Search

… on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In the last two episodes, we’ve covered the … depends on lakewater samples — so this episode is a look at how researchers get these specialized snapshots of a …

… shorter episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – that’s managed to have a big impact. … Sabeeha Merchant explains why she works on this alga, how researchers managed to sequence its genome, and what it …

… addiction to fossil fuels. In this episode, we peek into how scientists Aindrila Mukhopadhyay and Steve Singer are harnessing the versatile bacterium Pseudomonas putida to break down biomass and help bring about a more sustainable, …

… Retracing how the dry rot Serpula lacrymans adapted to a new ecological habitat. The Science By comparing genetic information from similar organisms, researchers have … harnessing the brown rot Serpula lacrymans towards breaking down plant mass for conversion to sustainable, alternative …