Jennifer DeBruyn
@jdebruyn.bsky.social
Educator and explorer of microbes' mighty work on our planet. Prof @ University of Tennessee, opinions my own.
How long do the effects of a decomposing animal last? Nine years after decomposing a colony of beavers, aka beaverhenge, we revisit the scene to find out.
August 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM
How long do the effects of a decomposing animal last? Nine years after decomposing a colony of beavers, aka beaverhenge, we revisit the scene to find out.
A rainbow of soil profiles at the "Know Soil, Know Life" educator workshop, hosted by U of Minnesota
August 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A rainbow of soil profiles at the "Know Soil, Know Life" educator workshop, hosted by U of Minnesota
An awesome example of collaboration between citizen scientists and academic researchers here in our local community!
The first contribution from David Niknejad's thesis: a collaboration with UTIA and the Watershed Association of the Tellico Reservoir to start applying molecular tools to the Tellico Reservoir. Thanks to USC's @eric-a-webb.bsky.social for jumping in to help!
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Metagenome-assembled genome of Synechococcus sp. “Tanasi” from the Tellico Reservoir, Tennessee, USA | Microbiology Resource Announcements
Picocyanobacteria, especially members of the Synechococcus collective (1), contribute to primary productivity, food webs, and biogeochemical cycles of fresh
and marine waters worldwide (2). The Synech...
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July 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
An awesome example of collaboration between citizen scientists and academic researchers here in our local community!