Beware: A #cheese crisis looms

Camembert, which smells a bit like feet, is on the “verge of extinction,” according to the French National Center for Scientific Research. Other cheeses, including brie and various blues, are under threat, too, the group warned.

This looming cheese crisis, this Camembert calamity, stems from a much bigger problem: a collapse in #microbialdiversity.

https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2024/2/10/24065277/cheese-extinction-camembert-brie-mold

Third annual Microbes and Social Equity Working Group symposium: “Living in a Microbial World”

"To understand a microbiome, you must learn about the bustling community of microorganisms and the complex ecosystems they live in, because one cannot exist without the other. So, too, does microbiome research rely on understanding the lives and ecology of humans, because there is no aspect of human life which does not involve microbes in some way. To become better microbiome researchers, we must understand social and environmental contexts which affect humans and, in many cases, prevent them from making choices which result in beneficial microbial exposures. This symposium will focus on developing research skills to create transformative research, including context-aware experimental designs, engaging community stakeholders as research partners, writing transdisciplinary papers, translating research into policy, and creating curriculum which melds microbes and social equity."

https://sueishaqlab.org/mse-virtual-symposium-2023/

#Midgut Bacterial #Microbiota of 12 #Fish Species from a Marine Protected Area in the #Aegean Sea (#Greece)

https://tinyurl.com/ykfee37m

@jess_rieder #gutmicrobes #hostmicrobiota #hostmicrobe #microbialecology #microbeinteractions #Symbionauts #symbiosis #MicrobialInteractions #MicrobialLife #MicrobialDiversity #aquaculture #aquacultureeurope #aquaculturenutrition #CIRCLESEU #microbiome