Exciting new project launching on CitSci! See details below!
Could your microwave help fight climate change? We think so. ?? Today we announce the launch of The Extremophile Campaign: In Your Home—a community science project in partnership with The Two Frontiers Project (2FP) and CitSci.org, supported by our environmental research initiative SeedLabs. Together we’re inviting community scientists across the U.S. to explore the extreme environments within their homes—think freezers, water heaters, and other places where microbes have adapted to harsh conditions. Though household environments may seem ordinary, these "everyday extremes" mirror future environmental challenges our planet might face, and the microbes living there could be key to unlocking future climate solutions. This project builds on our partnership with The Two Frontiers Project where we set out to answer a big question: Can we leverage microbes to capture CO? and transform it into something useful? On our first expedition, the 2FP team discovered a novel cyanobacterium highly efficient at consuming CO?, demonstrating traits that could potentially outperform leading carbon-capturing organisms, particularly in terms of biomass production (more on this soon ??) By studying extremophile microbes, we hope to unlock breakthroughs in carbon sequestration, ecosystem restoration, and CO? upcycling for sustainable products. Curious to learn more and get involved with The Extremophiles Campaign: In Your Home? Sign up here ?? https://lnkd.in/dnTEJU6i