Y Life Science

Author: Bean Life Science Museum

This podcast highlights research and science projects happening in the College of Life Sciences at Brigham Young University. We will also cover life science and conservation efforts happening in the community.
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Genres: Life Sciences, Science

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Discovering Cryptic Plant Species in our own Backyard
Episode 5
Wednesday, 28 January, 2026

In this episode of Y Life Science, we talk with Dr. Leigh Johnson, curator of the Bean Life Science Museum herbarium, about how plant species are named and classified. Using the genus Navarretia as a case study, Dr. Johnson explains how herbaria support research on plant diversity, species boundaries, and evolution.This episode was recorded on November 14, 2025