Our badass 454 sequencing reveals awesome deep-sea insights
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By , on November 30th, 2011 One comment   New Research, Uncategorized   , , , , , ,  

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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Big text files can tell you how the ocean works
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By , on September 3rd, 2011 Leave a comment   Biodiversity, Ecology, Microbes, New Research   , , , , , ,  

…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 . . . → Read More: Big text files can tell you how the ocean works

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Metagenomics: Transforming our understanding of oceans
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By , on April 26th, 2011 6 comments   Biodiversity, Ecology, Microbes, New Species   , , , , , ,  

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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