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		<title>An Introduction to Social Media for Scientists, now in PLoS Biology</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Science is defined by expertise. We researchers are constantly trying to expand our own knowledge, or collaborate with those who can contribute the necessary skills. Unfortunately, developing &#8220;internet skills&#8221; usually isn&#8217;t top priority for scientists &#8211; despite the fact that we now live and work in a over-connected, technology-driven society. Given this scenario, fellow marine <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2013/04/an-introduction-to-social-media-for-scientists-now-in-plos-biology/">An Introduction to Social Media for Scientists, now in PLoS Biology<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='An Introduction to Social Media for Scientists, now in PLoS Biology avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Giant Octopus Building Art!</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2013/04/giant-octopus-building-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of their new &#8220;Giant Pacific Octopus&#8221; exhibit, Bristol Aquarium has commissioned some pretty badass building art. Thanks to Justin Dowling (the artist) for bringing this to our attention. Your work is totally awesome! Take a look at the images below &#8211; it took me a good 10 minutes to figure out this is <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2013/04/giant-octopus-building-art/">Giant Octopus Building Art!<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Giant Octopus Building Art! avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Endemic Genomes? Reason #1 to sequence the Deep Sea</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2013/04/endemic-genomes-reason-1-to-sequence-the-deep-sea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something to think about: the recent Gibbons et al. (2013) PNAS paper found that *one* site in the English Channel showed a 31.7-66.2% overlap in microbial communities when compared to any one of 356 datasets collected as part of the International Census of Marine Microbes (ICoMM). That&#8217;s a ridiculous overlap! As the paper title suggests, <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2013/04/endemic-genomes-reason-1-to-sequence-the-deep-sea/">Endemic Genomes? Reason #1 to sequence the Deep Sea<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Endemic Genomes? Reason #1 to sequence the Deep Sea avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing the DSN Pinterest empire!</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2013/03/announcing-the-dsn-pinterest-empire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be worried &#8211; us marine scientists are officially taking over the internet. I&#8217;m super excited to announce the launch of Deep Sea News on Pinterest. We&#8217;re still working out the kinks&#8230;and trust us, these new things can get pretty kinky (#TWSS). Bear with us as we build up our visual smorgasbord, and be sure to <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2013/03/announcing-the-dsn-pinterest-empire/">Announcing the DSN Pinterest empire!<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Announcing the DSN Pinterest empire! avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t try to learn marine taxonomy from SpongeBob SquarePants</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2013/03/dont-try-to-learn-marine-taxonomy-from-spongebob-squarepants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At some point someone had sent me this video as a joke &#8211; according the SpongeBob SquarePants, this is what nematodes do in the deep sea: Video embedding was disabled by YouTube, so click here to watch the video. (And if you&#8217;re really lazy, here is a screenshot): Nematodes according to SpongeBob &#8211; AVERT YOUR <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2013/03/dont-try-to-learn-marine-taxonomy-from-spongebob-squarepants/">Don&#8217;t try to learn marine taxonomy from SpongeBob SquarePants<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Don&#8217;t try to learn marine taxonomy from SpongeBob SquarePants avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Media hype gets you more citations? Well, it did for this fisheries paper.</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2013/03/media-hype-gets-you-more-citations-well-it-did-for-this-fisheries-paper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I loves me some metrics. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m addicted to this new PLoS ONE paper, published by Trevor Branch at the University of Washington. Also, because Figure 1 is a Wordle: &#8220;Word clouds showing the relative frequency of words (A) in Worm et al. [7], (B) in the press release associated with Worm et al., <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2013/03/media-hype-gets-you-more-citations-well-it-did-for-this-fisheries-paper/">Media hype gets you more citations? Well, it did for this fisheries paper.<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Media hype gets you more citations? Well, it did for this fisheries paper. avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Extra, Extra! Getcha bookmarks ready and keep track of Deep-sea research!</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2013/03/extra-extra-getcha-bookmarks-ready-and-keep-track-of-deep-sea-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exciting things have been happening in the Deep-sea community these past few years &#8211; we&#8217;re gaining online momentum! My bookmarks are filling up with more and more links, fueling my lunchtime and late-night procrastination.. Marine scientists and Deep-sea fanatics alike will be keen to keep tabs on some of these resources, which often fly under <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2013/03/extra-extra-getcha-bookmarks-ready-and-keep-track-of-deep-sea-research/">Extra, Extra! Getcha bookmarks ready and keep track of Deep-sea research!<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Extra, Extra! Getcha bookmarks ready and keep track of Deep-sea research! avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>So you think you know Marine Metagenomics?</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2013/03/so-you-think-you-know-marine-metagenomics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Metagenomics is so easy to understand, right? Scientists just go out and get DNA sequences from&#8230;stuff&#8230;in the environment. And then they answer lots of questions, like&#8230;.um&#8230; Yeah sometimes I&#8217;m lost too. In metagenomics, researchers collect ocean water or soil samples and sequence random bits of DNA from whatever blob of gunk they collect&#8211;they end up <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2013/03/so-you-think-you-know-marine-metagenomics/">So you think you know Marine Metagenomics?<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='So you think you know Marine Metagenomics? avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Enemy Within &#8211; Dr. Skylar Bayer on the Colbert Report</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2013/03/the-enemy-within-dr-skylar-bayer-on-the-colbert-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This hilarious clip has been making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter these past few days &#8211; I was dying with laughter when I watched. Getting on the Colbert Report is one of my long-term career goals (not joking), so if there are any writers reading this, we are willing and waiting! Skylar Bayer is <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2013/03/the-enemy-within-dr-skylar-bayer-on-the-colbert-report/">The Enemy Within &#8211; Dr. Skylar Bayer on the Colbert Report<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='The Enemy Within &#8211; Dr. Skylar Bayer on the Colbert Report avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>When 2 becomes 12: Cryptic species need some love like they&#8217;ve never needed love before</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2013/02/when-2-becomes-12-cryptic-species-need-some-love-like-theyve-never-needed-love-before/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A &#8220;species&#8221; is a hypothesis. And for microscopic critters, this hypothesis is very often wrong. Everyone knows I despise charismatic megafauna (especially dolphins). I will now secretly admit that I also don&#8217;t care much for charismatic invertebrates. I mean, Yeti crabs are pretty much the Lindsay Lohan of marine creatures &#8211; they&#8217;re just too damn <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2013/02/when-2-becomes-12-cryptic-species-need-some-love-like-theyve-never-needed-love-before/">When 2 becomes 12: Cryptic species need some love like they&#8217;ve never needed love before<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='When 2 becomes 12: Cryptic species need some love like they&#8217;ve never needed love before avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/20d1f47cab1a0d600f70354327f925d0?s=64&#38;d=monsterid&#38;r=PG' class='avatar avatar-64 photo' height='64' width='64' /></div></a></span>]]></description>
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