In this episode of BioGist, Tyler Edwards, a member of the class of 2022 majoring in Biology, interviews Dr. Amy Schmid, an Associate Professor in the Biology department at Duke University. Listen to hear Dr. Schmid’s explanation of how archaebacteria use genetic adaptations to survive extreme environments and her take on the importance of bringing young people into science The full transcript for this episode is available at https://biology.duke.edu/extremophiles-and-systems-biology-dr-amy-schmid To find out more about Dr. Schmid, visit her lab website at https://schmidlab.biology.duke.edu/  , and follow her on Twitter @SchmidLab. Thanks to the Duke Biology department for supporting BioGist, and to Poddington Bear for the music.