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All The World's A Microbe

Professor Robin May · Gresham College

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About

Single-celled microbes underpin all life on Earth, and even complex organisms like humans retain a surprising amount of their microbial heritage. Life began when free molecules became encapsulated in a lipid membrane and transformed into a self-replicating entity. Subsequently, multiple cells came together, forming a remarkable symbiosis that ultimately led to all complex, eukaryotic, cells and laid the foundations for multicellular life. Understanding this microbial legacy has some surprising implications, such as explaining why some antibiotics have unwanted side effects.

Lectures

  1. The Microbial Basis of Life 2022-10-05 · YouTube
  2. Microbial Megastructures 2022-11-29 · YouTube
  3. Microbial Master-Chemists 2023-01-11 · YouTube
  4. Microbial Record-Breakers 2023-02-08 · YouTube
  5. How Microbes Manipulate Life 2023-03-22 · YouTube
  6. A Microbial Future 2023-05-10 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Robin May
Year
2022
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Chemistry, Biology, Medicine and health
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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