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Earth Microbiome Project Multi-omics (EMP500)
The Earth Microbiome Project Multi-omics component (EMP500) involves amplicon and shotgun metagenomic sequencing and metabolomic profiling of over five hundred microbial... -
Triplicate PCR reactions for 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing are unnecessary
Conventional wisdom holds that PCR amplification for sequencing should employ pooled replicate reactions to reduce bias due to jackpot effects and chimera formation. However,... -
BioBlitz 2017 at the Cayuga Nature Center (Ithaca, NY)
A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. In 2017, scientists, families,... -
Holistic understanding of the response of grapevines to seaweed extracts foli...
SEAWINES project proposes an interdisciplinary approach for evaluating the use of seaweed extracts in the vineyard as an alternative and environmentally friendly sustainable...