Professor Mark Osborn

Migration... I'm now somewhere else. Same handle as here and I'm sure you can work out where I've gone to. Enjoyed all of the fabulous interactions with so many across this place and hope to meet you again in landscapes new pnas.org/doi/full/10.10…

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

Very excited to talk today at the @RMIT 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 @guardian highlights his varied & important contributions. theguardian.com/environment/20…

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 @NatureMicrobiol nature.com/articles/s4156…

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

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

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 @GuardianAus on: theguardian.com/world/2022/jul…

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

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

The State of Environment Report assesses the health of Australia’s environment from the tropics to the poles. The report's three chief authors, @DrEmmaLJohnston (@Sydney_Uni), 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