From Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute…In the ocean, there are places where it looks like it is snowing. These magical places are near undersea volcanic…
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Hot dayum, Craig Venter
There’s a new paper today describing the use of very short sequences (100 base pairs long) and sophisticated computational algorithms to map out an entire…
View More Hot dayum, Craig VenterBig text files can tell you how the ocean works
…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…
View More Big text files can tell you how the ocean worksThe Circle of Life (and how Jellyfish screw it up)
Mufasa was right. We’re all intertwined. Whether we humans like to admit it or not, every action by a living organism on Earth has repercussions. …
View More The Circle of Life (and how Jellyfish screw it up)Predicting Microbial Communities in the Deep-sea
I recently reported on the awesomeness of high-throughput sequencing technologies, and commented on their huge potential for transforming the way biologists do business. (Seriously, people,…
View More Predicting Microbial Communities in the Deep-seaAdopt a Microbe From the Deep
As part of the Expedition 327 of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program aboard the ocean drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution, Adopt a Microbe is unleashed! From the website……
View More Adopt a Microbe From the DeepMetal Taste Goood…Nom, Nom, Nom
New research out in Microbiology reports on a strain of the bacteria Brachybacterium (Mn32) that can remove toxic metal manganese from solution by oxidizing in…
View More Metal Taste Goood…Nom, Nom, NomFrom The Desk of Zelnio: Alviniconcha hessleri
Alviniconcha hessleri (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Provannidae) When you think of hydrothermal vents, what comes to mind first? Is it the gushing black smoke out of a…
View More From The Desk of Zelnio: Alviniconcha hessleriARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #11 A Variety of Organisms Inhabit the Deep
I personally love doing this series because it allows me to explore and solidify a variety of ideas I mull over on daily basis. Previously…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #11 A Variety of Organisms Inhabit the DeepDeep-Sea Organisms Are Invading
In the first wave attack ordered by the Squid Overlords, deep-sea microbes will invade the air. As you already know the second wave attack will…
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