Study proposes "Microbial Noah's Ark" pilot project
Friday, June 12, 2020 - 09:50
in Earth & Climate
A new study finds that proposal to create a "microbial Noah's ark" to protect the long-term health of humanity is feasible and should move forward into a pilot project phase, that would include installing infrastructure to store microbes in a site such as Norway or Switzerland and a collaboration for collecting samples all over the world. The Rutgers University's initiative will give an important contribute to the health of future generations, safeguarding microbe's diversity. Karina Xavier and Luís Teixeira, principal investigators at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, integrate the scientific experts panel and will promote the collaboration with Portuguese-Speaking countries in the sample collection process.