Research Article: Research Will Study How Diversity Helps Microbial Communities Respond to Change

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Research Will Study How Diversity Helps Microbial Communities Respond to Change

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study how complex microbial systems use their genetic diversity to respond to human-induced change. The work is important because these microbial communities play critical roles in the environment, breaking down pollutants, recycling nutrients ? and serving as major sources of nitrogen and carbon.

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