Cindy Morris

Applications are open for the workshop in Avignon on #Biology of #VectorBorne #Diseases BVBDinFrance share.google/3cYybKkI7YEd.... Interactive, problem solving approach.

Thesis defense of the incredible Margaux Darnis! #aerobiology

We are pleased to announce the Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases (BVBD) summer school, 1–5 June 2026, France (sister course of BVBD in Idaho). Apply here bvbd-france.workshop.inrae.fr to bridge disciplines (biology, ecology, epidemiology, modeling, policy) and work on real-world wicked challenges.

Biological Highways in the Sky - The dispersal of microorganisms, insects and other small life forms via the atmosphere - (EAN13 : 9782759241262) | Quae-Open : Des livres scientifiques en libre accès Biological Highways in the Sky - The dispersal of microorganisms, insects and other small life forms via the atmosphere - (EAN13 : 9782759241262)

Our new book "Biological Highways in the Sky" about the aerial dispersion of microbes and small insects will be available as of 31 Oct. www.quae-open.com/produit/346/...

We are now taking applications for the workshop on "Tracking the Dispersal and Impact of Biological Particles that Ride the Atmospheric Highways", in Avignon, 21 -24 April 2026: beyond.paca.hub.inrae.fr/aerial-dispe...

Microbes Also Change the Climate. Could That Help Us? | Quanta Magazine A collection of short dispatches from the field of climate microbiology conveys the contributions that single-celled life forms make to our climate system, and how we can work with them to address cli...

For Quanta mag's recent article on the Microbial Masters of Earth's climate, journalist Katherine Bourzac interviewed Pierre Amato and myself. Scroll to the part on rainmakers. www.quantamagazine.org/microbes-als...

Among the treasures is the output from a computer "job" (that was the jargon in 1984) ran on the Univ WI's mainframe computer: 40 sq m of paper to produce a dendogram from a cluster analysis. Somehow I manually translated this into code for a printer to etch out a miniature A4 version.

Slowly cleaning out my office to prepare for retirement. Of all of the documents and various printed stuff I have accumulated over the years that I am sending to recycling, why is it so difficult to get rid of the lab books and computer printouts from my PhD thesis 40 yrs ago?

Chitosan and carboxylic acids, impact on membrane permeability and DNA integrity of Pseudomonas syringae: interest for biocontrol applications - Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture Background Pseudomonas syringae causes major damage to a wide variety of plants and is a good model for antibacterial activity assessment. It is important to understand to the fullest extent the mecha...

While trying to make a formulation of tartartic acid that sticks to leaves for control of plant patho bacteria, we made a nice litte discovery about the mode of action of carboxylic acids on bacteria.
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We have written a letter of concern indicating that we feel that we have not received pertinent reviews based on a reading of our manuscript by a human who, in turn, composed specific criticisms.

Airborne fungal spore concentrations double but diversity decreases with warmer winter temperatures in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot Whilst research on climatic effects on fungal populations and communities (particularly of soil and litter-specialised species) has been done extensiv…

Up, up and away to discover fungal diversity in the atmosphere over Brazilian landscapes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Hello @gcabanac.cpesr.fr & others concerned by #deception_in_science. Just received reviews of a manus submitted to a reputable OA journal. Reviewer #1 clearly reviewed a different manus, and I strongly suspect Rev #3 to be ChatGPT (or other AI) (the idea had never occured to me). What would you do?

Thanks for the suggestion. I just watched all 4 parts. Indeed, difficult to watch but inspiring, and also depressing about the remaining potential for similar epidemics.

Comment naissent les flocons Bientôt Noël et ses flocons qui tombent du ciel. Leur naissance dans les nuages d’altitude fascine les scientifiques, qui viennent de démontrer un phénomène surprenant : les régions situées sous les …

Check out Mediapart's recent article on ice nucleation ! www.mediapart.fr/journal/cult...

Genetic Signatures of Contrasted Outbreak Histories of “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”, the Bacterium That Causes Citrus Huanglongbing, in Three Outermost Regions of the European Union In an era of trade globalization and climate change, crop pathogens and pests are a genuine threat to food security. The detailed characterization of emerging pathogen populations is a prerequisite f...

[#HLB] 🍋🍊New work published in #EvolAppJournal on #CandidatusLiberibacter an overlooked pathogen before 2015, with medium- to long-distance movement, using #backyard trees acted as relays for #disease spread @cirad.bsky.social @anses-fr.bsky.social #PHIM #PVBMT

Great day for the PPR-CPA BEYOND (beyond.paca.hub.inrae.fr) project! Mariya Borovikova defended her thesis on facilitating text mining for #PlantHealth surveillance. Also see x.com/bio_ice_nucl... for this news as I transition from one social media to another

Lia Lamacque, postdoc in our team @inrae-france.bsky.social in Avignon, presents our results on the effect of organic acid treatments for reducing risk of frost damage to apricot trees in the context of the HALTOGEL project.