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DESCRIPTION:PhD Oral Defense of Isabelle Raymond-Bouchard\, Natural Resourc
 e Sciences.\n\nWhat is the cold limit of life? How do microbes survive and
  grow in cold subzero environments? Most of the earth’s ecosystems exist i
 n permanently cold environments where the mean temperature never rises abo
 ve 15°C. Permafrost\, soil that has been frozen for more than two consecut
 ive year\, accounts for 27% of all soil ecosystems on earth. These environ
 ments host diverse\, living microbial communities. However\, our understan
 ding of microbial life in these habitats\, their growth\, activities\, and
  adaptations\, remains limited. Polar habitats serve as some of the best t
 errestrial analogues to Mars\, Europa\, and Enceladus and can provide impo
 rtant insights into the potential for subzero life and the cold limits of 
 life both here on Earth and in our Universe. There is also significant int
 erest in the potential discovery of novel antimicrobial compounds from pol
 ar microbes and the biotechnological applications of cold-active enzymes. 
 Given the overall lack of research focusing on microbes isolated from perm
 afrost and permafrost-affected soils\, the goal of the research in this th
 esis was to characterize cold growth\, especially subzero growth\, and col
 d adaptive properties of subzero growing microorganisms isolated from perm
 afrost environments.\n\nEveryone in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community is welcome to att
 end a PhD oral defense. Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments 
 of our PhD candidates.\n
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LOCATION:R3-037\, Raymond Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V
 9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:PhD Oral Defense: Molecular characteristics of cold adaptation and 
 subzero growth in polar microorganisms
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 ar-characteristics-cold-adaptation-and-subzero-growth-polar-microorganisms
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