28 Nov 2025

NZ researcher dubbed the "Indiana Jones of microbiology"

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 28 November 2025

Jesse spoke with Matthew Stott, a recipient of one of the University of Canterbury's 2025 Research Medals. He's been described as the "Indiana Jones of microbiology," Stott studies extremophiles, life forms that thrive in some of the planet's most extreme environments.

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