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TWiM #51: Cave science with Hazel Barton

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter, and Hazel Barton.

Vincent, Michael, and Elio meet up with Hazel Barton to talk about cave microbiology.

Right click to download TWiM #51 (38 MB .mp3, 79 minutes).

Links for this episode:

• Antibiotic resistance in a cave microbiome (PLoS One)
• Bacterial calcium carbonate precipitation in caves (Geomicro J)
• Journey into Amazing Caves (IMAX)
• In a cavern, in a canyon (STC)
• Ancient bacterial resistome (STC)
• Meet the Scientist #37 - Hazel Barton
• Photo of Hazel Barton in Black Chasm Cavern by Dave Bunnell

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