Director Max Planck Institute Marine Microbiology Head of Symbiosis Department https://www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Department-of-Symbiosis.html Prof at Uni Bremen, MARUM symbiosis, microbiome, marine microbiology https://bsky.app/profile/nicoledubilier.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicoledubilier.bsky.social/post/3msyn2rhglk2gHiding in plain sight: Animals eat the natural bioplastic PHA We discovered that many animals can break down PHA. And many of these enzymes had been sitting unnoticed in genome databases. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-026-03153-813 Aug 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:wpf2pl5jtyt3we2oqko475yp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyn2rhglk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nicoledubilier.bsky.social/post/3mgdqugzt522wVERY cool - congratulations! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Mar 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:wpf2pl5jtyt3we2oqko475yp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdqugzt522whttps://bsky.app/profile/nicoledubilier.bsky.social/post/3mf5r5zy2nc2rBeyond Mendel. FINALLY. Brilliant, thought-provoking read! This new perspective argues that our obsession with single genes and clean knock-outs is holding us back. Couldn't agree more, and I hope Reviewer #2 reads this. https://academic.oup.com/genetics/article/doi/10.1093/genetics/iyag024/848881818 Feb 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:wpf2pl5jtyt3we2oqko475yp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5r5zy2nc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicoledubilier.bsky.social/post/3meb2xrnggs2zMany thanks for the invitation and great hosting @imibirmingham.bsky.social! It was a real pleasure to meet so many interesting scientists and hear about the fascinating research at IMI. Special thanks to @pathogenomenick.bsky.social and @halllab.bsky.social for nominating me! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Feb 2026 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:wpf2pl5jtyt3we2oqko475yp/app.bsky.feed.post/3meb2xrnggs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicoledubilier.bsky.social/post/3mcelg46onc2rToby Kiers is the Jane Goodall of underground fungi (paraphrasing @rosemarcario.bsky.social) [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jan 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:wpf2pl5jtyt3we2oqko475yp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcelg46onc2r