The Magic of Microbes
Tom Heap and Helen Czerski delve into the wonderful world of microbes, and reveal the role they could play in the fight against climate change.
The environment and wildlife show returns with a celebration of the humble microbe. Tom Heap and Helen Czerski are joined by a βmicrobe explorerβ who travels to some of the Earthβs most hostile environments in search of microbes with a huge appetite for carbon dioxide. They also be visit the crop trial field station of Imperial College London where researchers are studying changes to bacteria in soil that could help agriculture and the environment.
Producer: Emma Campbell
Assistant Producer: Toby Field
Rare Earth is made by ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Audio Wales and West in association with the Open University.
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