One small step for microorganisms: what extremophiles on Earth can train us about life on different planets | Webinar

It’s exhausting to think about what life kinds may very well be out past the confines of our Milky Way. Images of inexperienced humanoid organisms or tentacled beasts come to thoughts, however the actuality could also be a lot smaller than we think about. Tiny microorganisms right here on Earth may present clues for the way life began on our planet, and what it may appear to be in different areas of the universe.

Extremophiles are organisms that may survive in unimaginably hostile environments. From the deepest ocean depths to the peaks of the very best mountains, or deep within the arctic chill to the extraordinary heats of our planet’s volcanoes, the microscopic world is full of distinctive diversifications that foster life in in any other case uninhabitable locations.

During this hour-long, interactive webinar, we’ll hear from two consultants finding out extremophiles and furthering our understanding of their distinctive diversifications. We will cowl subjects together with:

• How low-energy, life-sustaining environments right here on Earth may mimic circumstances on different planets
• A brand new class of ‘time-loving’ microbes that may very well be thought-about to be a singular class of extremophile
• An introduction to the sphere of astrobiology, and the way extremophiles are informing this distinctive self-discipline

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