Can the cheese in your fridge get you a PhD?

Science is Fun!

English - February 21, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MB
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My guest this week is Dr. Rachel Dutton from UCSD who is recognized in both scientific and culinary circles for her ingenious use of cheese rinds as a model system to study microbial ecology. Learn more about what inspired her to take up this line of research and what they have learned so far.