Showing posts with label sulfur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sulfur. Show all posts

Thursday, June 14, 2018

MICROBE 2018 recap - Astrobiology: Linking phylogeny, physiology and the rock record

Alright...admittedly the full title of this one was a bit scary for me as the only words, or more accurately, word, I really felt I had a grasp on was 'phylogeny' - yes that was it, 17 words in this title and I was like "I know what a phylogeny is":

Energy controlled distribution of isotopes in biocatalytic systems: A means of linking phylogeny, physiology and the rock record.

But I powered through.

Shawn McGlynn is from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Earth-Life Science Institute (ESLI) his research interests include - microbial interactions, metalloproteins, early life and it's emergence, stable isotope techniques and microbial ecology. 

To learn more about his research and love of of Japanese hot springs check out his Research Story: Bridging disciplines and continents and check out his google scholar profile.

So we start with the question of:
"How do we elucidate the history of biological catalysis with the material record (sulfur isotopes)?"