Tag: bacteria

The Path to Science Research: Susanna Harris Shares her Journey  #ScientistOutLoud

Continuing our #ScientistOutLoud series, we welcome Susanna L. Harris to the show.  As a Ph. D. candidate at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, Susanna studies how bacteria stick to plant roots. Susanna joins us to describe her research, discusses how she got interested in science, and candidly shares with us her path in graduate learning – including […]

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Episode 36 – The Scientific Method Starts with Curiosity

http://media.libsyn.com/media/wsst/LOL36.mp3   With the upcoming 2009 HHMI Holiday Lecture on Science in December (Exploring Biodiversity), we decided to talk with one of the presenters – Dr. Bonnie Bassler.  The focus of Dr. Bassler’s research is on how bacteria communicate with each other in a process called quorum sensing.  This research has earned her a MacArthur fellowship in 2002, and her […]

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