We have been trying to get genomic data release on NCBI since August, 3 papers are now on hold until we get a response. Literally haven't gotten a response since August. There's needs to be an alternative. This system seems broken.

@markowenmartin.bsky.social congrats on your retirement!

Are you a long-time fan of Archaea, an extremophile-phile, or are you simply curious? Either way, we have good news. We’re delighted to announce the 2026 EMBO Workshop on Archaea, 6–10 July. Sign up: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc... We look forward to seeing you in Cambridge, UK. Please repost!

So happy this is finally out! We reconstructed the 1st large-scale spatiotemporal dataset of 600+ MAGs from San Francisco Bay and show they have functional redundancy in key N and S pathways. These functions may better recover from disturbance in this highly urban estuary 💧

Our latest expedition update video is live on YouTube. Learn how the #AsgardArchaea science team is looking for our microbial ancestors to understand the biological events that led to the broad diversity of complex cellular life. youtu.be/Jy_boPdY0zo?...

Spectacular strawberry squid! Histioteuthis squid w/massively asymmetrical eyes: 1 larger for viewing the silhouettes of predators & prey above, & 1 smaller eye for capturing glimmers of bioluminescent snacks below. #AsgardArchea - 730m - ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

That’s a wrap for #AsgardArchaea expedition, w/ @archaeal.bsky.social fr @texasscience.bsky.social! In the coming months and years, this research will likely open the door to new medical breakthroughs and unlock answers to questions about the origins of complex life. youtu.be/mgmEh_qag5E?...

The #AsgardArchaea team observed breathtaking wildlife in Uruguayan waters via the cameras on the Schmidt Ocean Institute's deep-sea robot — ROV SuBastian. https://youtu.be/uM0wKYb1kus

Packing and shipping out. #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

Eukaryogenesis was a billion year spree, but the acquisition of mitochondria happened when the party was winding down www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Pilar raises her Asgard bridge from the sea!

And ‘Searching for the Asgards’ the movie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgmE...

Wrap up video from the Symbiotic Partners of Asgards Research Cruise (SPARC). youtu.be/mgmEh_qag5E?... #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

That's a wrap, what an amazing expedition! #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

Want to know why UT’s Brett Baker and other scientists are seeking our microbial ancestors in the depths of the ocean? This video from Schmidt Ocean Institute does a fantastic job of explaining! #AsgardArchaea @archaeal.bsky.social @schmidtocean.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social

Fantastic video of the expedition being led by UT Austin’s @archaeal.bsky.social

A bunch of activity in the Falkor (too) hangar today. Diving now....https://www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcean #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

Megapod of dolphins

And presenting the enigmatic vampire squid. First glimpse.

Vampyroteuthis! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 872 #asgardarchaea #MarineLife

Busy turkey day in the deep sea… #Asgardarchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 871 is live! #asgardarchaea #MarineLife www.youtube.com/live/bsrUeuZ...

Sea star, ophiuroid, stalked barnacles, sponge. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 871 #asgardarchaea #MarineLife

Diving deep today, 2,700m. Live stream here youtube.com/@schmidtocea... #Asgardarchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

Deployment! ROV SuBastian. www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcean #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

In the water diving to 900m. www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcean #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

Getting ready to dive into this canyon. You can watch the stream from the ROV here www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcean #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

An archaeal genetic code with all TAG codons as pyrrolysine www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs

This fluttery finned fish, possibly from the family Oreosomatidae, was spotted during #AsgardArchaea at around 1000 m. Read more about this expedition led by @archaeal.bsky.social from @texasscience.bsky.social#AsgardArchaeahere: https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/searching-for-the-asgard/

Here's the R/V Falkor (too) and the bay inside with the amazing robot sub (SuBastian), suspended from a giant A frame for deploying it through an even larger door. The two workbenches in front give you a sense of scale. You can also just make out @archaeal.bsky.social in front of the Falkor

ROV in the water, diving to 2600m

Waiting for the wind to subside, while the ship maps a channel on the sea floor for the next dive, Galen visits the bridge and settles right in.

Today's dive site, to ~2,200m. We will be streaming 9am-3pm Central. At www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcean #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

#AsgardArchaea team, led by @archaeal.bsky.social fr @texasscience.bsky.social — sequencing the DNA collected fr mouth of Rio de la Plata to the continental shelf of Uruguay to detect Asgards, a group of single-celled organisms & our closest microbial relatives on the tree of life. bit.ly/3MdniTH

We have slots of nice looking cores at this site. This is what a sediment core looks like on Subastian

Stormy waters have cleared. Winds and light. Currents moderate. Live streaming from 850m. Collecting push cores.

We are streaming from 900m

And…

Other researchers in action on Falkor (too)

ROV SUBastian bringing back samples. #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

Map of seafloor where we are diving to sample sediments today. #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

Life on the Falkor (too) is lovely. #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

We just planned this canyon and now we are diving to explore and collect samples. Watch live here - www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcea... #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

Today’s dive we start around 2pm central, and will be exploring where I think there’s a canyon that has not been sampled. I expect it to be very exciting! www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcean #AsgardArchaea @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utmsi.bsky.social

Join us for “How Deep is Your Love” on Nov. 20—with a special live stream from UT marine scientist Brett Baker & team on the R/V Falkor (too) as they search the deep seas for #AsgardArchaea! @archaeal.bsky.social @schmidtocean.bsky.social @moorefound.bsky.social cns.utexas.edu/events/publi...

Starting at 7pm Central I will be streaming from the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Uruguay! Feel free to join and ask questions. www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcean

Starting at 7pm Central I will be streaming from the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Uruguay! Feel free to join and ask questions. www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcean