Richard Anthony
@richard-ang.bsky.social
PhD candidate in The University of Western Australia
Love microbiology, currently working on microbial-based biostimulant application in agriculture.
Love microbiology, currently working on microbial-based biostimulant application in agriculture.
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Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
January 21, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...
Forgot to make bluesky post so I will just crosslink it lol
Grateful for 2025
First paper as first author
First conference as poster presenter
Forgot to make bluesky post so I will just crosslink it lol
Grateful for 2025
First paper as first author
First conference as poster presenter
#biostimulantsworldcongress | Richard Anthony
I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Biostimulant World Congress (2–4 December 2025) in Barcelona last week. I’m really grateful for the chance to connect with scientists, agronomists, industry...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...
Forgot to make bluesky post so I will just crosslink it lol
Grateful for 2025
First paper as first author
First conference as poster presenter
Forgot to make bluesky post so I will just crosslink it lol
Grateful for 2025
First paper as first author
First conference as poster presenter
I have been preparing for months to face November 2025 and still can not make it any easier. Visa still in limbo 4 days before conference. Manuscript not finished. All samples have not been analysed.
After all, humans can only prepare for the best and worst. God handle the rest.
After all, humans can only prepare for the best and worst. God handle the rest.
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I have been preparing for months to face November 2025 and still can not make it any easier. Visa still in limbo 4 days before conference. Manuscript not finished. All samples have not been analysed.
After all, humans can only prepare for the best and worst. God handle the rest.
After all, humans can only prepare for the best and worst. God handle the rest.
My research result is uncertain, my visa for conference is in limbo, and they increased my rent by 20%
PhD life 🌈
PhD life 🌈
October 2, 2025 at 3:28 AM
My research result is uncertain, my visa for conference is in limbo, and they increased my rent by 20%
PhD life 🌈
PhD life 🌈
Sharing my first paper as first author discussing about microbial inoculant applications in agriculture. The paper should be free to read and download using this link for 50 days
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lSoGEqynt...
#Microbiome
#PlantMicrobiome
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lSoGEqynt...
#Microbiome
#PlantMicrobiome
authors.elsevier.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Sharing my first paper as first author discussing about microbial inoculant applications in agriculture. The paper should be free to read and download using this link for 50 days
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lSoGEqynt...
#Microbiome
#PlantMicrobiome
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lSoGEqynt...
#Microbiome
#PlantMicrobiome
Failed my experiment after 1 month of planning. Feeling embarassed and devastated.
But tonight I am flying for Hololive concert
Spv wish me to have fun and forget the experiment for the whole weekend 🥰
Gonna have some fun foodies pilgrim in Sydney and pretend my dying plants don't exist.
But tonight I am flying for Hololive concert
Spv wish me to have fun and forget the experiment for the whole weekend 🥰
Gonna have some fun foodies pilgrim in Sydney and pretend my dying plants don't exist.
July 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Failed my experiment after 1 month of planning. Feeling embarassed and devastated.
But tonight I am flying for Hololive concert
Spv wish me to have fun and forget the experiment for the whole weekend 🥰
Gonna have some fun foodies pilgrim in Sydney and pretend my dying plants don't exist.
But tonight I am flying for Hololive concert
Spv wish me to have fun and forget the experiment for the whole weekend 🥰
Gonna have some fun foodies pilgrim in Sydney and pretend my dying plants don't exist.
I think all scientific conferences should consider to move out from US for next few years. No way we can fly there and pass your border.
July 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I think all scientific conferences should consider to move out from US for next few years. No way we can fly there and pass your border.
Wish I watched Jujutsu Kaisen so I can find it more funny knowing what is behind the name of this new archaea parasite
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A cellular entity retaining only its replicative core: Hidden archaeal lineage with an ultra-reduced genome
Defining the minimal genetic requirements for cellular life remains a fundamental question in biology. Genomic exploration continually reveals novel microbial lineages, often exhibiting extreme genome...
www.biorxiv.org
June 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Wish I watched Jujutsu Kaisen so I can find it more funny knowing what is behind the name of this new archaea parasite
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.nature.com/nature-index...
China occupied 8 of 10 top scientific institutions in the world. US still has Harvard at 2nd place
And Trump decided to cut Harvard funding
I won't be able to understand MAGA logic
If China really can build the equivalent of NIH, they can take over the world.
China occupied 8 of 10 top scientific institutions in the world. US still has Harvard at 2nd place
And Trump decided to cut Harvard funding
I won't be able to understand MAGA logic
If China really can build the equivalent of NIH, they can take over the world.
Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders: Western institutions lose long-held top spots
Major drivers of high-quality science, such as Germany’s Max Planck Society and CNRS in France, drop several places as China’s universities rise.
www.nature.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
www.nature.com/nature-index...
China occupied 8 of 10 top scientific institutions in the world. US still has Harvard at 2nd place
And Trump decided to cut Harvard funding
I won't be able to understand MAGA logic
If China really can build the equivalent of NIH, they can take over the world.
China occupied 8 of 10 top scientific institutions in the world. US still has Harvard at 2nd place
And Trump decided to cut Harvard funding
I won't be able to understand MAGA logic
If China really can build the equivalent of NIH, they can take over the world.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
And also this might change our interpretation toward soil microbial diversity. Once more information are available, our understanding will change.
And also this might change our interpretation toward soil microbial diversity. Once more information are available, our understanding will change.
Scientists repurpose gene editing tool to help uncover hidden microbial diversity
Pioneering research has repurposed a gene editing tool to help shed light on the true biodiversity present in natural environments.
www.sciencedaily.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:58 AM
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
And also this might change our interpretation toward soil microbial diversity. Once more information are available, our understanding will change.
And also this might change our interpretation toward soil microbial diversity. Once more information are available, our understanding will change.
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An exclusive @nature.com analysis sees the first real signs of a US science brain drain (by our excellent careers team) ⚛️🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain
A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.
www.nature.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
An exclusive @nature.com analysis sees the first real signs of a US science brain drain (by our excellent careers team) ⚛️🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Sad that this happened when we are at verge of existential challenges involving climate change and the rise of AGI.
Probably it is human nature that when big challenge arise, we created more chaos. Covid pandemic has shown that.
Sad that this happened when we are at verge of existential challenges involving climate change and the rise of AGI.
Probably it is human nature that when big challenge arise, we created more chaos. Covid pandemic has shown that.
Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain
A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.
www.nature.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Sad that this happened when we are at verge of existential challenges involving climate change and the rise of AGI.
Probably it is human nature that when big challenge arise, we created more chaos. Covid pandemic has shown that.
Sad that this happened when we are at verge of existential challenges involving climate change and the rise of AGI.
Probably it is human nature that when big challenge arise, we created more chaos. Covid pandemic has shown that.
Reposted by Richard Anthony
Reposted by Richard Anthony
I want to be clear once more that every single vaccine on the childhood vaccine schedule in the United States has already been subjected to a randomized clinical trial. There is no evidence that giving more than one of these vaccines within the time period specified by the schedule poses any risk.
February 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I want to be clear once more that every single vaccine on the childhood vaccine schedule in the United States has already been subjected to a randomized clinical trial. There is no evidence that giving more than one of these vaccines within the time period specified by the schedule poses any risk.
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RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
February 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
The pressure to publish quantity over quality and to bar collaboration must be reduced.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: These universities have the most retracted scientific articles
A first-of-its-kind analysis by Nature reveals which institutions are retraction hotspots.
www.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The pressure to publish quantity over quality and to bar collaboration must be reduced.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
PhD story is always a cycle of excitement over great result and bouncing back from bad results 🥲
Don't mind me.. just lost all my dopamine from great results 2 days ago due to sudden bad result today.
Don't mind me.. just lost all my dopamine from great results 2 days ago due to sudden bad result today.
February 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
PhD story is always a cycle of excitement over great result and bouncing back from bad results 🥲
Don't mind me.. just lost all my dopamine from great results 2 days ago due to sudden bad result today.
Don't mind me.. just lost all my dopamine from great results 2 days ago due to sudden bad result today.
Reposted by Richard Anthony
Relevant to this audience! @nature.com asks: “Has Bluesky replaced X for scientists? Take Nature’s poll”: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Has Bluesky replaced X for scientists? Take Nature’s poll
The research community has flocked to the social-media platform Bluesky. Tell us about your experience.
www.nature.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Relevant to this audience! @nature.com asks: “Has Bluesky replaced X for scientists? Take Nature’s poll”: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
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Our new paper in PNAS just came out!
Increasing pesticide diversity impairs soil microbial functions
Another very nice collaboration with the group of Yong-Guan Zhu at the CAS in Beijing
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Increasing pesticide diversity impairs soil microbial functions
Another very nice collaboration with the group of Yong-Guan Zhu at the CAS in Beijing
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
January 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Our new paper in PNAS just came out!
Increasing pesticide diversity impairs soil microbial functions
Another very nice collaboration with the group of Yong-Guan Zhu at the CAS in Beijing
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Increasing pesticide diversity impairs soil microbial functions
Another very nice collaboration with the group of Yong-Guan Zhu at the CAS in Beijing
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Probably still far away from feasibility but fungi battery is a cool idea
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Electric fungi: The biobattery that needs to be fed
A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery. The living battery could supply power to sensors f...
www.sciencedaily.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Probably still far away from feasibility but fungi battery is a cool idea
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Reposted by Richard Anthony
To accompany all those Bluesky science/academia
#starterpacks, let's share introductions to the literature of our different fields.
Below, I humbly submit 12 main types of scientific papers on food, agriculture, land, & natural climate solutions (inspired by the amazing @xkcd.com). #FoodStudies 🧪
#starterpacks, let's share introductions to the literature of our different fields.
Below, I humbly submit 12 main types of scientific papers on food, agriculture, land, & natural climate solutions (inspired by the amazing @xkcd.com). #FoodStudies 🧪
November 17, 2024 at 2:01 PM
To accompany all those Bluesky science/academia
#starterpacks, let's share introductions to the literature of our different fields.
Below, I humbly submit 12 main types of scientific papers on food, agriculture, land, & natural climate solutions (inspired by the amazing @xkcd.com). #FoodStudies 🧪
#starterpacks, let's share introductions to the literature of our different fields.
Below, I humbly submit 12 main types of scientific papers on food, agriculture, land, & natural climate solutions (inspired by the amazing @xkcd.com). #FoodStudies 🧪