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Students Get Their Hands Dirty Searching Soil for New Antibiotics
According to details presented at ASM Microbe, in one project, students used the Tiny Earth model to identify potentially new sources of antibiotics in an agricultural environment, focusing on isolating bacteria and testing it for potential activity against pathogens.
ECSU: Bio Department Hosts ‘Tiny Earth Day,’ Welcomes Local High School
The Biology Department at Eastern Connecticut State University hosted a mini-symposium on Earth Day to showcase its ongoing work with the Tiny Earth project.
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Inspirational Research
Tiny Earth students from Gaston College were featured in this article from Community College Daily. The students presented their work at the national poster session of the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative.
Tiny Earth initiative to fight shortage of new antibiotics heads to Beloit College
Beloit College is joining the push to mitigate one of the most critical public health crises facing the world: antibiotic resistance.
