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	<title>Deep Sea News &#187; Microbes</title>
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		<title>Yeti Crab Roundup</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/12/yeti-crab-roundup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. M</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[kiwa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Back in 2005, three researchers described and named a very unusual crab from a hydrothermal vent in the Indian Ocean (paper here).  The scientists christened this crustacean Kiwa hirsuta from the name of the goddess of shellfish in Polynesian mythology and the Latin hirsutus meaning hairy. The later specifically referring some very hairy claws indeed. Thus <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/12/yeti-crab-roundup/">Yeti Crab Roundup<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Yeti Crab Roundup avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7ef25d7f0a53b2d304a473ccc74d0dc8?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>San Diego red tide eaten alive by single-celled predator</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/10/san-diego-red-tide-eaten-alive-by-single-celled-predator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam Goldstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microbes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bioluminescence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dinoflagellates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lingulodinium polyedrum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noctiluca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Franks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Predation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red tide]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[GET IN MAH BELLY! These huge predatory dinoflagellates have consumed smaller bioluminescent dinoflagellates. The red tide that has lit San Diego for several weeks is ending in a microscopic bloodbath. The above photo was taken by Linsey Sala, the manager of the Pelagic Invertebrates Collection at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She writes: This image was <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/10/san-diego-red-tide-eaten-alive-by-single-celled-predator/">San Diego red tide eaten alive by single-celled predator<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='San Diego red tide eaten alive by single-celled predator avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/71c182e635e772d1960c8084eb82f7d9?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>Blue whales in a red tide</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/10/blue-whales-in-a-red-tide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam Goldstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Megavertebrate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microbes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Whale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eddie Kisfaludy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Jolla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lingulodinium polyedrum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phytoplankton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red tide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Diego]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check out these gorgeous photos of blue whales going through the red tide! Eddie Kisfaludy took them with his iPhone from a small plane off La Jolla Shores, and they are published here with his permission. (Thanks, Eddie!) For more information on the current red tide &#8211; still going strong today &#8211; see our FAQ <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/10/blue-whales-in-a-red-tide/">Blue whales in a red tide<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Blue whales in a red tide avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/71c182e635e772d1960c8084eb82f7d9?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 San Diego red tide: FAQ from Scripps professor Dr. Peter Franks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miriam Goldstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Peter Franks This is a guest post modified from two emails by professor of biological oceanography Peter Franks, reprinted here with his permission. Peter is a phytoplankton ecologist who studies how the physical processes in the ocean influence the growth and distribution patterns of phytoplankton, so he&#8217;s often the go-to guy on red tides. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/09/the-san-diego-red-tide-faq-from-scripps-professor-dr-peter-franks/">The San Diego red tide: FAQ from Scripps professor Dr. Peter Franks<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='The San Diego red tide: FAQ from Scripps professor Dr. Peter Franks avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/71c182e635e772d1960c8084eb82f7d9?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>Big text files can tell you how the ocean works</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/09/big-text-files-can-tell-you-how-the-ocean-works/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 18:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pelagic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[…because “High-throughput sequencing confers a deep view of seasonal community dynamics in pelagic marine environments”, however appropriate a title, seems far too dry and technical for a blog.  I mean, I want people to read my posts, right? Don’t be fooled by the title, though: I am going to give you some seriously elegant science <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/09/big-text-files-can-tell-you-how-the-ocean-works/">Big text files can tell you how the ocean works<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Big text files can tell you how the ocean works 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>Marine Fungi are Totally Badass</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Critters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microbes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marine fungi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nematodes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nematophagous]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[That’s right, you heard me—there are mushrooms that live in the sea. OK, well technically a mushroom is a fruiting body of a fungus with a cap, stem and gills, but lets take some dramatic liberties and run with it.  A new draft manuscript recently necessitated that I review the literature on marine fungi – <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/08/marine-fungi-are-totally-badass/">Marine Fungi are Totally Badass<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Marine Fungi are Totally Badass 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>Scientist in Residence: Beth Orcutt &#8211; &#8220;There is More to the Marine Subsurface than Sediments&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/07/scientist-in-residence-beth-orcutt-there-is-more-to-the-marine-subsurface-than-sediments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Archie Teuthis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beth Orcutt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JASON II]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beth is an U.S. postdoc scientist at the Center for Geomicrobiology in Denmark studying tiny microbes that live at the bottom of the ocean and their role in global processes. You can check out her website to learn more about her work. Greetings, lovers of the ocean depths!  I sheepishly pop my head back in <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/07/scientist-in-residence-beth-orcutt-there-is-more-to-the-marine-subsurface-than-sediments/">Scientist in Residence: Beth Orcutt &#8211; &#8220;There is More to the Marine Subsurface than Sediments&#8221;<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Scientist in Residence: Beth Orcutt &#8211; &#8220;There is More to the Marine Subsurface than Sediments&#8221; avatar' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cfe68ef2495c757e7ca981a38e69fc93?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 Circle of Life (and how Jellyfish screw it up)</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/06/the-circle-of-life-and-how-jellyfish-screw-it-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mufasa was right.  We&#8217;re all intertwined.  Whether we humans like to admit it or not, every action by a living organism on Earth has repercussions.  (And yes, you can lump in viruses and prions because I&#8217;m not getting into a philosophical debate about what constitutes &#8216;living&#8217;). Run, Harry! You don&#39;t want to catch Irukandji syndrome!!! <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/06/the-circle-of-life-and-how-jellyfish-screw-it-up/">The Circle of Life (and how Jellyfish screw it up)<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='The Circle of Life (and how Jellyfish screw it up) 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>Scientist In Residence: Beth Orcutt Introduces Herself</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/06/scientist-in-residence-beth-orcutt-introduces-herself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. M</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expeditions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beth is an U.S. postdoc scientist at the Center for Geomicrobiology in Denmark studying tiny microbes that live at the bottom of the ocean and their role in global processes. You can check out her website to learn more about her work. Hello My Name is Beth Orcutt I&#8217;ve recently been spending an obsessive amount <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/06/scientist-in-residence-beth-orcutt-introduces-herself/">Scientist In Residence: Beth Orcutt Introduces Herself<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Scientist In Residence: Beth Orcutt Introduces Herself avatar' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/7ef25d7f0a53b2d304a473ccc74d0dc8?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>Predicting Microbial Communities in the Deep-sea</title>
		<link>http://deepseanews.com/2011/05/predicting-microbial-communities-in-the-deep-sea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 14:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Bik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently reported on the awesomeness of high-throughput sequencing technologies, and commented on their huge potential for transforming the way biologists do business.  (Seriously, people, its going to be like the renaissance of 21st century science &#8211; you heard it here first!) As a follow up to my previous post, I wanted to highlight this <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://deepseanews.com/2011/05/predicting-microbial-communities-in-the-deep-sea/">Predicting Microbial Communities in the Deep-sea<div class="post-avatar" style="float: right;" ><img alt='Predicting Microbial Communities in 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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