Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michael Schmidt, and Michele Swanson
The TWiM team discusses microbial DNA found on ATM machines in New York City, and how hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, alters microbial ecosystems deep in the Earth.
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Links for this episode
- Microbial DNA on ATM machines in NYC (mSphere)
- NYC OpenData
- Altering deep microbial ecosystems by fracking (Nat Micro)
- Marcellus Shale Energy and Environment Laboratory
- Chemicals used for fracking (FracFocus)
- Marcellus and Utica shale formation map
- Consequences of fracking (GasBuddy)
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