Jonathan Eisen
Professor @UCDavis; Guardian of Microbial Diversity; #OpenScience #STEMDiversity #Evolution #Genomics #RedSox #Barca #Type1 #BirdPhotography; phylogenomics.me
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Compost, cover crops increase carbon in soil
Article from The Western Producer featuring Nicole Tautges from the Agricultural Sustainability Institute:
A study finds increasing soil organic carbon, such as compost, is critical to increasing long-term soil carbon storage
In a 19-year study...
Jonathan Eisen
New post at UCDMicrobiome : Compost, cover crops increase carbon in soil ift.tt/2ramC8D ift.tt/eA8V8J
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Chasing a Unicorn for Model Host-Microbiome-Systems
Talk for Istmobiome meeting in Panama
Jonathan Eisen
Slides for my talk at #Istmobiome meeting: Chasing a Unicorn for Model Host-Microbiome-Systems by @phylogenomics #eelgrass #microbiomes
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Job posting: Postdoc in Microbiology at the USDA in Davis, CA
Job posting below: Postdoctoral Research Associate Western Human Nutrition Research Center Davis, California (Research Microbiologist) Salary Range of $67,574 to $80,993 Announcement Open: December…
Jonathan Eisen
New #microBEnet blog post: Job posting: Postdoc in Microbiology at the USDA in Davis, CA
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Emily Kunselman
Emily Kunselman is a first-year PhD student majoring in marine biology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. Her field of study is microbiology and she is currently being advised by Professor Jack Gilbert....
On Professor Lorgia García-Peña’s Tenure Denial and the Future of Ethnic Studies at Harvard
Dear President Larry Bacow and Provost Alan Garber,
We are a coalition of graduate students and concerned scholars writing in response to the news that Harvard University has denied tenure to Professor Lorgia García-Peña. Given Professor...
China Uses DNA to Map Faces, With Help From the West
Beijing’s pursuit of control over a Muslim ethnic group pushes the rules of science and raises questions about consent.
Observations by phylogenomics on December 02, 2019
31 birds, 2 insects, and 2 mammals from Biomuseo, Panamá, and Panama
Jonathan Eisen
Sadly my cold, or whatever I have, kept me from going on the outing associated with the meeting I am attending in Panama but did go for a walk today and did some birding - posted some of the pics to @iNaturalist see inaturalist.org/calendar/phylo… #Istmobiome
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Manakin Hybridization Ecology Field Assistant
Agency: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Location: Bocas del Toro, Panama Job Category: Temporary/Seasonal Positions Salary: monthly stipend + housing + transportation (To/from Panama and within Panama) Start Date: ~ February 2020 End Date: ~...
Greening the blue: championing coastal climate solutions
Through community-based mangrove conservation projects, the UN Environment Programme and partners are expanding the carbon market for ‘blue carbon’ offsets.
Inside ‘America’s Got Talent’: Ousted Judges Had Complained of Toxic Culture (EXCLUSIVE)
In April of this year, former late night host Jay Leno visited NBCUniversal in Los Angeles to appear as a guest judge on the network’s unscripted program “America’s Got Talent,” a variety show that…
Parallel genomics uncover novel enterococcal-bacteriophage interactions
Bacteriophages (phages) have been proposed as alternative therapeutics for the treatment of multidrug resistant bacterial infections. However, there are major gaps in our understanding of the molecular events in bacterial cells that control how...
Facebook banned white nationalists months ago. But prominent groups are still on the platform
Guardian analysis finds VDare and Red Ice TV among several outlets openly operating on Facebook, which has declined to take action
'Losing a war that you weren’t informed of': Some MLB...
Pitchers get more angry with each allegation that trickles into public view.
Pete Buttigieg Called Me. Here's What Happened
The first thing you should know about me is that I absolutely hate talking on the phone.
Turd Burglars
Kyle’s mom has a fecal transplant and the boys are on a quest for the best microbiome.
South Park - Turd Burglars
Kyle’s mom looks so good after her fecal transplant that everyone wants to get their hands on her goods. Cartman and the boys jump into the quest for the best microbiome.
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Jonathan Eisen
OMG - South Park mixes fecal transplants, @TomBrady and Dune cc.com/episodes/49wi2… - offensive in parts & gross (of course) but they also nail the overhyped microbiome #Microbiomania h/t @ShannonSkalos
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What is 'vaginal seeding' and will it help your C-section baby?
A recent study of the newborn microbiome revealed that babies delivered via C-section were missing friendly bacteria and had picked up harmful microbes usually found in hospital environments.