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This week is World #AntimicrobialResistance Awareness week

This article collection spans the breadth of #AMR across pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites), covers epidemiological monitoring, diagnostics, treatment, etc
Antimicrobial resistance: a silent pandemic
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November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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It’s World #AMR Awareness Week.

Did you know misusing antibiotics leads to drug resistance and side effects?

Learn about #AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) 👉bit.ly/AMRweek2025
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Soil #carbon loss from human agriculture-related land use in the dry #tropics largely offsets gains in northern lands, leading to a small net sink of 0.34±0.30 PgC yr-1 at a #global scale.
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Land use-induced soil carbon loss in the dry tropics nearly offsets gains in northern lands - Nature Communications
Soil carbon loss from human agriculture-related land use in the dry tropics largely offsets gains in northern lands, leading to a small net sink of 0.34 ± 0.30 PgC yr−1 at a global scale.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Bird flu vaccine protects chickens and zoo birds

Prime-boost vaccination with RNA replicon particles protects multiple avian species, including 23 zoo bird species, from #H5N1 avian #influenza virus

#vaccines #flu
RNA replicon vaccination confers long-lasting protection against H5N1 avian influenza in 23 zoo bird species - Nature Communications
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses cause mass mortality in birds and have infected over 50 mammalian species, including humans. Here, the authors report the use of a propagation-defective vesicular stomatitis virus replicon vaccine in captive birds, which provides protection against lethal H5N1 challenge.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
50 years of #weather forecasting at the @ecmwf.int, read the interview with Dr. Florence Rabier, Director-General of the ECMWF, on the occasion of this important anniversary and what has been achieved until now. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
50 years of weather forecasting at the ECMWF - Nature Communications
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In celebration of this occasion, we are talking with Dr. Florence Rabier, Director-General...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Gut Microbes Can Make Mice Lazy

"Behavioral traits get passed on via an animal’s genetics, but a new study reveals that the microbiome can pass them on too"

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#microbiome
Gut Microbes Can Make Mice Lazy
Behavioral traits get passed on via an animal’s genetics, but a new study reveals that the microbiome can pass them on too, providing insight into animal evolution.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Gut Microbes Can Make Mice Lazy

"Behavioral traits get passed on via an animal’s genetics, but a new study reveals that the microbiome can pass them on too"

@microbiome.bsky.social

#microbiome
Gut Microbes Can Make Mice Lazy
Behavioral traits get passed on via an animal’s genetics, but a new study reveals that the microbiome can pass them on too, providing insight into animal evolution.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Selection and transmission of the gut #microbiome alone, without changes in the host genome, can shift mammalian behaviour

(in mice)

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Selection and transmission of the gut microbiome alone can shift mammalian behavior - Nature Communications
Here, the authors present evidence that the gut microbiome alone, without changes in the host genome, can shape how animals respond to selection, identifying a bacterium and its metabolite that independently reduce mouse locomotion.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#Boron isotopes in cold-water corals reveal that #acidification in the #California Current and Salish Sea has outpaced atmospheric #CO2 over the industrial era, posing a threat to #ecosystems of ecological, cultural and economic value.

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A century of change in the California Current: upwelling system amplifies acidification - Nature Communications
Boron isotopes in cold-water corals reveal that acidification in the California Current and Salish Sea has outpaced atmospheric CO2 over the industrial era, posing a threat to ecosystems of ecological...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Enhanced virulence and stress tolerance are signatures of epidemiologically successful Shigella sonnei
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🙏to transformative collaborative effort

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October 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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We selected the laziest mouse at each round to inoculate the next batch of germfree mice: over rounds of selection and passaging, behavior shifted without changes to the mouse genome: rdcu.be/eM3rO
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Selection and transmission of the gut microbiome alone can shift mammalian behavior
Nature Communications - Here, the authors present evidence that the gut microbiome alone, without changes in the host genome, can shape how animals respond to selection, identifying a bacterium and...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Healthy Islands vision. @natcomms.nature.com has launched a new collection seeking manuscripts on Pacific Islander health in collaboration with @commsmed.nature.com and Scientific Reports. Please consider submitting your work to us!
November 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This study shows that Alteromonas is a key driver of #phosphorus recycling in the #ocean and that its alkaline phosphatases are multifunctional—with different families coexisting in one #genome by adopting distinct functions and secretion strategies.
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Multifunctionally diverse alkaline phosphatases of Alteromonas drive the phosphorus cycle in the ocean - Nature Communications
This study shows that Alteromonas is a key driver of phosphorus recycling in the ocean and that its alkaline phosphatases are multifunctional—with different families coexisting in one genome by adopti...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
New study shows that #ocean dynamics, driven by #wind stress, were the main cause of the 2013-15 and 2019-20 northeast #Pacific marine #heatwaves via poleward warm water advection, while surface heat fluxes explain their decay. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Importance of ocean dynamics in the onset and persistence of the 2013-15 and 2019-20 northeast Pacific marine heatwaves - Nature Communications
The study shows that gyre-scale ocean dynamics, driven by wind stress curl anomaly, were the main cause of the 2013-15 and 2019-20 northeast Pacific marine heatwaves via poleward warm water advection,...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
ENSO teleconnections are usually assumed to be stationary. This new study shows that #volcanic eruptions disrupt #ENSO teleconnections with land summer #temperatures, with crucial implications for #ClimateModels and #paleoclimate reconstructions. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Volcanic eruptions disrupt ENSO teleconnections with land summer temperature - Nature Communications
ENSO teleconnections are usually assumed to be stationary. Here the authors show that volcanic eruptions disrupt ENSO teleconnections with land summer temperatures, with crucial implications for Earth...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
New study uses #climate model experiments and shows that #cloud radiative heating can increase the frequency of Euro-Atlantic atmospheric #blocking. Thus, better representation of cloud-radiation interactions is needed for improved prediction of extreme #weather. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cloud radiative effects significantly increase wintertime atmospheric blocking in the Euro-Atlantic sector - Nature Communications
This study uses climate model experiments and shows that radiative heating from the presence of clouds can substantially increase the frequency of Euro-Atlantic atmospheric blocking, highlighting the ...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Comment by Prof @icouzin.bsky.social that explores how collective intelligence emerges from local interactions in animal groups, and how these principles inform the design of swarm robotic systems. @natureportfolio.nature.com
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Collective intelligence in animals and robots - Nature Communications
This commentary explores how collective intelligence arises from local interactions in animal groups and how these principles inform the design of swarm robotic systems, addressing the challenge of ac...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Development of a classifier accurately predicting the origin sites for neuroendocrine neoplasms based on DNA methylation patterns, and showing that hepatic neuroendocrine neoplasms with unknown primary tumor are predicted to display a non-hepatic origin. doi.org/10.1038/s414...
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"... the species of trees we choose to nurture may be just as important as the number of trees we plant." Read the blog post behind the paper by Yao et al. regarding the role of #tree species in the #climate impact of European #forests. communities.springernature.com/posts/rethin...
Rethinking Europe’s Forests: Why Tree Species Matter for Climate Cooling
Yao et al. show that in Europe, forestation’s climate benefits depend on tree species. Converting conifers to broadleaves can reduce summer heat extremes and reverse warming effects of afforestation, ...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
New study looks at changes in regularity of #CropFailure, #heatwave and #wildfire exposure for different future #climate scenarios and reports major shifts in dominant periods when moving from pre-industrial to current climate conditions. @pik-potsdam.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Shifting dominant periods in extreme climate impacts under global warming - Nature Communications
This work investigates changes in regularity of crop failure, heatwave and wildfire exposure for different future climate scenarios. Major shifts in dominant periods are observed when moving from pre-...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Our new paper is out in @natcomms.nature.com! We uncover how the Salmonella SPI-1 injectisome reshapes macrophage translation, resulting in a sustained decrease in inflammatory gene expression. Grateful to all my co-authors and collaborators for an incredible team effort!
The Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 injectisome reprograms host cell translation to evade the inflammatory response - Nature Communications
In this work, authors show that Salmonella uses its SPI-1 injectisome to infect macrophages, triggering rapid translational upregulation of transcription factors, such as EGR1 which suppresses the inf...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM