Radiation & Melanized Fungi - Ekaterina Dadachova

In this radical episode, we talk about the dark and mysterious fungi found growing in extreme environments like the Chernobyl reactor no.4. We are pleased to have one of the few scientist who study such fungi— Ekaterina Dadachova—with us on the show. In this episode, you will learn more about relationships between fungi and radiation, melanin as a functional molecule, and the implication of these discoveries for space exploration. . Ekaterina Dadachova received her Bachelor in Chemistry and ...