Deep-sea animals survive through microbial partnerships. Dr. Shana Goffredi explores microbial symbiosis at methane seeps and hydrothermal systems, where chemosynthetic bacteria turn chemical energy into food. Meet worms, clams, snails, and other animals whose bacterial partners help them thrive in darkness, sometimes without a mouth or conventional digestive system. It is a fresh look at deep sea ecosystems, marine microbes, and cooperation as a survival strategy.
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Episode Guest: Dr. Shana Goffredi
Learn more about Dr. Goffredi at Occidental College
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Read the discussed article on Feather Dusters
Read the discussed article on Deep Sea Anenome
Here’s a third on ‘Marine Vampires
Find more of Dr. Goffredi’s science outreach on Science Friday
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Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese
Cover art by Jomiro Eming
Theme music by Nela Ruiz
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