Metagenomics is so easy to understand, right? Scientists just go out and get DNA sequences from…stuff…in the environment. And then they answer lots of questions, like….um… Yeah sometimes I’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–they end up . . . → Read More: So you think you know Marine Metagenomics?
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By Dr Bik, on  March 9th, 2013  2 comments  Ecology, Fish, Microbes, Organisms  cyanobacteria, DNA, Gene, Global Ocean Survey, iron, Metabolism, metagenomics, parrotfish, submarine By para_sight, on October 10th, 2011 One comment Social Sciences, Vessels and Equipment, Weird great white sharks, Mir, salvage, sharks, submarine, submersible, treasure On Friday I had cause to meet with a gent called Marco Flagg and it turned into one of the more interesting chats I’ve had in a long time. Marco is the chief engineer of a company called Desert Star that makes a range of navigation and tracking products, one of which we’ve been using . . . → Read More: Of great whites and great depths
I for one welcome our new future. No longer will we have to choose between tanks and submarines when we need to go to the grocery store on the other side of an ocean that’s also being shot at. via Submarine with tank treads would be utterly unstoppable | DVICE. . . . → Read More: Submarine with Tank Treads
By Dr. M, on October 15th, 2010 Leave a comment Gadgets & Gear, Vessels and Equipment alvin, sphere, sub, submarine, submersible, titanium, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Alvin’s interior will be getting a redesign as a new larger titanium has been forged. It is 3, rather than 2, inches thick, with an interior diameter that is 4.6 inches wider than Alvin’s current sphere. That increases the interior volume by nearly 20 percent, from 144 to 171 cubic feet, and that additional . . . → Read More: Pimp My Alvin
By Dr. M, on July 5th, 2010 4 comments Vessels and Equipment airplane, hybrid, mashup, submarine, yacht Why choose when you can have both?. Grape jelly and peanut butter in the same jar? Done! Chocolate and wine together? Done! The great tase of seafood and beer all in the same wonderful can? Done! The recent trend of mashups on the internets is goes from awful to fantastic. Perhaps some of these are . . . → Read More: Superyachts, Airplanes, & Submarines Mashup
By Kevin Zelnio, on March 30th, 2010 4 comments Vessels and Equipment Astute, British Navy, Elite, submarine, UK British Royal Navy's Astute. A thing of beauty that, like most things of beauty, is difficult to pay for. This sub very posh and quite brill indeed. “This is the best submarine in the world. It is virtually undetectable, has reinvented the periscope and sonar, and doubles as a floating GCHQ[.]… She could prowl . . . → Read More: Britain’s Unaffordable Defender of the Realm
By Kevin Zelnio, on March 4th, 2010 Leave a comment Vessels and Equipment submarine, US Navy, USS Ohio USS Ohio in dry dock, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. US Navy file photo. By Kevin Zelnio, on February 26th, 2010 5 comments Social Sciences, Uncategorized, Vessels and Equipment Best of Zelnio, Gender, Navy, submarine USS Ohio. Photo from Wikimedia What started off 2 years ago as a joke by sub enthusiasts, will now be a reality. The Navy has made it clear that it wants to allow women to serve on submarines and is has hinted it is prepared to make those moves toward renovating quarters for the new . . . → Read More: Navy Allows Women on Subs
By Kevin Zelnio, on February 10th, 2010 Leave a comment Social Sciences, Vessels and Equipment Amusement, deep sea, Patent, Ride, submarine The world of patenting is quite different from the world of science. Weaving through the legalese and dry writing is horrendous at time. I am doing some research on patents to understand how knowledge of the deep-sea has permeated through society. One the examples I found is described below. In 2000, one Cyrus Milanian of . . . → Read More: “Amusing” Patent for Deep-Sea Voyage
By Kevin Zelnio, on January 15th, 2010 2 comments Pictures and Movies, Social Sciences, Vessels and Equipment submarine This week’s TGIF comes from a post I read on Penguin Wanderings. Craig and I are looking into these as our new base of operations for Deep Sea News. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { Abandoned submarine, location unknown Beached submarine houseboat in China. Submarine museum outside of subase in Groton, CT. Apparently the sail of the George Washingon See all 10 at Oobject.com: 10 Dry Land Submarines. |
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