Text Box: We have a number of different research projects within the lab, related to cave microbiology.  These projects include: understanding how microorganisms adapt to the extreme starvation of cave environments; astrobiology; developing new techniques in microbial ecology; and the low-biomass contaminant database.

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Text Box: Caves provide an important portal into studying microbial interactions in the subsurface, without the need for invasive... Text Box: Cave Microbiology Text Box: Microorganisms evolved on our planet ~ 3.7 billion years ago.  In that time they have shave our biosphere, leaving signatures of… Text Box: Astrobiology Text Box: One of the defining aspects of microbiology in cave environments is the lack of energy entering the system, to overcome problems... Text Box: Techniques in Microbial Ecology Techniques in Microbial Ecology Text Box: Molecular techniques, such as PCR, are extremely sensitive.  Unfortunately, such sensitivity is not without its drawbacks... Text Box: Low-Biomass Contaminant Database Low-Biomass Contaminant Database       

 

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