Category Archives: Microbiome

NGS Library Construction for Microbiome Studies

Contributed by Carol Huang Studying the population composition of microbes within a particular environmental community has drawn more and more attention for understanding functions and interactions of microbial communities. Meta-RNA-Sequencing and Meta-Genomic-sequencing have been playing big roles in these studies. As … Continue reading

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The stinky microbiome of stinky tofu

Contributed by Poyin Chen Having just returned home from a two week trip to Taiwan, my mind is still on all of the delicious Taiwanese food I am now suddenly deprived of—particularly stinky tofu. And what better way to ease … Continue reading

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UC San Diego Earth Microbiome Project with 27,000 samples

Contributed by Nguyet Kong The Earth Microbiome have collected more than 27,000 samples from all around the world. They have analyzed the microbes and microbiomes and recently published a paper in Nature. The director for the Center for Microbiome Innovation, … Continue reading

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