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The Quanta Podcast

Every Tuesday, editor in chief Samir Patel sits down with writers and editors to discuss our most thought-provoking stories in science and math. Audio editions of Quanta’s stories with Susan Valot will appear biweekly on Thursdays.

All Episodes about microbiology

Underground Cells Make ‘Dark Oxygen’ Without Light

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Artistic representation of water radiolysis supporting life below ground.

Radioactivity May Fuel Life Deep Underground and Inside Other Worlds

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Art for "Dormant Microbes Bide Their Time Over Decades - Old Fires"

Heat-Loving Microbes, Once Dormant, Thrive Over Decades-Old Fire

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Giant Genetic Map Shows Life’s Hidden Links

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New Life Found That Lives Off Electricity

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The Mutant Genes Behind the Black Death

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How the Body’s Trillions of Clocks Keep Time

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At Tiny Scales, a Giant Burst on Tree of Life

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