PhD student Ariel Chazan, under the guidance of Professor Oded Béjà from the Faculty of Biology embarks on a journey to Antarctica. Ariel's mission involves gathering ice samples to study microbial rhodopsins, special proteins that enable microorganisms to harness light for energy conversion. Accompanied by a team from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Ariel stayed in a camp for a month to conduct this research expedition. …...more
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