Endemic Genomes? Reason #1 to sequence the Deep Sea
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By , on April 4th, 2013 Leave a comment   Genetics, Habitats, New Research, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , , ,  

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’s a ridiculous overlap! As the paper title suggests, . . . → Read More: Endemic Genomes? Reason #1 to sequence the Deep Sea

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Metagenomics: Transforming our understanding of oceans
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By , on April 26th, 2011 7 comments   Ecology, Microbes, New Species, Organisms   , , , , , ,  

If you’ve ever talked to me in person for more than 5 minutes, I’ve probably mentioned the !#$%*ING AWESOMENESS of high-throughput sequencing. Frankly, I’m a bit obsessed. If my life were an SAT analogy, it would be Dr Bik:Sequencing platforms as Teenage Girls:Twilight. My gorgeous Illumina never sleeps (runs 2 weeks straight for a . . . → Read More: Metagenomics: Transforming our understanding of oceans

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