From the Field to the Lab: Sequencing Wild Microbiomes
From sample collection to sequencing, find out how researchers study the communities of tiny organisms living in wild animals!
Your Body is an Ecosystem: Why Microbiomes Matter
Though invisible to the naked eye, rich worlds of microbes are contained in our bodies. Our gut, skin, mouth, and most of our body is...
The Nitty-Gritty of Community Ecology and Biogeography
Whenever I tell people that I am a research assistant in the primatology lab at UMass, I get a few responses: “The what lab?”...