🦟 Each summer, Scotland is swarmed by billions of biting Highland midges, leaving some visitors regretting their decision to holiday. But did you know, although blood feeders, adult midges also feed on plants for sugar and seek shelter in trees? 🧵(1/5)
Our work on predicting routes of virus transmission to different hosts has finally come out (with Marcus, @Baylism@jpilgrim91, Aurelia, and Melody):
https://t.co/DNSgeHtvEm
@tal_h_a@owenjonesjourno Is it a coincidence if somebody wins the lottery? The chances are fractionally small but does that mean the person who won the lottery cheated?
🦟💡By overlooking the Highland midge’s interactions with local wildlife and its potential to carry plant bacteria, we might be missing a vital piece of the ecosystem puzzle. Is it time to see these tiny biters in a new light? (5/5)
🦟 Each summer, Scotland is swarmed by billions of biting Highland midges, leaving some visitors regretting their decision to holiday. But did you know, although blood feeders, adult midges also feed on plants for sugar and seek shelter in trees? 🧵(1/5)
🔍 Through comparing this new bacteria’s genome with other Erwinia, it appears this novel species is similar to plant-disease causing strains although its pathogenic potential is still to be confirmed! (4/5)
@mattwridley For anybody interested in what happened during this meeting, listen to Eddie Holmes discussing this (31:00 onwards) which addresses why these concerns weren't validated https://t.co/tRhZsTpozu
Recordings from last weeks seminar are now available to watch on catch-up via our YouTube channel and website: https://t.co/0Y7F8kD4NU
Two great talks on canine coronaviruses from @jpilgrim91 and Prof. Lucy Davison to kick off the 2024 seminar series! #OneHealth#AnimalCoV
Come and do a PhD with Marcus Blagrove, @baylism, @Lena_Riab, and myself.
This is a super cool project at the intersection between machine-learning, vector-biology, and disease ecology.
https://t.co/d6hQ4dtdTE
Please get in touch if you have any questions, or just for a chat.
Who will win the #ResearchParasite Award at #PSB23 this week? Find out at the @PacSymBiocomp dinner and read this from 2022 Junior prize winner @jpilgrim91
The opportunities of research parasitism: A case study using the Barcode of Life Data System https://t.co/ywTOzDJPuA