Excited to share this review that summarizes almost a decade of research on the absolutely bizarre and fascinating cellular biology of jumbo bacteriophages! https://t.co/i0pYr15rQx This was a lot of fun to write with @joeBondyDenomy and @AgardLab.

Excited to put out new work led by the very hard working and meticulous Alex Hong @AshHong24 on how the tricky Gabija system stops so many different phages. Hint: phage DNA ends are really a hot battle ground. Maybe this is why there are so many ways for phages to make a circle?

One more day to submit an abstract for this exciting new phage meeting in DC! https://t.co/cw7WP0C19H

This is Evyatar David. He was kidnapped by Hamas-ISIS on October 7th, 2023 His sister shared that the family is asking everyone to repost this photo, because the mainstream media won’t. They’re too busy pushing a different narrative that doesn’t match reality and is being

1. Final version of our paper on a basic tradeoff in anti-phage defense has just been published - https://t.co/4pKZ9QqFBG Thread with key points quoted below 👇

We are rebuilding 💪 https://t.co/PBGBFEDXde

Incredible news out of the Weizmann Institute, just days after Iranian missiles destroyed parts of its campus. The European Research Council (ERC AdG) announced its latest grant winners. Israel took home 12. Weizmann alone won 6! To put that in perspective: Oxford University,

When we came to see our destroyed labs hit by an Iranian missile, we found that a piano had survived @WeizmannScience

48h since lab destroyed 😭😭 People safe, thx god. Deeply thankful @_MichaelBaumann @DKFZ & Otmar_Wiestler @helmholtz_en for reaching out to us w leadership & support. Will continue updating on support and leadership, while considering w colleagues our next chapter- suggestions?

Our lab at the Weizmann Institute was hit tonight by Iran We will rebuild and return 💪

I am still in denial. But in general, we will rebuild. Not only the lab, but also society and our country. The first thing that needs to happen is elections as we need a new leadership.

My lab was totally destroyed tonight by an Iranian missile. Nobody was hurt. Flies, plasmids, cells, equipment - all gone. Heart breaking. If during the course of the past 16 years, you have received something from my lab - please keep them safe.

Amos Tanay this morning...

Registration is still open… Join us in “viruses across domains of life”.

Happy to share our new preprint describing prophage encoded anti-phage defense system,TERi, that targets the terminase complex of invading phages to inhibit DNA packaging. The system also encode self immunity proteins that protect the prophage. https://t.co/q8kq7sBquR

The convoy carrying the body believed to be of Shiri Bibas arrives at Israel’s national forensic center in Tel Aviv. It’s 2:45 am on Shabbat and dozens of Israelis came to pay last respects to who they hope is Shiri. 🇮🇱🎗️

In their memory.

I'm thrilled to announce our latest work is now published in Cell! Viruses encode numerous proteins that inhibit host defenses, but identifying immune-modulatory proteins among millions of viral sequences has been nearly impossible - until now! https://t.co/AeMfArapnG

Interested in phages? Live in the Bay Area & feel like spending a morning at Stanford? You're invited to a special phage seminar with 2 of my favorite phage profs, visiting us all the way from Europe: Speakers: Joana Azeredo (University of Minho) @azeredo_joana & Martin J.

Passionate about RNA biology and bacteria? The Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship offers a fantastic opportunity for international scientists to join my lab! If you are interested in cutting-edge research, reach out to me! https://t.co/ECMio3VmYD Please RT @MeetingRna