In this spotlight Dr Staicu talks about microbial biomineralization, the editorial process and the themed collection organized by Geo-Bio Interfaces journal. The spotlight concludes with a short introduction on the use of the cinnabar/vermilion (HgS) minerals as a red pigment in the history of art. Beautiful cinnabar crystals are presented below (credit to François Farges).
Cinnabar crystals: French National Museum of Natural History (MNHN), Paris, France [WxH = 5,3 x 5,0 cm; Acquired in 1990; Origin: Hunan, China. Picture: ©François Farges/MNHN]
Geomicrobiology 