Welcome to a lecture in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences seminar series, Linnaeus University

Mark Dopson, professor, Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University

"Shining a light into the deep, dark subsurface"

Abstract

Today we know that there is a vast number of microorganisms up to several kilometers below the earth's surface. Despite a lack of food and energy sources, the microorganisms present are predominantly alive and actively growing. Water-filled cracks in the bedrock make a very interesting environment in the deep biosphere, but due to the lack of food and energy sources, it is likely that microbes in this environment have a strategy where they alternate between resting and growing due to the long periods of starvation. In this presentation, I will shine a light into the deep to discuss the microorganism present, how they got there, and how they survive.

Time and date: 12 May 2023 at 1.00-1.40 pm

Room Azur, Building Vita, Kalmar and via Zoom: link to seminar

https://lnu-se.zoom.us/j/66298833275?pwd=WW9WWEU4M0VmMkdSRDFDMUNXY2hhQT09

Link to page: https://lnu.se/en/meet-linnaeus-university/current/events/2023/fhl-seminar-mark-dopson-230512/