The Extremes of Life: Microbes and Their Diversity

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The Extremes of Life: Microbes and Their Diversity

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The Extremes of Life: Microbes and Their Diversity
The course The Extremes of Life: Microbes and Their Diversity is an online class provided by Kyoto University through edX. The skill level of the course is Intermediate. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Microbes are everywhere! Find out how diverse microbial life is, and what their genome sequences tell us.

Course description

Life on our planet is diverse. While we can easily recognize this in our everyday surroundings, an even more diverse world of life can be seen when we look under a microscope. This is the world of microorganisms. Microorganisms are everywhere, and although some are notorious for their roles in human disease, many play important roles in sustaining our global environment. Among the wide variety of microorganisms, here we will explore those that thrive in the most extreme environments, the extremophiles. In this course, we will discover how diverse life is on our planet and consider the basic principles that govern evolution. We will also learn how we can classify organisms. Following this, we will have a look at several examples of extreme environments, and introduce the microorganisms that thrive under these harsh conditions. We will lay emphasis on the thermophiles, extremophiles that grow at high temperatures and will study how proteins from thermophiles can maintain their structure and function at high temperatures.

Prerequisites & Facts

The Extremes of Life: Microbes and Their Diversity

Course Topic

Biology and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Science

University, College, Institution

Kyoto University

Course Skill Level

Intermediate

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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The Extremes of Life: Microbes and Their Diversity

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School: Kyoto University
Topic: Biology and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Science