At the end of May I received some awful news. My former lab manager reached out with an ominous phone call: a high school student I had mentored at the University of New Hampshire had tragically passed away. His name was Evan Dube, and he was attending his first year of university at Bates College . . . → Read More: Beaches, Trees, and Mysterious Species : A tribute to Evan
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By Dr Bik, on  August 8th, 2012  2 comments  Microbes, New Research, New Species, Organisms, Uncategorized  18S rRNA, 454, eukaryotes, genomics, high-throughput sequencing, Labyrinthulids, metagenomics, Microbes By Dr Bik, on June 6th, 2012 11 comments Conservation & Environment, Ecology, Microbes, New Research, Oil Spills, Organisms, Uncategorized 18S rRNA, Community Ecology, Deepwater Horizon, DNA Barcoding, Fungi, Gulf of Mexico, high-throughput sequencing, Meiofauna, metagenomics, nematodes, Oil Spill, plos one Ironically enough, I was at a meeting about oil spills when the Macondo well blew. The “Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) in Arctic waters” workshop brought scientists and industry contacts together to discuss the challenges and consequences of petroleum-related accidents in fragile polar habitats. I remember the BP executives had to step out to deal . . . → Read More: Dramatic impacts on beach microbial communities following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
By Dr Bik, on November 30th, 2011 One comment New Research, Uncategorized 18S rRNA, 454 sequencing, Community Ecology, deep sea, eukaryotes, metagenomics, nematodes Make no mistake about it — I am shamelessly pimping out our lab’s new paper, written by yours truly. In fact, the title of this blog post was actually an alternate name for the manuscript (although I’d love to see the reviewer comments on that title). Technology is absolutely ridiculous these days. My iPhone is . . . → Read More: Our badass 454 sequencing reveals awesome deep-sea insights
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