We’re pleased to announce that Chile will host the XIII International Conference on Hantaviruses #ICH2026 🇨🇱
📍 Puerto Varas, Chile
📅 ICH2026: Nov 2–4, 2026
➕ Andes virus Workshop: Nov 5
🔗 https://t.co/AO0sfOe2Ey
Join global hantavirus research, collaboration & innovation 🌎
We can’t choose whether or not we will suffer. But we can choose whether or not we will suffer with God.
If you struggle with why God is letting you walk through suffering, remember this: If we were not brought into trial after trial after trial, we would fall ever more deeply in love with the ease, comfort, prosperity, and delights of our lives, and we would forget God.
Message: “How You Can Know You’re a Child of God”
🥳 Huge preprint 🔔 Today we share something our group has been working toward for a long time, led by
@LucasMoriniere We asked can we predict which receptor a phage targets from its genome sequence alone? For most phages, we couldn’t. So Lucas set out to do something crazy!
Visualizing pairwise genome comparisons? No need to run BLAST separately anymore! 🧬
#gbdraw has implemented #LOSAT, a WASM-powered Rust reimplementation of BLASTN/TBLASTX.
✅ No local installation
✅ No data transfer (Serverless)
Try it here: https://t.co/ahqoRxbDHT
Mientras el mundo corría ocupado —censos, preparativos, celebraciones—, solo unos pocos esperaban con el corazón alerta. Simeón y Ana aguardaban ansiosamente al Ungido del Señor, el Mesías redentor. Y cuando finalmente lo vieron, reconocieron lo que todos los demás pasaron por alto: la consolación de Israel había llegado.
Hoy no es diferente. En medio de las luces, la música y las reuniones, ¿estamos realmente contemplando al Niño que nos fue dado? Jesús —Admirable Consejero que entiende tus luchas, Dios Poderoso que venció en Su debilidad, Padre Eterno que se compadece de ti, Príncipe de Paz que reconcilió lo irreconciliable— vino como regalo inmerecido del Padre.
Haz una pausa. Este no es un regalo que puedes ganar o merecer. Solo recibirlo con fe. Deja que Su gobierno crezca en ti cada día. Deja que Su paz —no la del mundo— reine en cada decisión. Y espera Su regreso con la misma expectativa de aquellos que velaban en el templo, anhelando ver al Mesías del Señor.
Comparte este mensaje con alguien que necesite recordar el verdadero regalo de la Navidad.
Because of Christmas. And Good Friday. And Easter.
“Fear not, O Zion;
let not your hands grow weak.
The Lord your God is in your midst,
a mighty one who will save;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.” Zephaniah 3:16–17
Check the exciting work from our PhD researcher @CeliaFerriolG at @PLOSBiology 🤩🎉 Recombination, RBP evolution, and surprising gene swaps all play a role. A must-read for anyone into phage biology or host–phage evolution! @pilardomingoc https://t.co/C9XYr8cjep
“Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me! Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.” Psalm 25:20
God fights for those who forsake self-sufficiency.
And fly to him.
Phages on the big screen! 🎬 Premiere of a brilliant film about phage therapy by our friend Thomas Häusler - powerful story, a great panel discussion, and inspiring conversations over the apero. 🧬🥂 #PhageTherapy
@deng_lab Hi Dr. Deng, I am Abraham Z., a PhD student, and I would greatly appreciate your assistance. Just sent you an email about an issue with ViroProfiler. Checked GitHub but couldn't find a solution. I hope you can help me, please!!
Thanks so much!
New paper alert: Our 20-year study of viral ecology and evolution reveals viral roles in microbial dynamics, phage genome evolution over time, and key interactions with hosts. @ZhichaoZhou_CHN@patriciatran_@pCodyM@RobinRohwer@quendi @archaeal
https://t.co/nj4QSA7nXE
OUT NOW: Bacteria use exogenous peptidoglycan as a danger signal to trigger biofilm formation
@knutdrescher@sneakystaph@biozentrum
https://t.co/srnStUfhff
Mirror bacteria are a fascinating yet deeply concerning concept emerging from synthetic biology. They are designed to be built entirely from reversed biological molecules, opposite to the natural building blocks of life.
https://t.co/b7NZ3Vxidr
#SyntheticBiology#MirrorBacteria
To live is Christ. To die is gain.
Both are gain, which is why I feel so rich with Christ and his generous people at my age.
Here’s my short year-end video to say thanks and to invite you to consider becoming a monthly partner with us.
https://t.co/NzqElGgqk6
“Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.” Revelation 1:5
Tell the truth.
Die.
Rise.
Reign.
As with him, so with his followers.