Did you know that microbes live in some surprising places like hot springs, inside of salt, and at the bottom of the ocean?

These organisms that love extreme environments are called extremophiles. Dr. Adrienne Kish is an Associate Professor of Microbiology at the National Museum of Natural History (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle) in Paris, France. As an extremophile microbiologist, she studies how certain organisms on our planet can live in environments that we humans can’t. And really, we usually assume there is no life in those places. I’m thrilled to share my interview with her on the Joyful Microbe podcast.

In this episode, you will learn all about extremophiles:

• What extremophiles are
• Subgroups of organisms that live in extreme environments
• Adaptations of extremophiles
• Types of microbes that are extremophiles
• How extremophiles help in the search for life on other planets
• Hands-on activity to grow extremophiles from pink rock salt and extract their DNA
• Resources to further explore extremophiles

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