Vibhaw Shrivastava

PhD Student | @TechnionLive | Researching Aeromicrobiology | Environmental conservation enthusiast | Let's connect! 🌊

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

For decades, biology textbooks have enshrined a simple rule: DNA is made by copying a template. After one enzyme unzips a DNA double helix into separate strands, another called a polymerase builds a complementary sequence, base by base, for each strand. Presto: two copies of the original DNA.

But new research into how bacteria defend themselves from viruses now shows this synthesis rule isn’t absolute.

Now, a team describes a bacterial enzyme that synthesizes DNA without a nucleic acid template, using its own structure as a guide.

Learn more on #DNADay: https://t.co/ksN5lBxRw3

[SPAAM-community @spaam_community]

What did #ancient #viral #ecosystems look like? 🦠🧬 Sedimentary #aDNA from lakes and oceans reveals 2,000+ viral taxa and shows how #virus–host interactions changed from the #Pleistocene to today.
https://t.co/4RWxAEnaWq
#MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #sedaDNA

[Vibhaw Shrivastava @VibhawTweets]

Study finds viral DNA embedded in polar algae may help them survive extreme environments https://t.co/nyljosV4g7

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Join us for the 23rd European Bioenergetics Conference, EBEC-2026 in beautiful Stockholm, Aug 22-27, 2026. Expecting 500+ participants with fantastic speakers. A few days left for early bird registration (March 31), selected Orals until April 3. More on: https://t.co/bc3LVAYrp1

[Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash]

BacDoc: A database-driven assisted platform for media prediction and microbial profiling https://t.co/7NMMmhpuGl

[ISMET @ISMETsociety]

𝙄𝙎𝙈𝙀𝙏 2028 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 - 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙨

Are you willing to host the 10th World Conference of the ISMET Society #ISMET10?

Open for ISMET community. Send a 2-page proposal to 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙠.𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙟𝙣𝙚@𝙬𝙪𝙧.𝙣𝙡

[ICM-CSIC @ICMCSIC]

🌊 We are offering 24 JAE Intro fellowships! @CSIC

🔬 7-month research stays in marine sciences
💰 ~€4,200 funding
⌛Deadline: 11 April 2026

🗣️Do not miss this chance to get hands-on experience in ocean science and kickstart a research career!

+ info:  https://t.co/J1M5kj9UI4

[Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash]

Viruses in marine sediments: a review of their effect on biogeochemistry and microbial interactions https://t.co/LOebCc20A5

[@hmcjeon.bsky.social @HMcJeon]

Just stopping by to drop a new commentary with @YangOu363 in @ScienceMagazine recounting the history of stabilization wedges and featuring the modern updates to the wedges by Johnson and @iain_staffell.

my commentary: https://t.co/W4cVJCVmMg
Wedge 2026: https://t.co/w0uvdgaDmw

[Christine Rabinak @BrainsBeesBikes]

The first time you start a research lab, there’s no manual.

So I made one.

A practical toolkit for postdocs and early-career faculty launching their first lab: hiring, startup planning, collaborations, and building a sustainable research program.

https://t.co/a30LLykjKq

[Microbiology Society @MicrobioSoc]

Bacterial DNA supercoiling. Published in Microbiology as part of the Microbial Primers collection: https://t.co/5LkbAKuey7
#MicrobioJ

[Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash]

Nanopore sequencing reaches amplicon sequence variant (ASV) resolution https://t.co/MaBAsPR0k7

[Vibhaw Shrivastava @VibhawTweets]

Glad to be part of this study. Thank you once again sir.

@SharmaAavi .

[Microbiology Society @MicrobioSoc]

Pinch, punch, it's Microbe of the Month 🦠 Introducing Deinococcus pantiae! The researchers honoured oceanographer Dr Aditi Pant by naming the new species after her. Find out more in the latest edition of New to Science here: https://t.co/2ie7J9gIdZ 🧫

[Alexandre Soares Rosado @Rosado_AS]

The MicrobeAtlas database: Global trends and insights into Earth’s microbial ecosystems: Cell https://t.co/yLNRDB1hhG

[Tominaga K. (tomiken) @pacyc1841]

Optimizing primer selection for microbial diversity studies in freshwater lakes: a comprehensive evaluation of 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, and ITS gene regions | FEMS Microbiology Ecology | Oxford Academic https://t.co/TPiKyJ4Y76

[Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash]

Habitat fragmentation controls bacterial community composition outcomes https://t.co/o6zl3GkLkr

[Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash]

Core Concepts for Early Childhood Microbiology Education https://t.co/nyKXy6qdqA

[Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash]

Siderophores produced by marine microorganisms https://t.co/OON1S6UVVh

[Israel in India @IsraelinIndia]

We mourn with heavy hearts, remembering the two beloved colleagues from our Embassy in Washington, D.C.
May their memory forever be a blessing 💔

#NeverAgain #EndTerrorNow

[Vibhaw Shrivastava @VibhawTweets]

@Rashmi0896 As expected !!