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Pat Taylor Jul 25, 2024

Bog iron of the sea? I'm putting a bet down that chemotrophs have a role in forming these near mineral rich seeps #geobiochemistry #microbiology

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/oxygen-ocean-study-conflict-1.7273929

Researchers say oxygen is being produced on the ocean floor. The mining company funding them isn't happy | CBC News

The discovery of oxygen being produced on the ocean floor — apparently by ancient lumps of metal — has put the scientists behind the landmark study at odds with the Canada-based mining company that funded them.

CBC

Pat Taylor Sep 23, 2023

Anybody else roll those dice by activating conda environments from within their bash script? Seems to have worked pretty well for me so far. Only failed today for the first time while running the tool bismark for methylation calls. #bioinformatics #genomics

Pat Taylor Sep 21, 2023

Woo hoo! Just like that, for the first time in my career, I've gone the whole distance from extraction to actually doing the NGS run myself. Wasn't so bad :S Now time to keep on going, time to do the analysis! Wee! 🧪🔬🌾 #agronomy #genomics

Pat Taylor Sep 16, 2023

"Plain good luck." Pretty much sums up why antibiotic resistance hasn't been an even more rampant problem. https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/amr-digital-so-1.6965555

Superbugs a catastrophe in the making for Canadian hospitals, doctor says | CBC News

Considered a top global public health threat, superbugs increasingly threaten much of modern medicine because they're resistant to the antibiotics used during routine surgeries or treatments, like C-sections or cancer care. And hospitals are rife with opportunities for potential exposure.

CBC

Pat Taylor Sep 2, 2023

Why do targetted ads to buy red ensign flags and maple leaf paraphernalia on amazon keep popping up for me? Am I that trash of a human being based on my browsing?

Pat Taylor Aug 25, 2023

Broad question to the #agronomy #plant #animal #bioinformatics #microbiology communities, has anyone previously attended any of the Plant and Animal Genomics Conferences? Is there much microbiology, microbial genomics, microbiota representation within any sessions in the past? Interested in attending #PAG31 and I'm curious about what microbio might be there.

Pat Taylor Aug 11, 2023

Ooh neat, I just discovered the Micro Binfie Podcast! Absolutely going to make this a regular one to listen to. #bioinformatics https://microbinfie.github.io/pages/open_art.html

Open Art - MicroBinfie Podcast

This is the website for the MicroBinfie Podcast, a discussion about the intersection between bioinformatics and public health.

Pat Taylor Aug 2, 2023

Cool article on a new species of jelly found in the Burgess Shale! #marinebiology #paleontology
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-oldest-species-jellyfish.html

Researchers identify oldest known species of swimming jellyfish

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces the oldest swimming jellyfish in the fossil record with the newly named Burgessomedusa phasmiformis. These findings are announced in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Phys.org

Pat Taylor Aug 1, 2023

A good chunk of the hardship I've faced in academic research is because of this culture around publishing in for-profit journals. I fully support and get behind the research community sharing findings in new ways. #academia #PublishingIndustry #sciencepublishing https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/academic-studies-subscriptions-libraries-1.6916687

Generating new knowledge typically starts with a study. Now, libraries struggle to afford them | CBC News

The rising costs university libraries are paying to access journals have implications far beyond the ivory tower. From new cancer treatments to debates about foreign policy, new information enters the public domain through academic studies. Now libraries are having trouble affording the subscriptions.

CBC

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Pat Taylor Jul 30, 2023

Tackling the latter this paper does some cool work looking into engineered soil with microbes to better handle reduced water. Using soil microbes from Antarctica they seeded soils for improved resilience against water deficit in crops! https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4398985
#agronomy #climatechange #microbialecology