Surprise view of the Franklin Fire in Malibu this morning 😢

Delayed posting of pictures from last month's Marine Microbes GRC. Great conference. Beautiful setting. Lots of wonderful sciencing was had. @aHoi_Ching & @zackhenning4 presented posters from our group and a great showing from @USC_MEB in general.

xkcd: Unsolved Chemistry Problems https://xkcd.com/2943/

We're still looking for a postdoc in metabolic modeling and culture-based validation. If it sounds like you, reach out to discuss! https://www.isme-microbes.org/jobs/postdoctoral-scholar-microbial-metabolism

We have a community problem https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/jb.00073-24?af=R

xkcd: Black Holes vs Regular Holes https://xkcd.com/2844/

Some shots from last weekend's Rules of Life grant meeting - lucky eclipse timing on the Cat Express.

By King of Hearts - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113759356

Final stop back at station C6C- the only station we hit twice. Parting shot of the R/V Pelican, to be replaced by the R/V Gilbert R. Mason in a few years. Not sure if we'll get another chance to cruise with the Pelican before the change. 😥 #micrO2respir https://lumcon.edu/2019/11/25/rcrv-naming-press-release/

Many of our sites were near platforms, providing some scenery and the occasional helicopter takeoff/landing for amusement. #micrO2respir