I arrived this month to #Groningen , #Netherlands , for half a sabbatical with A.Zhernakova at groningen_microbiome UMCG Genetica. If you are around, let's meet and talk science! And if you know of a good meeting close by, of have recommendations on places to visit, drop me a line :)

🚨Absolutely thrilled to share our research published TODAY at Cell Host & Microbe🦠.
We unveil distinct DNA inversion patterns of Bacteroidales in gut inflammation, with implications on the host immune system. 🧵1/9 #microbiome #inflammation #bacteriophages
cell.com/cell-host-micr…

Check out our newest paper on #bifidobacterium and #breastfeeding , published this week at Nature Communications.
kudos to Dena Ennis for establishing this cohort of mothers and infants, developing the computational tool and performing all the analysis.
Let us know what you think! 🧫👩‍🔬

This is a very challenging time for our lab and our country. Luckily, manuscript revisions provide some distraction.
In this work, we used experimental methods to pinpoint the specific genes in Bacteroides dorei enabling it to breakdown sialylated breastmilk sugars #microbiome

Please add Yagev, and the additional dozens of Israeli hostages, to your prays this holiday season 💔
So many civilians are currently being held in Gaza by the Hamas terror organization. Share this message to #BringThemAllHomeNow

Stolen from us. An enormous tragedy we will never forget. Light a candle, remember their names. There is NO justification for the wanton execution of civilians, especially children. Those defending these heinous acts do not deserve a place in civil society HT Bethany S. Mandel

My thoughts exactly 💔

Dear Muslims,
THINK: When has any Islamic leadership ever served you or your ummah?
Look what Hamas has done to Gazans
Look what the Iranian regime has done to Iranians
Look at what the Taliban have done to Afghans
Look at what ISIS has done to Iraqis and Syrians
Look at what

Last Saturday, Hamas slaughtered over 1,300 people in Israel, including children, elderly, and entire families

By population size, Hamas' attack on Israel is the deadliest terrorist attack ever

By population size, this is 13 times more people killed than the Sep. 11 attacks in

“We are fighting for our lives, for our future, and mostly for the future of our children.”

Arab-Israeli TV anchor Lucy aharish interrupted rolling coverage of Hamas’s atrocities against Israelis to make this heartrending appeal to the world.

Please listen and share.

Rimon, 36, was abducted from her home in Kibbutz Nirim in South Israel during Hamas’ vicious terrorist attack. Her family shares their last correspondence. Please read the 🧵 and share. 💔 #BringBackOurFamily
#IsraelUnderAttack
#HamasISIS
#StandWithIsrael

Kidnapped by Hamas. #HamasisISIS

In nearly 50 years of Harvard University affiliation, I have never been as disillusioned and alienated as I am today.

Excellent summary of the disastrous developments today in Israel. Follow נדב איל Nadav Eyal