The deep-ocean accounts for the majority of the water on our planet. While the cold deep-ocean is the dominant nutrient-challenged ecosystem, hydrothermal vents represent oases along tectonically active areas of the seafloor. Hydrothermal vents and the surrounding cold deep-ocean each support unique communities of microbes and viruses that have become highly adapted to local conditions. Through cycles of infection and host cell lysis, bacteriophages (viruses that specifically infect...

Co-founder of SciVee, Phil Bourne, gives an updated overview of what the SciVee project and website is about.

Apryl Bailey describes SciVee in general, the elements of SciVee, use of open access literature on SciVee and SciVee's history.