Lara Vimercati

Our new publication is finally out! 🎉 Naganishia friedmannii lives in #extreme environments, but guess what? Its #genome shows fewer DNA repair and cell cycle control genes than expected. #Extremophiles are full of surprises! 📷🧫 academic.oup.com/femsyr/article…

Here's my latest illustration focused on the research conducted by a dedicated team on the microbial structures found on the lakebed of Lake Untersee in Antarctica. #digitalart #scientificillustrator #artandscience #infographic #seti #NHM #stromatolites #lakeuntersee #antarctica

buff.ly/40IVRqh Hi All – cool day today! One day, humanity may send a spacecraft to the realm of Saturn, targeting one of its most fascinating moons: Enceladus. This “ocean world,” hidden beneath a thick shell of ice, harbors a vast, liquid ocean enveloping the moon—one of the most promising places in our solar system to search for life. Here on Earth, we prepare for such bold missions by honing our skills in remote and extreme environments. Today at Lake Untersee, while starting a dive hole, we struck a pocket of air (N2, O2, Ar) trapped just beneath the ice. The resulting plume erupted in a dramatic, beautiful burst—a small but vivid reminder of the geysers spewing from Enceladus, billions of miles away. Just as the plumes of Enceladus await new discoveries, we’re making exciting finds here at Untersee. We hope to complete the dive hole in the next couple of days—weather permitting! More on this interesting, seldom-seen phenomenon in perennially ice-covered lakes soon! From the shores of Lake Untersee, Antarctica, @daleandersen via @astrobiology

Would you like to know more about the project I am currently working on? Check out StromatoLife page on the NHM of London website! 😊 lnkd.in/dcPPw2gX

Dear fellow scientists, as a Guest editor for the special issue "Microbial Life and Ecology in Extreme Environments", I invite you to submit original research articles, review articles, and short communications. mdpi.com/si/215930 #mdpimicroorganisms via @Micro_MDPI

Fungi are key players in several extreme environments. We present the most comprehensive and updated analysis of metagenomes from global extreme environments focusing on fungal taxonomy and function. #Fungi #Extremophiles #Metagenomics sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our paper on evidence of ecosystem #retrogression along a #glacial chronosequence in #Antarctica just got published! rdcu.be/dROUg

Our new paper on #polyextremophile engineering is out! frontiersin.org/journals/micro…

I’ve just donated to Mercy Ships. Will you help transform lives and bring free, safe surgery to more people in sub-Saharan Africa? mercyships.org.uk/patient-donati…

Next week I will be taking part at "Earth at the Crossroads II". This event, acknowledges our world’s complex #challenges—from the quest for #extraterrestrial life to tackling the urgent #climate issues confronting our planet

My new paper is out! A case study of how evidence based scientific research influences dietary behavioral change @ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication/37…

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Back from Lake Untersee, Antarctica! 🌏📷 Our expedition wrapped up just before the holidays. Excited to share our icy adventures and findings soon. Wishing all a peaceful and joyous New Year. Here's to a fun, productive 2024! 📷📷 @astrobiology @SETIInstitute

Congratulations to @LaraAlaska for her first dive in Antarctica this #AntarcticaDay More people have walked on the moon than have dived here at Lake Untersee! @SETIInstitute @GeogDurham @ISMER_IBG @daleandersen #antarctica #astrobiology #exploration #expeditionscience

The level of logistics is just amazing for an #Antarctic expedition. We could not do without it! Off to camp for Lake #Untersee! Dear reviewers: before asking for triplicate samples, consider that! @daleandersen @uniinnsbruck @_CitizenScience

Exciting times ahead as we kick off our scientific journey at Lake Untersee! 🌍🔬🧊 #ScienceAdventure #LakeUntersee #Exploration #astrobiology #StarTrek

Off to Lake Untersee, #Antarctica. We will sample the unique conical #stromatolites found in this habitat. This lake serves as an ecological #analog of early Earth and other worlds in our solar system characterized by thick permanent ice covers.

I just donated to @HSIGlobal to help animals (and you can too!): donate.hsi.org/page/112649/do…

Over 100 million people have been forced to flee their homes. Donate to UNHCR to help give them the chance of a better future. donate.unhcr.org/int/en/general

Just finished reading "The #Climate Book". A brilliant and needed book that spans from science to social justice related to the climate crisis we are facing. I recommend it to get a broader picture of the #climate crisis and know more about the power we hold to fight it.