Episode 46: Thank God for Microbes featuring Dr. Joe Francis

On this episode of Let's Talk Creation, Todd and Paul interview special guest Dr. Joe Francis about the good, the bad, and the ugly microbes God has gifted the world.

Dr. Joe Francis is Chairman of Biological and Physical Sciences at The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, CA. Dr. Francis talks about what microbes are and how we interact with them on a daily basis. Microbes are everywhere and while there are really bad ones, there are also microbes that we and other creatures need to survive. They introduce the idea of symbiosis and why we should be thankful for microbes.

Books and articles mentioned in the podcast:

🎇Lynn Margulis: This 1967 paper introduced what Margulis called endosymbiosis.
o http://coleoguy.github.io/reading.group/Sagan_1967.pdf Note: Lynn Margulis was married to Carl Sagan, but later remarried and went by the name Lynn Margulis.

🎇Cristina Sánchez-Porro; Bhavleen Kaur; Henrietta Mann; Antonio Ventosa (2010). "Halomonas titanicae sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from the RMS Titanic"
o https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/docserver/fulltext/ijsem/60/12/2768.pdf?expires=1668973483&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=B71CD9BAE4A7E3CC09D6EB34240183F9

Articles by Dr. Joe Francis

🎇The Organosubstrate of Life: A Creationist Perspective of Microbes and Viruses
o https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/icc_proceedings/vol5/iss1/40/
🎇The Matrix—Life's Support System
o https://assets.answersingenesis.org/doc/articles/pdf-versions/matrix.pdf
🎇Volvox—Single-celled Synchronized Swimmers
o https://answersingenesis.org/biology/microbiology/volvox-single-celled-synchronized-swimmers/
🎇Bioluminescent Sea Creatures
o https://answersingenesis.org/aquatic-animals/beacons-of-the-deep/
🎇COVID-19, Coronavirus, and Creation Virology
o https://answersingenesis.org/coronavirus/covid19-coronavirus-and-creation-virology/
🎇Bacteriophages as beneficial regulators of the mammalian microbiome
o https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329764459_Bacteriophages_as_beneficial_regulators_of_the_mammalian_microbiome

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