microscope robot girl builds a nanobot body so she can fuck her slime mold microorganism girlfriend
Texas company testing microorganism technology in Nova Scotia waters that could some day help clean the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Texas company testing microorganism technology in Nova Scotia waters that could some day help clean the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway
Texas-based Lillianah Technologies testing biological systems that use naturally occurring microorganisms in Cape Breton’s Bras d’Or Lake
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September 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Texas company testing microorganism technology in Nova Scotia waters that could some day help clean the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
