"it would render the medicines we use to treat bacterial infections ineffective or less effective". Research into developing new antibiotics has ground almost to a halt since the '90s. Meanwhile, with sewage dumping & inadequate treatment, we're doing our level best to stop existing meds working.
December 21, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Anti-biotic resistance.
A topic I have specifically written about whilst calling for an inter-disciplinary academic canon called #Symbioethics.
#microbiomes #EarthCrisis #Wellbeing
A topic I have specifically written about whilst calling for an inter-disciplinary academic canon called #Symbioethics.
#microbiomes #EarthCrisis #Wellbeing
New study finds correlation between climate driven temperature rise, increasingly unpredictable rain patterns + accelerating development of antibiotic resistance genes.
If picked up by a pathogen, resistant genes could make that pathogen harder to treat.
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If picked up by a pathogen, resistant genes could make that pathogen harder to treat.
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Climate crisis is accelerating antibiotic resistance across world, study says
Experts say climate change linked to 10% rise in salmonella antibiotic resistance genes between 1940 and 2023
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May 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Anti-biotic resistance.
A topic I have specifically written about whilst calling for an inter-disciplinary academic canon called #Symbioethics.
#microbiomes #EarthCrisis #Wellbeing
A topic I have specifically written about whilst calling for an inter-disciplinary academic canon called #Symbioethics.
#microbiomes #EarthCrisis #Wellbeing
#Fluminism #Symbioethics #SymialRelatedness #SpeciesPorosity #exogenous #GeneticTransfer #Flow #Nagorasphere
Our framework explaining why ecological interactions change between contexts is out in Ecology Letters!
A lovely collaboration with @saramitri.bsky.social which provides experimentally-testable links between the physiology and ecology of microbes.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A lovely collaboration with @saramitri.bsky.social which provides experimentally-testable links between the physiology and ecology of microbes.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Environment‐Organism Feedbacks Drive Changes in Ecological Interactions
Ecological interactions are central to our understanding of the composition and function of communities, but attempts to use them as a theoretical foundation for experimental ecology have been confou....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Antibiotic resistance is an important subject I discuss in relation to "Symbioethics" (see chapter) seasonalight.com/2023/06/01/s... #Nagorasphere
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Antibiotic resistance is an important subject I discuss in relation to "Symbioethics" (see chapter) seasonalight.com/2023/06/01/s... #Nagorasphere
Research nearly 15 years ago explained how biodiversity loss drives growing threats from all sorts pathogens. Following that logic would mean greater pandemic risks, as well. summitvoice.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/b...
April 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Interesting values, at scale. How about all scales, from small households to the UN?
Wider question. How can all tech be focussed/financed towards the wellbeing of all LiFE?
I have written about this in my call for a new canon of study named #Symbioethics.
#Antibiotics #microbes #biosphere
Wider question. How can all tech be focussed/financed towards the wellbeing of all LiFE?
I have written about this in my call for a new canon of study named #Symbioethics.
#Antibiotics #microbes #biosphere
Switzerland is one of the few countries to have introduced "tertiary" cleaning of sewage. Cleaning the sewage 3 times, removes not only bacteria & viruses but also chemicals & medicines - reducing risk of antibiotic resistant bacteria developing.
www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
Streams of medicines: how Switzerland cleaned up its act – podcast
In the second of a two part series, Phoebe Weston travels to Switzerland to find out how the country has transformed its rivers, from sewage-filled health hazards to pristine swimming spots. She tells...
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Interesting values, at scale. How about all scales, from small households to the UN?
Wider question. How can all tech be focussed/financed towards the wellbeing of all LiFE?
I have written about this in my call for a new canon of study named #Symbioethics.
#Antibiotics #microbes #biosphere
Wider question. How can all tech be focussed/financed towards the wellbeing of all LiFE?
I have written about this in my call for a new canon of study named #Symbioethics.
#Antibiotics #microbes #biosphere
An extremely worrying aspect of conflict and environmental stress.
AMR is one of the top 10 global public health threats according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
AMR is one of the top 10 global public health threats according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
🌍The Broken Lens: Antimicrobial Resistance in Humanitarian Settings
🧪 #AMR is a priority for @msf.ca
We need context-adapted approaches to protect the most vulnerable
🔗 www.msf.org/broken-lens-...
#MSF #AntimicrobialResistance #HumanitarianSettings #GlobalHealth #medsky #episky #microsky #SDG
🧪 #AMR is a priority for @msf.ca
We need context-adapted approaches to protect the most vulnerable
🔗 www.msf.org/broken-lens-...
#MSF #AntimicrobialResistance #HumanitarianSettings #GlobalHealth #medsky #episky #microsky #SDG
January 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Wonderful to see my neologism #symbioethics emerging amongst interdisciplinary #oceanophiles as a confluence of discussion.
When a great part of life exists because of symbiosis, particularly mutualism, it's worth this level of attention.
#Seawilding25
When a great part of life exists because of symbiosis, particularly mutualism, it's worth this level of attention.
#Seawilding25
Here are some things to look forward to this October!
1. The SeaWilding Conference, Spain's first large-scale interdisciplinary conference d key stakeholders in ocean conservation and restoration come together to drive transformative development.
Register Here: www.seawilding2025.org/en
1. The SeaWilding Conference, Spain's first large-scale interdisciplinary conference d key stakeholders in ocean conservation and restoration come together to drive transformative development.
Register Here: www.seawilding2025.org/en
SeaWilding Conference 2025
Spain's first marine rewilding conference. Experts and stakeholders unite for ocean restoration and conservation advances. Barcelona, October 23-25, 2025.
www.seawilding2025.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Wonderful to see my neologism #symbioethics emerging amongst interdisciplinary #oceanophiles as a confluence of discussion.
When a great part of life exists because of symbiosis, particularly mutualism, it's worth this level of attention.
#Seawilding25
When a great part of life exists because of symbiosis, particularly mutualism, it's worth this level of attention.
#Seawilding25
Hi, you might find my work of interest. Good luck with your new venture. www.seasonalight.com #fluminism #symbioethics
Seasonalight
Ginny Battson: writing ● symialosophy ● art
www.seasonalight.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Hi, you might find my work of interest. Good luck with your new venture. www.seasonalight.com #fluminism #symbioethics
Other than liquid water and metabolism, the two most intrinsically awesome things about Planet Earth are Symbiogenesis and whalesong.
Anthropocentrism = the 6th extinction! #Ecophilosophy #symialosophy #Symbioethics #LifeOnEarth
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Anthropocentrism = the 6th extinction! #Ecophilosophy #symialosophy #Symbioethics #LifeOnEarth
:)
My piece yesterday in Aeon: a 3000-word "love song for philosophy", arguing that the our species' capacity to wonder philosophically, even when we make no progress toward answers, is the most intrinsically awesome thing about planet Earth. Philosophy needs no other excuse.
aeon.co/essays/if-yo...
aeon.co/essays/if-yo...
If you ask ‘Why?’, you’re a philosopher, and you’re awesome | Aeon Essays
Diving into the ring of darkness beyond things easily answerable, asking ‘Why?’ questions is what make humans awesome
aeon.co
January 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Other than liquid water and metabolism, the two most intrinsically awesome things about Planet Earth are Symbiogenesis and whalesong.
Anthropocentrism = the 6th extinction! #Ecophilosophy #symialosophy #Symbioethics #LifeOnEarth
:)
Anthropocentrism = the 6th extinction! #Ecophilosophy #symialosophy #Symbioethics #LifeOnEarth
:)
Introduction to Symbioethics. seasonalight.com/2023/06/01/s...
Symbioethics – Publication!
I’m very happy to inform readers that a Chapter introducing my neologism symbioethics has been published in a new anthology by Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, Spain. I begin by setting the word w…
seasonalight.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Introduction to Symbioethics. seasonalight.com/2023/06/01/s...
Yes! I need to publish my work on "#Symbioethics" in English now, because I saw exactly where this was going when I coined the term. It's a call to action!
Omg 😳
February 25, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Yes! I need to publish my work on "#Symbioethics" in English now, because I saw exactly where this was going when I coined the term. It's a call to action!
Earth Education, Empathy, Symbioethics, egalitarianism, inclusion, LiFE on Earth.
August 19, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Earth Education, Empathy, Symbioethics, egalitarianism, inclusion, LiFE on Earth.
Ecosystem wellbeing is human well-being, too. We are inseparable. #welldoing #symbioethics #climate #LiFE #water #rivers
November 29, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Ecosystem wellbeing is human well-being, too. We are inseparable. #welldoing #symbioethics #climate #LiFE #water #rivers
July 1, 2026 at 12:17 PM
It is excruciatingly painful to know and even experience those "shifting baselines". Sending much love to you. Xx
This is why I do what I do. #Autoethnography #Symbioethics #Fluminism #Nature
This is why I do what I do. #Autoethnography #Symbioethics #Fluminism #Nature
I was talking about this recently, showing people the 'Tunny' fishing pictures from Scarborough and they had no idea the scale of what our seas were like. So many other examples as well... But we have to keep building, keep extracting profits, progress with no end in sight.
February 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It is excruciatingly painful to know and even experience those "shifting baselines". Sending much love to you. Xx
This is why I do what I do. #Autoethnography #Symbioethics #Fluminism #Nature
This is why I do what I do. #Autoethnography #Symbioethics #Fluminism #Nature
Future without quite so much of the "human domination," perhaps. #symbioethics #fluminism
June 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Future without quite so much of the "human domination," perhaps. #symbioethics #fluminism
#Kwelics - the overall scientific detection of "contact" through space-time, not related to crime.
#neologisms #EH #Science #forensics #Symbioethics #PlaceStudies #biochemistry #viruses #symbiosis #water #minerals #paleontology #archaeology #DNA #Isotopes #disease #microbiome #nagorasphere
#neologisms #EH #Science #forensics #Symbioethics #PlaceStudies #biochemistry #viruses #symbiosis #water #minerals #paleontology #archaeology #DNA #Isotopes #disease #microbiome #nagorasphere
sedaDNA!
The surprise discovery that ancient human DNA can survive in sediments and soil is revolutionising the study of Paleolithic minds, behaviours and lifestyles www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
January 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
#Kwelics - the overall scientific detection of "contact" through space-time, not related to crime.
#neologisms #EH #Science #forensics #Symbioethics #PlaceStudies #biochemistry #viruses #symbiosis #water #minerals #paleontology #archaeology #DNA #Isotopes #disease #microbiome #nagorasphere
#neologisms #EH #Science #forensics #Symbioethics #PlaceStudies #biochemistry #viruses #symbiosis #water #minerals #paleontology #archaeology #DNA #Isotopes #disease #microbiome #nagorasphere
I've been described as PostPostHum... maybe similar? :) #Fluminism #Symbioethics
November 17, 2024 at 9:10 PM
I've been described as PostPostHum... maybe similar? :) #Fluminism #Symbioethics
These are the standard linguistic separations and attached ethical/moral evaluations I am trying to change. If nothing else, just look at the "relevant" science! True individualism is a myth.
#Symbioethics #Biodiversity #Geodiversity #Relational #Interconnected #Process #Ethics #Symialosophy
#Symbioethics #Biodiversity #Geodiversity #Relational #Interconnected #Process #Ethics #Symialosophy
June 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
These are the standard linguistic separations and attached ethical/moral evaluations I am trying to change. If nothing else, just look at the "relevant" science! True individualism is a myth.
#Symbioethics #Biodiversity #Geodiversity #Relational #Interconnected #Process #Ethics #Symialosophy
#Symbioethics #Biodiversity #Geodiversity #Relational #Interconnected #Process #Ethics #Symialosophy
“mirror bacteria, constructed from mirror images of molecules found in nature, could become established in the environment and slip past the immune defences of natural organisms, putting humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections.”
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research
Experts warn that mirror bacteria, constructed from mirror images of molecules found in nature, could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Landing softly here to talk about my work.
#Fluminism #Symbioethics #Rivering #CreativeWriting #EarthSciences #Linguistics #Autoethnography #Love #Flow #Resistance #Equity #Ecophilosophy #Geology #Interdisciplinary #Art #Culture #Imagination #LiFE #Neologisms
#Ethics #Ecology
#Fluminism #Symbioethics #Rivering #CreativeWriting #EarthSciences #Linguistics #Autoethnography #Love #Flow #Resistance #Equity #Ecophilosophy #Geology #Interdisciplinary #Art #Culture #Imagination #LiFE #Neologisms
#Ethics #Ecology
October 1, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Landing softly here to talk about my work.
#Fluminism #Symbioethics #Rivering #CreativeWriting #EarthSciences #Linguistics #Autoethnography #Love #Flow #Resistance #Equity #Ecophilosophy #Geology #Interdisciplinary #Art #Culture #Imagination #LiFE #Neologisms
#Ethics #Ecology
#Fluminism #Symbioethics #Rivering #CreativeWriting #EarthSciences #Linguistics #Autoethnography #Love #Flow #Resistance #Equity #Ecophilosophy #Geology #Interdisciplinary #Art #Culture #Imagination #LiFE #Neologisms
#Ethics #Ecology
#Symbioethics is THE question of our era.
December 24, 2024 at 8:51 PM
#Symbioethics is THE question of our era.
#architecture #resilience #wellbeing #passivesolar
#Symbioethics #Community #Fluminism #EcologicalFootPrint #apartments
#Symbioethics #Community #Fluminism #EcologicalFootPrint #apartments
One of the reasons Spanish social housing is *so good*, is architects have abandoned the ‘double-loaded corridor’
Instead apartments are accessed from decks or terraces, which creates dual aspects homes that benefit from more sun and cross ventilation
Instead apartments are accessed from decks or terraces, which creates dual aspects homes that benefit from more sun and cross ventilation
December 21, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Critically, Earth Ethics, including Symbioethics, falls down the chasm in between.
An ecoliterate society (inc. Indigenous wisdom) chooses capable political representatives.
#Silos #Pedagogy #Equity #Arts #Humanities #Science #KnowledgeShare #Interconnectedness #CulturalShift #Interdisciplinary
An ecoliterate society (inc. Indigenous wisdom) chooses capable political representatives.
#Silos #Pedagogy #Equity #Arts #Humanities #Science #KnowledgeShare #Interconnectedness #CulturalShift #Interdisciplinary
“It’s a constant tension between the scientifically illiterate and the politically clueless”
Scientists don't understand how policy works, and decisionmakers often don't understand the science, and there is agreement that we could and should do better.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists don't understand how policy works, and decisionmakers often don't understand the science, and there is agreement that we could and should do better.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.
www.nature.com
December 7, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Critically, Earth Ethics, including Symbioethics, falls down the chasm in between.
An ecoliterate society (inc. Indigenous wisdom) chooses capable political representatives.
#Silos #Pedagogy #Equity #Arts #Humanities #Science #KnowledgeShare #Interconnectedness #CulturalShift #Interdisciplinary
An ecoliterate society (inc. Indigenous wisdom) chooses capable political representatives.
#Silos #Pedagogy #Equity #Arts #Humanities #Science #KnowledgeShare #Interconnectedness #CulturalShift #Interdisciplinary