Blog - Environmental Sustainability
Mediterranean Sampling Season Starts
Sunday July 11th 2010 On Thursday July 8th Sorcerer II set sail from Valencia Spain to start the Mediterranean season. Permits vary from country...
The Sorcerer II Sampling Process
July 6th In the blog about the media event I posted a few days back I put a link to the JCVI media page. On this page you can learn about our...
Valencia, The Home Of Sorcerer II And Crew Since September 2009
July 5th Valencia is located about 140 miles (365 kilometers) from Barcelona. Valencia has a rich history and a distinct culture from other...
High-performance comparative metagenomics
Are your carrying out large scale metagenomics analyses to identify differences among multiple sample sites? Are you looking for suitable...
Media Day Circus On Sorcerer II
June 23nd On Monday June 21st we announced the official start of the Mediterranean leg of the Sorcerer II Global Ocean Sampling Expedition. Dr....
Genomics of the Indoor Air Environment
Most of our life is spent in indoors, well-buffered from the constant changes in temperature, humidity, wind and light which shape life outside our...
Sorcerer II back at Sea!
June 13th 2010 After we collected and processed the sample from Blanes on May 26th we dropped off the collaborators on the dock, and set sail for...
The Re-Sampling of Blanes By Karolina Ininbergs
May 26th 2010 After docking in Barcelona and picking up Jeff, who just finished the lake sampling with Chris up in the Pyrenees, we headed...
BBMO — Blanes Bay Microbial Observatory
May 25th 2010 In 2008 I spent three months working at the Institute of Marine Sciences in Barcelona, hosted by Beatriz Diez in the Marine...
Tourist Time in Barcelona!
May 20th 2010 After two weeks on the road, I am back on Sorcerer II as we prepare for the Mediterranean sampling season. We are docked in Port...