Matters Microbial #79: How Amoebae Beat the Heat

February 20, 2025

Today, Dr. Angela Oliverio, Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Syracuse University, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss what her research group has been learning about extremophilic single-celled eukaryotes!

Host: Mark O. Martin

Guest: Angela Oliverio

Download MM#79 (36 MB mp3, 59 min)
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  • An overview of protists.  
  • A wondrous video of the types of protists to be found seemingly everywhere.
  • A video about amoebae and how YOU can find them.  
  • A video about the testate amoebae mentioned in this podcast.
  • An essay about the testate amoebae.
  • A very old article on temperature limits to eukaryotic life.
  • A more modern article on this topic.
  • An article from Dr. Oliverio’s group on the temperature limits to eukaryotic life.
  • The Mullin laboratory at UCSF does remarkable visualization.
  • Genomics and the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.
  • How mycoplasma move, with remarkable videos.
  • A member of Dr. Oliverio’s lab creates beautiful glass art at this Etsy shop.
  • A wonderful local news report on Dr. Oliverio and coworker’s research.
  • A nice overview of Dr. Oliverio’s research interest in extremophilic protists.
  • An article from Dr. Oliverio’s group explaining why we should all care about extremophilic eukaryotes.
  • Dr. Oliverio’s research website (and SO worth your time)
  • Dr. Oliverio’s faculty website.

Intro music is by Reber Clark

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