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I haven’t written many posts on this blog that are political in nature, in fact I think the only political topic that’s come across is the need for new investment in the US ice breaker fleet.  A particularly troubling bill … Continue reading →

This time lapse video was recently forwarded to me, taken from the deck of the NSF research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer during a cruise through the Ross Sea.  It’s entertaining, and illustrates the wide diversity of sea ice that can … Continue reading →

A while back I deactivated comments and registration due to excessive spam.  After getting a great comment via email from a researcher at UCSF regarding the NCBI taxonomy parsing article (suggesting the use of Python primary keys to speed up … Continue reading →

Another great opportunity was announced at UAF, which seems to be full of them these days.  This is the return of the UAF sea ice course, last taught in 2008.  Here’s the announcement: ******************************* This spring (May 8-18),  UAF is … Continue reading →

Sunday marked the passing of Carl Woese, one of the most important figures in microbial ecology in recent decades.  In fact that’s a bit of an understatement, his discoveries and the methods he pioneered have profoundly altered our understanding of … Continue reading →

I don’t ordinarily post job listings on this blog, but this is a great opportunity for a talented student interested in environmental microbiology.  Don’t be thrown off by the location, Fairbanks is a top notch school with a world class … Continue reading →