Symbiosis and the Evolution of Life in the Ocean

When:
Thursday, Feb 16, 2017 6:00p -
7:30p

Where:
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Lectures & Conferences

Event website:
http://hmnh.harvard.edu/event/symbiosis-and-evolution-life-ocean

The discovery of microscopic life forms in the seventeenth century led to humankind’s understanding of microbes as the biochemical innovators of our world. Microbes have evolved exotic metabolisms that enable them to live in seemingly inhospitable places, and they inhabit nearly every animal and plant on Earth. Peter Girguis will lead a virtual tour of ocean microbial life and discuss how marine microbes influence the evolution of all life on Earth, even playing a role in the geological and geochemical composition of our planet.

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