Can the Microsphere save the Macro?
Can the Microsphere save the Macro? These days I am fascinated by microbiology. I am not a biologist or microbiologist, but the microbiome surrounds, and penetrates us. Literally there are billions, and trillions of microbes living on, around and within us. Total biomass in microbial life, is more than the rest of life put together. We hear all the time about how probiotics can shape our personal health. Living medicines are being developed to fight cancer. Algae are being discovered and modified to secrete useful energy, food or material byproducts. With an increasing atmospheric CO2 loading, increased frequency of antibiotic resistant bacteria and relatively new found knowledge and ability in areas of genetic modification; where will it take us? Already people are discovering microbes that can build materials, or create energy. Some are naturally occurring, others are modified in some way. We know up to 20% of the atmospheric oxygen on our planet comes from phytoplankto