Christa Schleper
Professor of Genetics and Microbiology with expertise in archaeal genetics and ecology, credited with work on Asgard archaea and the discovery of archaeal lineages linked to eukaryotes.
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Apr 9, 2026 • 53min
Archaea
Thorsten Allers, archaeal genetics professor studying molecular info systems; Christa Schleper, genetics and microbiology expert behind Asgard discoveries; Buzz Baum, cell biologist exploring archaeal roots of eukaryotes. They trace Woese's split of life, explore Asgard archaeal features and imaging, debate models for eukaryote origins, and explain archaeal ecology from extremophiles to methane cycling.
