# All The World's A Microbe

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Robin May
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Medicine and health
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/microbes)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-microbes/ef4784fed340) (YouTube)
2. [Microbial Megastructures](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-microbes/d92249d6241e) (YouTube)
3. [Microbial Master-Chemists](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-microbes/15fb4c1e166b) (YouTube)
4. [Microbial Record-Breakers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-microbes/2f0b1985d284) (YouTube)
5. [How Microbes Manipulate Life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-microbes/396342b576f1) (YouTube)
6. [A Microbial Future](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-microbes/af6311138606) (YouTube)