The 500-year microbiology experiment

Charles Cockell; Toby Samuels; Marisa Mayer; Ellen Sirks; Indiarose Friswel; Ralf Moeller; Katja Nagler; Marina Raguse; Andrea Schröder; Thomas Berger; Petra Rettberg

The 500-year microbiology experiment

Charles Cockell^*, Toby Samuels, Marisa Mayer, Ellen Sirks, Indiarose Friswel, Ralf Moeller, Katja Nagler, Marina Raguse, Andrea Schröder, Thomas Berger, Petra Rettberg

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Abstract

If we could fast forward to 2514 and look at samples of microbes from 2014, what changes may have taken place in those organisms - affecting their viability or their DNA? The 500-year Microbiology Experiment team are giving future generations the opportunity to find out.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-96
Number of pages	2
Journal	Microbiology Today
Volume	41
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2014

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