Microbial Genomics of Extremely Polluted Environments Adventures in Genomics

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Superfund sites are heavily polluted and toxic environments that are typically far from large population centers. The Gowanus Canal, however, is in the middle of New York City surrounded by approximately 8 million people. The canal originally started as a trading creek and was made into a canal in the 19th century. As surrounding heavy industries were developed, waste accumulated in the canal. It is now a highly polluted environment that hosts a unique microbial ecosystem. Jacques and Irene interview Chris Mason and Elizabeth Hénaff from Weill Cornell Medical College, who have been studying the biology of the organisms living in the canal. Their results show that some of the organisms are able to degrade pollutants, such as toluene. • Subscribe to Illumina: http://bit.ly/IlluminaYouTube • Links: • Christopher E. Mason at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York • http://www.masonlab.net/ • Weill Cornell Medicine • http://weill.cornell.edu/ • For more info on applications in microbiome analysis • http://www.illumina.com/areas-of-inte... • For more info on applications in other areas • http://www.illumina.com/science.html • See all our Adventures in Genomics videos • • Illumina Adventures in Genomics • http://www.Illumina.com

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