6 Microbes Saving the Environment

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Ever since humans found out about germs, we’ve gone a bit overboard inventing antibacterial soap and antibiotics and antifungals. But despite our aversion to them, microbes aren’t all bad, and some of them could even help us save the environment! Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try their Computational Biology course. The first 200 subscribers get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Kevin Bealer, KatieMarie Magnone, D.A. Noe, Charles Southerland, Eric Jensen, Christopher R Boucher, Alex Hackman, Matt Curls, Adam Brainard, Scott Satovsky Jr, Sam Buck, Avi Yashchin, Ron Kakar, Chris Peters, Kevin Carpentier, Patrick D. Ashmore, Piya Shedden, Sam Lutfi, charles george, Greg ---------- Sources: https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/67196/8/02main.pdf https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/forestsaustralia/profiles/eucalypt-2019 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/07/scientists-sequenced-the-koala-genome-to-save-them/ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fecal-transplants-might-help-make-koalas-less-picky-eaters https://biology.ucdavis.edu/news/koala-poo-chlamydia-and-microbiome-biophysics-graduate-student-katherine-dahlhausen https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00049158.2017.1365402 https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-the-deadliest-disease-in-human-history https://www.audubon.org/news/how

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