Andreas Haag

Andreas Haag

@andreashaag.bsky.social

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Tung Le
@tunglejic.bsky.social

🚨PhD opportunity alert!!! Come work with us on this new cool NERC DTP PhD project Investigate How Bacterial Hosts Control Domesticated Viral Machines to Drive Horizontal Gene Transfer in Marine Environments. Retweet = nice. Thank you!!! aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...

aries-dtp.ac.ukInvestigate How Bacterial Hosts Control Domesticated Viral Machines to Drive Horizontal Gene Transfer in Marine Environments? | AriesProfessor Tung Le, John Innes Centre – contact me Professor Jonathan Todd, Quadram Institute & UEA Dr Ngat Tran, John Innes Centre Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a major driver of bacterial…

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hobbslabmicro.bsky.social
@hobbslabmicro.bsky.social

Funded 4-year PhD studentship alert! 📣 "Efficacy & Mechanisms of Novel Treatments for Antibiotic-Tolerant Infections" shorturl.at/ruD0t Come join our vibrant and supportive group in St Andrews and undertake an industry placement @amprologix.bsky.social with @matupton.bsky.social. Please share!

findaphd.comEastbio: Efficacy and Mechanisms of Novel Treatments for Antibiotic-Tolerant Infections at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Eastbio: Efficacy and Mechanisms of Novel Treatments for Antibiotic-Tolerant Infections at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Meaghan Castledine
@mcastd.bsky.social

🦠Fully funded PhD project with myself, Angus Buckling, Jo Lello and Phil Mitchelmore🦠 How should we design phage therapeutics for bacterial co-infections? How do interactions between pathogens affect treatment efficacy? Please get in touch if you have any Qs 💃 shorturl.at/39Xea

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Jakob T Rostøl
@jakob-tr.bsky.social

Like a prophage being awakened from its slumber, the phage field has seen a lot of renewed activity during the last decade. Check out our new @natrevmicro.nature.com review on the temperate phage life cycle here to stay up-to-date 🧫🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

nature.comRevisiting the life cycle of temperate phages - Nature Reviews MicrobiologyThe life cycle of temperate bacteriophages involves lytic or lysogenic cycles and has historically served as a model for studying genetic regulation. This Review provides an updated overview of these ...
Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

Fully funded PhD (Home students) with an excellent supervisor (@ruamicro.bsky.social) at Newcastle University Biosciences Institute. MDR Escherichia coli–neutrophil interactions. Great opportunity for strong candidates. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

findaphd.comHiding in plain sight: How a multi-drug resistant pathogen evades detection and killing by human neutrophils at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Hiding in plain sight: How a multi-drug resistant pathogen evades detection and killing by human neutrophils at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Malcolm White
@mfwhite2.bsky.social

Postdoc position available in St Andrews for a structural biologist: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

vacancies.st-andrews.ac.ukResearch Fellow - AR3262Research Fellow - AR3262, School of Biology Salary: Grade 6 / £38,784 pa Start date: 1 July 2026 Full time Fixed term: 36 months, <p><span>Applications are sought for a committed Post-doctoral Research Fellow to work with Dr Rafael Guimaraes da Silva conducting research for a Leverhulme Trust Research Grant funded project to dissect catalysis and allostery in a gut microbiome ATP phosphoribosyltransferase enzyme.&nbsp; The primary duties will be to uncover the catalytic and allosteric mechanisms via protein crystallography and enzymology.</span></p> <p><span>The successful applicant will have (or be near to completion of) a PhD in Biochemistry or Structural Biology with expertise in X-ray crystallography and enzymology.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span>The post is available for 36 months starting 1<sup>st</sup> July 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. </span></p> <p><span>Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Rafael Guimaraes da Silva at&nbsp;</span>rgds@st-andrews.ac.uk</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;"><strong>Benefits:</strong></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-left: 2rem;"> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span>Financial contribution to&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/payandpensions/removalandrelocationpolicy/" style="color: #565661; background-color: transparent;">relocation</a>&nbsp;<span>(subject to eligibility)</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-left: 2rem;"> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span>Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions of 14.5%</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-left: 2rem;"> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span>A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies, supporting work-life balance</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-left: 2rem;"> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span>Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-left: 2rem;"> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span>Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-left: 2rem;"> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span>Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; padding-left: 2rem;"> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 4pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: normal;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><span>34 Days Annual Leave plus 5 Public Holidays.</span></li> </ul> <p><span><br> </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;"><em>At St Andrews, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to who we are and form a core pillar of our University Strategy. We are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and supportive workplace, reflected in our participation in national diversity charters and awards, including Athena Swan, Carer Positive and the Race Equality Charter.&nbsp;</em></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;"><em>We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian, minority ethnic and minority religions backgrounds and from LGBTQ+ and disabled people.&nbsp;</em></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;"><strong>Closing date: 17 April 2026</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;"><strong>Interview date: 11 May 2026</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;"><strong>Job Description:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk//ViewAttachment.aspx?enc=jmxpV+AcVus8i/wvT3FZXrrCOvCUGNWd9uca/tGZrAJOxn0uaIw998B27m1Z2faQPrIL0fNvKayeQQ9Vm6dRjh8e9IpvpaUCTN3uAzHFqby4lpmr7kDQu7hbKVYB1s1b" target="_blank" title="AR3262RS FPs.pdf">AR3262RS FPs.pdf</a><br> </strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;"><strong>Ref no: AR3262RS</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;">School of Biology</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;">Salary: Grade 6 / &pound;38,784 pa</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;">Start date: 1 July 2026</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;">Full time</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: justify;">Fixed term: 36 months</p>, Working Hours : Full Time School/Unit : School of Biology Job Family : Academic (Research) ,

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José R Penadés
@jrpenades.bsky.social

This paper started as an idea @albertomarina.bsky.social had many years ago… which of course means he was right all along 😄. Some of us just needed a few years (and a lot of experiments) to catch up. Grateful (and slightly humbled) to be part of this. Thanks Alberto! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

cell.comPhages communicate across species to shape microbial ecosystemsGallego-del-Sol et al. show that arbitrium-coding phages can sense non-cognate peptide signals from other phages to regulate lysis-lysogeny decisions. This crosstalk affects lysis-lysogeny outcomes of...
Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

Interested in phages, AMR, and bacterial stress responses? MSc project on Clp proteases and prophage induction in S. aureus 📍 St Andrews Apply by 28 April medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/news/msc-res...

medicine.st-andrews.ac.ukMSc (Res) Opportunity – Clp Proteases Control Infection and Lifecycle Decisions in Staphylococcus aureus PhagesProject Title: Clp Proteases Control Infection and Lifecycle Decisions in Staphylococcus aureus Phages Supervisor(s): Primary Supervisor: Dr Andreas Haag (University of St Andrews, School of Medicine)...
Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

Final days to apply. Funded PhD on prophage activation, Clp proteases and horizontal gene transfer in Staphylococcus aureus.

Andreas Haag@andreashaag.bsky.social

📢 Funded PhD in molecular microbiology & phage biology How do bacterial stress responses control prophage activation and horizontal gene transfer? Join us at St Andrews to dissect Clp protease–mediated regulation in Staphylococcus aureus. Apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

findaphd.comProtease-Controlled Prophage Activation in Staphylococcus aureus: New Mechanisms Driving Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Protease-Controlled Prophage Activation in Staphylococcus aureus: New Mechanisms Driving Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com
Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

Final days to apply. MRC-funded postdoc on mobile genetic element interactions in S. aureus. Deadline 31 March.

Andreas Haag@andreashaag.bsky.social

🚨 We’re hiring – MRC-funded Postdoc (3 yrs) Research Fellow to investigate how mobile genetic elements interact in Staphylococcus aureus and shape gene transfer and pathogenicity. University of St Andrews Closes 31 March 2026 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQR250/r... Enquiries: afh22@st-andrews.ac.uk

jobs.ac.ukResearch Fellow at University of St AndrewsSearching for an academic job? Explore this Research Fellow opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

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Nicky O’Boyle
@oboylelab.bsky.social

Delighted to share our latest research on EHEC type 3 secretion regulation through amino acid deamination. Big collaborative effort over several years. Thanks to all our co-authors and funders. 📄 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

pnas.orgCatabolism of serine enantiomers represses enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli virulence factors via modulation of the nitrogen stress response | PNASAttaching and effacing pathogens, including enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), colonize their preferred intestinal niche by sensing diverse...

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Tiago Costa
@tcostalab.bsky.social

Please RT:📢We are hiring a Post-Doc in Structural Biology to join our multidisciplinary team. Project: study molecular mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer using cryo-EM and integrative structural biology. Apply: shorturl.at/ecrVL #StructuralBiology #CryoEM #Postdoc

shorturl.atDescriptionPlease note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities ment...
Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

🚨 We’re hiring – MRC-funded Postdoc (3 yrs) Research Fellow to investigate how mobile genetic elements interact in Staphylococcus aureus and shape gene transfer and pathogenicity. University of St Andrews Closes 31 March 2026 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQR250/r... Enquiries: afh22@st-andrews.ac.uk

jobs.ac.ukResearch Fellow at University of St AndrewsSearching for an academic job? Explore this Research Fellow opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

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James Connolly
@ruamicro.bsky.social

Last chance to apply for this exciting PhD with us. Deadline tomorrow the 27th of February!

James Connolly@ruamicro.bsky.social

PhD position available in our team to study how UPEC exploits metals to successfully colonise the host gut. Cool collaboration with @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @banzhaflab.bsky.social Please share and get in touch for more details

findaphd.comMicrobial metal-head: the integrated roles of metal homeostasis in host-pathogen interaction at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Microbial metal-head: the integrated roles of metal homeostasis in host-pathogen interaction at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

📢 Funded PhD in molecular microbiology & phage biology How do bacterial stress responses control prophage activation and horizontal gene transfer? Join us at St Andrews to dissect Clp protease–mediated regulation in Staphylococcus aureus. Apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

findaphd.comProtease-Controlled Prophage Activation in Staphylococcus aureus: New Mechanisms Driving Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Protease-Controlled Prophage Activation in Staphylococcus aureus: New Mechanisms Driving Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com
Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

Another exciting PhD opportunity for those interested in microbiology. Learn from one of the best! bsky.app/profile/ruam... @ruamicro.bsky.social

James Connolly@ruamicro.bsky.social

PhD position available in our team to study how UPEC exploits metals to successfully colonise the host gut. Cool collaboration with @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @banzhaflab.bsky.social Please share and get in touch for more details

findaphd.comMicrobial metal-head: the integrated roles of metal homeostasis in host-pathogen interaction at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Microbial metal-head: the integrated roles of metal homeostasis in host-pathogen interaction at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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James Connolly
@ruamicro.bsky.social

PhD position available in our team to study how UPEC exploits metals to successfully colonise the host gut. Cool collaboration with @thecopperdoctor.bsky.social and @banzhaflab.bsky.social Please share and get in touch for more details

findaphd.comMicrobial metal-head: the integrated roles of metal homeostasis in host-pathogen interaction at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Microbial metal-head: the integrated roles of metal homeostasis in host-pathogen interaction at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

⏳ Final days to apply! Join us at St Andrews to investigate how multiple prophages collide, cooperate, and reshape S. aureus biology. This EASTBIO PhD is fully funded—details below. 👇

Andreas Haag@andreashaag.bsky.social

🚨 PhD opportunity! 🚨 Join us at St Andrews to study how multiple prophages shape bacterial behaviour & AMR. Co-supervised with @tatianadimitriu.bsky.social This is a competition-based EASTBIO PhD. Full details and the application link are in the advert 👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

findaphd.comEASTBIO: When Phages Collide: Understanding How Multiple Prophages Shape Bacterial Behaviour at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - EASTBIO: When Phages Collide: Understanding How Multiple Prophages Shape Bacterial Behaviour at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

🚨 PhD opportunity! 🚨 Join us at St Andrews to study how multiple prophages shape bacterial behaviour & AMR. Co-supervised with @tatianadimitriu.bsky.social This is a competition-based EASTBIO PhD. Full details and the application link are in the advert 👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

findaphd.comEASTBIO: When Phages Collide: Understanding How Multiple Prophages Shape Bacterial Behaviour at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - EASTBIO: When Phages Collide: Understanding How Multiple Prophages Shape Bacterial Behaviour at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com

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James Connolly
@ruamicro.bsky.social

Theres still time to apply for our PhD project on UPEC/immune cell interactions. Deadline December 4th

James Connolly@ruamicro.bsky.social

If you are interested in researching how drug resistant bacteria evade killing by our immune system, them this PhD project is for you. Come join the our team at Newcastle, in collaboration with University of Liverpool, and lead research at the interface of microbiology, immunology and metabolomics.

findaphd.comMRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Hiding in plain sight: How multi-drug resistant pathogens evade detection and killing by human neutrophils at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Hiding in plain sight: How multi-drug resistant pathogens evade detection and killing by human neutrophils at Newcastle University, listed on Fin...
Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

🚨 PhD opportunity! 🚨 Join us at St Andrews to study how multiple prophages shape bacterial behaviour & AMR. Co-supervised with @tatianadimitriu.bsky.social This is a competition-based EASTBIO PhD. Full details and the application link are in the advert 👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

findaphd.comEASTBIO: When Phages Collide: Understanding How Multiple Prophages Shape Bacterial Behaviour at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - EASTBIO: When Phages Collide: Understanding How Multiple Prophages Shape Bacterial Behaviour at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com
Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

Exciting PhD opportunity with a great supervisor @ruamicro.bsky.social. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

findaphd.comMRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Hiding in plain sight: How multi-drug resistant pathogens evade detection and killing by human neutrophils at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Hiding in plain sight: How multi-drug resistant pathogens evade detection and killing by human neutrophils at Newcastle University, listed on Fin...
Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

Interested in fighting AMR? Come and join us at St Andrews. applications are open until 15th May to students worldwide!

Andreas Haag@andreashaag.bsky.social

🚨 PhD opportunity in my lab with @mfwhite2.bsky.social! Use bacterial viruses (phages) to take on antibiotic-resistant superbugs 🦠🧫 Join us at St Andrews to explore virus–bacteria battles. 🔬 Apply now: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #PhD #Microbiology #PhageTherapy #AntibioticResistance

findaphd.comHarnessing Bacterial Viruses to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Harnessing Bacterial Viruses to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com

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micamer.bsky.social
@micamer.bsky.social

We would love feedback on a new NCBI-BLAST service we are launching today: sky-blast.com Under the hood it's the same BLAST executable and databases provided by NCBI, with a replica of the NIH's interface - providing an alternative to the US gov service that's less congested, faster & more reliable

Andreas Haag
@andreashaag.bsky.social

🚨 PhD opportunity in my lab with @mfwhite2.bsky.social! Use bacterial viruses (phages) to take on antibiotic-resistant superbugs 🦠🧫 Join us at St Andrews to explore virus–bacteria battles. 🔬 Apply now: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #PhD #Microbiology #PhageTherapy #AntibioticResistance

findaphd.comHarnessing Bacterial Viruses to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections at University of St Andrews on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Harnessing Bacterial Viruses to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections at University of St Andrews, listed on FindAPhD.com

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José R Penadés
@jrpenades.bsky.social

New mechanism of gene transfer! With @tcostalab.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, we discovered that cf-PICIs form tail-less elements that, once released, spread among different bacterial species by hijacking tails from various phages. More exciting news soon! shorturl.at/kRJqE

shorturl.atChimeric infective particles expand species boundaries in phage inducible chromosomal island mobilizationSome mobile genetic elements spread among unrelated bacterial species through unknown mechanisms. Recently, we discovered that identical capsid-forming phage-inducible chromosomal islands (cf-PICIs), ...

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José R Penadés
@jrpenades.bsky.social

With @CostaT_Lab, we challenged AI co-scientist to generate scientific hypotheses. It correctly predicted how cf-PICIs spread between bacterial species, matching our unpublished, experimentally confirmed mechanism! 🤯 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

biorxiv.orgAI mirrors experimental science to uncover a novel mechanism of gene transfer crucial to bacterial evolutionAI models have been proposed for hypothesis generation, but testing their ability to drive high-impact research is challenging, since an AI-generated hypothesis can take decades to validate. Here, we ...

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Tiago Costa
@tcostalab.bsky.social

With @jrpenades.bsky.social, we challenged Google AI co-scientist to generate hypotheses. In just 2 days, it recapitulated our unpublished, experimentally confirmed mechanism for how cf-PICIs spread between bacterial species! @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3byyaeh2

tinyurl.comAI mirrors experimental science to uncover a novel mechanism of gene transfer crucial to bacterial evolutionAI models have been proposed for hypothesis generation, but testing their ability to drive high-impact research is challenging, since an AI-generated hypothesis can take decades to validate. Here, we ...

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