Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 035 Elle chats with Dr. Michelle Taylor about her work as Director of Marine Biology at Essex University in the United Kingdom and President of the Deep-Sea Biology Society. She discusses her journey into marine biology, and where around the world her research and exploration has taken her. She shares details about her research in deep-sea corals deep-sea ecosystems, what drives their biodiversity and how we can limit human impacts in vulnerable habitats such as coral reefs. Dr. Michelle Taylor socials https://twitter.com/Dr_MTaylor      https://taylorlab.science/ https://www.instagram.com/dr_mtaylor/ Dr. Michelle Taylor’s research https://taylorlab.science/publications/ https://www.essex.ac.uk/people/taylo51908/michelle-taylor Reef Doctor Madagascar  https://www.reefdoctor.org/                             DSBOC https://dsbsoc.org/ Resources https://dsbsoc.org/deep-sea-resources/ International Seabed Authority https://www.isa.org.jm/ Nautilus Camera https://nautiluslive.org/ E.O Wilson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._O._Wilson Additional links/videos https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=10155175070021819 https://www.facebook.com/uniofessex/videos/10155162616986819/ Shackleton's Discovery https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ernest-shackleton-ship-discovery-antarctic-explorer-history-180979702/ Greenland Shark Discovery https://www.livescience.com/rare-greenland-shark-uk-stranding Elle Kaye socials  www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy Podcast socials www.instagram.com/specimenspod www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy www.patreon.com/specimenspod www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye