Genome Insider
Genome Insider
JGI
SIPs with Standards
21 minutes Posted Apr 15, 2025 at 8:00 pm.
0:00
21:00
Download MP3
Show notes
Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) is a powerful technique for studying microbial communities. These experiments can show which microbes are handling specific nutrients, or what they're doing with those nutrients, and even how quickly. But there's a catch: SIP labwork and analysis can be very demanding. The JGI offers SIP analysis to make these experiments accessible to more researchers. Ultimately, the goal is to generate SIP data that can be useful to multiple teams and analyses. This episo...