Prokaryotes: Interview with Corresponding Member of the RAS Ye. A. Bonch-Osmolovskaya

Bacteria and archaea were the first living organisms to appear on our planet. It has been over 2 billion years since then but these invisible creatures still perform irreplaceable functions in the circle of life on Earth. Microbiologist Yelizaveta Aleksandrovna Bonch-Osmolovskaya speaking about microbes and their role in the biosphere development. For reference. Yelizaveta Aleksandrovna Bonch-Osmolovskaya is a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Sc. in Biology, Head of the Microbiology Chair, Department of Biology, M. V. Lomonosov MSU, Head of the Department of Biology of Extremophilic Microorganisms, S. N. Vinogradsky Institute of Microbiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, President of the Interregional (Russian) Society of Microbiology.