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YorkTalks 2020: Inside the secret world of archaea, one of the planet’s greatest survivors

Dr Laurence Wilson (Department of Physics) delivers his YorkTalk ‘Extreme swimming: inside the secret world of archaea, one of the planet’s greatest survivors’ at the University of York in January 2020. Whether stood freezing on the edges of the Great Salt Lake, or peering through the darkness of the deepest mines, physicist Dr Laurence Wilson has journeyed to some of the most inhospitable environments on earth to learn more about a microbial form that was only discovered in the late 20th century. Archaea joined the 'tree of life' as a third distinctive domain in 1977 alongside bacteria and eukaryote. Dr Wilson works at the interdisciplinary interface between biology and physics and has made it his quest to understand how this remarkable life form thrives in extreme conditions. Using bespoke high-speed digital holographic microscopy - developed here in York - he and his team are uncovering the mysteries behind the puzzling swimming mechanics that enable these microbial forms to find nutrients; research that has potential implications for the fight against antibacterial resistance and disease. Learn more about the research: https://sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk...