Simon Roux
@simroux_virus
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Virus-obsessed 🇫🇷 bioinformatician, DOE JGI Scientist, Having fun with #metagenomics and other cool #omics. He/him. Opinions my own. simrouxvirus on bsky
Oakland, CA
Joined June 2017
#JGI22VEGA was really great, awesome to see so many friendly virus-minded people, catch up on the latest science, etc . But maybe best of all: it gave me an excuse to order custom 3D-printed T4-like poster prize trophies 🤩🥹 (in this case @GEricBastien , congrats again !)
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RT @PeterFineran: Ever wondered why some bacteria have multiple CRISPR-Cas systems? Our new study led by Leah Smith shows how type I CRISPR….
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RT @ASMicrobiology: Thank you for being part of #ASMicrobe 2025—your energy & insights made it unforgettable! Save the date for ASM Microbe….
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RT @shy_symbiont: Find me at @ASMicrobiology's ASM 2025 next week in LA! . I'll have a (very fast!) talk in the sesson of @simroux_virus o….
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RT @SieraVirus: Interested in RNA virus discovery? You can still register for the RdRp summit and attend remotely!.We'll have some really n….
rdrp.io
The official website of the RdRp Summit.
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RT @Benjamin_Minch: New paper out where we highlight many newly recovered giant viruses and find new functional potential encoded in their….
nature.com
npj Viruses - Expansion of the genomic and functional diversity of global ocean giant viruses
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RT @tbk_reddy: We are hosting a workshop titled “Genomes Online Database (GOLD) – A curated metadata resource for powering discoveries” at….
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RT @bradyfcress: Excited to see this shout out from @NatureMicrobiol about our effort to crack open the field of phage functional genomics!….
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RT @ASMicrobiology: Are you a student in need of guidance? Or a staff member or scientist eager to nurture the next generation of scientist….
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RT @ASMicrobiology: 🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 ASM welcomes new Editors-in-Chief for our journals starting July 1! 👏 Join us in thanking our outgoi….
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RT @NathanHillson: New @AgileBioFoundry paper "The tier system: a host development framework for bioengineering" Current Opinion in Biotec….
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RT @PhageCast: Spolier: next episode will feature the recent approval of Phage Therapy in Portugal! .Excited to share it with you all. Sta….
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RT @EVirusBioinfC: A community-driven effort created the Genome Resolved Open Watersheds database (GROWdb), providing insights into the fun….
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Nature - GROWdb defines US river microbiomes at the genome level.
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RT @EVirusBioinfC: A new study introduces the Modular Viromics Pipeline (MVP), a user-friendly tool for comprehensive viral genome analysis….
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The significance of our work lies in the development of Modular Viromics Pipeline (MVP), an integrated and user-friendly pipeline tailored exclusively for viromics analyses. MVP stands out due to its...
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RT @joshuasweitz: In early 2022, I had an idea that seemed to merit a long-form treatment. But, was it possible to craft a narrative on the….
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RT @PCMFogg: We have a fascinating preprint just out, revealing the widespread packaging of bacterial genomic DNA into capsids in the human….
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RT @Micro_Yunha: Search your favorite protein sequences with Gaia🌎! We are excited to release a context-aware protein search tool, extendin….
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RT @jcamthrash: Nom nom viruses. Coastal bacteria and protists assimilate viral carbon and nitrogen
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Abstract. Free viruses are the most abundant type of biological particles in the biosphere, but the lack of quantitative knowledge about their consumption
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