Why Life Might Be Almost Impossible to Kill | June Sass, M.Sc. Microbiology
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June Sass is a public health scientist and microbiologist with a master’s from Johns Hopkins in molecular microbiology and immunology. Her work connects fungal biology, public health, pathogens, therapeutics, astromycology, and the microbiome. She also runs Summercraft Kombucha, where she develops mushroom kombucha and wellness drinks.
Expect to learn why fungi and bacteria are not just harmful pathogens, but also essential parts of our health, our ecosystems, and the story of life on Earth. We talk about how microbes compete, cooperate, adapt, survive extreme environments, and sometimes behave in ways that start to feel strangely intelligent.
The conversation also covers kombucha, symbiosis, NASA clean rooms, fungi in space, extremophiles, panspermia, the origin of life, alien biology, the deep ocean, antibiotics, antifungals, microbial defense systems, and the weird power of tiny life.
Hosted by Dr. Dakotah Tyler.
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