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Senior Publisher at the Nature Partner Journals series. Microbiology and bicycle as transport fan, climate change worrier. He/Him. My journals: npj Biodiversity, npj Drug Discovery, npj Metabolic Health and Disease, npj Veterinary Sciences & npj Viruses

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Nicolas Fanget @nfanget.bsky.social · Feb 11

Quick #introduction since I'm new here: I'm a Senior Publisher at the Nature Partner Journals. The npjs are community-focused, researcher-edited journal with the same policies as the other Nature Portfolio journals, and we collaborate closely with our sister journals.

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 26d

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.” This Collection recognises the achievements of the Laureates. #chemsky 🧪

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 27d

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit." This Collection celebrates the contributions by the awardees. ⚛️ 🧪

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical ...

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 28d

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.” This Collection celebrates the award and recognizes the winners’ achievements. #medsky 🧪

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries ...

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Nature Biotechnology @natbiotech.nature.com · Sep 29

Funding and public support for vaccines in the United States is at an all-time low. Promising research is resulting in effective antivirals, but they should not take the place of vaccines go.nature.com/4gijtYv

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Nicolas Fanget @nfanget.bsky.social · Sep 18

Near-complete local extinction on Red Sea reefs!

During the 2023 heatwave, 100% of host anemones bleached, 94–100% of anemonefish disappeared, and 66–94% of anemones died, collapsing an iconic mutualism.

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#coral #bleaching #RedSea

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Anemonefish in front of coral in the Red Sea, courtesy of Red Sea Imaging and the authors

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · Sep 18

Saving the bees does not include honeybees. Honeybees are effectively livestock and part of the problem.

The island that banned hives: can honeybees actually harm nature?

On a tiny Italian island, scientists conducted a radical experiment to see if the bees were causing their wild cousins to decline

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Nicolas Fanget @nfanget.bsky.social · Sep 11

The power of vaccines

154 million lives and counting: 5 charts reveal the power of vaccines

But public-health specialists worry that misinformation and funding cuts could affect vaccination rates.

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Will Shoemaker @shoestrapped.bsky.social · Sep 4

Very cool approach

"Italian still life paintings as a resource for reconstructing past Mediterranean aquatic biodiversity"

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Italian still life paintings as a resource for reconstructing past Mediterranean aquatic biodiversity - npj Biodiversity

npj Biodiversity - Italian still life paintings as a resource for reconstructing past Mediterranean aquatic biodiversity

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Aug 19

Good thing no one uses Microsoft Excel for anything related to legal, regulatory or compliance business functions

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Microsoft Excel adds Copilot Al to help ...
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The Verget-4.1-mini Al model | 5
successor to the LABS.GENERATIVEAI function Microsoft started experimenting
with in 2023.
Microsoft notes that you can combine its new Al function with other Excel functions, including IF, SWITCH, LAMBDA, or WRAPROWS. The company adds that information sent through Excel's COPILOT function is "never" used for AI training, as "the input remains confidential and is used solely to generate your requested output."
The COPILOT function comes with a couple of limitations, as it can't access information outside your spreadsheet, and you can only use it to calculate 100 functions every 10 minutes. Microsoft also warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or in “high-stakes scenarios” with legal, regulatory, and compliance implications, as COPILOT "can
give incorrect responses."
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Nicolas Fanget @nfanget.bsky.social · Aug 13

New collection open at #npjVetSci! We’re looking for exciting advances in #AI for animal care, whether #pets, #farm or #wildlife
#veterinary

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Advances in technologies and AI for improving and monitoring animal health, behaviour and welfare

This collection invites research on recent advances in technologies and AI for improving and monitoring animal health, behavior and well-being.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Aug 8

RFK has announced that he is developing a vaccine against all viruses. Yes, every single one. The whole, uh, "phylum"

RFK Jr: “We're developing a universal vaccine at NIH which is a vaccine that addresses the entire phylum of viruses.”

“It's a vaccine that mimics natural immunity and it is effective against any kind of mutation.”

“We believe it's gonna be effective against not only coronaviruses but also flu.”

“And it's gonna be a much safer and a much more effective vaccine.”

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Nature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · Aug 7

#Perspective

In this perspective, the authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of these ecological principles to improve microbiome functionality.

#MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠

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Applying ecological principles to microbiome engineering - Nature Microbiology

This Perspective discusses the application of ecological principles of macro-ecosystems to microbiome engineering. The authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of th...

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Nicolas Fanget @nfanget.bsky.social · Aug 7

This is pretty amazing: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby

When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response.

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Nicolas Fanget @nfanget.bsky.social · Aug 6

An exciting cross journal collection on #remotesensing and #forests is now live! A collaboration between @commsearth.nature.com, Communications Sustainability, @natcomms.nature.com, @naturewater.bsky.social, npj Biodiversity and Scientific Reports!
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Remote sensing and forests

This cross-journal collection aims to present recent advancements in remote sensing for forest monitoring and management.

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BF Francis Ouellette @bffo.bsky.social · Jul 30

From the npj Biodiversity journal | Unlocking the African bioeconomy and strengthening biodiversity conservation through #genomics and #bioinformatics | #Africa #OpenScience #Biodiversity 🧬 🖥️ 🧪 🔓
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Unlocking the African bioeconomy and strengthening biodiversity conservation through genomics and bioinformatics - npj Biodiversity

npj Biodiversity - Unlocking the African bioeconomy and strengthening biodiversity conservation through genomics and bioinformatics

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C.A.M(Xander)_de_Haan.bsky.social @xdh.bsky.social · Jul 29

New review paper from the influenza group
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together with Mengying Liu and Erik de Vries on virion motility of sialoglycan-cleaving respiratory viruses through mucus and on the surface cells in NPJ viruses @natureportfolio.nature.com
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Virion motility of sialoglycan-cleaving respiratory viruses - npj Viruses

npj Viruses - Virion motility of sialoglycan-cleaving respiratory viruses

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Jul 24

A Perspective in npj Viruses discusses the current situation of the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in the US and emphasizes the need for pre-pandemic preparedness to control the virus in both poultry and dairy farms in the US. go.nature.com/3Utd9TQ

This is figure 1, which shows the origin for 2.3.4.4b HPAI H5N1 genotypes B3.13 and D1.1 and associated zoonotic events.

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Nature @nature.com · Jul 31

This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Aug 1

For 180 years, Scientific American covers have invited readers on voyages of discovery—from deep oceans to distant galaxies. Now it’s your turn! Capture your own moment of exploration with our photo challenge.

Terms & Conditions apply. See official rules: sciam.com/180contest #SciAmInTheWild

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Springer Nature @springernature.com · Jul 31

We have published our fourth annual Open Access (OA) report, providing a data-led overview of developments in OA publishing and access across Springer Nature.
🔗 Read the press release here: spklr.io/63322B1zwK

Press Release: 2024 Open Access (OA) report highlights growing value for authors

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Nicolas Fanget @nfanget.bsky.social · Jun 12

I've been away from socail media because we have been busy. We now have our first collection open for submissions at npj Veterinary Sciences! Our Guest Editor is Cristina Lanzas, North Carolina State University.
Check it out at www.nature.com/collections/...
#Veterinary #AMR #food #pets

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Springer @springer.springernature.com · Jun 6

🔎 Looking for the right journal to publish your research? Discover how the Springer Nature Journal Finder can help match your manuscript to the most suitable journal—and explore APC funding options based on your institution. Watch the video to learn more! bit.ly/4mMOwhV #AcademicSky

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 30

Maybe this @johncullenocean.bsky.social et al. piece where they said — "adding iron to the ocean is not an effective way to fight climate change, and we don't need further research to establish that" — wasn't straightforward enough because this idea just won't die. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Screenshot of Nature opinion piece called Ocean fertilization: time to move on, published in September 2009. The authors are Aaron Strong, Sallie Chisholm, Charles Miller & John Cullen. 🌊

"Adding iron to the ocean is not an effective way to fight climate change, and we don't need further research to establish that, say Aaron Strong, Sallie Chisholm, Charles Miller and John Cullen."

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 30

This chart shows that in the City of London (the tiny historical part of London in red), bicycles have overtaken cars to become the most common vehicle. Let's make this throughout Greater London!

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A line graph titled "On their bikes" shows transport volume trends in the City of London from 1999 to 2024, measured in thousands. The graph compares two transport modes: motor vehicles (light red line) and bicycles (dark red line). The motor vehicle line starts at approximately 190,000 in 1999 and shows a steady decline over the years, reaching around 50,000 by 2024. In contrast, the bicycle line begins just above 0 in 1999 and gradually increases over time, crossing the motor vehicle line around 2023, and also reaching approximately 50,000 in 2024. This indicates that bicycle traffic has equaled and possibly surpassed motor vehicle traffic in the City of London. Data was collected at 12 locations during autumn between 07:00 and 19:00. The source is the City of London Corporation.

A map of Greater London, England, showing the boundaries of all the London boroughs. The borough of the City of London is highlighted in red at the center of the map, just north of the River Thames. All other boroughs are shown in a light beige color with black borders. The River Thames and other bodies of water are depicted in light blue. The map provides a clear visual distinction of the City of London's central location relative to the other boroughs in Greater London. The map is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London

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Joaquín Hortal @jhortal.bsky.social · May 30

Sometimes there are good news in the biodiversity crisis. One of them is the wild populations of Attenborough's echidna, one species of marsupial hedgehog which was described in 1998 after an specimen captured in 1961, and whose status as extinct or extant was uncertain #npjBiodiversity 🧪🌐👇

Attenborough’s echidna rediscovered by combining Indigenous knowledge with camera-trapping - npj Biodiversity

npj Biodiversity - Attenborough’s echidna rediscovered by combining Indigenous knowledge with camera-trapping

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