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Cyanobacteria may be the ultimate lesson in resilience. These 3.5 billion-year-old organisms have lived through hell-on-earth conditions, and have found creative ways to persevere. While the state of the world feels out of control, Host Flora Lichtman talks to molecular microbiologist Devaki Bhaya about the planet’s ultimate survivalists.
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Segment Guests
Devaki Bhaya
Dr. Devaki Bhaya is a molecular microbiologist at Carnegie Science in Stanford, California.
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