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The Importance of Tinkering and Following Your Nose: Two Tales of Symbiosis Discovery
Making scientific discoveries is as much about leveraging intuition as it is about applying the scientific method-with a healthy dose of good luck mixed in. In this talk, Dr. Hom will share two research stories about symbiosis that exemplify this: one on novel symbioses formed between fungi and algae created in the laboratory (affectionately dubbed “Franken-lichens”), and another involving sloths and the algae that grow on their fur. He will discuss some of the surprises, lessons learned, and unanswered questions from these efforts aimed at understanding both the origins of symbiosis and the complex relationships that form between symbiotic partners.
Looking Back with the Eyes of the Future: Symbiosis and the Anthropocene
As all organisms live in relationships with other living things, ecology is as much a fundamental reality as evolution. Symbiosis, a unique type of ecological relationship, has played a powerful role in shaping life as we know it here on Earth. Concerted human activity has also powerfully shaped the Earth ecosystem, causing many geologists to refer to the period in which we live, the “Anthropocene”, marked by substantial negative climate change, erosion, and biodiversity loss. Many wonder how much more we can tax the resilience of Earth’s systems before it leads to catastrophic failure. In this talk, Dr. Hom will discuss the historical and scientific relationship between anthropogenic change and symbiosis to help situate our thinking between cynicism and hope, and to prompt discussion about how we can become more mindful of our relationships with Nature and work toward collective actions and habits that lead to more constructive outcomes.
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