Excellent pair of deep sea mining articles on the heels of International Seabed Authority's 2019 session: nature.com/articles/d4158… by Dr Olive Heffernan nationalgeographic.com/environment/20… by Todd Woody Clarifying which data are needed, collecting the data, and using them are all distinct aspects of this process.

Check out our new paper on the whether or not the Riftia symbiosis can use hydrogen! aem.asm.org/content/86/1/e…

And...holiday card 4! Collect them all, kids! Merry Christmas from the Deep Sea Biology Lab at Harvard University! Harvard Organismic & Evolutionary Biology Harvard University Moore Foundation E/V Nautilus Eric Schmidt Schmidt Ocean

Our lab is looking for a postdoc to join our team. Read all about it below & pass along as you see fit. PS: We believe that diversity, inclusivity, & a healthy work environment are the key to excellent science. We look forward to seeing your application. academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/9623

Ever wonder how a 45,000 pound deep-diving scientific submersible gets in the water? Like this!

We need more testing!!! My daughter had a slight fever...now our whole family is stuck at home not knowing what to do. No guidance. Right now, they are only testing folks in the Boston area that are sick AND have had a known positive contact.

This is a sober read. newsweek.com/young-unafraid…

Hello Boston folk, The Broad needs help w/RNA extract., RT-qPCR, bioinformatics, etc for coping with the coronavirus outbreak. Interested in volunteering? Click the link, fill out the form, and stand by as they reach out to those whose skills are needed. bit.ly/Broad_Help2020

We’re thrilled to announce that at this point, members of the Harvard community have donated a total of ~31,000$ to various organizations and efforts fighting racism and police violence!!! #matchmeharvard #blacklivesmatter #endracism

Support Diversity Initiatives in Evolution gofundme.com/f/diversifyevo…

Hey, marine symbiosis folks. I am co-chairing a session at OSM in Oahu Hawai'i. Get your abstract in! Session Name: ME17 Marine Symbiosis: A Key Player in the Trophic Transfer of Nutrients and Chemical Transformations Throughout the Ocean lnkd.in/eWeW8FWe #osm22

Folks I’ve got great news if A) you study any marine symbioses; B) you are going to the 2022 Ocean Sciences Mtg in Hawaii; or C) you WANT an excuse to go to OSM. Jessica Mitchell and Brooke A. Travis are hosting session ME17 on Marine Symbiosis! Send in those abstracts! #OSM22

Can large language models understand genomic sequences and uncover new biology? 🧬🧬🧬 Excited to share a new #preprint with Sergey Ovchinnikov, Andre Cornman, and Pierre Deep Sea. TLDR: A Large Language Model for genomic sequences! #genomics #AI #machinelearning #NLP biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/

The redox paradox continues: bacteria that make rust…prevent rust from forming? Read about it in our new paper, out now: doi.org/10.1093/pnasne… w/ @sarick_matzen,Chris Schuler, Brandy Toner, & Pierre Deep Sea

Chemosynthesis: a neglected foundation of marine ecology and biogeochemistry cell.com/trends/microbi…

A novel mechanism for dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium in Acididesulfobacillus acetoxydans journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.11…

One of my favorite events coming soon.

I'm delighted to announce that our latest publication is out (and, like nearly every paper from our lab, is open access)! In this paper, Dr. Jessica Mitchell Jessica Mitchell and our colleagues reveals how the sulfur-oxidizing symbionts use their TWO carbon fixation pathways and

Giant deep-sea vent tubeworm symbionts use two carbon fixation pathways to grow at record speeds phys.org/news/2024-06-g… via Phys.org