Antonio Jiménez

[PNASNews @PNASNews]

The glaciers and ice sheets that cover 10% of Earth’s surface are not lifeless. Glaciers host over 150 species of animal, 73 of which only live in glacier habitats. In a warming world, many denizens of the ice are under threat. In PNAS: https://t.co/4gd8RU8Jtf

[Antonio Jiménez @bioljimenez]

#Microplastics #Limnology #Ecotoxicology #Zooplankton #FreshwaterEcology #ScienceCommunication infographic paper: https://t.co/RCf8Atil0D

[Antonio Jiménez @bioljimenez]

New paper in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. We investigated trophic transfer and egestion dynamics in the microscopic Brachionus–Asplanchna freshwater system exposed to 1 µm fluorescent spheres.

[Antonio Jiménez @bioljimenez]

Instead of long-term bioaccumulation, these rotifers act as a temporary pelagic carrier and a biological pump, packaging and redistributing microplastics downward. Read the full #OpenAccess article here: https://t.co/SzKvbRUVzY

[Peter H. Diamandis, MD @PeterDiamandis]

The science funding system is BROKEN. PhDs and professors are spending their days writing grant proposals rather than conducting research that could transform millions of lives. And the worst part? The system REWARDS predictable, safe, incremental science. It PUNISHES radical ideas and moonshots.

[Antonio Jiménez @bioljimenez]

#Ciencia #InvestigacionCientifica #limnologia #lagos #suelos #rotifer #PhDlife #sciencework

[Antonio Jiménez @bioljimenez]

https://t.co/9mDo3b1Eru Aún hay mucho para trabajar y considerar en el mundo de los microbichos y su importancia en el ambiente, tal vez algún día puedan realmente útiles para conservar nuestro alrededor, por ahora, aquellos interesado en investigación, aquí unas ideas

[Paula Fayos Pérez @PaulaFayosPerez]

Teniendo una de las mejores becas postdoctorales de España, gasto el 70% en pagar el alquiler (piso de 40m2 lejos del centro). En otras palabras, mi casera está recibiendo una de las mejores becas postdoctorales de España 👍🙃 #vivienda #especulacion #derechoalavivienda

[The Struggling Scientists @TheStrugglingS4]

A recent survey of nearly 900 postdocs at the Max Planck Society reveals:

🔹 28% show signs of severe depression
🔹 25% struggle with severe anxiety
🔹 More than half oppose contract caps that force them out after 4–6 years
🔹 International researchers (75% of the cohort) face extra hurdles: bureaucracy, language barriers, even bullying

Postdocs carry much of the research load, yet remain overworked, undervalued, and uncertain about their future.

If global research institutions can’t retain talent, support mental health, and offer real career pathways, how sustainable is the system?

Link to the Nature article:
https://t.co/8CznV3dWb3

[TETTRIs @TETTRIsEU]

The strong commitment of Iasmi Stathi (🇬🇷 @nhmcrete) towards the next generation of taxonomists. #training is crucial to keep classifying and protecting species year after year!
#tettriseu #taxonomy

https://t.co/uGKon4JVfU

[TETTRIs @TETTRIsEU]

Read the reportage from Iasmi Stathi (TETTRIs consultant for Satellite Projects) directly from Italy 🇮🇹 where she attended the #soil course from SoilMATs!
👉 https://t.co/pqlGaTE1Zv

#taxonomy #tettriseu #biodiversity #Training

[Ian Duggan @icdugg]

New Paper: While little zooplankton like rotifers are commonly ignored, so are the smaller animal parasites. My recent student did a shotgun examination of some NZ non-native freshwater fish, and found a bunch of unrecognised non-native monogeneans.

[Richard Kirby @PlanktonPundit]

This must be seen to be believed. An arrow worm in the plankton tries to eat our rubbish and chokes on a plastic microfiber. @zeiss_micro

[Fany Martinez Real @RealFany]

PhD position available in my lab - Fully funded!

Please, apply or RT! 👩‍🔬🐭🧫

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

[Antonio Jiménez @bioljimenez]

@A_iix08 @RaminNasibov true hands figure so...