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According to researchers from the MicroMundo Project, this "service-learning" approach does more than just find new bacteria; it builds a community that understands the "One Health" concept—the idea that human, animal, and environmental health are all connected.

Instead of a few scientists looking at a few samples, MicroMundo enlists thousands of "citizen scientists"—mostly secondary and high school students—to collect soil from their local environments. These students then work alongside university mentors to isolate and test bacteria in the lab. cro_mundo

the public about the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). According to researchers from the MicroMundo Project, this

new ways to find antibiotics by crowdsourcing soil samples. cro_mundo