Just want to recommend (highly) an audiobook about bacteria. I'm only on lecture 5 but I've already learned a ton. I'm posting this here in the GenDisc because microbes are part of the foundation of this WoE.
Today in listening, I learned that due to Horizontal transfer, there may not even be different species of bacteria which totally blows my mind - also, remember, this is mainstream material here, nothing fringe about this. You will probably enjoy listening to it, given your enlightened understanding of what roles bacteria play in our lives and how crucial they are to our health.
I also learned about the archaebacteria and how they differ from other bacteria.
How the pigment develops in salts like Himalayan, etc.
Just really fascinating and I think there's something for everyone in here. You can skip the parts on the history of microbiology, they are interesting, but will annoy you if you're waiting for the meat of this work.
The Professor is kind of annoying too, a little tedious, but pretty soon the information overwhelms that aspect and you're just caught up in what you're learning about these little helpers. Enjoy!
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THE MODERN SCHOLAR - 14 LECTURES
Unseen Diversity: The World of Bacteria
Professor Betsey Dyer Wheaton College
Course Overview:
Bacteria are the most overlooked organisms on your nature walk. You see birds, trees, and wildflowers. You may even examine fungi, rock formations, mosses, lichens, nests, tracks, and insects. However, it is likely that you are not seeing bacteria even though you may know they are there in countless numbers, far outnumbering the other organisms, and that their influence on the environment is vast and profound.
Professor Betsey Dexter Dyer of Wheaton College examines the role of bacteria as major players in Earth’s biodiversity. In the course of these fascinating lectures, Professor Dyer delves into the history of microbiology, the four billion year history of bacteria and archaea as the dominant organisms on Earth, and the place of pathogens in the greater context of the bacterial world. This course serves as both a field guide for curious naturalists and a friendly introduction to the world of bacteria and archaea.
Course Syllabus
Lecture 01 Introduction to the Bacterial World
Lecture 02 Hidden in Plain Sight
Lecture 03 Seventeenth-Century Microscopy and the Discovery of Bacteria
Lecture 04 A Brief History of Bacteriology
Lecture 05 The Family Tree of Bacteria
Lecture 06 The Extremophiles
Lecture 07 An Enormous and Diverse Group: The Proteobacteria
Lecture 08 An Enormous and Diverse Group: The Gram Positives
Lecture 09 Gram Positives in the Soil Community
Lecture 10 Bacteria as Pathogens
Lecture 11 What About the Viruses?
Lecture 12 Cyanobacteria: The Original Photosynthesizers
Lecture 13 Diverse Metabolisms
Lecture 14 Future Directions
ALL THANKS AND CREDIT TO THE ORIGINAL UPLOADER.
ENJOY!
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