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Genetic Potential of Oil-Eating Bacteria from the BP Oil Spill Decoded

May 19, 2016 • by Christine Sinatra

Microbiologists led by Brett Baker have discovered potential in bacteria that helped to clean up the BP oil spill.

An Oil Slick stretches across a span of ocean

Scientists Unveil the Most Comprehensive Genomic Tree of Life

April 11, 2016 • by Marc Airhart

Genetic data reveal a group of bacteria that are so diverse genetically that they represent half of all the diversity of bacteria on the planet

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Visualizing Science 2015: Beautiful Images From College Research

September 18, 2015 • by Steven E. Franklin

As part of a continuing tradition, we invited faculty, staff and students in the College of Natural Sciences community to send us images this past...

A map of DNA fragments sequenced from the Gulf of Mexico dead zone. The dead zone is an area of low oxygen in the Gulf. Each square is a different DNA fragment from the water. The colored groupings—based on similar DNA sequence composition—represent genomes of newly discovered species that are important to the ecosystem.

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Visualizing Science 2014: Beautiful Images From College Research

September 23, 2014 • by Steven E. Franklin

This past spring, we asked faculty, staff and students in the College of Natural Sciences community to send us images that celebrated the extraordinary beauty...