David Esteban

David Esteban

May 24, 2015

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We're Funded!

The campaign is over and it's a success! Thanks to the support of 65 backers, we reached our goal, and we will be able to explore the viral diversity of this fascinating microbial ecosystem, the Winogradsky column. Your support of this project will help advance our knowledge of viruses in ecosystems , so abundant and poorly understood, yet likely crucial members of the community of organisms.

We look forward to getting started and sharing our progress with you!

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  • Julio Esteban
    Julio EstebanBacker
    Well done David and team! Thanks to all the other 64 believers who backed this spirited and enthusiastic effort.
    May 24, 2015
  • Julio Esteban
    Julio EstebanBacker
    Well done David and team! Thanks to all the other 64 believers who backed this spirited and enthusiastic effort.
    May 24, 2015
  • Julio Esteban
    Julio EstebanBacker
    Well done David and team! Thanks to all the other 64 believers who backed this spirited and enthusiastic effort.
    May 24, 2015

About This Project

Viruses do more than just make us sick. Viruses are the most numerous organisms on the planet and they are everywhere, including soil. In the soil they can infect bacteria and other organisms that carry out important ecosystem functions, like nutrient cycling. It is likely that viruses have important effects on ecosystems, but we don't know exactly what that is! We hope to discover the role of viruses in the soil by identifying the viruses in a soil ecosystem.

Blast off!

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