Quick GRITS Podcast
Quick GRITS (Getting Real In Talking Science) is a podcast of short episodes that provide listeners with a quick, entertaining look into the lives of biologists and what they study. Episodes can be downloaded here
Episode 7: Sexy Ciliates Part 2
March 2022- Rebecca Zufall (Univ. of Houston) talks about the many sexes (mating types) and sexual/asexual reproduction strategies in ciliates.
Rebecca Zufall ( website ) is an associate professor in the Department of Biology and Biochemistry the University of Houston. Before this position, she obtained her bachelor's degree at Cornell, a PhD at Duke, and did a post-doc at Smith College. In this episode, which is part 1 of a 3-part conversation, she discusses some of the characteristics of ciliates (including aspects of their life history and genomic architecture).