by Sigurður Björnsson | Sep 25, 2025 | News, Uncategorized, WMP
The Ocean Microbiome on a Changing Planet The new editorial by Ramiro Logares, “The ocean microbiome on a changing planet” (July 2025) sets the stage for Ocean Microbiology – an open-access journal devoted to advancing our understanding of marine and aquatic...
by Sigurður Björnsson | Sep 25, 2025 | News, WMP
For decades, scientists believed that Prochlorococcus – the ocean’s tiniest but most abundant photosynthetic organism – would thrive in a warmer world. This microbe, no bigger than a micron across, drives a massive share of the planet’s oxygen production...
by Sigurður Björnsson | Sep 4, 2025 | News, WMP
A new preprint explores how AI-powered robotics and computer vision are transforming the way scientists monitor marine microbial ecosystems. These technologies enable enhanced data collection, scene understanding, and real-time detection, pushing the boundaries of...
by Sigurður Björnsson | Jun 24, 2025 | News, WMP
On June 20, 2025, the One Health World Microbiome Partnership Summit convened at the Académie Nationale de Médecine in Paris (hybrid format), marking the official launch of the WMP initiative and setting its strategic agenda. The summit brought together approximately...
by Sigurður Björnsson | Jun 20, 2025 | WMP
Dr. Stéphane Pesant, EBI, pointed out, during his presentation at WMP of the working group on FAIR Microbiome Data, that Ocean Microbiome will be the key focus to start with. Also referring to the Ocean science conferenses in Nice, France, beginning of this month...
by Sigurður Björnsson | Jun 20, 2025 | WMP
Dr. Alice Ortmann, DFO, at the WMP Summit: Changing how we support environmental microbiomes requires us to think broadly, collaborate widely and overcome fragmentation. WMP can help by: A. Foster collaborations across specialities in microbiome science across...
