EnvironmentApril 22, 2015
What about Earth’s Microbiome?
The latest temperature readings from Antarctica are giving the world pause, along with the finding that 70 percent of the western Antarctic ice shelf has melted.
Stories by Raina Maier
Raina M. Maier is a Professor of Environmental Microbiology in the Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science at the University of Arizona. Her research focuses on understanding how we can exploit bacteria and their activities to benefit human health and the environment. She serves as the Director of two programs at the University of Arizona: the Superfund Research Program and the Center for Environmentally Sustainable Mining. Maier is also a Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project.