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Originally Posted by maikeru
Yes that is very true. Unfortunately, at least speaking from my school's program, there's not a huge interest in bacteria or soil microbes any kind unless the "wee beasties" are related to some form of disease or medicine.
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Perhaps a bit off topic, perhaps not, Came across this amazing, quirky bit of information in a biology book
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"The soil inhabiting fungus Tolypoccladium inflatum is the source of cyclosporin, a medication that suppresses the immune reaction that cause organ transplant rejections.
Cyclosporin does not cause the undesirable side effects that other immune-suppressing medications do.
This remarkable drug became available in 1979, making it possible to resume organ transplants, which essentially had been abandoned.
As a result of cyclosporin, successful organ transplants are almost commonplace today."
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FROM "The Handy Biology Answer Book, Bobick et al, Visible Ink Press, 2004.
What else is there for us to discover in dirt?
