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Dunc Cameron

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Microbial ecology, biochemistry & evolution / metabolomics & multiomics / Professor @ University of Manchester Surviving #CerebellarAtaxia / tattooed 🌹gay πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ disabled ♿️ Scotsman 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 / dog Dad 🐢 / born at 335 ppm CO2 https://tinyurl.com/Dunc-Google-Scholar

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Thanks Sarah, that’s so kind πŸ₯°

11.12.2024 08:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The History Of The Wheelchair Ramp Represents The Fight For Accessibility The history of the wheelchair ramp may go back thousands of years to ancient Greece, but buildings were not legally required to have wheelchair ramps until 1990.

In 1913, New York City's Grand Central Terminal became the first "stairless" train station in the world.

1913!

And in the 21st Century, the UK can't even work out how to provide level boarding for trains.

#accessible #travel #trains β™Ώ

26.11.2024 06:07 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Dunc is seen in the photo in a mirror, sat in his power wheelchair wearing a plaid shirt, grew pants and a red β€œSupreme” cap - #TruckerProf

Dunc is seen in the photo in a mirror, sat in his power wheelchair wearing a plaid shirt, grew pants and a red β€œSupreme” cap - #TruckerProf

Second day back at work after nearly 3 months off work & 2 weeks in hospital after nearly dying from #sepsis followed by a massive flare up in my #ataxia, the #neurodegenerative disease I have. So thankful for my awesome research group & wonderful colleagues for keeping the show on the road πŸ₯°

11.12.2024 06:10 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

A proper inspiration for me when I was a baby queer scientist growing up in her actual back garden (Newstead Abbey Park in Nottinghamshire, the home of Lord Byron, Mr β€œmad, bad and dangerous to know” himself

10.12.2024 21:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Soil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events - Nature Soils from 30 grasslands across Europe were subjected to 4 contrasting extreme climatic events under drought, flood, freezing and heat conditions, with the results suggesting that soil microbiomes fro...

The original @mermanchester.bsky.social MERMan πŸ§œβ€β™‚οΈ @knightjar.bsky.social’s amazing new Nature paper showing predictable soil microbiota responses to stress www.nature.com/articles/s41...

28.11.2024 19:08 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great opportunity to join our growing team of microbiologists! I joined the University of Manchester almost two years ago and I haven’t looked back since. Amazing people, phenomenal facilities and a truly collegiate atmosphere 😊

29.11.2024 12:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great opportunity in a fantastic part of the world in a department with some outstanding and lovely people ⬇️

17.11.2024 16:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The metabolic burden associated with plasmid acquisition: An assessment of the unrecognized benefits to host cells The environment bacteria are in dictates whether carrying a plasmid is ultimately a benefit or a burden. On the left, environment A shows one condition that made bearing this plasmid beneficial, wher...

Plasmids are commonly viewed as burdensome. But maybe this burden can be advantageous? Check out this new review paper from the lab that investigates this further!!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

12.11.2024 18:19 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Very excited to have been involved in this exciting research led by my PhD student Seb Hatt and in collaboration with RBG Kew and RBG Edinburgh

13.11.2024 12:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

University websites are like distant stars, when you look at them you see the scientists as they used to be many years ago

12.11.2024 07:22 πŸ‘ 463 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 7

Glad to have joined the exodus!

13.11.2024 07:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello Bluesky, excited to be transitioning to a community that better reflects my morals πŸ™Œ

12.11.2024 18:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0