Planet Experts does a piece on LEO and why microbes are important!
Here is the link to the article that Emma Reed wrote about LEO and my work. For those of you interested in citizen science, Planet...
"What If?" and preliminary results
Almost a month since my last post. It has been a crucial month of accomplishing tasks, post-conference. Stepping a bit back, the...
A week of deadlines
There were many this past week. A poster, two grants, one manuscript, one book chapter, research deliverables, and the fact that I need...
Service as part of science
As part of the scientific community, one of our responsbilities is to provide service to the scientific community. I actively seek ways...
The DNA extraction saga
So I have been spending my days standardizing DNA extraction protocols. During my PhD days, I worked with rich agricultural soils. These...
Excavating miniLEO
Excavating what looks like a giant shoe box was my first "field site" role at Biosphere 2. Today marked the end of the second phase of...
