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Welcome to Colchester
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On behalf of the scientific and local organising committees I would like to welcome you to Halophiles-2007 (international congress exploring life at high salinity), which will be held between 2-6 September 2007 at the University of Essex, located on the outskirts of Britain’s oldest recorded Roman town, Colchester.
This is the seventh in a series of congresses, generally held every three years, on this cross-disciplinary and important topic.
Salt-loving organisms (halophiles) are big news – survival in ancient salt, potential for extraterrestrial existence, highly specialised molecular adaptations, cells that form perfect squares. We will discuss and advance our understanding of these and many more aspects of halophiles, at the level of ecosystems, cells and molecules. About a quarter of the earth’s landmass is underlain by salt; salt affects all biomolecules as well as the solvent that underpins life, namely water; therefore all life processes are affected by salt, and so this congress will be of broad interest. We invite you to read the aims and scope of this congress; and if you are interested in participating, you will be most welcome.
Thank you
Terry J. McGenity (chair of the scientific and local organising committees)
Updated travel details in Latest Information (2nd September)
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