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The Goo In Your Home Could Help Address Climate Change

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A black line underneath the lip of a shower entrance.
A submission of unidentified living goop from a SciFri listener: “Took this picture after my shower this morning. This black stuff appears just under the shower door—I spray it with bleach cleaner, it goes away for a bit, and then comes right back.” – Tracey, Rockville, MD

We live in a world filled with microbes—they’re inside our bodies, in soil, in deep sea hydrothermal vents, and in your window AC unit. Some microbiologists are hopeful that finding more of these tiny organisms could help us address the climate crisis. Joining Host Flora Lichtman to talk about how are microbiologists James Henriksen and Lisa Stein.

Do You Have Weird Goo In Your Home? Show Us!

You can also contribute directly to The Extremophile Campaign: In Your Home community science project.

Community Scientists Share Their Gunk

 

A metal latch covered in crust.
Credit: Allison W.
A bowl of water in a garden full of algae.
Credit: Berny H.

 

A bunch of black goop inside a dishwasher
Credit: Susan S.
Black gunk between a windowsill and an AC.
Credit: Kenneth S.

 

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