Sentences with phrase «specific soil microbes»
The organisms could die, because you don't know exactly what they need to live — some specific soil microbes or microclimatic condition.
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«Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and soil microbes are typically studied as broad groups, and we wanted to examine the specific relationship between the diversity of soils metabolites and the diversity of microbes.»
«Essentially, microbes won't eat each other's lunch if they depend on the other for a specific metabolite,» Northen said, describing this possible mechanism in support of soil biodiversity.
The students went around Bangalore and into the forests of the state of Karnataka, brought soil samples and looked for BioBrick - specific DNA sequences in the soil microbes.
While I have no specific objection to «genetically engineering trees», simply better understanding what plants lead what soil microbes to sequester CO2E best and fastest is hardly a miracle, but is underexplored in serious science policy.