Yousef Touhami

Cell and Molecular Research Technician @thembauk. Working within teams researching marine fungi and phytoplankton, and the evolution of early-branching animals.

[Michael Cunliffe 🏳️‍🌈 @sea_bugs]

Our latest work on #marine #fungi is out today in @RSocPublishing - A 17 year eDNA time series of marine fungal diversity - 🌊🍄🧬🧐 https://t.co/YGLID85j6D @CyanoEvo @rojallen @Mike_J_Allen @Kimberley_EBird @thembauk @PlymUni @ExeterMarine @PlymouthMarine

[Yousef Touhami @touhamsters]

@MarineMycology We use the Qiagen DNeasy Plant Mini Kit which works well for DNA from cultures. We use the ZymoBIOMICS DNA/RNA Miniprep Kit for eDNA 😊

[Sophie Pavelle @sophiepavs]

The #wildcamping ban on #Dartmoor has rocked the nation - awaking fierce desire for a smarter decision.

❗️BUT this week is *crucial* to get political support in a new Right To Roam Act.

➡️Find your local MP: https://t.co/JBGtCND2jV

➡️Send them this: https://t.co/Vz7Ey5c2kc

[Pew Environment @pewenvironment]

Good news: Almost all of Chilean Patagonia’s rivers are free-flowing and relatively intact.

Bad news: All 1,251 of them are currently unprotected.

Here’s why so many are working to change that, starting with 3 iconic rivers. 👇 https://t.co/fEm5T8Iz1Z

[Dartmoor National Park @dartmoornpa]

We're disappointed with the result of the wild camping legal challenge. We'll consider our position before deciding if to appeal and also discuss with landowners.

We maintain wild camping is key part of open-air recreation, a way to enjoy Dartmoor.

https://t.co/sztbn8hQWJ

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

Perspective

38,976,609,270 tonnes of CO2 in 2021
8,172,617,750 tonnes coal
4,221,366,060 tonnes oil
2,737,006,522 gas
2,600,000,000 iron ore
26,000,000 copper
2,700,000 nickel
170,000 cobalt
100,000 lithium

[Daniela Sturm @D_J_Sturm]

Very excited to present our new paper on novel #coccolithophore combination coccospheres published in @JPlanktonRes https://t.co/t9WcgUWaaY

Huge thanks to my co-authors @GLWheeler2 and Gerald Langer and @thembauk, @NOCnews

Here’s the story behind this study...

[New Scientist @newscientist]

In a move that has stunned biologists, DeepMind says its AlphaFold artificial intelligence can predict the structure of almost all proteins known to science, a discovery that will revolutionise the field and speed drug development. https://t.co/8K5a04s2mj

[Dr Adam Rutherford @AdamRutherford]

MILK TIME 🥛! Have you ever considered that it’s a bit weird that you drink the milk of another animal, and it’s totally normal? Milk is a billion-dollar industry.

A *HUGE* new human evolution paper just dropped, upending one of the great modern evolutionary ideas. 🧵 1/n

[Dr. Angela Rasmussen @angie_rasmussen]

Where did the pandemic begin?

Was it from nature or a lab?

Since the start, this fundamental question has gone unanswered.

Until now.

Out in @ScienceMagazine: SARS-CoV-2 emerged into humans via the live animal trade at the Huanan Seafood Market.
https://t.co/hnl9j3E6j6

[MBA - Marine Biological Association @thembauk]

We've taken the plunge 🌊 and gone for a fresh new look that reflects our values - to be inspiring, visionary and value integrity as the voice of #MarineBiology.

Take a look at our new branding and website💻: https://t.co/dJ9jS1Tq1P

[Ethan Siegel @StartsWithABang]

7 spectacular lessons from James Webb’s first deep-field image
https://t.co/hzGWzduY0d
We took a deep dive into @NASAWebb's first deep-field image.

Here are 7 big science lessons to take away, including some big surprises!

[Michael Cunliffe 🏳️‍🌈 @sea_bugs]

A rallying cry from @TaraOceans_Sci @TaraOcean_ @embl @EMBRC_EU for understanding and protecting the #ocean #microbiome 🌊 @UNOceanDecade @NatureMicrobiol 🦠 Read it 👉 https://t.co/x97FGxF0FO 🧬 https://t.co/TKXYJJLUzO 🔬 #SciArt by @coddiepoc from @thembauk @PlymUni @ARIES_DTP

[Dr Nathan Chrismas @CyanoEvo]

The nationally threatened Golden Hair Lichen (Teloschistes flavicans), all ready for genome sequencing as part of @darwintreelife. We're hoping to use molecular data from this species to help better inform its conservation status in the UK. @BLSlichens @thembauk @KewMycology

[Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole]

BREAKING: Right to wild camp on Dartmoor in jeopardy as huge landowner brings legal case against Dartmoor National Park Authority claiming no such right exists

Dartmoor is the only place in England where you can legally wild camp - we must all defend this https://t.co/FDWpub23rc

[Syrena Whitner 🍄🌊 @SyrenaWhitner]

#marinefungi are not only ecological superheros, but boy are they pretttttyyy 😍 some of my favorite isolates from the water column, sediment, and marine inverts here in Hawai’i!!

[Yousef Touhami @touhamsters]

@sea_bugs @Kimberley_EBird I would 100% try it! Might sound odd but I have always been tempted to eat a bit of agar 🤣