Forrest Galante, host and star of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, explains what happens when you find an extinct animal. Then, learn about how bacteria don’t compete to survive — they cooperate. In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how bacteria don’t compete to survive — they cooperate: https://curiosity.im/2BLCRKU Hear Cody and Ashley on the latest episode of Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: https://art19.com/shows/clear-vivid-with-alan-alda/episodes/402ebab4-3724-4c03-bc8c-73b232d7f94c Please vote for Curiosity Daily in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards! We're a finalist for Best Technology & Science Podcast. Every vote counts! https://awards.discoverpods.com/finalists/ More from Extinct or Alive on Animal Planet: Extinct or Alive official website — https://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/extinct-or-alive/ Animal Planet Go — https://www.animalplanet.com/watch/animal-planet Forrest Galante official website — https://www.forrestgalante.com/about Follow @animalplanet on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/animalplanet/ Follow @forrest.galante on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/forrest.galante/ Follow @AnimalPlanet on Twitter — https://twitter.com/AnimalPlanet Follow @ForrestGalante on Twitter — https://twitter.com/ForrestGalante Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
Forrest Galante, host and star of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, explains what happens when you find an extinct animal. Then, learn about how bacteria don’t compete to survive — they cooperate.
In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following story from Curiosity.com about how bacteria don’t compete to survive — they cooperate: https://curiosity.im/2BLCRKU
Hear Cody and Ashley on the latest episode of Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: https://art19.com/shows/clear-vivid-with-alan-alda/episodes/402ebab4-3724-4c03-bc8c-73b232d7f94c
Please vote for Curiosity Daily in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards! We're a finalist for Best Technology & Science Podcast. Every vote counts! https://awards.discoverpods.com/finalists/
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Find episode transcript here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/finding-extinct-animals-w-forrest-galante-and-how-bacteria-cooperate-to-survive
CODY: Hi! We’re here from curiosity-dot-com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes. I’m Cody Gough.
ASHLEY: And I’m Ashley Hamer. Today, you’ll learn about what happens when you find an extinct animal, with special guest Forrest Galante [Guh-LAWN-tay]. You’ll also learn about how bacteria don’t compete to survive — they cooperate
CODY: Let’s satisfy some curiosity.
Forrest Galante Interview #1 - Why animals are declared extinct and how to reverse [5:00] (Cody)
What would you do if you found an animal that scientists said was extinct? We had the chance to ask that very question to someone who’s no stranger to finding extinct animals. Forrest Galante is the host of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet, and if you like our podcast, then you will LOVE “Extinct or Alive.” I didn’t get paid to say that. I’m saying that because the show is AWESOME. It’s about an explorer who searches for animals that have been declared extinct, and here’s Forrest in the trailer for the season premiere.
[CLIP 0:30]
Yes, Forrest and a team of researchers set out to find the supposedly extinct Fernandina Tortoise — and they FOUND it. Like I said, the show is awesome. We caught up with Forrest in the midst of even more adventures, but we secured a pretty decent connection, so enjoy this exchange we got to have with him about the science of extinction.
[CLIP 4:03]
Forrest found ANOTHER extinct animal last week, so you do not want to miss his adventures this season. You can catch “Extinct or Alive” Wednesdays at 9pm Eastern on Animal Planet, and here in the US, you can catch all of Season 1 on Animal Planet Go. [ad lib how awesome the show is]
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Bacteria Don't Compete to Survive — They Cooperate — https://curiosity.im/2BLCRKU (freelancer due 10/31) (Repub) (Ashley)
According to new research, Darwin’s idea of “survival of the fittest” may not hold up — when it comes to bacteria, that is. In fact, for at least one group of bacteria, the mantra is more like "Survival of the friendliest," because these bacteria actually cooperate. And understanding how they interact in groups has the potential to create a whole new area in a science that generally deals with single strains of bacteria one at a time.
Researchers have studied thousands of combinations of bacteria over the past several years, to see how they act when they’re together in a confined area. And over that time, it’s become clear that bacteria cooperate to survive. They’d rather unite against external threats (like antibiotics) than fight against each other.
One way scientists figured this out is by isolating bacteria from a small corn husk, where they were forced to "fight" for space. The researchers measured bacterial biofilm, which is a slimy protective layer that shields bacteria against external threats like antibiotics or predators. When bacteria are healthy, they produce more biofilm and become stronger and more resilient.
Time after time, the researchers observed the same result: Instead of the strongest bacteria out-competing the others in biofilm production, the bacteria actually allowed space for the weakest, so they could grow better than they would have on their own. At the same time, the researchers could see that the bacteria split up laborious tasks by shutting down unnecessary mechanisms and sharing them with their neighbors.
On top of all that, when bacteria co-operate and help each other just like humans, they actually take group synergy to a whole new level by expressing properties that aren’t even possible when they’re alone. When they’re together, totally new features can suddenly emerge.
Seems like on top of the implications for biotechnology, humans could learn a lot from the way bacteria cooperate.
CODY: Before we wrap up, we wanted to say: THANK YOU! Because of YOUR vote, Curiosity Daily is a finalist for the Best Technology & Science Podcast in the 2019 Discover Pods Awards!
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ASHLEY: Again, that’s awards-dot-discoverpods-dot-com. We’ll also put a link in today’s show notes. And thanks again! So what got us excited about today’s episode?
[ad lib optional]
And hey, [CLEAR+VIVID PLUG]
CODY: Today’s story was written by Michael Skov from University of Copenhagen for Futurity, and edited by Ashley Hamer, who’s the managing editor for Curiosity.com.
ASHLEY: Scriptwriting was by Cody Gough and Sonja Hodgen. This podcast was produced and edited by Cody Gough.
CODY: Join us again tomorrow to learn something new in just a few minutes.
ASHLEY: And until then, stay curious!