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Or rather the lack thereof.  I was very disappointed to receive an email yesterday that BioCyc, a popular database of enzymes and metabolic pathways in model organisms, is moving to a subscription model.  The email is posted below in its … Continue reading →

Along with colleagues from New Zealand, Argentina, and Malaysia I’m convening a session on microbial ecology and evolution at the upcoming biennial SCAR meeting in Kuala Lumpur (because there’s no better place to talk about ice than the tropics).  If … Continue reading →

…for something completely different.  My wife and I are expecting our first child in a few months, which is wonderful and all, but means that we are faced with the daunting task of coming up with a name.  Being data … Continue reading →

Reposted from www.bmsis.org, please share widely! Mars is on the horizon for future space explorers, with national space agencies as well as private corporations making plans to send humans to the red planet in the coming decades. Meanwhile, remote exploration … Continue reading →

One way to get some great data on US science funding is to sign up for the National Science Foundation’s email notifications.  In addition to announcements on funding opportunities you get notifications on the publication of a wide range of … Continue reading →

Note: I had intended this post to be a quick discussion of how science funding supports jobs, and why we need more science funding at the federal level.  As you can see below, I never quite got there, but I … Continue reading →

There’s a great sea ice biogeochemistry/microbiology postdoc position open in Jaqueline Stefels group at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.  Jaqueline is one of the leading experts on the marine sulfur cycle and the project focuses on the DMS/DMSP … Continue reading →

I only just learned about 70 Degrees South, a documentary film project funded by Rutgers University and the National Science Foundation.  The documentary features the science and scenery of the Palmer Long Term Ecological Research Project.  In support of the … Continue reading →

I’m a member of the Association of Polar Early Career Researchers (APECS), an international group of young(ish) scientists that tries to raise awareness on Polar issues.  In recognition of International Polar Week the US branch of APECS, US-APECS, is going … Continue reading →

I’ve got this cool idea Think about it everyday Put it in a proposal Then NSF took my idea awaaaay I’ve got the review blues… We got some surprising reviews back yesterday on a proposal to NSF Polar Programs.  We … Continue reading →