Feeling exhausted after the Daylight Savings time change?Your circadian rhythm might be the reason.Circadian rhythms are the 24-hour cycles that regulate the natural processes in all organisms, including humans, plants, and fungi. On this ep

TerraForms: Synthetic Habitats for Soil Ecology

Oct 9th, 2023 19m 13s

The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) developed a group of platforms called TerraForms to help researchers to investigate hydrobiogeochemical processes. The platforms include custom-designed synthetic environments, microfluidic

Orchard Recycling: The Alternative to Burning Orchards

Sep 11th, 2023 19m 11s

What happens to orchards when they’ve reached the end of their lifespan and are no longer producing crops? Conventionally, orchards are burned. However, concerns about biomass burning and air quality have led to an alternative practice known as

How Artificial Intelligence is Advancing Biological Science

Aug 15th, 2023 29m 52s

On episode six of Bonding Over Science, host Dawn Stringer discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) is helping advance scientific findings for EMSL User Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede and her research on protein folding. Wittung-Stafshede talks a

Rising Wildfires: What Does It Mean for Our Environment?

Jul 7th, 2023 18m 16s

On episode five of Bonding Over Science, host Dawn Stringer chats with Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Earth System Science Steven Allison about how he uses Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory capabilities to uncover m

Finding Earth’s Lost History on Mars

Jun 9th, 2023 23m 20s

On episode four of Bonding Over Science, host Dawn Stringer talks to EMSL user Kim Tait, who is using Martian meteorites to determine if the necessary ingredients for life once existed on Mars. Listen to Tait explain how these findings could te

The Muscle of Mussel Feet

May 15th, 2023 22m 38s

On episode three of Bonding Over Science, host Dawn Stringer talks to EMSL user Marcus Foston, who is using synthetic biology to create an underwater hydrogel that mimics the strength of mussel foot proteins. Listen to Foston explain how this h

Fungi: Friend or Foe?

Apr 10th, 2023 22m 39s

In this episode of Bonding Over Science, host Dawn Stringer investigates the underground world of fungi. Scott Baker, fungal biotechnology scientist and microbiologist Davinia Salvachúa break down the importance of fungi to the environment. The

How Algae Affects Climate and Human Health

Mar 20th, 2023 11m 51s

Sit down with Bonding Over Science host Dawn Stringer for a chat with Mickey Rogers, a Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory. Rogers talks about her research on how algae particles in

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