James A. Little Theater
Community Event
US Mountain Time
Jessica Green (Assistant Professor, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Director, Biology and the Built Environment (bioBE) Center, both at the University of Oregon; External Professor, Santa Fe Institute)
The vast majority of earth’s species are microorganisms. Recent advances in measuring and visualizing microbial diversity in nature have prompted a new era of microbial research, one that builds on the foundations of well established plant and animal biodiversity research. SFI External Professor Jessica Green discusses how explorations of microbial biodiversity in the indoor environment may radically change thinking about sustainability, human health, and well being.