Using tiny organisms to unlock big environmental mysteries
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 14:02
in Biology & Nature
Biological processes that influence climate and the environment, such as carbon fixation or nitrogen recycling are parts of these planet-wide processes are actually driven by the tangible actions of organisms at every scale of life, beginning at the smallest: the microorganisms living in the air, soil, and water. And now researchers have made it easier than ever to study these microbial communities by creating an optimized DNA analysis technique.