Oxford EARTH researcher, Associate Professor Julie Cosmidis, sat down with the team from Earth Sciences in Conversation to explore the remarkable world of microbes – from the tiny organisms that transformed Earth's atmosphere billions of years ago to the surprising role they could play in securing the critical minerals needed for the energy transition.
Along the way, Julie explains why she believes evolution may have already solved some of humanity's toughest engineering challenges, reveals her favourite microbe, and shares why she'd love to travel back four billion years to witness the origins of life.
