Today, Dr. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Assistant Professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss his laboratory group’s work investigating a remarkable group of giant viruses and how they can shape marine algal community structure.
Host: Mark O. Martin
Guest: Mohammad Moniruzzaman
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Links for this episode
- Here is a recent review of the giant viruses (more information appears almost monthly!).
- Another overview of giant viruses.
- An even more recent review of the giant viruses.
- An article exploring what we do not know about giant viruses.
- A video about giant viruses.
- An interesting article relating giant viruses to early cellular evolution.
- An article exploring the involvement of giant viruses in the evolution of the eukaryotic nucleus?
- A report of endogenous giant viruses making their own genomes part of marine green algae.
- The preprint of an article discussed by Dr. Moniruzzaman.
- An article about finding giant viruses in very hostile underwater brine pools—the giant viruses are ubiquitous!
- An article about Dr. Moniruzzaman’s research.
- A video by Dr. Moniruzzaman.
- Dr. Moniruzzaman’s faculty website.
- Dr. Moniruzzaman’s research laboratory website
Intro music is by Reber Clark
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