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Microbes to the Rescue! Bioremediation with Dr. John Coates
Manage episode 373347662 series 1672442
Dr. John Coates, a professor at the University of California Berkeley specializes in environmental microbiology and how microbes can be utilized to resolve problems in industry. microTalk caught up with Dr. Coates at the ASMicrobe conference in Houston and discussed his research in applied and environmental microbiology. Dr. Coates discusses an unexpected discovery of how microbes drive the iodine cycle on earth, how sequencing microbes in the oceans has been beneficial for identifying novel biochemical activities, how climate change has stimulated his research into the “bioeconomy”, why he’s optimistic that science can mitigate the effects of climate change, and how Berkeley is a remarkable place to do science. This episode was supported by miniScope, the portable keychain microscope.
Participants:- Karl Klose, Ph.D. (UTSA)
- John Coates, Ph.D. (UCSD)
- Janakiram Seshu, Ph.D. (UTSA)
- Jesus Romo, Ph.D. (UTSA)
85 episodes
Manage episode 373347662 series 1672442
Dr. John Coates, a professor at the University of California Berkeley specializes in environmental microbiology and how microbes can be utilized to resolve problems in industry. microTalk caught up with Dr. Coates at the ASMicrobe conference in Houston and discussed his research in applied and environmental microbiology. Dr. Coates discusses an unexpected discovery of how microbes drive the iodine cycle on earth, how sequencing microbes in the oceans has been beneficial for identifying novel biochemical activities, how climate change has stimulated his research into the “bioeconomy”, why he’s optimistic that science can mitigate the effects of climate change, and how Berkeley is a remarkable place to do science. This episode was supported by miniScope, the portable keychain microscope.
Participants:- Karl Klose, Ph.D. (UTSA)
- John Coates, Ph.D. (UCSD)
- Janakiram Seshu, Ph.D. (UTSA)
- Jesus Romo, Ph.D. (UTSA)
85 episodes
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