Geomicrobiologist 🌋 at @embl.org studying extreme microbial ecosystems in the Central Andeshttps://bsky.app/profile/fedevignale.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fedevignale.bsky.social/post/3mdnccltkzc2pStudying archaea across diverse environments offers unique insights into life’s adaptability, and I am glad that our work on extremophiles contributes to this broader EMBL effort. Many thanks to Ivy Kupec for helping bring this topic to a wider community! https://www.embl.org/news/science-technology/archaea-the-ultimate-survivor/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jan 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:r4hkwlmdogb4oerf7mdtdphp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnccltkzc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/fedevignale.bsky.social/post/3m2h7oyikhs2kLast week I attended the M-FED 2025, where I presented the discovery of uncharacterized microbial ecosystems in the Central Andes 🌎 I also joined the workshop “Grow your own microbial mat” and we visited the UNESCO Geopark Heeseberg! ⛏️ A great week of microbialite science!05 Oct 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:r4hkwlmdogb4oerf7mdtdphp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2h7oyikhs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fedevignale.bsky.social/post/3lzljb6qpu22iSome years ago, we discovered a modern microbialite reef under conditions resembling primitive Earth 🌋 Now we show how seasonal extremes drive microbial shifts and mineralisation, offering a window into processes that shaped Earth’s first biostructures 🪨 www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02764-624 Sep 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:r4hkwlmdogb4oerf7mdtdphp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzljb6qpu22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fedevignale.bsky.social/post/3luzxnwngks2zI recently participated in the GRC on Applied and Environmental Microbiology 🦠, where I had the opportunity to serve as a Discussion Leader and to present my work on modern microbialites as a Speaker. Many thanks to the chairs @deniseakob.bsky.social, Marianne Haines, and @jlrolando.bsky.social!28 Jul 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:r4hkwlmdogb4oerf7mdtdphp/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzxnwngks2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fedevignale.bsky.social/post/3lhbrzs2f6c2wThe Chamber of Secrets has been opened... but for yerba mate! 🧉 🧬 Combining genomics, biochemistry, structural biology, and ancestral sequence reconstruction, we characterized how yerba mate synthesizes caffeine differently from coffee and tea plants 🌱 #yerbamate #caffeine #science [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Feb 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:r4hkwlmdogb4oerf7mdtdphp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbrzs2f6c2w