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Holobiont Biology and the Future of Life Sciences

Holobiont Biology and the Future of Life Sciences

Season 1 Episode 67 Published 1 year, 4 months ago
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Welcome to Helix & Heliox, where we illuminate the wonders of modern biology! In today's episode, we're diving into the fascinating world of holobiont biology - discovering how we're not just individuals, but entire living ecosystems walking around on two legs! From the bacteria in your gut influencing your mood to the microbes helping plants thrive, we'll explore how these tiny partners shape who we are and how we evolve. Join your hosts Sarah and Michael as they unravel this mind-expanding new frontier in science with warmth, wit, and wonder. Whether you're a science enthusiast or just curious about the hidden worlds within us, this episode will forever change how you think about what it means to be 'you.' Tune in for an adventure that's quite literally inside us all!

Q&A: Holobiont biology, a new concept for exploring how microbiome shapes evolution of visible lifehttps://phys.org/news/2024-11-qa-holobiont-biology-concept-exploring.html

Seth R. Bordenstein, The disciplinary matrix of holobiont biology, Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.ado2152. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado2152

Holobiont
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holobiont

Seth Bordenstein: The Disciplinary Matrix of Holobiont Biology (Introduction)
https://youtu.be/tJUstXn7-CY?si=wjq3YFHI6POUOUI1

Seth Bordenstein: Winds of Change - Breathing a New Disciplinary Matrix Into Biology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhKMrqvHXmk

One Health Microbiome Center
@PSUmBiome
https://www.youtube.com/@OneHealthMicrobiomeCenter
https://psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/channel/Penn+State+Microbiome+Center/152626052

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