In 2025, I learned something surprising: scientists were starting to freeze samples of threatened microbial ecosystems in the name of conservation.
For @noemamag.com I explored how this is part of the emerging idea of microbial conservation — a practice scientist say we need before it's too late
Moira Donovan
“Many of the planet’s microbiomes are under serious threat, with untold numbers of species & ecosystems flickering silently out of existence.”
— @moiradonovan.bsky.social
#microbes #microbiome #conservation #environment
Conservation has traditionally ignored the planet’s smallest life forms. Microbiologists are trying to change that — before it’s too late.
