Today, Dr. Jennifer Biddle of the School of Marine Science and Policy at the University of Delaware joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss deep microbial life in marine environments (and why you should care about it), as well as her fascination with archaea! Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Jennifer Biddle Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode The Tiny Earth program website, originated by Dr. Jo Handelsman. A review of the marine archaea. An article about microbial diversity in marine sediments. An article on methane and deep microbial sediments. A nice blog post about sulfur oxidizing microbes in marine sediments. Work by Dr. Biddle and colleagues on hydrogen consuming bacteria in deep sediments.   Work by Dr. Biddle and colleagues on geochemical processes promoting microbial growth in deep marine sediments..   The wonderfully strange skeleton shrimp discussed by Dr. Biddle.   A video explaining about taking a dive on the marine submersible Alvin.   Dr. Biddle’s faculty website at the University of Delaware. Dr. Biddle’s laboratory website. Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com