76: Jonathan Eisen – The Tiny World of Microbes Inside You

Jonathan Eisen in his UC Davis office | Adam Isaak

On the show this week we talk to evolutionary biologist Jonathan Eisen, who studies the evolution and ecology of microbes and genomes. We delve into the tiny world of the microbiome—the thousands of microorganisms that live inside all of us.

Links from the interview:

• Jonathan Eisen on Twitter: @phylogenomics

• The Tree of Life Blog

• Jonathan Eisen’s Lab

• Jonathan Eisen @ TED

Science news links:

• Music for Cats

• The first ever photograph of light as a particle and a wave (photo and video below)

• Fabrizio Carbone/EPFL

• Youtube / Two-in-one photography: Light as wave and particle!

• Youtube / Open Access Explained!