Tag Archives: built environment

Who’s really riding the subway with you? Characterization of the microbial communities on Boston transport

Posted on 29 Jun, 2016 by Kelle Freel

(Figure modified from Hsu et al., 2016, Boston transport map and wikicommons image of Boston) Understanding the microbes around us is an important challenge to take on. There have been articles covering changes in microbial communities among rural and more … Continue reading →

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How urbanization might affect the five-second rule

Posted on 24 Feb, 2016 by Kelle Freel

At this point, we know that microbes are everywhere and make up complex communities found all over the place ranging from oceanic hydrothermal vents to lakes, soils, and, yes of course, all over you. It has also become apparent that … Continue reading →

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