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 # Methanogens, found living in anaerobic (without oxygen) environments, and which give off methane
 # Commercial uses
+=== 12/10/2013 - Introduction to Bacteriophages ===
+by [[#Frank Hammer|Frank Hammer]]
+# What are bacteriophages (phages)?
+# History of the discovery of phages
+# The two major classes of phages, lytic and lysogenic
+# How phages work
+# Antimicrobial resistance in the food chain
+# How phages might be used to combat this resistance
+# History of phage therapy
+# Phage cocktails and the future of phage therapy
+# Phages in clinical trials
+=== 09/17/2013 - Introduction to Epigenetics ===
+by [[#Frank Hammer|Frank Hammer]]
+# What is epigenetics?
+# Epigenetics and epigenomics.
+# How our ancestors' experiences affect us, and how our experiences affect our offspring.
+# Some of our epigenetic tags our established in utero.
+# How a woman's diet during pregnancy has an impact on the baby's epigenetic tags.
+# The role of nutrition on epigenetics from a study done in Overkalix, located in northern Sweden
+# Epigenetics of obesity and diabetes in humans.
+# The effects of environmental toxins on our grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
+# Pottenger's cat studies.
+# The role of epigenomics in cancer management.
 == Lecturer Bios ==