Podcast associated with Hiram College Genetics course. Focus is on the history of genomics and how a genomic view of life has impacted basic science as well as applied fields such as medicine and agriculture.
Survey of Genomes - Deinococcus radiodurans
Nicole Ryman from the 2019 Hiram College Genetics course introduces us to Deinococcus radiodurans, an extreme microbial athlete when it comes to genomic protection and repair when dealing with damage from radiation.
Survey of Genomes - Thermotoga maritima MSB8
Thermotoga maritima is an extremophilic member of the Bacteria on several fronts - not just in temperature preference but also in its massive accumulation of genes from the Archaea living around it. Tae’lor Jones introduces to this intriguing microbe.