Let's share some resources dedicated to Open Soil Research

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More and more research shows how important soil life really is…

“We found that the composition and functioning of the initial soil microbiome predetermined whether the plants survived or succumbed to disease.”

This paper gives a nice overview on biosensors for heavy metal detection:

Psycobiome, its more than just golden backterias :slight_smile:

Just been listening to the talks organized by Art Laboratory Berlin, together with the peeps form Tokyo, bioclub and metaPhorest.

Especially the researcher on soil Matthias Rillig shared some interesting stuff on soil functions and microbial biodiversity.

And reflecting on hosting artists in his lab.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00575-7

Just been reading this article on a “paradigm shift” in soil science…

They claim that “THERE IS NO HUMUS…”

@nanocastro just shared this interesting resource for (mostly lab-based) soil analysis.

Here is one example:

The whole channel has a few interesting short videos.