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Outreach and media of the air microbiome
2022
There’s an invisible ecosystem in the air — and climate change is disrupting it
Source: Grist (Feb 2022)
Climate change and microorganisms in the lower atmosphere (Klimawandel und Mikroorganismen in der unteren Atmosphäre)
Source: TU Braunschweig (Feb 2022)
Climate Change Can Disrupt Human Breath, How Can You? (Perubahan Iklim Bisa Ganggu Napas Manusia, Kok Bisa?)
Source: CNBC Indonesia (Feb 2022)
Professor Stephan Schuster on climate change's impact on human health, food security
Source: CNA - Youtube (Feb 2022)
Climate change impacts air composition: Study
Source: NTU News (Feb 2022)
Climate change could change the air that we breathe: NTU study
Source: (Feb 2022)
2021
Covid-19: Air sampling surveillance may give early warning of infection risks | THE BIG STORY
Source: The Straits Times - Youtube (Oct 2021) Additional sources: CNA - Youtube; Channel 8 - Youtube
Singapore uses indoor air sampling surveillance to sniff out COVID-19
Source: BioSpectrum Asia (Oct 2021) Additional sources: EurekAlert; NTU News; The Straits Times
A Midnight Story - S1 Ep1 Singapore
Source: MeWatch (27:43 - 25:43 Remaining time marks) (April 2021)
2020
Debunking myth that basic research is abstract, scientists point to real-world gains like helping in Covid-19 fight
Source: Today Online (Dec 2020)
Analysing air and surface samples to find virus traces
Source: The Straits Times (Dec 2020)
6 scientists in Singapore who have pivoted to Covid-19 related work
Source: The Straits Times (Dec 2020)
NTU probes link between tiny air organisms and respiratory woes
Source: The Straits Times (May 2020)
No direct link but climate change could affect response to Covid-19 pandemic: WHO
Source: The Straits Times (April 2020)
Up in the clouds with the fungi
Source: Science (Jan 2020)
2019
New study finds at least 725 species of microorganisms in the atmosphere
Source: CNA - Youtube (Nov 2019)
Air Microbiome Changes Over Day-Night Cycle
Source: Forbes (Nov 2019)
People breathe in up to 1 million bugs a day, study finds
Source: The Straits Times (Oct 2019) Additional sources: The Straits Times (alt. article)
Bacteria and fungi show a precise daily rhythm in tropical air, finds NTU
Source: EurekAlert! (Oct 2019) Additional sources: GenomeWeb; Science Daily; Bioengineer.org