Lab piñata comes to life

A vaccinated Mutualisms Lab antagonises a Covid-themed piñata. Courtesy of Marleny Garcia-Lozano, our papier-mâché wrangler!

Where the wild things are

Field season is a go! We are thrilled to be out and about again. Along with our trusty nets, vials, and parafilm.

New publication: Bean beetles harbor a simple, heritable microbiome

Led by Aileen Berasategui, we characterised the composition, localisation, and functionality of the gut microbiome in the bean beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus. Our findings are published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology!

Humboldt Research Fellowship to Dr. Inès Pons!

Inès’ project on symbiont-mediated niche expansion was just recommended for funding by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Congratulations, Dr. Pons!