treeturn.bsky.social
treeturn.bsky.social
@treeturn.bsky.social
A great Q&A article about Holobiont biology. It introduces the concept of how subtle and cryptic interactions between organisms affect the visible world, which is required if we are to help food production, human health and keep the planet suitable for life.

phys.org/news/2024-11...
Q&A: Holobiont biology, a new concept for exploring how microbiome shapes evolution of visible life
Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not more, than genetic mutations, creating new lineages and even new species of an...
phys.org
November 16, 2024 at 3:34 PM