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The Los Angeles Times June 18, 2019

Q&A:: Why tiny microbes may be a big factor in how climate change unfolds

by Julia Rosen

Climate change is about big things: melting ice sheets, rising seas, the feverish temperature of the planet.

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Nat Rev Microbiol JUNE 18, 2019

Scientists' warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change

R Cavicchioli et al

In the Anthropocene, in which we now live, climate change is impacting most life on Earth. Microorganisms support the existence of all higher trophic life forms. To under …

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