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Edith Hammer. Photo.

Edith Hammer

Senior lecturer

Edith Hammer. Photo.

‘Cyborg soil’ reveals the secret microbial metropolis beneath our feet

Author

  • Edith C. Hammer

Summary, in English

Dig a teaspoon into your nearest clump of soil, and what you’ll emerge with will contain more microorganisms than there are people on Earth. We know this from lab studies that analyse samples of earth scooped from the microbial wild to determine which forms of microscopic life exist in the world beneath our feet.

Department/s

  • Microbial Ecology
  • Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC)
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
  • MEMEG

Publishing year

2021

Language

English

Publication/Series

The Conversation

Document type

Specialist publication article

Publisher

The Conversation

Topic

  • Soil Science

Status

Published

Project

  • The Soil Chip

Research group

  • Microbial Ecology

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2201-5639