The Magic of Microbes
The environment and wildlife show returns with a celebration of the humble microbe. Tom Heap and Helen Czerski are joined by a ‘microbe explorer’ who travels to some of the Earth’s most hostile environments in search of microbes with a huge appetite for carbon dioxide. They also be visit the crop trial field station of Imperial College London where researchers are studying changes to bacteria in soil that could help agriculture and the environment.
Producer: Emma Campbell
Assistant Producer: Toby Field
Rare Earth is made by BBC Audio Wales and West in association with the Open University.
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