Holobiont Biology and the Future of Life Sciences

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Helix & Heliox, where we illuminate the wonders of modern biology! In today's episode, we're diving into the fascinating world of holobiont biology - discovering how we're not just individuals, but entire living ecosystems walking around on two legs! From the bacteria in your gut influencing your mood to the microbes helping plants thrive, we'll explore how these tiny partners shape who we are and how we evolve. Join your hosts Sarah and Michael as they unravel this mind-expanding new frontier in science with warmth, wit, and wonder. Whether you're a science enthusiast or just curious about the hidden worlds within us, this episode will forever change how you think about what it means to be 'you.' Tune in for an adventure that's quite literally inside us all!Q&A: Holobiont biology, a new concept for exploring how microbiome shapes evolution of visible lifehttps://phys.org/news/2024-11-qa-holobiont-biology-concept-exploring.htmlSeth R. Bordenstein, The disciplinary matrix of holobiont biology, Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.ado2152. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado2152Holobionthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HolobiontSeth Bordenstein: The Disciplinary Matrix of Holobiont Biology (Introduction)https://youtu.be/tJUstXn7-CY?si=wjq3YFHI6POUOUI1Seth Bordenstein: Winds of Change - Breathing a New Disciplinary Matrix Into Biologyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhKMrqvHXmkOne Health Microbiome Center@PSUmBiomehttps://www.youtube.com/@OneHealthMicrobiomeCenterhttps://psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/channel/Penn+State+Microbiome+Center/152626052This is Heliox: Where Evidence Meets EmpathyIndependent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter.  Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas. Support the showDisclosure: This podcast uses AI-generated synthetic voices for a material portion of the audio content, in line with Apple Podcasts guidelines. We make rigorous science accessible, accurate, and unforgettable.Produced by Michelle Bruecker and Scott Bleackley, it features reviews of emerging research and ideas from leading thinkers, curated under our creative direction with AI assistance for voice, imagery, and composition. Systemic voices and illustrative images of people are representative tools, not depictions of specific individuals.We dive deep into peer-reviewed research, pre-prints, and major scientific works—then bring them to life through the stories of the researchers themselves. Complex ideas become clear. Obscure discoveries become conversation starters. And you walk away understanding not just what scientists discovered, but why it matters and how they got there.Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter.  Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.Spoken word, short and sweet, with rhythm and a catchy beat.http://tinyurl.com/stonefolksongs