Welcome to ArchaeaCast! In our seventh episode, our hosts Priyanka Chatterjee and Dr. Connor Hines discuss Methanogens, the dinosaur killing Archaea! In the second part of the episode, Connor interviews Prof. Nicole Buan, from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
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For nomenclature changes, current nomenclature can be found here
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