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1/6 🚀 Delighted to see our review out online in Nature Reviews Bioengineering: CRISPR–Cas therapies targeting bacteria. Read: doi.org/10.1038/s44222…

Massive effort lead by the amazing @FabBenz to discuss the present and future of CRISPR-based antimicrobials ⚡

@BeatrizBeamud it was great working with you on this @BeatrizBeamud!

CRISPR–Cas therapies targeting bacteria bit.ly/3RZbnJ5

ps this is my last post on X — you can find me on 💙 under fabbenz for plasmid eco-evo and CRISPRy subjects

6/6 🙏 Huge thanks to co-authors @BeatrizBeamud @RaphaelLaurenceau @amandinemairee @duportet @AntoineDecrulle & @dbikard. 👏 Shout-out to the academics pushing the boundaries and to innovators at @sniprbiome , @LocusBio , @EligoBio and others turning concepts into clinics

1/6 🚀 Delighted to see our review out online in Nature Reviews Bioengineering: CRISPR–Cas therapies targeting bacteria. Read: doi.org/10.1038/s44222…

Two Postdocs (Lausanne, Switzerland) Bacterial genomics in the context of evolutionary epidemiology, with potential projects including antibiotic resistance, HGT and plasmid dynamics. with @sonjaklehtinen at University of Lausanne More details: iddjobs.org/jobs/bacterial…

Plasmid Biologists ‼️ ⚠️4 days left ⚠️ to sign up to join the #ISPB Virtual Seminar Series and submit your abstract for a talk. See you there 💥

The honor of being a 'Pasteurian' does not pay rent, certainly not in Paris… Fingers crossed for today's negotiations with @institutpasteur

For the past two years, we have been working on a novel approach to identify origins of transfer by conjugation in plasmids from any bacterial species. We are thrilled to see this work now published in @NatureMicrobiol after thorough peer review! nature.com/articles/s4156…

Fantastic PhD Opportunity on plasmid-phage interactions in Manchester with @c_igler and Mike Brockhurst👇also: the time in Germany would be spent in my lab

Make sure you don't miss it! 🤓

Should I stay or should I go? 🎶 In a new opinion piece, @c_igler, Andrina Bernhard and I discuss how conjugative plasmids and temperate bacteriophages balance vertical and horizontal transmission: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/vie… Our framework illuminates many sides of MGE biology (1/7)

1/8. 𝐧𝐜𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐬 often fly under the radar... but they're vital in bacteria-phage conflicts & beyond. Curious 𝙬𝙝𝙮!? 🤔 Here, we dive into their immune roles, plasticity, and discuss their hidden potential! 🧬🚀 🔗:cell.com/trends/microbi…

@OlayaRendueles @SFMicrobiologie Thank you Olaya! It was great to be there 🙃

Excellent talk by @FabBenz @SFMicrobiologie #MICROBES2024 on plasmid stability and evolution of transfer rate. Elegant combination of experiments & mathematical modeling. 👏🏻

@BruriaSamuel @Irisburstein congrats Bruria, this is a really great story! Nice to see it finally out :)

We also want to thank the talented @Irisburstein for the artwork presented in the first tweet, which brings our research to life!🎨⚡️7/7

Meet The Shielded Plasmid🛡️🧬 Our new @Nature paper reveals how plasmids outsmart bacterial defenses during conjugation. It's all about being in the right place at the right time! The positioning of anti-defense genes boosts transfer efficiency🧵(1/7) nature.com/articles/s4158…