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ArchaeaCastArchaea as a Model: A Real Teacher’s PetWelcome to ArchaeaCast! In our ninth and final episode of this season, our hosts Dr. Priyanka Chatterjee and Dr. Connor Hines discuss archaea as model systems and how they are being used in biotechnology! In the second part of the episode, Theopi Rados interviews Dr. Kelly Zatopek from New England Biolabs Inc (NEB). ****For nomenclature changes, current nomenclature can be found here****SourcesCowan DA. 1992. Biotechnology of the Archaea. Trends Biotechnol 10:315–323.Cabrera MaÁ, Blamey JM. 2018. Biotechnological applications of archaeal enzymes from extreme environments. Biol Res 51:37.Eic...
2025-10-0332 min
ArchaeaCastArchaeal Viruses: Nice Guys get Infections tooWelcome to ArchaeaCast! In our 8th episode, our hosts Priyanka Chatterjee and Dr. Alex Phillips discuss archaeal viruses, the even littler guys that infect our friendly archaeal cells! In the second part of the episode, Theopi Rados interviews Prof. Rachel Whitaker, from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.****Virus diversity image 1Virus diversity image 2STIV structureSTIV pyramids 1STIV pyramids 2Project Microbe****SourcesDeWerff SJ et al. 2020. Killer Archaea: Virus-Mediated Antagonism to CRISPR-Immune Populations Results in Emergent Virus-Host Mutualism. mBio.
2025-09-0942 min
ArchaeaCastMethanogens: Living on a Knife’s EdgeWelcome to ArchaeaCast! In our seventh episode, our hosts Priyanka Chatterjee and Dr. Connor Hines discuss Methanogens, the dinosaur killing Archaea! In the second part of the episode, Connor interviews Prof. Nicole Buan, from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.****For nomenclature changes, current nomenclature can be found here****SourcesLloyd, David. "Methanogenesis: Ecology, physiology, biochemistry and genetics: Edited by JG Ferry. Chapman & Hall, New York, 1993. ISBN 0-412-03531-6, pp. x+ 536." (1996): 65.Buan, Nicole R. "Methanogens: pushing the boundaries of biology." Emerging Topics in Life Sciences 2.4 (2018): 629-646.
2025-06-0334 min
ArchaeaCastArchaea and Us: Heroes or Villains?Welcome to ArchaeaCast! In our sixth episode, our hosts Priyanka Chatterjee and Dr. Connor Hines discuss the archaea that are very close to home–the ones that can live in and on us! In the second part of the episode, Priyanka interviews Dr. Christine Moissl-Eichinger, from the Medical University of Graz in Austria.****For nomenclature changes, current nomenclature can be found here****SourcesTriantafyllou K, Chang C, Pimentel M. 2014. Methanogens, Methane and Gastrointestinal Motility. J Neurogastroenterol Motil 20:31–40.Probst AJ, Auerbach AK, Moissl-Eichinger C. 2013. Archaea on Human Skin. PLOS...
2025-05-2029 min
ArchaeaCastAcidophiles: Oh, Sour Child o’MineWelcome to ArchaeaCast! In our fifth episode, our hosts Priyanka Chatterjee and Dr. Connor Hines talk about Acidophiles, the heavy metal rockin’ Archaea! In the second part of the episode, Connor Hines interviews Prof. Paul Blum, from the University of Nebraska Lincoln.****Article link for: “Yellowstone National Park Death: Oregon Man Died In Acidic Hot Spring Trying To ‘Hot Pot’” Video showing Cans dissolving in AcidSacki Dog Meme Picture of “Ferroplasma acidiphilum”****For nomenclature changes, current nomenclature can be found here****Sources
2025-02-2739 min
ArchaeaCastThermophiles: Some like it hot…like, really really hotWelcome to ArchaeaCast! In our fourth episode, our hosts Dr. Connor Hines and Dr. Alex Philips talk about Thermophiles, the Archaea which are almost too hot to handle! In the second part of the episode, Theopi Rados interviews Prof. Rachel Whitaker, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.****Picture of Pyrococcus furiosus****For nomenclature changes, current nomenclature can be found here****SourcesAtomi, Haruyuki, et al. 2004. https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.186.14.4829-4833.2004 Boyd, Eric S., et al. 2013. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00062 Brochier-Armanet...
2025-02-1138 min
ArchaeaCastAsgardarchaea: The Ancient Norse gods of MicrobesWelcome to ArchaeaCast! In our third episode, our hosts Priyanka Chatterjee and Connor Hines talk about Asgardarcheota, Norse mythology named Archaea! In the second part of the episode, Dr. Alex Phillips interviews Prof. Brett Baker, from the University of Texas at Austin.****For nomenclature changes, current nomenclature can be found here****SourcesScientists Break Record By Finding Northernmost Hydrothermal Vent Field Complex archaea that bridge the gap between prokaryotes and eukaryotes Cultured Asgard Archaea Shed Light on Eukaryogenesis Genomic reconstruction of a novel...
2024-12-0547 min
ArchaeaCastHalophiles: A great day to be a little extra saltyWelcome to ArchaeaCast! In our second episode, our hosts Priyanka Chatterjee and Connor Hines talk about Halophiles, the salt-loving Archaea! In the second part of the episode, Dr. Alex Phillips interviews Prof. Amy Schimd, from Duke University.****Some species and genera names have changed since this episode was recorded. Current nomenclature can be found here.****Bibliography:Cited in the episode:Pietrangelo, A. "Pink Himalayan Salt: Benefits, Risks, and Alternatives." Healthline, 2 Sept. 2023Papp, ZJ. "Morphological and Microchemical Characterization of Himalayan Salt Samples." Revue Roumaine de Chimie...
2024-11-1530 min
ArchaeaCastHistory of Archaea: Our nice ancient neighbors ("Grandpa, is that you?")Welcome to ArchaeaCast! In our first episode, our hosts Priyanka Chatterjee and Connor Hines talk about the history of Archaea, how we discovered that they were different from bacteria, and discuss their unique classification.****For nomenclature changes, current nomenclature can be found at: https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/genome?gid=GCA_003086455.1****Bibliography:Singer, Charles J. (1931). A short history of biology, a general introduction to the study of living things. Oxford: Clarendon Press.Woese, Carl R., Otto Kandler, and Mark L. Wheelis. "Towards a natural system of organisms: proposal...
2024-10-3023 min
ArchaeaCastArchaea: What even are they?Welcome to ArchaeaCast! In this primer episode, our hosts Priyanka Chatterjee and Connor Hines introduce our podcast and subject of study - Archaea!****Bibliography:Cavicchioli R, Curmi PM, Saunders N, Thomas T. Pathogenic archaea: do they exist? Bioessays. 2003 Nov;25(11):1119-28. doi: 10.1002/bies.10354. PMID: 14579252.****Pictures of Haloquadratum walsbyi, misnomered as a bacterium, can be found here: https://www.nature.com/articles/news041011-3***Current, more up-to-date nomenclature can be found at: https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/genome?gid=GCA_003086455.1****ArchaeaCast episodes drop every...
2024-10-2206 min