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The Lab Talks

ARTIS talk also in English
  • ARTIS-Micropia

At ARTIS-Micropia, you can watch paramecia and fungi in action. With so many fascinating things passing before your eyes, you're bound to have questions. Ask them right away to the lab technicians during the 'Lab Talks'. Each month, this talk focuses on a new theme.

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This month, the lab technician talks about: The microscopic life in the Amsterdam canals

This month, ARTIS-Micropia is all about extremophiles: microbes that thrive in places where almost no other life can survive.

From scorching deserts and icy polar regions to boiling hot volcanoes, these extraordinary microbes are perfectly adapted to some of the most extreme environments on Earth. Thanks to their remarkable adaptations, they can survive conditions that would be deadly to most other forms of life.

But what can we learn from these resilient microbes? As part of the European research project XTREMOLIFE, scientists explore some of the world's most extreme environments in search of new extremophiles. Their discoveries could lead to innovations in fields such as healthcare and even space exploration.

Curious to find out more? Visit ARTIS-Micropia this month and join Lab Talks. Discover how these tiny survivors could play a surprisingly big role in our future.

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Practical information

Where
in front of the laboratorium
When
every day
Time
at 11.30, 13.30 and 15.30 uur
Duration
20 minutes