Date:
Thursday, February 16, 2017, 6:00pm
Location:
Science Center, Hall D, 1 Oxford Street
.... Symbiosis and the Evolution of Life in the Ocean [1]
*Peter R. Girguis, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology,
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University*
**
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.
The /Evolution Matters/ Lecture Series is supported by a generous gift from
Drs. Herman and Joan Suit.
Free parking is available at the 52 Oxford Street Garage [2].
Free and open to the public.
[1] http://hmnh.harvard.edu/event/symbiosis-and-evolution-life-ocean
[2] https://www.google.com/maps/place/52+Oxford+St,+Harvard+University,+Camb...@42.3801645,-71.1153057,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e37740a3c56959:0xe17bf20973449411