Matters Microbial #39: Global flatulence: Mysterious Archaea and methane

Today, Dr. Geo Santiago-Martinez, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology and Microbiology at the University of Connecticut joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the mysteries of the archaeal world, and how one group of these organisms produce methane gas as a byproduct of metabolism. These methanogens are thus involved in climate, symbioses, biotechnology, and even astrobiology!
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[@findout7505]

Interesting and enlightening. Thanks for sharing.

[@muscovyducks]

Fingers crossed the Van Leeuwenhoek replica can actually be used to observe stuff (even a big ol' Stentor and I'd be happy). Long live our Asgardian Ancestors!

[@AskthePoolman]

Astrobiology, my microbes are in the first house, Pluto.

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

What is an Archea?

[@muscovyducks]

A member of Domain Archaea. Really though, this is a good one for wikipedia. They are the other prokaryotes other than bacteria. Though they also include eukaryotes according to recent genomics. So, basically any form of life other than bacteria. Most modern non-eukaryotic Archaea are extremophiles... or perhaps symbionts, as this episode explores.

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

@@muscovyducks thanks

[@DavidHonig-b9e]

Anton!!!!

[@DavidHonig-b9e]

Raise yogurt or beer etc

[@DavidHonig-b9e]

Archea are your grandparents

[@DavidHonig-b9e]

Archea methane will overheat planet lol

[@DavidHonig-b9e]

Methane from archeans eating beans

[@DavidHonig-b9e]

Works for me