Elizabeth Hénaff
Computational biologist and artist affiliated with New York University who studies microbial communities and extremophiles, and who researched and described microbes living in Gowanus Canal sludge.
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Feb 11, 2026 • 26min
The Amazing Extremophiles
Elizabeth Hénaff, computational biologist and artist studying microbial communities, and Brad Vogel, lawyer and local canoe club volunteer with deep Gowanus knowledge. They explore toxic canal history, how sludge harbors hundreds of microbes, extremophiles that break down pollutants, microbial metal interactions, antibiotic resistance worries, and ideas for using microbes in cleanup.
