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Category: Microbes in the Environment

The buzz about the honey bee microbiome

Posted on October 17, 2016November 23, 2022 by Jennifer Tsang

Imagine you are at a picnic on a nice sunny day. Several bees stop by buzzing around your food particularly intrigued by a bowl of fruit. Though bees may be a nuisance on this particular day, they serve an essential role in the production of much of the food we eat. They produce honey, beeswax…

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The Unseen Cloud Makers from the Ocean

Posted on October 7, 2016August 8, 2022 by Jennifer Tsang

The ocean is teeming with microscopic life that despite their minuscule size, greatly impact our world’s ecosystem and climate. A large majority of these organisms are considered planktonic, those that are suspended in the ocean waters and rely on the current for movement. Phytoplankton are a type of plankton that are autotrophic and use just…

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