Ge/Bi 246: Molecular Geobiology Seminar

Exploring the Deep Biosphere

Dr. Victoria Orphan

109a North Mudd

vorphan@gps.caltech.edu

Thursdays, 5-7 PM, 212 North Mudd


SYLLABUS & READINGS:



January 10th: Introduction and Background

Parkes, et al. 1994. Deep bacterial biosphere in Pacific Ocean sediments.

Jorgensen and D'Hondt. 2006. A Starving Majority Deep Beneath the Seafloor

Gold. 1992. The Deep Hot Biosphere

January 17th: Geochemical Proxies for Activity Distribution

Borowski, et al. 1996.

D'Hondt, et al. 2002

January 24th: Sampling and Contamination Considerations

Kallmeyer, et al. 2006

Smith, et al.

January 31st: Relationships between Diversity and Geochemistry

Inagaki, et al. 2006.

Parkes, et al. 2005.

February 7th: Archaeal or Bacterial World?

Schippers, et al. 2005.

(Teske commentary)

Biddle, et al. 2006.

February 14th: The Continental Deep Biosphere

Fredrickson, et al. 2006

Lin, et al. 2006.

February 21st: The Hydrogen-Fueled Deep Biosphere: Water-Rock Reactions

Stevens, et al. 1995.

Sherwood Lollar, et al. 2007.

February 28th: The Hydrogen-Fueled Deep Biosphere: Radiolysis

Blair, et al. 2007

March 6th:

Wellsbury, et al. 1997.

Head, et al. 2003.

March 13th: TBD