William Shatner on his Blue Origin flight to space: "It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered." variety.com/2022/tv/news/w…

#KBase job opportunity based Berkeley Lab! We have an open Software Developer position to work in computational biology. Full description & how to apply here: lbl.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/software-… #biology #bioinformatics #SoftwareDeveloper

You may not always be able to vote for someone you respect, but always try to vote for someone who respects your vote--and every vote. The more that happens, the better the candidates will become. The reverse is also true.

#KBase weekly roundup - View the KBase-PDB recorded workshop in our webinar playlist @ bit.ly/kbase-webinars…. - Find the newly released workflow in KBase that refines using metagenomic data to extract genomes @ rdcu.be/cZJQm.

🎉 Our Metagenome-Assembled Genome extraction and analysis workflow in #KBase has a DOE Office of Science highlight! ➡️ science.osti.gov/ber/Highlights…

During a dive in 1967, the U.S. Navy's Alvin (DSV-2) deep-ocean research submersible was attacked by a swordfish that got stuck in the vessel's skin, forcing Alvin to make an emergency surface. The swordfish was removed and became dinner for the crew. #SubSunday

#KBase weekly roundup – It's been a minute! - KBase met up IRL for a team retreat last week! See everyone in the photo! 📷 credit: Thor Swift - Catch the Intro to KBase 2023 edition on March 15 at 10am PT. Register ➡️ lbnl.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Thrilled to share our latest preprint, in which Karel Břinda (along with collaborators @leandro_ishi and Zamin Iqbal at EBI) introduces phylogenetic compression for storage and search of enormous microbial genome libraries: 1/ biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Always a pleasure when the editorial board of an Elsevier journal resigns en masse. (Thanks to Usha Goswami for drawing my attention to this.) imaging-neuroscience.org

A question for all KBase Users! Where do you prefer learning how to use #KBase? 🤔

Deep-sea mining could wreck more than just the ocean floor in ways we have no idea how to repair, @DeepMicrobe go.nature.com/3OqZ33g

Interested in discovery of novel microbial pathogens and viruses? We are currently looking for 2 Postdoctoral Fellows: - jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/bioinform… - jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/agnostic-… We would be excited to have you join our team! Joint Genome Institute Berkeley Lab

Want to make an impact on how scientists and engineers think about data? KBase is looking for a biological data architect to help us transform how we connect data across biological systems and scales and turn theory into reality! More ➡️ phxc1b.rfer.us/LBLz5f7TS.

Join the #KBase team! Help KBase transform how we connect data across biological systems and scales. Design & implement data access and analysis frameworks that are open & accessible. Read more & apply for the Biological Data Architect position ➡️ phxc1b.rfer.us/LBLz5f7TS.

Announcing TideCast, our first iOS app bringing live Hohonu & NOAA tide data right to your phone. With readings from stations all across the US, check tides whenever you may need. To Download TideCast: Visit apps.apple.com/us/app/tidecas… Search “TideCast” or “Hohonu” in the App Store

Hey #eDNA #zooplankton #copepod #SFEstuary network! I'm hiring a part time molecular lab tech for the Jungbluth Lab SFSU Estuary&OceanScienceCtr ideal start Jan 2024. Please share with anyone who might be interested. rb.gy/jw5bs0

Exploring long-read isolate sequencing & assembly in #KBase today with Lauren Lui & the team ➡️ sites.google.com/lbl.gov/lisawo…!

We are thrilled to introduce the ISME Climate Change Committee! This Committee aims to bring global attention to the discipline and practitioners of microbial ecology in addressing the climate change emergency. 🔗 isme-microbes.org/introducing-is… #microbialecologist #microbialecology

On my way to #ISME19 in Cape Town, South Africa to share some of latest research from KBase & LBNL BioSci. Excited to connect with colleagues and fellow ISME Communications editorial board members and stoked to represent SF State & Estuary&OceanScienceCtr and the burgeoning jungbluthlab.

The journal system isn’t just inefficient — it’s distorting science itself. At Astera, we’ve opted out. No more journals. No shaping work around “publishable units.” Just good science, published faster and more openly. Here’s why we believe publishing needs a complete rethink: