Abstract  “Plant ion homeostasis and dynamics is crucially dependent on root mediated uptake from the soil. Historically the consequences of ion over- or undersupply have been - for good reasons -largely studied in the context of long-term adaptation to specific soil types. However, since all ionic nutrients and toxic cations are…

Sequencing on the cheap: ants, cats, primates, de novo genomes, methylation, and commensals by 1 person with $1000   Abstract Using a nanopore sequencer, I generated a novel genome from scratch for the carpenter ant, along with mitogenome and commensal wolbachia genomes with the 2nd best assembly on NCBI. I will present how one…

An introduction to shell and command line interface of the Unix family of computer operating systems. This workshop is intended for all users, with no prior experience required.  Topics include: (1) Understanding the command line interface structure (2) Common useful commands (e.g., ls, pwd, cd) (3) Navigation using the command…