Maliea Holden and Kate Scanlan talk with hosts, Austen Lambert and Katy Knight about how to create energy from waste (yes, they work with poop) using extremophiles, or organisms that live in extreme environments. Maliea and Kate work in Dr. Zach Aanderud's lab at Brigham Young University. In this episode they share some stories about field and lab work as well as why they enjoy this research and why they feel it is important.
This episode was recorded on June 8, 2022.