On the artist of the iconic sketch of Globigerina: J.J.W. Article in free access for 50 days at authors.elsevier.com/a/1nPdH56A9x... #protistsonsky
Rob Lampe
@rhlampe.bsky.social
Postdoc at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution interested in phytoplankton ecology
Pretty cool to see a diatom I isolated at @jcvi.org finish making its way through sequencing and onto @jgi.doe.gov phycocosm today. phycocosm.jgi.doe.gov/Charadi1/Cha...
Get ready for OCB May/June webinars on #sediment #biogeochemistry #models and #metabarcoding - get the scoop here: www.us-ocb.org/spring-2026-... 🌊
Register today for these upcoming OCB webinars :: Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry
May 28, 11am ET SedMIP webinar 2 - register Introducing GFDL's Carbon, Benthic Ecosystems, and Diagenesis model (CBED) - Jessica Luo (NOAA GFDL) and
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Are you using DNA #metabarcoding to analyze marine microbial community composition? Apply to participate in a new intercalibration activity! Read more about this effort and apply to participate by March 31: www.us-ocb.org/metabarcodin... (scroll down to "Join Us") @biogeoscapes.bsky.social 🌊
Join our first Metabarcoding Intercal webinar on April 9 - learn more and register: www.us-ocb.org/metabarcodin...
Intercomparing metabarcoding of marine microbial communities working group :: OceanCarbon&Biogeochemistry
Intercomparing metabarcoding of marine microbial communities working group Marine microorganisms form the foundation of marine food webs and drive
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New paper out today linking phytoplankton pigments with quantitative DNA/RNA bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
Relationships between phytoplankton pigments and DNA- or RNA-based abundances support ecological applications
Abstract. Observations of phytoplankton abundances and community structure are critical towards understanding marine ecosystems. Common approaches to determine group-specific abundances include measur...
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Half of microbial eukaryote literature focuses on only twelve human parasites -in #ISMEJournal by Joanna Lepper, @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
Half of microbial eukaryote literature focuses on only twelve human parasites
Abstract. Although microbial eukaryotes comprise the majority of eukaryotic phylogenetic diversity and inhabit nearly all ecosystems globally, most researc
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A team led by JCVI and @scrippsocean.bsky.social have decoded the DNA of a critical algae group found in every ocean. Despite challenges it poses to fishing, tourism, and public health, it plays pivotal role in the ocean food web, climate, and even cloud formation. 🧪🧬 www.jcvi.org/media-center...
Unveiling the secrets of an adaptable, ubiquitous ocean algae
La Jolla, California—September 30, 2025—Phaeocystales, a group of bloom-forming marine algae, are gaining attention for their remarkable...
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Small but important resource announcement out today: Marine microbial mock communities for validating rRNA gene amplicon sequencing journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... @biogeoscapes.bsky.social
Very cool to see marine phytoplankton featured on @npr.org today for the @aaas.org Newcombe Cleveland prize! Congrats all! www.npr.org/2025/03/18/n...
A cell pulls off one of the 'Holy Grails' of biotechnology
A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.
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New preprint on integrating phytoplankton pigments with 'omics egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
Relationships between phytoplankton pigments and DNA- or RNA-based abundances support ecological applications
Abstract. Observations of phytoplankton abundances and community structure are critical towards understanding marine ecosystems. Common approaches to determine group-specific abundances include measur...
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Finally taking that next step. Email for zoom info if interested.
Ocean Acidification in Coastal Upwelling Regions Shown to Impact Phytoplankton Nutrient Acquisition scripps.ucsd.edu/news/ocean-a...
Ocean Acidification in Coastal Upwelling Regions Shown to Impact Phytoplankton Nutrient Acquisition
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) have for the first time shown that increased acidification of o...
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Scientists fromJCVI and SIO have for the first time shown that increased acidification of ocean water in an upwelling region reduces the availability of iron for phytoplankton, thereby threatening to reduce overall phytoplankton productivity. www.jcvi.org/media-center...
New paper out in Nature Communications today! Short-term acidification promotes diverse iron acquisition and conservation mechanisms in upwelling-associated phytoplankton www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Short-term acidification promotes diverse iron acquisition and conservation mechanisms in upwelling-...
Coastal upwelling regions are among the most productive marine ecosystems but may be threatened by amplified ocean acidification. Here the authors show from community to molecular levels that phytopla...
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