Scientist Rob Dunn’s lab at North Carolina State has two new citizen science projects which might be fun learning experiences for you and/or your family if you choose to participate.
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Project 1. Showerhead Microbiology
Have you ever wondered what microbes might be growing in your showerhead? If so, you will be interested in the Showerhead Microbiome Project. If you sign up, the members of the project will send you a short interview and a kit to take samples. You will need to send those back to the lab for analysis. They warn it may take some time for the kit to arrive and also for it to be analyzed.
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Project 2. Sourdough Bread
Members of the lab are also interested in the microbes in sourdough cultures. They are looking for people to send in active cultures and also for people to use cultures to bake bread. People without sourdough starter or with no cooking experience are still encouraged to participate. See the website for detail.
We would love to hear from you if you participate. Let us know what happens.
