Ninecia and Chelsey, 2 of the founders of Black in Microbiology, join TWiM to discuss the goals of the organization, then we reveal survival of Deinococcus bacteria for 3 years in space, an experiment that addresses the panspermia hypothesis for interplanetary transfer of life.
Guests:
Ninecia Scott and Chelsey Spriggs
Links for This Episode:
- Black in Microbiology.
- Deinococcus DNA damage in space (Front Micro).
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