by Sigurður Björnsson | Jun 27, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
Behind every groundbreaking marine discovery is a passionate researcher diving deep into the unseen world of ocean microbes. From Arctic expeditions to coral reef surveys, scientists studying marine microbiomes are unlocking answers to some of Earth’s biggest...
by Sigurður Björnsson | Jun 27, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
Beneath the waves lies a world of microscopic marvels – marine microbes that silently shape life on Earth. These tiny organisms – bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, and protists – form the foundation of ocean food webs and drive key processes such as: # Carbon Cycling...
by Sigurður Björnsson | Jun 25, 2025
This year’s AAORIA Forum, which will take place in Brussels on 25-26 September, will be hosted by the European Union, which holds the chairmanship in 2025. The EU AAORIA chairmanship agenda is aligned with the EU’s Atlantic Strategy and builds closely on the work of...
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...