The Outsized Role of Soil Microbes
Three scientists have proposed a new approach to better understand the role of soil organic matter in long-term carbon storage and its response to changes in global climate and atmospheric chemistry
subsurface microbiomes
Next-Gen Sequencing for Microbiomes
Scientists have only recently come to understand the contributions of microbiomes to human health and illness.
Researcher Uncovers Influence of Microorganisms on Soil Carbon Storage
"The activity of microorganisms in soil has the potential to alleviate or worsen climate change, so we need to form predictions regarding their activities,” researcher says
New Lab Project Explores Uncharted Environmental Frontier of Subsurface Ecogenomics
The key to a better understanding of the carbon cycle, the flow of contaminants, even the sustainable growth of biofuel crops, starts with the ground beneath your feet. More specifically, it starts with the genomes of the microbes that live in the water and sediment beneath your feet.