Book a Scientist: Judith Klatt
How was oxygen brought to Earth? Traveling to the Argentine salt lakes, the bacteria in extreme locations, and more
During her travels to the Earth's extreme habitats, the researcher and parent has experienced a lot. What she finds most exciting is the question of how microbes contribute to the very large global material cycles in the tiniest ways. To find out, she measures in the living system, directly on site.
High levels of UV radiation, heavy metals, large temperature fluctuations, little oxygen: some microbes live in places that are almost unimaginable. Geomicrobiologist Dr. Judith Klatt, research group leader at the Microcosm Earth Centre in Marburg, takes students on a research trip to the world's microbial survival artists. It is also a journey to the very first microbes and the origins of our earth.
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Matching the topics:
Metabolism and metabolic cycles, evolution, microbes, climate change