Who needs seeds alone? Scientists are freezing over 1200 human poop samples in a Swiss doomsday vault so future generations can reboot our microbiomes. Talk about planning ahead... 🍱🧬 #PoopVault #GutHealth
'It is our obligation to future generations': Scientists want thousands of human poop samples for microbe 'doomsday vault'
The founders of the Microbiota Vault, a project that aims to preserve microbial diversity, have announced that they are ready to grow their frozen microbe collection to 10,000 samples by 2029.
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June 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Who needs seeds alone? Scientists are freezing over 1200 human poop samples in a Swiss doomsday vault so future generations can reboot our microbiomes. Talk about planning ahead... 🍱🧬 #PoopVault #GutHealth