Microbiome Matters - Approaching a Better Health Through Science
Description
In this episode, Gabriele Berg, a renowned microbiome researcher, discusses her work on microbial communities and their impact on health and planetary ecosystems. She emphasizes the interconnectedness of microbiomes in plants, soil, and humans, and aims to enhance ecological and human health. The project An Apple a Day revealed the microbiome's role in apple health, highlighting microbial diversity within the fruit. Gabriele also talks about Tiny Biome Tales, an educational microbiome-focused game integrating science and public outreach. She advocates soil health restoration, stressing its importance for sustainable food systems. Also, collaboration, innovation, and science communication being key to impactful research.
More information:
- https://www.tugraz.at/en/institutes/ubt/home
- https://www.atb-potsdam.de/de/ueber-uns/team/mitarbeiter/person/gabriele-berg
- Gabriele Berg: What is a microbiome? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K7FavVORLo
- Tiny Biome Tales: https://enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1751-7915.14544
- Tiny Biome Tales - the game: https://microbiome.gamelabgraz.at/
- An Apple A Day: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01629/full
- ISME: https://isme-microbes.org/
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