The State of Environment Report assesses the health of Australia’s environment from the tropics to the poles. The report's three chief authors, Prof Emma L Johnston AO FAA FTSE (University of Sydney), Ian Cresswell + Terri Janke (UNSW), provide an overview of its findings. bit.ly/3yW9Cm6

At first sight these are beautiful images of the artistry of Bowerbirds, but look more closely and you'll see the display is of our #plasticpollution

#Microbes to the rescue! Harnessing the #microbiome to prevent global #biodiverity loss: nature.com/articles/s4156…

Interesting approach to reduce sequence contamination during sample preparation in #metagenomics #microbiome analysis using SIFT-seq nature.com/articles/s4146…

Nearly one in two Australians (46%) estimated to have been infected with #COVID19 by mid June, following a massive increase due to #Omicron and its variants. Estimates based on blood survey analysis. Full story in Guardian Australia on: theguardian.com/world/2022/jul…

Thoroughly enjoyed this fabulous biography of #RosalindFranklin. Whilst historical focus is often on the injustice of missing a Nobel & her tragic early death, this balanced bio presents her outstanding science, her positive collaborations & a life lived to the full #WomenInSTEM

Concerning new research in Nature Communications demonstrating the utilisation of plastic-associated leachates such as #plasticizers as a carbon source supporting growth of #freshwater #bacteria #plasticpollution nature.com/articles/s4146…

How humans adapted to digest lactose — after thousands of years of milk drinking go.nature.com/3zaUP6Y

New #bioinformatics tool (COJAC) for early detection and genomic surveillance in #wastewater of #COVID19 SARS-CoV-2 #variants (including of low frequency and potentially emerging variants). Paper in Nature Microbiology nature.com/articles/s4156…

So important in #science for diverse ideas & views to be voiced. James Lovelock epitomised this with his willingness to challenge orthodoxy & most notably his #Gaia hypothesis. This obituary in The Guardian highlights his varied & important contributions. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Fantastic to be back teaching 1st year #microbiology practicals this week RMIT University after not being able to run these live labs in 2020-21 due to very necessary #COVID19 lockdowns.

The long wait for #LongCovid treatments: an update on progress on this key #publichealth challenge in nature #COVID19 nature.com/articles/d4158…

Reimagining the conceptual model of #biofilm formation. A recent new #review in Nature Reviews Microbiology #microbiology nature.com/articles/s4157…

How much virus does a person with #COVID19 exhale? nature.com/articles/d4158…

Who is in your gut #microbiome? ...well it depends on which at-home testing kit you use... Insightful piece by Benjamin Wolfe in The Conversation Africa for those considering exploring their gut #microbes. theconversation.com/which-microbes…

Fascinating new research in @nature on the divergent pathways and mechanisms in the #evolution of animals and #fungi rdcu.be/cUqV6

Don't normally share my Wordle, but reaching a streak of 200 today is a nice little milestone! Wordle 442 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Very excited to talk today at the RMIT University Learning & Teaching Festival. I'm talking about the fabulous work undertaken by academics in #Science and learning designers in the #STEM College to develop our new Year 1 #ScienceReimagined courses to set our #students up for success

Thought-provoking and entertaining talk at the RMIT University Leaning and Teaching festival from @jackthwang on how to produce engaging and effective online #science videos for #university students