The Incredible Adaptability of Microbes: Digesting the Alps and Arctic
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered that microbes living in the Swiss Alps are capable of digesting organic matter that originates from the Arctic. Researchers from the University of Lausanne and ETH Zurich used genetic and geochemical analyses to identify how the microbes metabolize these substances and how they eventually end up in the Arctic. The results, recently published in Science, provide insight into the complex global cycling of organic matter and its impact on the environment.
A team of scientists from the University of Lausanne and ETH Zurich recently made a remarkable discovery: microbes living in the Swiss Alps can digest organic matter sourced from the Arctic! Through genetic and geochemical analyses, the researchers were able to identify how these microbes metabolize these substances and how they eventually end up in the Arctic. This groundbreaking study provides valuable insight into the complex global cycling of organic matter and its impact on the environment.
source: Phys.org