Reggio Emilia hosts the travelling exhibition ‘Extraordinary Microorganisms’ from 11 February
Microorganisms are essential for life on our planet, playing a key role in protecting the body and ensuring the balance of all functions. They are involved in nutrient cycling, oxygen production, biodegradation of pollutants and the production of food and drugs. Unimore is organising in collaboration with LUC (Libera Università Crostolo) the exhibition of the travelling exhibition ‘Extraordinary Microorganisms’ set up by the University of Turin, which will be inaugurated on Tuesday 11 February at Palazzo Dossetti (Via Allegri, 9 - Aula Manodori) and will remain open until 29 March 2025 with free admission (Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.).
The exhibition features a collection of 44 panels made by 27 European research centres using sophisticated microscopy techniques, which allow us to visualise very small organisms, not visible to the naked eye, and therefore never observed by most people. It is divided into six sections: viruses, bacteria and archaea, microalgae, yeasts, filamentous fungi and symbionts.
The Pro-rector of the Reggio Emilia campus Prof. Giovanni Verzellesi, the Director of the Department of Life Sciences, Lorena Rebecchi, and the Lecturers of Agro-Food and Environmental Microbiology of the Department of Life Sciences Maria Gullo and Andrea Pulvirenti will take part in the opening event.
Microorganisms are found everywhere: in the air, in fresh and sea water, in the soil. Some can live in extreme conditions of temperature and salinity, in geysers and volcanic craters, in the presence of high levels of ionising radiation and even in space. Nevertheless, we tend to erroneously associate microorganisms exclusively with health problems, contamination of the environment, biodeterioration of foodstuffs and manufactured goods.
The exhibition aims to help overcome this prejudice. From photo after photo, you will discover an extraordinary world capable of astounding you with its combination of visual beauty and microbial ingenuity, developed over billions of years in the struggle for survival. Science is continuing to discover new microorganisms and their countless applications, and today microbial biodiversity is considered a valuable resource not only for science but also for industry, with implications for economics and finance.
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