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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Origins Forum - "Peering into the lives of microbes: Lessons on the limits of life from deep sea microbes”
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SUMMARY:Origins Forum - "Peering into the lives of microbes: Lessons on the limits of life from deep sea microbes”
DESCRIPTION:<p>Peter Girguis<br>Dept. of Organismic &amp; Evolutionary Biology<br>Harvard University</p><p>Microbes are, unquestionably, the most critical members of our biosphere. They exist in every habitat, playing a role in mediating atmospheric and ocean composition and governing elemental cycles in soils and sediments. The last two decades have been a watershed for  microbiology, with major advances in genomic sequencing and other technologies that have fundamentally changed our view of microbial diversity and evolution. However, our understanding of what microbes are <em>doing</em> in nature –in particular the degree to which they influence biogeochemical cycles– is still in its infancy.  My lab's research is aimed at better understanding microbial activity through i<em>n situ</em> and laboratory studies. To that end we develop  technologies that allow us to better relate microbial activity to the environment, such as underwater mass spectrometers and stable isotope analyzers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p>
LOCATION:Geological Museum, Haller Hall (Room 102), 24 Oxford Street
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTART:20131218T210000Z
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