00:00:00 - Returning guest Jen Gallagher (@yeastychic) has brought along two former students to talk about their continued research into the world of yeast! We’re excited to be joined by Matt Winas, currently the lead scientist at Imperial Yeast Labs, and Postdoctoral Research Apoorva Ravishankar. First up, we chat with Matt about his work on sake yeast hybridization and how yeast respond toxic metallic nanoparticles.
00:28:21 - Yeast make all manner of drinks so let’s talk about that. Apoorva eschews the yeast theme with a hot cup of coffee (with cream and sugar) and the gang reminisces about the coffee shop closest to their lab at WVU. Matt is enjoying a Suss It Out rye IPA from Level Cross Brewing Company, one of the perks of working for a yeast company. Jen is honoring her scientific progeny with a Baby Cakes stout from Tribus Beer Co. Ryan had a different beer lined up but is instead going with a Hop Farmin Miner from Weathered Ground Brewery in WV.
00:37:26 - Next we chat with Apoorva about her research on exactly how yeast responds to glyphosate-based herbicides, which are heavily used in agriculture and gardening and how a chemical designed to control/kill plants can have some dramatic responses on yeast.
01:05:09 - PaleoPOWs are a lot like yeast, you can wake them up with a little bit of warm water and sugar. First up, we thank George H. for being a recurring PayPal donor to the show . Thanks, George! And we wrap up by letting Jen respond to her own feedback regarding the sequencing of mitochondrial DNA mentioned in episode 331. Always good to get extra clarification from an expert!
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Music credit: Budding - Broke For Free
Audio Production by Rob Heath
Bonus: American Innovations - Artificial Intelligence Preview
289 - Fossil Field Trip: Calvert Cliffs
288 - From The Archives
287 - Descent into Madness
286 - Three Wolf Moon
285 - Pterosaur in the Sky
284 - Pay It Forward
283 - Definitely Maybe
282 - Anchor's Away, Part 2
281 - Poli Sci... sort of
280 - Chatting with Chirpers
279 - On the Move for Science
278 - LOST
277 - AGU 2017, Part 2
276 - AGU 2017, Part 1
275 - Publishing Rocks
274 - GSA 2017, Part 2
273 - GSA 2017, Part 1
272 - The End Of Small Things
271 - Mesozoic Meanderings
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