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Wed Nov 11
Free Public LectureLife at the Edge:Life in Extreme Environments on Earth and the Search for Life in the UniverseTel. 650-949-7888 Website |
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12345 El Monte Rd. Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 district: Los Altos Hills |
Wed Nov 11 (7 to 8:45 pm) |
| Description Dr. Lynn Rothschild, NASA Ames Research Ctr., will give a public lecture, open to everyone. Call the series hot-line at 650-949-7888 for more information and driving directions.
Lynn Rothschild has gone from the Bolivian Andes to the Rift Valley of Kenya searching for the hardiest of organisms in the most extreme environments for life. By getting to know life forms on Earth that can occupy the most hostile niches, we can begin to understand the survival requirements for life in general. Dr. Rothschild will describe her quest for "life at the edge" and how such discoveries will shape our search for life in the Solar System and beyond. No background in science will be required for this talk. Seating is first come, first served. Parking on campus costs $2. The lectures are co-sponsored by: * NASA Ames Research Center * The Foothill College Astronomy Program * The SETI Institute * The Astronomical Society of the Pacific. |