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Jill Banfield
@BanfieldJill
Professor of Microbial Metagenomics, Member of Royal Society, National Academy of Science, Proud Australian, Celebrating Women in Science
May 20, 2022 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
1. I, Borg. Part 2 of the #BORG saga. Today we unveil 6 new polished genomes for BORGs, enigmatic non-living entities found in the microscopic universe of dark, cold, wet soil. We dived into their genomes to make discoveries regarding their unique tool sets. 🛠🧬 2. Jump to the paper:

bit.ly/3FZLstX

@MScholmerich
@BanfieldLab
Jul 12, 2021 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
I repeat- I haven’t been this excited about a discovery since CRISPR. We found something enigmatic that, like CRISPR, is associated with microbial genomes. We have named these unique entities #BORGs If you want to jump straight to the report: bit.ly/36xKdRC
Feb 12, 2021 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
Inspired by Women in Science day 2021, I want to share some thoughts about things that I think help ensure success in science. 1. Avoid seeing disciplinary boundaries. Embrace new subject areas and the joy of learning. Keep stretching.