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Scott Harris interviews marine microbiologist Dr. Ginny Edgcomb about life in extreme ocean environments.

Send us Fan Mail What if the most important life in the ocean is almost completely invisible? In this episode of Naturally Scott, Scott Harris sits down with marine microbiologist Dr. Ginny Edgcomb of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for a fascinating journey into the hidden world beneath the waves. From hydrothermal vents and hypersaline lakes at the bottom of the Mediterranean to deep-sea drilling expeditions in the Indian Ocean, Ginny studies microscopic organisms that thrive whe...

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Host: Scott Harris

Guest: Dr. Ginny Edgcomb

Topics covered

• marine microbiology
• hydrothermal vents
• ocean life
• extreme environments
• deep-sea exploration

Keywords

• hydrothermal vents
• ocean microbes
• marine biology
• deep-sea drilling
• extreme places

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Organizations: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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