University of Cambridge > Talks.cam > Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology > How microbes at extremes shape the limits of the biosphere (and might help human activity in space)

  Browse A-Z

Log in

University Account External (via Google)

🔐 Log In

Information on

Subscribing to talksdetails Finding a talkdetails Adding a talkdetails Disseminating talksdetails Help and Documentationdetails

ℹ️ Information

How microbes at extremes shape the limits of the biosphere (and might help human activity in space)

Download to your calendar using vCal

If you have a question about this talk, please contact .

The biosphere is a thin envelope of life on Earth, whose physical limits are established by the restricted physical and chemical space that life can occupy. Professor Cockell will describe experiments from his lab investigating these limits, including microbial tolerance to ionic extremes and survival under extreme desiccation. He will also discuss how microbial capacities in extreme environments may support future human settlement in space, highlighting recent biomining experiments conducted on the International Space Station.

This talk is part of the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology series.

This talk is included in these lists:

Note that ex-directory lists are not shown.

Other lists

Cavendish Laboratory, Pippard Lecture Theatre & TEAMS Seminar Rooms SG1 & SG2, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge Various

Other talks

Afternoon Break There is no such thing as weather: a historical and cultural geography of weather (and health) Title TBC A novel hereditary encephalopathy in four related Labrador Retrievers associated with a missense variant in the ALDH5A1 gene’ LMB Seminar - Mechanisms of mRNA packaging and export Transparency, Diversity, and Equality in Music Psychology: A Meta-Science Perspective
 

© 2006-2025 Talks.cam, University of Cambridge. Contact Us | Help and Documentation | Privacy and Publicity