Chris Marx, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University. Dr. Marx explains how genetic modifications within one microbe species can shape changes in neighboring species. He shows how the Marx Lab at Harvard investigates these very interesting processes.
Steven Nahn, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Nahn appeared on Contemporary Science to discuss "Update from CERN: The Higgs?" This is a brief bio of Prof. Nahn.
Ana M. Soto, M.D. and Carlos Sonnenschein, M.D., Professors, Tufts University Medical School. These researchers have led the effort to alert the medical field and the public about the serious impact of endocrine disruptors (such as BPA) affect health, reproduction and fetal development.
Peter Girguis, Ph.D., Loeb Associate Professor of Natural Sciences, Harvard University. Dr. Loeb describes the amazing and unexpected biodiversity thriving at deep-sea hydrothermal vents. He focuses on unique microbes and the way they obtain their energy --it's electric!
