Joana Formosinho
@jformosinho.bsky.social
Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh #STS #Interdisciplinary. Mobilising biological and social knowledges towards flourishing of #multispecies #morethanhuman societies. #Holobiont #Microbiomes #HPbio #stssky
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Joana Formosinho
@jformosinho.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Hello bluesky. I've migrated over and finding my way into communities interested in #sts, #hps, #artscience #holobionts, social dimensions of #microbiomes and #gaia. Also the joys and troubles of #multispecies societies. Will be posting about interdisciplinary research, engaged STS— and holobionts.
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My Centre is a unique place to do a PhD in Philosophy, because you can be in constant contact with experts in veterinary medicine, psychology, zoology and policy and be part of a team united by a shared interest in animal minds. We now have our 1st ever PhD scholarship: www.lse.ac.uk/sentience/phd
PhD Scholarship
www.lse.ac.uk
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 AM
My Centre is a unique place to do a PhD in Philosophy, because you can be in constant contact with experts in veterinary medicine, psychology, zoology and policy and be part of a team united by a shared interest in animal minds. We now have our 1st ever PhD scholarship: www.lse.ac.uk/sentience/phd
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I am happy to share this article, entitled "The importance of Biological Theory". It is my inaugural editorial as the new Editor-in-Chief of @biologicaltheory.bsky.social . In these complex and challenging times, theory is more important now than ever. Enjoy!
doi.org/10.1007/s137...
doi.org/10.1007/s137...
The Importance of Biological Theory - Biological Theory
Biological Theory -
doi.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I am happy to share this article, entitled "The importance of Biological Theory". It is my inaugural editorial as the new Editor-in-Chief of @biologicaltheory.bsky.social . In these complex and challenging times, theory is more important now than ever. Enjoy!
doi.org/10.1007/s137...
doi.org/10.1007/s137...
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With the slightly milder weather my husband decided to repot that clematis he inherited.
This is what was inside the pot. 😱
It's sad but also strangely beautiful.
Plants are amazing! 💚
Hopefully it will thrive with room to grow! 🪴
This is what was inside the pot. 😱
It's sad but also strangely beautiful.
Plants are amazing! 💚
Hopefully it will thrive with room to grow! 🪴
January 29, 2026 at 2:24 PM
With the slightly milder weather my husband decided to repot that clematis he inherited.
This is what was inside the pot. 😱
It's sad but also strangely beautiful.
Plants are amazing! 💚
Hopefully it will thrive with room to grow! 🪴
This is what was inside the pot. 😱
It's sad but also strangely beautiful.
Plants are amazing! 💚
Hopefully it will thrive with room to grow! 🪴
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Here's an article I wrote that @nature.com turned down, on Crick and his half-century relationship with Nature. It condenses all the material relating to Nature that appeared in my Crick biography (apart from the double helix, which you can find here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Francis Crick and Nature
A relationship that lasted nearly 50 years and which saw the publication of some key papers in the history of science, and some complete nonsense.
matthewcobb2.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Here's an article I wrote that @nature.com turned down, on Crick and his half-century relationship with Nature. It condenses all the material relating to Nature that appeared in my Crick biography (apart from the double helix, which you can find here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Check our new perspective paper exploring how the seed holobiont goes to sleep 😴 and reactivate for germination.
A lot of exciting research to be done to understand dormancy mechanisms in microbes and plants ☘️
@emersys-irhs.bsky.social @irhs-angers.bsky.social
A lot of exciting research to be done to understand dormancy mechanisms in microbes and plants ☘️
@emersys-irhs.bsky.social @irhs-angers.bsky.social
Dormancy and reactivation of the seed and its microbiome: a holobiont perspective
#mSystems review by Davide Gerna, @thomas-chadelaud.bsky.social, @fly-florian.bsky.social, @lmatthieul.bsky.social, Armelle Darrasse and @microbialmarie.bsky.social
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
#mSystems review by Davide Gerna, @thomas-chadelaud.bsky.social, @fly-florian.bsky.social, @lmatthieul.bsky.social, Armelle Darrasse and @microbialmarie.bsky.social
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
December 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Check our new perspective paper exploring how the seed holobiont goes to sleep 😴 and reactivate for germination.
A lot of exciting research to be done to understand dormancy mechanisms in microbes and plants ☘️
@emersys-irhs.bsky.social @irhs-angers.bsky.social
A lot of exciting research to be done to understand dormancy mechanisms in microbes and plants ☘️
@emersys-irhs.bsky.social @irhs-angers.bsky.social
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For lab meeting, we all tried to draw the holobiont - as art, diagram, or in between.
It was surprisingly useful practice to guide some conceptual discussion!
#ArtScience 🎨🦠
It was surprisingly useful practice to guide some conceptual discussion!
#ArtScience 🎨🦠
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
For lab meeting, we all tried to draw the holobiont - as art, diagram, or in between.
It was surprisingly useful practice to guide some conceptual discussion!
#ArtScience 🎨🦠
It was surprisingly useful practice to guide some conceptual discussion!
#ArtScience 🎨🦠
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Thanks to D Sandra Knapp for kicking our 2026 #Nature Lecture series off with such an interesting and lively talk on the Natural History of #Nightshades. If you missed it, you can catch it here now.
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
The Natural History of Nightshades - Dr Sandra Knapp
YouTube video by Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Thanks to D Sandra Knapp for kicking our 2026 #Nature Lecture series off with such an interesting and lively talk on the Natural History of #Nightshades. If you missed it, you can catch it here now.
@ecioxford.bsky.social
@ecioxford.bsky.social
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Save the date! Being Human Festival 2026 will take place from 5 to 14 November across the UK. More information coming in early February about how to get involved!
#BeingHumanFestival
#BeingHumanFestival
January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Save the date! Being Human Festival 2026 will take place from 5 to 14 November across the UK. More information coming in early February about how to get involved!
#BeingHumanFestival
#BeingHumanFestival
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We’re looking for the discoverers and the ones who inspire a generation of scholars. Nominations are now open for the @psumbiome.bsky.social 2026 Microbiome Medal —the highest honor for extraordinary contributions to the global scientific community. Submit by April 10.
www.psu.edu/news/researc...
www.psu.edu/news/researc...
Nominate the next Microbiome Medal Laureate | Penn State University
The One Health Microbiome Center is seeking nominations for the next Microbiome Medal scholar, an honor established in 2025 to recognize outstanding contributions to scientific discovery and service.
www.psu.edu
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
We’re looking for the discoverers and the ones who inspire a generation of scholars. Nominations are now open for the @psumbiome.bsky.social 2026 Microbiome Medal —the highest honor for extraordinary contributions to the global scientific community. Submit by April 10.
www.psu.edu/news/researc...
www.psu.edu/news/researc...
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Our first Friday Nature Seminar will be on 23rd January with Dr. Sandra Knapp from the @nhm-london.bsky.social
Everyone is welcome to attend online or inperson, followed by a drinks reception.
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
Everyone is welcome to attend online or inperson, followed by a drinks reception.
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Our first Friday Nature Seminar will be on 23rd January with Dr. Sandra Knapp from the @nhm-london.bsky.social
Everyone is welcome to attend online or inperson, followed by a drinks reception.
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
Everyone is welcome to attend online or inperson, followed by a drinks reception.
bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...
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What is life? Has #Science already answered that question? Learn about it in my interview with Dr. Philip Ball (@philipcball.bsky.social) about his great book, How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology. #Biology
Full interview: youtu.be/qZKsJ6oVxkU
Full interview: youtu.be/qZKsJ6oVxkU
#985 Philip Ball - How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology
YouTube video by The Dissenter
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
What is life? Has #Science already answered that question? Learn about it in my interview with Dr. Philip Ball (@philipcball.bsky.social) about his great book, How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology. #Biology
Full interview: youtu.be/qZKsJ6oVxkU
Full interview: youtu.be/qZKsJ6oVxkU
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Want to know how diverse soil really is?
Our ultra deep sequencing is now published in GigaScience: academic.oup.com/gigascience/...
Soil is wild! Thanks for leading the study @canerbagci.bsky.social
#secmet #soil #metagenomics #bacterialdiversity
Our ultra deep sequencing is now published in GigaScience: academic.oup.com/gigascience/...
Soil is wild! Thanks for leading the study @canerbagci.bsky.social
#secmet #soil #metagenomics #bacterialdiversity
Ultra-deep long-read metagenomics captures diverse taxonomic and biosynthetic potential of soil microbes
AbstractBackground. Soil ecosystems have long been recognised as hotspots of microbial diversity, but most estimates of their microbial and functional comp
academic.oup.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Want to know how diverse soil really is?
Our ultra deep sequencing is now published in GigaScience: academic.oup.com/gigascience/...
Soil is wild! Thanks for leading the study @canerbagci.bsky.social
#secmet #soil #metagenomics #bacterialdiversity
Our ultra deep sequencing is now published in GigaScience: academic.oup.com/gigascience/...
Soil is wild! Thanks for leading the study @canerbagci.bsky.social
#secmet #soil #metagenomics #bacterialdiversity
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Reminder 📢 We are advertising a postdoctoral position in #philbio or #philphysics to work on an interdisciplinary project that adopts the lens of self-organization & active matter to explore the boundary between living and nonliving systems👇 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... #philjobs #philsci #evosky
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Reminder 📢 We are advertising a postdoctoral position in #philbio or #philphysics to work on an interdisciplinary project that adopts the lens of self-organization & active matter to explore the boundary between living and nonliving systems👇 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo... #philjobs #philsci #evosky
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If life science research needs fieldwork, it also needs equitable credit 📝
In a new blog, Dan Hending talks about how the contributions of fieldworkers are often overlooked, even though fieldwork can be central to ecology and biodiversity research 👇
In a new blog, Dan Hending talks about how the contributions of fieldworkers are often overlooked, even though fieldwork can be central to ecology and biodiversity research 👇
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January 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Alice Murphy at st Andrews is looking for a 2 year postdoc on a super cool aesthetics-meets-values-in-science project, real quick turn around on applications so get in thar! #philsci www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Research Fellow - AR3233
Research Fellow - AR3233,
Unit: Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies
Salary: Grade 6 / £38,784-£42,254 pa
Full time
Fixed term: 24 months,
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span>Application...
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Alice Murphy at st Andrews is looking for a 2 year postdoc on a super cool aesthetics-meets-values-in-science project, real quick turn around on applications so get in thar! #philsci www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Each summer, I lead a week-long creative retreat for environmental researchers & academics on Catalina Island. We develop your most ambitious project ideas. It's truly life-changing.
Applications for the 2026 Storymakers fellowship are now open! Deadline is Feb 1. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
Applications for the 2026 Storymakers fellowship are now open! Deadline is Feb 1. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
Storymakers Program - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it
dornsife.usc.edu
December 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Each summer, I lead a week-long creative retreat for environmental researchers & academics on Catalina Island. We develop your most ambitious project ideas. It's truly life-changing.
Applications for the 2026 Storymakers fellowship are now open! Deadline is Feb 1. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
Applications for the 2026 Storymakers fellowship are now open! Deadline is Feb 1. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...
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📢Job ad!
Join us at Politecnico di Milano in an interdisciplinary collaboration between philosophy of science and biomedical engineering on transitions from animal research, with a 3-years postdoc (submission deadline: 12 January 2026)
www.meta.polimi.it/3-years-post....
#philsci #philsky #sts
Join us at Politecnico di Milano in an interdisciplinary collaboration between philosophy of science and biomedical engineering on transitions from animal research, with a 3-years postdoc (submission deadline: 12 January 2026)
www.meta.polimi.it/3-years-post....
#philsci #philsky #sts
3 Years Postdoc: Transitions From Animal-Based Approaches in Biomedicine – META | PoliMi
www.meta.polimi.it
December 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📢Job ad!
Join us at Politecnico di Milano in an interdisciplinary collaboration between philosophy of science and biomedical engineering on transitions from animal research, with a 3-years postdoc (submission deadline: 12 January 2026)
www.meta.polimi.it/3-years-post....
#philsci #philsky #sts
Join us at Politecnico di Milano in an interdisciplinary collaboration between philosophy of science and biomedical engineering on transitions from animal research, with a 3-years postdoc (submission deadline: 12 January 2026)
www.meta.polimi.it/3-years-post....
#philsci #philsky #sts
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Announcing '#Anthromes and terrestrial carbon: From the deep past to net-zero' – a new joint Special Collection from Plants, People, Planet and New Phytologist 👇
📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/anthrome...
@ultracricket.bsky.social @kathrynbaragwanath.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social
📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/anthrome...
@ultracricket.bsky.social @kathrynbaragwanath.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Announcing '#Anthromes and terrestrial carbon: From the deep past to net-zero' – a new joint Special Collection from Plants, People, Planet and New Phytologist 👇
📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/anthrome...
@ultracricket.bsky.social @kathrynbaragwanath.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social
📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/anthrome...
@ultracricket.bsky.social @kathrynbaragwanath.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Position in Science, Technology and Society (STS)
jobs.ethz.ch
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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It was no “mere” metaphor: “plants do not … possess nerves or a central nervous system; and we may infer that with animals such structures serve only for the more perfect transmission of impressions, and for the more complete intercommunication of the several parts."
🧪🌱🐋 #philsci #HistSTM 🦋🦫
🧪🌱🐋 #philsci #HistSTM 🦋🦫
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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A new review paper from our lab courtesy of @jazzsynbio.bsky.social is published in Trends in Biotechnology
In this review, we look at the many opportunities for synthetic biology to be used in the research and applications of Holobionts.
In this review, we look at the many opportunities for synthetic biology to be used in the research and applications of Holobionts.
October 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A new review paper from our lab courtesy of @jazzsynbio.bsky.social is published in Trends in Biotechnology
In this review, we look at the many opportunities for synthetic biology to be used in the research and applications of Holobionts.
In this review, we look at the many opportunities for synthetic biology to be used in the research and applications of Holobionts.
Reposted by Joana Formosinho
Gut microbial topography across can be significant in wild fish, too! 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
#SymbioSky #MicroSky #microbiomesky #symbiosis @microbiomevif.bsky.social @superbugs.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social #phylosymbiosis #holobiont @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social
#SymbioSky #MicroSky #microbiomesky #symbiosis @microbiomevif.bsky.social @superbugs.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social #phylosymbiosis #holobiont @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social
Localized gut tissue and digesta bacterial communities of five pelagic fish species from the Atlantic Ocean: Insights from 16S rRNA gene diversity
Gut microbes are now considered inseparable from their hosts. Compared to farmed fish, gut microorganisms of wild-living fish are largely understudied…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Gut microbial topography across can be significant in wild fish, too! 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
#SymbioSky #MicroSky #microbiomesky #symbiosis @microbiomevif.bsky.social @superbugs.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social #phylosymbiosis #holobiont @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social
#SymbioSky #MicroSky #microbiomesky #symbiosis @microbiomevif.bsky.social @superbugs.bsky.social @hostmicrobelit.bsky.social #phylosymbiosis #holobiont @marinemicrobiome.bsky.social
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This is a fascinating exhibition showing at Edinburgh's Fruitmarket Gallery (@fruitmarket.bsky.social) until February 2026 www.fruitmarket.co.uk/jaune-quick-...
Jaune Quick-to-See SmithWilding - Fruitmarket
www.fruitmarket.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is a fascinating exhibition showing at Edinburgh's Fruitmarket Gallery (@fruitmarket.bsky.social) until February 2026 www.fruitmarket.co.uk/jaune-quick-...
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At the #Rudolphina editorial desk, we're quite excited about Sarah Davies' new #STS book on strategies for living in a technoscience world.
Enjoy our interview-- and learn more about her recommended reads for this summer! #RudolphinaReads
Enjoy our interview-- and learn more about her recommended reads for this summer! #RudolphinaReads
#Technologies & scientific knowledge are all around us. In her recent book, Sarah Davies suggests a #toolkit to navigate this increasingly complex world. The most important strategy: to understand that the way that #technoscience develops is not inevitable, but the result of human choices. ⤵️🥼🧪
Rudolphina Reads | Science Societies by Sarah Davies
Technologies and scientific knowledge are all around us. In her recent book, Sarah Davies suggests a toolkit to navigate this increasingly complex world. The most important strategy: to understand tha...
rudolphina.univie.ac.at
July 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
At the #Rudolphina editorial desk, we're quite excited about Sarah Davies' new #STS book on strategies for living in a technoscience world.
Enjoy our interview-- and learn more about her recommended reads for this summer! #RudolphinaReads
Enjoy our interview-- and learn more about her recommended reads for this summer! #RudolphinaReads
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Jane Goodall's work insisting, with evidence from her brilliant and tenacious fieldwork, that we were not so separate from animals, and they were much more like us than the Eurocentric theorists asserted, was so important.
October 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Jane Goodall's work insisting, with evidence from her brilliant and tenacious fieldwork, that we were not so separate from animals, and they were much more like us than the Eurocentric theorists asserted, was so important.