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Bacteriophages are the most abundant and diverse viral entities on Earth, functioning as microscopic apex predators that exist exclusively to infect, replicate within, and ultimately lyse bacterial populations.
#WhatIs #Virology #Microbiology #EvolutionaryBiology #MolecularBiology #Biophysics #Biogeochemistry #ClinicalImmunology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/wi07312601.html

Bacteriophages are the most abundant and diverse viral entities on Earth, functioning as microscopic apex predators that exist exclusively to infect, replicate within, and ultimately lyse bacterial populations.
#WhatIs #Virology #Microbiology #EvolutionaryBiology #MolecularBiology #Biophysics #Biogeochemistry #ClinicalImmunology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/wi07312601.html

Postdoctoral research associate
Northeastern University

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/northeastern-university-27778-postdoctoral-research-associate-2/

#biophysics #experimentalquantumphysics #quantumbiosensing #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/northeastern-university-27778-postdoctoral-research-associate-2/?fsp_sid=13972

Postdoctoral research associate
Northeastern University

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/northeastern-university-27778-postdoctoral-research-associate-2/

#biophysics #experimentalquantumphysics #quantumbiosensing #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/northeastern-university-27778-postdoctoral-research-associate-2/?fsp_sid=13972

⏰ Early-bird deadline approaching – Biology for Physics 2026

Planning to join us in Barcelona for the 3rd Biology for Physics Conference – Energy and Information in Living Matter?

📅 August 1, 2026 is the deadline for:
• Early-bird registration
• Poster abstract submissions

👉 Conference information: https://www.biologyforphysics.org
👉 Registration: https://tickets.epsevents.org/bioforphysics/

#BiologyForPhysics #Biophysics #Physics #Biology #LivingMatter #ScientificConference #Barcelona

⏰ Early-bird deadline approaching – Biology for Physics 2026

Planning to join us in Barcelona for the 3rd Biology for Physics Conference – Energy and Information in Living Matter?

📅 August 1, 2026 is the deadline for:
• Early-bird registration
• Poster abstract submissions

👉 Conference information: https://www.biologyforphysics.org
👉 Registration: https://tickets.epsevents.org/bioforphysics/

#BiologyForPhysics #Biophysics #Physics #Biology #LivingMatter #ScientificConference #Barcelona

“Paris Week” from July 15 to 17 brought together 13 world-leading researchers from Paris-based scientific institutions – such as Institut Curie, Institut Pasteur, and Sorbonne University – matched by participants from @FAU, MPL, MPZPM, and clinicians from Uniklinikum Erlangen. Together, they worked to establish a network of collaborations pushing the boundaries of the new emerging field of Physics and Medicine, spearheaded by MPZPM.

📸 MPL

#biophysics #clinicalresearch #science

“Paris Week” from July 15 to 17 brought together 13 world-leading researchers from Paris-based scientific institutions – such as Institut Curie, Institut Pasteur, and Sorbonne University – matched by participants from @FAU, MPL, MPZPM, and clinicians from Uniklinikum Erlangen. Together, they worked to establish a network of collaborations pushing the boundaries of the new emerging field of Physics and Medicine, spearheaded by MPZPM.

📸 MPL

#biophysics #clinicalresearch #science

📢 The programme is now available!

The scientific programme for the 3rd Biology for Physics Conference – Energy and Information in Living Matter is now online.

👉 Explore the full programme and plan your participation: Biology for Physics Conference

#BiologyForPhysics #BioPhysics #Physics #Biology #InterdisciplinaryScience #Conference #Barcelona #EPS

📢 The programme is now available!

The scientific programme for the 3rd Biology for Physics Conference – Energy and Information in Living Matter is now online.

👉 Explore the full programme and plan your participation: Biology for Physics Conference

#BiologyForPhysics #BioPhysics #Physics #Biology #InterdisciplinaryScience #Conference #Barcelona #EPS

Biomolecular engineering is the application of engineering principles and practices to the purposeful manipulation of molecules of biological origin. Its primary goal is the intentional design, synthesis, and analysis of biomolecules—such as proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates—to solve complex problems in human health, agriculture, energy production, materials science
#BiomolecularEngineering #ChemicalEngineering #Biochemistry #Biophysics #MolecularBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/cat07122603.html

Biomolecular engineering is the application of engineering principles and practices to the purposeful manipulation of molecules of biological origin. Its primary goal is the intentional design, synthesis, and analysis of biomolecules—such as proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates—to solve complex problems in human health, agriculture, energy production, materials science
#BiomolecularEngineering #ChemicalEngineering #Biochemistry #Biophysics #MolecularBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/cat07122603.html

Femoral neck fractures are driven not only by reduced bone density but also by critical structural abnormalities at the nanoscale, specifically the disordered orientation of collagen fibers and mineral platelets.
#Biophysics #MaterialsScience #Orthopedics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/biph07092601.html

Femoral neck fractures are driven not only by reduced bone density but also by critical structural abnormalities at the nanoscale, specifically the disordered orientation of collagen fibers and mineral platelets.
#Biophysics #MaterialsScience #Orthopedics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/biph07092601.html

Congratulations to our research group leader Dr. Viola Introini! She received the IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in Biological Physics at the 12th International Conference on Biological Physics in Genoa. The IUPAP is honoring her work in the field of biophysical malaria research.

The prize is awarded to researchers who have achieved outstanding results early in their careers in Biological Physics.

📸 MPL

#Biophysics #Science #Research #IUPAP

Congratulations to our research group leader Dr. Viola Introini! She received the IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in Biological Physics at the 12th International Conference on Biological Physics in Genoa. The IUPAP is honoring her work in the field of biophysical malaria research.

The prize is awarded to researchers who have achieved outstanding results early in their careers in Biological Physics.

📸 MPL

#Biophysics #Science #Research #IUPAP

At the end of their life cycles or when facing environmental threats, communities of bacteria known as biofilms forcefully eject a subset of mobile cells to colonize new locations and ensure the survival of the population.
#Microbiology #MolecularBiology #Biophysics #MathematicalBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/mcb07072601.html

At the end of their life cycles or when facing environmental threats, communities of bacteria known as biofilms forcefully eject a subset of mobile cells to colonize new locations and ensure the survival of the population.
#Microbiology #MolecularBiology #Biophysics #MathematicalBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/mcb07072601.html

Don’t miss out on this #talk part of our Lectures on Physics and Medicine series #LPM at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM)! 📅 ✍️

👤 Oskar Hallatschek, professor at UC Berkeley
▶️ Microfluidic Island Biogeography
🕒 Thursday, July 9 at 3 pm CET
📍 Seminar Room 0.125 at MPZPM, Kussmaulallee 2, Erlangen
👉 Zoom access: https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/65410255502?pwd=7Ba0PcNFkmCrc18PvSlEajZAoCxWId.1
Meeting-ID: 654 1025 5502
Kenncode: 069864

#Biophysics #Science #Research

Don’t miss out on this #talk part of our Lectures on Physics and Medicine series #LPM at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM)! 📅 ✍️

👤 Oskar Hallatschek, professor at UC Berkeley
▶️ Microfluidic Island Biogeography
🕒 Thursday, July 9 at 3 pm CET
📍 Seminar Room 0.125 at MPZPM, Kussmaulallee 2, Erlangen
👉 Zoom access: https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/65410255502?pwd=7Ba0PcNFkmCrc18PvSlEajZAoCxWId.1
Meeting-ID: 654 1025 5502
Kenncode: 069864

#Biophysics #Science #Research

Postdoc position in polymer science and soft matter characterization
The University of Texas at Austin

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/the-university-of-texas-at-austin-27778-postdoc-position-in-polymer-science-and-soft-matter-characterization/

#biophysics #Nanoparticlecharacterization #Polymerscience #saxs #sel...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/the-university-of-texas-at-austin-27778-postdoc-position-in-polymer-science-and-soft-matter-characterization/?fsp_sid=13408

Postdoc position in polymer science and soft matter characterization
The University of Texas at Austin

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/the-university-of-texas-at-austin-27778-postdoc-position-in-polymer-science-and-soft-matter-characterization/

#biophysics #Nanoparticlecharacterization #Polymerscience #saxs #sel...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/the-university-of-texas-at-austin-27778-postdoc-position-in-polymer-science-and-soft-matter-characterization/?fsp_sid=13408

Hydrochromism is a reversible form of dynamic camouflage where the optical properties of an organism change in response to environmental moisture. In certain arboreal snails, this allows their patterned shells to darken uniformly in the rain, blending seamlessly with wet tree bark.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Malacology #Biophysics #MaterialsScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/ebio06302601.html

Hydrochromism is a reversible form of dynamic camouflage where the optical properties of an organism change in response to environmental moisture. In certain arboreal snails, this allows their patterned shells to darken uniformly in the rain, blending seamlessly with wet tree bark.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Malacology #Biophysics #MaterialsScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/ebio06302601.html

“No one really understands water. It’s embarrassing to admit it, but the stuff that covers two-thirds of our planet is still a mystery. Worse, the more we look, the more the problems accumulate: new techniques probing deeper into the molecular architecture of liquid water are throwing up more puzzles.” (Ball 2008)

From:
Ions in Water and Biophysical Implications: From Chaos to Cosmos

#quotes
#water
#biophysics
#photography
#AltText

“No one really understands water. It’s embarrassing to admit it, but the stuff that covers two-thirds of our planet is still a mystery. Worse, the more we look, the more the problems accumulate: new techniques probing deeper into the molecular architecture of liquid water are throwing up more puzzles.” (Ball 2008)

From:
Ions in Water and Biophysical Implications: From Chaos to Cosmos

#quotes
#water
#biophysics
#photography
#AltText

Spirostomum ambiguum is a giant aquatic ciliate capable of contracting to a quarter of its body length in less than five milliseconds, moving hundreds of times faster than a human blink.
#Biophysics #Biochemistry #CellBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/biph06262601.html

Spirostomum ambiguum is a giant aquatic ciliate capable of contracting to a quarter of its body length in less than five milliseconds, moving hundreds of times faster than a human blink.
#Biophysics #Biochemistry #CellBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/biph06262601.html

Heat behaves differently inside living cells than in simple fluid-filled systems.

The study suggests that cellular organization and biomolecules can reshape heat transport, challenging conventional fluid-dynamics predictions.

🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-cells-ways-standard-fluid-physics.html

#HeatTransfer #Biophysics #SoftMatter #CellBiology #Physics

Heat behaves differently inside living cells than in simple fluid-filled systems.

The study suggests that cellular organization and biomolecules can reshape heat transport, challenging conventional fluid-dynamics predictions.

🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-cells-ways-standard-fluid-physics.html

#HeatTransfer #Biophysics #SoftMatter #CellBiology #Physics

ERC Advanced Grants for two researchers of #MainzUniversity: Millions in EU funding for biophysicist Edward Lemke and chemist Andreas Walther 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/erc-advanced-grants-for-two-researchers-of-mainz-university/

#ERCAdG #ERCAdvancedGrant #EuropeanResearchCouncil #biophysics #biomaterials #IMBMainz #ERC

ERC Advanced Grants for two researchers of #MainzUniversity: Millions in EU funding for biophysicist Edward Lemke and chemist Andreas Walther 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/erc-advanced-grants-for-two-researchers-of-mainz-university/

#ERCAdG #ERCAdvancedGrant #EuropeanResearchCouncil #biophysics #biomaterials #IMBMainz #ERC

SmartTrap is an open-source artificial intelligence platform that fully automates optical tweezers, enabling the autonomous manipulation and measurement of microscopic biological components, such as individual DNA molecules and living cells.
#Biophysics #ArtificialIntelligence #MolecularBiology #Nanotechnology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/biph06222601.html

SmartTrap is an open-source artificial intelligence platform that fully automates optical tweezers, enabling the autonomous manipulation and measurement of microscopic biological components, such as individual DNA molecules and living cells.
#Biophysics #ArtificialIntelligence #MolecularBiology #Nanotechnology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/biph06222601.html

I am deeply honored & thrilled to have been elected Vice President (& future 2028 President) of the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 #ISQPB

https://isqbp.org/

I look forward to serving this vibrant community of computational scientists #compchem #compbio #machinelearning #biophysics

Experimental Physicist
New Dawn Bio

Join New Dawn Bio as an #Experimental Physicist to help us build something the world has never seen before: premium wood grown without cutting trees.

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/new-dawn-bio-27778-experimental-physicist/

#biologicalphysics #biophysics #experimentalphysics #softmatter #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/new-dawn-bio-27778-experimental-physicist/?fsp_sid=13020

Experimental Physicist
New Dawn Bio

Join New Dawn Bio as an #Experimental Physicist to help us build something the world has never seen before: premium wood grown without cutting trees.

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/new-dawn-bio-27778-experimental-physicist/

#biologicalphysics #biophysics #experimentalphysics #softmatter #ScienceJobs #hiring #research
https://jobrxiv.org/job/new-dawn-bio-27778-experimental-physicist/?fsp_sid=13020

CellTrap is an instrument-free, microfluidic lab-on-a-chip system designed to isolate and observe interactions between individual immune cells and cancer cells at the single-cell level.
#Immunology #Oncology #Microfluidics #BiomedicalEngineering #Biophysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/imgy06182601.html

CellTrap is an instrument-free, microfluidic lab-on-a-chip system designed to isolate and observe interactions between individual immune cells and cancer cells at the single-cell level.
#Immunology #Oncology #Microfluidics #BiomedicalEngineering #Biophysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/imgy06182601.html

A novel, high-throughput microscopy platform enables scientists to isolate and analyze individual lipid transport proteins within microscopic synthetic membrane spheres. This technique allows researchers to track the specific behaviors and speeds of single proteins rather than relying on generalized averages.
#Biochemistry #Biophysics #MolecularBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/bchm06172601.html

A novel, high-throughput microscopy platform enables scientists to isolate and analyze individual lipid transport proteins within microscopic synthetic membrane spheres. This technique allows researchers to track the specific behaviors and speeds of single proteins rather than relying on generalized averages.
#Biochemistry #Biophysics #MolecularBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/bchm06172601.html

Bacillus subtilis regulates its cell duplication via a self-organizing mechanism where the MinD protein dictates spatial patterning through an intrinsic, membrane-bound ATP-dependent cycle. This demonstrates that the bacterium achieves precise cellular division without the need for a specific activator protein.
#Biochemistry #CellBiology #Microbiology #Biophysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/bchm06162601.html

Bacillus subtilis regulates its cell duplication via a self-organizing mechanism where the MinD protein dictates spatial patterning through an intrinsic, membrane-bound ATP-dependent cycle. This demonstrates that the bacterium achieves precise cellular division without the need for a specific activator protein.
#Biochemistry #CellBiology #Microbiology #Biophysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/bchm06162601.html

A halocline is a transition zone between water layers of differing salinities that can function as an impenetrable physical barrier to aquatic organisms. This barrier effect is driven by stratification drag, a physical resistance created when an organism's swimming motion displaces denser water into lighter layers.
#Biophysics #MarineBiology #Hydrodynamics #InterfaceScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/biph06092601.html

The GluK2/GluK5 kainate receptor heteromer is a specialized ionotropic glutamate receptor complex in the brain, composed of two GluK2 and two GluK5 subunits, that functions as a glutamate-activated ion channel to transmit excitatory neuronal signals.
#CellularNeurobiology #StructuralBiology #Biochemistry #Biophysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/cbio06082601.html

Scaffolded DNA origami is a technique that utilizes a long scaffold strand and numerous short staple strands to self-assemble highly precise two- and three-dimensional nanoscale objects.
#SyntheticBiology #Nanotechnology #Biophysics #ComputingScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/sybi06082601.html

What do boat wakes and biological tissues have in common? A new study shows that ultrasoft solids support wake patterns similar to fluids, opening new possibilities for probing soft materials through surface waves.

🔗 https://phys.org/news/2026-04-ship-soft-tissues-exploring-fluid.html

#SoftMatter #WavePhysics #Biophysics #FluidMechanics #MaterialsScience

Researchers have studied the fluid dynamics around corals driven by the collective beating of cilia (densely packed tiny hairs), creating mathematical models that explain how these organisms regulate their immediate environments through particle transport.
#Biophysics #MathematicalBiology #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/biph05272601.html