The Dirt on Viruses: Discovering the Role of Viruses in Soil

By David Esteban, Maggie Ginoza, and Jeff Werner
Backed by Cheri Collins, Cecil Reniche-Smith, Nikki Murdick, Kathryn Jones, Manuel Esteban, Julio Esteban, Oscar &Anna Raasveldt, Catherine Baer, Ellen Beatty, Philip Davis, and 55 other backers
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York
BiologyEcology
Open Access
DOI: 10.18258/4577
$4,531
Raised of $4,500 Goal
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Funded on 5/23/15
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Lab Notes

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protocolvirussedimentcentrifugepegylationsupernatantfilterfluorescencemicroscopybacteriaWinogradsky columnphotosynthesishydrogen sulfidecyanobacteriavirusesmetabolismincubationgrowth

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DNA Sequence Data is Coming in!
November 4, 2016
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Time to say goodbye to Maggie!
June 16, 2016
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Lots and lots of viruses!
March 3, 2016
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Bulk Viruses
January 13, 2016
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Winogradsky columns are finished incubating
January 7, 2016
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Getting the Dirt on Viruses: Literally.
November 4, 2015
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THE WORK BEGINS!
September 14, 2015
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We're Funded!
May 24, 2015
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Time is running out! Help us go viral!
May 21, 2015
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The value of undergraduate research experiences
May 21, 2015
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We did an AMA!
May 19, 2015
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DNA Sequencing of Viral Communities: Step 2
May 19, 2015
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Studying viral communities: step 1
May 18, 2015
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Why crowdsource science?
May 13, 2015
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DIY Bacterial Communities: Make your own Winogradsky...
May 5, 2015
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More Time-Lapse Movies: Are there viruses in there?
April 30, 2015
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Time-lapse movie of growth and death in bacterial...
April 27, 2015
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Meet The Team: Maggie Ginoza
April 21, 2015
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What is a Winogradsky column?
April 15, 2015
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