Microbes are everywhere and do remarkable things—-like breathing metal! Lauren Seyler joins us today to discuss the microbial mysteries of New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Lauren Seyler Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode A beautiful essay on tardigrades can be found here. Weird and wonderful (mythical?) cryptids around the US described here.  Hallowe’en fun! Frivolous Forest’s site on Etsy is here.   A lovely overview of the Pine Barrens is here. Some of the unusual legends of the Barrens can be found here. An article about “bog iron” is here.   An overview of iron-related microbes is here. An abstract of a research talk about bog iron related microbiology from Dr. Seyler’s group can be found here.   Dr. Seyler’s departmental site is here.   Dr. Seyler’s fascinating lab website is here Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com