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A Mini-symposium Organized by the
Agouron Geobiology Course

Course Instructors: John Grotzinger (MIT), Andy Knoll (Harvard), David Des Marais (NASA-Ames), Brad Bebout (NASA-Ames), Jim Kasting (Penn State)

Held at the
University of Southern California Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies,
Wrigley Marine Science Center, Catalina Island, CA
Saturday, July 20, 2002

Stromatolites are among the earliest fossilized life-forms reflecting microbially mediated mineral precipitation-true or false? How can geobiologists differentiate organized mineral deposits which are microbially influenced from mineral deposits which are otherwise self-organized? Under what conditions will microbes live within harsh sedimentary environments and what is their relationship to the mineral environment and how do microbial communities impact atmospheric evolution?

You are invited to attend this symposium and are kindly asked to confirm your participation by email to the course coordinator, Ann Close (close@usc.edu). Mainland-Catalina travel expenses will be covered courtesy of the course sponsors. Send an email to receive detailed registration instructions. As space allows, visitors are welcome to spend the night at the Wrigley Lab or Two Harbors. Space is very limited - your rapid response to this announcement assures your reservation.

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