Microbiome experts to speak at World Economic Forum

by Melanie Cordova

Three Cornell University faculty members are presenting ideas about tiny things to a gathering of influential thought leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland. Microbiomes, the combined genetic material of microorganisms in a  particular environment,  too small to be seen with the naked eye, are turning out to be very important in soil, animals and plants. “Microbes, in a sense, rule the world: In their multitudes, they help regulate our biosphere and have profound effects on plants and animals, and what our climate future will be like”  Daniel Buckley said.

To read more, go to: http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/01/microbiome-experts-speak-world-economic-forum

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