I’ve kept my words short here because I feel like words will always be inadequate. I met Miriam a full 6 months after we had…
View More She inspires me and takes my shoe adviceAuthor: Holly Bik
I am a computational biologist at the University of California, Riverside. My research uses DNA sequencing and genomics to study microbial eukaryotes (yeah, nematodes!) in marine ecosystems, with an emphasis on evolution and biodiversity in the deep-sea. I can neither confirm nor deny that I like Unix more than I like going to sea.
TGIF: Procrastinate, watch deep-sea videos, help science!
I know, its Friday. You’re probably staring at the the clock, or worse, stalking people on Facebook. Today, instead of passing on a viral video or…
View More TGIF: Procrastinate, watch deep-sea videos, help science!“Icy Inverts” 2013 Cruise – Scientific Adventures in Antarctic Waters
Genomics, Biodiversity, and Antarctica – three of my favourite things! For all you expedition junkies, these three things are exactly the focus of the 2013…
View More “Icy Inverts” 2013 Cruise – Scientific Adventures in Antarctic WatersUndersea jewelry (and sparkling diamonds) from Tiffany & Co.
If any readers out there want to spoil the ladies of DSN with some diamonds, we will gladly accept any of these lovely pieces from…
View More Undersea jewelry (and sparkling diamonds) from Tiffany & Co.Deep-sea researchers convene at #dsbs2012 this week in New Zealand
Deep-sea biology fans can geek out this week by following the proceedings of the 13th Deep-sea Biology Symposium taking place in Wellington, NZ (3-7th December)…
View More Deep-sea researchers convene at #dsbs2012 this week in New ZealandTop 5 scariest species…from, er, DNA?
My fellow Deeplings have been barraging the blog with “Best of” and “Top 10” lists in recent memory. Now its my turn to chime in.…
View More Top 5 scariest species…from, er, DNA?Algal blobs take shape, thanks to bacteria
What if your physical characteristics (hair color, height, or eye color) were determined by your bacterial microbiome? It might seem far fetched for humans, but…
View More Algal blobs take shape, thanks to bacteriaTGIF: Some Friday jazz, courtesy of marine microbes
Bringing you some awesome ocean sounds this Friday–nope, not crashing waves or squawking seagulls (boo hiss for vertebrates). These sounds come from MICROBES! Peter Larsen…
View More TGIF: Some Friday jazz, courtesy of marine microbesCapitalizing on recessions with economic booms of data
This might come as a shocker: I don’t care about metabolism (or bits of floating plastic, or whale sharks, or coral reefs…sorry Deeplings). Its not…
View More Capitalizing on recessions with economic booms of dataJiro Dreams of Sushi, and so do I
You might have guessed by now that I’m a *bit* obsessed with sushi. When I visited Japan for the first (and second) time, I bolted…
View More Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and so do I