Tiffany Lowe-Power 🌱🦠
@tlowepower.bsky.social
I study how bacteria kill plants. Interested across biological scales: molecular 🧬, cellular🦠, organismal 🧫, ecological 🥀🌍, and evolutionary 🧬.
Optimistic pessimist: The world is dark, so how can we slow the decline?
Optimistic pessimist: The world is dark, so how can we slow the decline?
I skimmed through this paper with general skepticism, and then I hit figure 12, which is clear data fabrication. (They show that figure in the bottom left of this visual abstract...)
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Enhanced Control of Bacterial Wilt Disease in Tomato Plant via Transport and Penetration Tracking by Aid of 99mTc‐Labeled Ralstonia solanacearum–Specific Bacteriophage
The graphical abstract shows bacteriophages isolated against Ralstonia solanacearum that were radiolabeled with Tc-99m to trace their transport from soil to leaves. Optimized radiolabeling conditions...
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I skimmed through this paper with general skepticism, and then I hit figure 12, which is clear data fabrication. (They show that figure in the bottom left of this visual abstract...)
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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We are hiring!! Biological Sciences as UNC Charlotte has a broad search for a new assistant professor.
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
jobs.charlotte.edu
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We are hiring!! Biological Sciences as UNC Charlotte has a broad search for a new assistant professor.
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
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Join the Micro PI Slack if you haven't already! Microbiologists unite 🔬
Microbiology professor, want to join a slack for microbiology professors, any career stage, diverse career types (pure teaching, med school, R1, community college, pure research fed PIs, ...)
Message me for an invite link if you are interested.
No imposter syndrome, if you are 1% micro, join!
Message me for an invite link if you are interested.
No imposter syndrome, if you are 1% micro, join!
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Join the Micro PI Slack if you haven't already! Microbiologists unite 🔬
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More new NIH institute and center director positions posted
with a closing date of 11/26/25.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
These include the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...
1/3
with a closing date of 11/26/25.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
These include the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...
1/3
hr.nih.gov
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
More new NIH institute and center director positions posted
with a closing date of 11/26/25.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
These include the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...
1/3
with a closing date of 11/26/25.
hr.nih.gov/careers/open...
These include the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...
1/3
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I realize that these timelines are absurd and wanting to take on one of these important positions under the present circumstances is problematic, but NIH needs qualified applicants to apply.
Please consider applying, even if you are not sure you would accept the position if offered.
3/3
Please consider applying, even if you are not sure you would accept the position if offered.
3/3
a man wearing a red shirt with the letter w on it says " who are we if we don 't even try "
ALT: a man wearing a red shirt with the letter w on it says " who are we if we don 't even try "
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I realize that these timelines are absurd and wanting to take on one of these important positions under the present circumstances is problematic, but NIH needs qualified applicants to apply.
Please consider applying, even if you are not sure you would accept the position if offered.
3/3
Please consider applying, even if you are not sure you would accept the position if offered.
3/3
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Why is Trump going after America's air traffic controllers, today of all days?
It's one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums."
It's one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums."
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Why is Trump going after America's air traffic controllers, today of all days?
It's one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums."
It's one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums."
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1. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
2. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois
3. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
4. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
5. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
6. Sen. Angus King of Maine
7. Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada
8. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Sold out Americans
2. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois
3. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
4. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
5. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
6. Sen. Angus King of Maine
7. Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada
8. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Sold out Americans
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 AM
1. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
2. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois
3. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
4. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
5. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
6. Sen. Angus King of Maine
7. Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada
8. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Sold out Americans
2. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois
3. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania
4. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire
5. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
6. Sen. Angus King of Maine
7. Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada
8. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire
Sold out Americans
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Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown
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There are wide lanes open for Democratic candidates who believe in something other than neoliberalism and insider trading.
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
There are wide lanes open for Democratic candidates who believe in something other than neoliberalism and insider trading.
Should bacterial pangenome tools use the term xenologs instead of paralogs to describe two homologs within the same genome?
Gene duplication seems to be pretty rare in bacteria, and horizontal gene transfer seems to be a more common way to get two homologs in one genome...
(Does this matter?)
Gene duplication seems to be pretty rare in bacteria, and horizontal gene transfer seems to be a more common way to get two homologs in one genome...
(Does this matter?)
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Should bacterial pangenome tools use the term xenologs instead of paralogs to describe two homologs within the same genome?
Gene duplication seems to be pretty rare in bacteria, and horizontal gene transfer seems to be a more common way to get two homologs in one genome...
(Does this matter?)
Gene duplication seems to be pretty rare in bacteria, and horizontal gene transfer seems to be a more common way to get two homologs in one genome...
(Does this matter?)
Related to the Watson discourse? But different...
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Related to the Watson discourse? But different...
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It's important to remember that while the degree to which James Watson deliberately stole from Rosalind Franklin is still in dispute, he also shit on her in his memoir for no apparent reason other than to save face and then spent the last two decades of his life pushing bullshit race science.
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It's important to remember that while the degree to which James Watson deliberately stole from Rosalind Franklin is still in dispute, he also shit on her in his memoir for no apparent reason other than to save face and then spent the last two decades of his life pushing bullshit race science.
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conversations about Watson's death rn are a potent reminder that racism and/or misogyny have RARELY been professionally disqualifying, especially in this country
November 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
conversations about Watson's death rn are a potent reminder that racism and/or misogyny have RARELY been professionally disqualifying, especially in this country
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Faculty got a standard of living increase from the University of California this month. I used mine to donate to the Sacramento Food Bank, because the majority of politicians in the US do not want to feed those in need. www.sacramentofoodbank.org
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services
www.sacramentofoodbank.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Faculty got a standard of living increase from the University of California this month. I used mine to donate to the Sacramento Food Bank, because the majority of politicians in the US do not want to feed those in need. www.sacramentofoodbank.org
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Last time I saw him, he told me that eugenics had gotten a bad rap. That it was, in fact, a great thing. To be celebrated. As well as the usual racist & misogynistic rants.
But honestly the worst part was seeing the light die in fellow lab members eyes when they met their hero and got...that.
But honestly the worst part was seeing the light die in fellow lab members eyes when they met their hero and got...that.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Last time I saw him, he told me that eugenics had gotten a bad rap. That it was, in fact, a great thing. To be celebrated. As well as the usual racist & misogynistic rants.
But honestly the worst part was seeing the light die in fellow lab members eyes when they met their hero and got...that.
But honestly the worst part was seeing the light die in fellow lab members eyes when they met their hero and got...that.
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I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
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He had the rare ability to come off like an asshole in his own autobiography
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
He had the rare ability to come off like an asshole in his own autobiography
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It's really important to note that not only was Watson a racist and misogynist but his contribution to the double helix was listening to a Rosalind Franklin lecture and getting mad because Francis Crick wouldn't invite him to his sex parties.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It's really important to note that not only was Watson a racist and misogynist but his contribution to the double helix was listening to a Rosalind Franklin lecture and getting mad because Francis Crick wouldn't invite him to his sex parties.
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If you just cancel flights, then they're actually not late! Brilliant stuff from Sean Duffy here
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If you just cancel flights, then they're actually not late! Brilliant stuff from Sean Duffy here
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YES!!!
The 2026 midterms have officially begun.
Pete Buttigieg is holding a town hall in GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden's district in Wisconsin on November 18th 🙌
Van Orden blatantly lied to his constituents and deserves to lose.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
The 2026 midterms have officially begun.
Pete Buttigieg is holding a town hall in GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden's district in Wisconsin on November 18th 🙌
Van Orden blatantly lied to his constituents and deserves to lose.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
Pete Buttigieg to campaign against Derrick Van Orden in La Crosse
Buttigieg, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2020, is characterizing the event as a response to the Trump administration's policies.
www.jsonline.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
YES!!!
The 2026 midterms have officially begun.
Pete Buttigieg is holding a town hall in GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden's district in Wisconsin on November 18th 🙌
Van Orden blatantly lied to his constituents and deserves to lose.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
The 2026 midterms have officially begun.
Pete Buttigieg is holding a town hall in GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden's district in Wisconsin on November 18th 🙌
Van Orden blatantly lied to his constituents and deserves to lose.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...
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Truer words. University is an ideal and now it is apparent in all sides that faculty and staff know and live that ideal every day, while underpaid, unsupported and overworked.
While administrators have been negotiating in secret, faculty and staff have been fighting. It just could not be more clear who gives a shit about the university as an ideal and who doesn’t.
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Truer words. University is an ideal and now it is apparent in all sides that faculty and staff know and live that ideal every day, while underpaid, unsupported and overworked.
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Wow! The President's Postdoctoral Fellowship was a tremendous opportunity for recruiting the brightest minds into the UC system and keeping them there. When do these shortsighted decisions end? And why are so many people telling on themselves so blatantly.
A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Wow! The President's Postdoctoral Fellowship was a tremendous opportunity for recruiting the brightest minds into the UC system and keeping them there. When do these shortsighted decisions end? And why are so many people telling on themselves so blatantly.
Looks awesome! Junior scientists -- apply!
The full list of workshop instructors is available here.
Registration closes November 15 🥳🥳
bsky.app/profile/jlst...
Registration closes November 15 🥳🥳
bsky.app/profile/jlst...
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Looks awesome! Junior scientists -- apply!