Press Releases

2018

Dark Ocean Bacteria Discovered to Play Large Role in Carbon Capture

2017

Enigmatic marine microbes share resources to overcome energy stress in the oxygen-starved ocean. November 2017.

2016

 SINGLE CELLS: SHUT YOUR EYES AND SEE. October 2016.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is partnering with SCGC® in spacecraft microbiome studies. September 2016.

2015

Perkel J. Single-cell biology: The power of one. Science, November 2015.

2014

Ocean Microbes display remarkable genetic diversity. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, April 2014.

Ocean microbes display remarkable genetic diversity. MIT News, April 2014. 

2013

Boldly illuminating biology’s ‘dark matter’. e! Science News, July 2013

 

Bigelow Laboratory Single Cell Genomics – Working to Illuminate Biology’s “Dark Matter”. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, July 2013.

Bigelow Scientists Explore Deep Biosphere Under North Pacific Ocean. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, July 2013

Jacobson R. New Organisms Shine a Light on ‘Microbial Dark Matter’. PBS, July 2013

Yong E. Microbial Diversity. The Scientist, July 2013

Hundreds of Microbial Genomes Sequenced by Single-Cell Genomics. GenomeWeb, July 2013

Hofer U. Exploring Diversity with Single Cell Genomics, July 2013

 

Pennisi E. How Many Microbes Are Hiding Among Us? Science, July 2013

 

Resourceful Microbes Reign in World’s Oceans. ScienceDaily, July 2013

Hayden EC (2013) Single-Cell Sequencing Reveals Genomes of More Than 200 Unusual Microbes. Scientific American, July 2013

2012

Field J (2012) Probing Microbes of the Deep: Maine Science Lab Breaks New Ground. MPBN, November 2012

Owens B (2012) Genomics: The single life. Nature, 31 October 2012

Valigra L (2012) New Bigelow Lab opens more ocean science possibilities. MaineBiz October 1, 2012

Perkel JM (2012) Single-cell Genomics: Defining Microbiology’s Dark Matter. Biotechniques 52:301–303

Heger M. (2012) Focusing on High-Throughput Single-Cell Genomics, Bigelow Looks to Add Sequencing to its Services

2011

Carbon in the Dark: A Revelation From the Deep. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, September 2011

In dark ocean depths, ‘twilight bacteria’ at work (2011)

Up from the Depths: How Bacteria Capture Carbon in the ‘Twilight Zone’ (2011)

Walker A (2011) Singled out. Nature Reviews 9:485

 

Curtin C (2011) From the Deep. Genome Technology, May 1

 

Leslie M (2011) The Power of One. Science 331: 24-26

2010

Philippidis A (2010) Bigelow Lab Expansion Will Yield Improved Facilities, New Hires for Genomics Center. Genome Technology, September 17

 

Curtin C (2010) Studying the Individual Cell. Genome Technology, March 1

 

Curtin C (2010) A Unique Snowflake. Genome Technology, March 1

 

2009

Perkel JM (2009) Surpassing the Law of Averages: How to expose the behaviors of genes,RNA, proteins, and metabolites in single cells. The Scientist 23

Stein RA (2009) Single-Cell Genomics Clarifies Big Picture. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News 29