Student's Parent Composes Inspiring Biodiversity-Themed Music
Wow. This is SO cool and also cool is that the person who orchestrated it is the parent of one of the students in my "Biodiversity and the Tree of Life" class at @UCDavis. Echoes of the Land from Navona Records https://t.co/MPN7iLYXQd It is definitely worth checking out. I am listening to it literally right now.
Cutting Illumina DNA Prep Volume Without Introducing Bias
Colleague is looking for input on reducing library prep costs for metagenomic sequencing using Illumina DNA Prep kit. They ask "Has anyone successfully reduced library prep volumes without introducing bias? If so, how much reduction worked for you?"
Seeking Alternative Tools for Genetic Code Sequence Search
Anyone know of software or a web server that can search a sequence for alternative genetic codes? Been trying to install Codetta https://t.co/Wd7IMD23Cy but can't get it running so looking for alternatives.
First Wild Photos Capture Newborn California Giant Salamanders
Cool: "In Point Reyes, a National Park Service scientist has made an incredibly rare find." Michael Reichmuth "photographed a group of newly hatched California giant salamanders in the wild for the first time." https://t.co/wV0cKOGs5U via @SFGate
Can One Laptop Control Multiple ONT Sequencers?
Anyone out there know if it is possible to simultaneously run multiple ONT sequencers from a single laptop?
Cave Microbes Reveal Hidden Ecosystems, Highlights BBC Reporting
Nice article about cave microbes and the work of people like Hazel Barton from BBC News https://t.co/COB81H8QD9
Trillion Gene Atlas: Cool Concept, No Data Yet
Well, I love PacBio generally and the Trillion Gene Atlas sounds kind of cool. But as far as I can tell, none of this has been released publically and I cannot find a paper or preprint on the Trillion...
Vinay Prasad: Anti‑Science Extremist Influencing FDA Decisions
A key read regarding some (just some) examples of inappropriate, offensive, and/or inaccurate comments by Vinay Prasad (from May of last year) An Anti-Science MAHA Extremist Is Playing a Major Role at the FDA https://t.co/oFNaYm0qlD via @newrepublic https://t.co/P1V9lMdDjn