Scientists at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill are studying how microbes in the soil, like bacteria and fungi, interact with a plant in ways that make the plant grow better. Someday, this knowledge may be used to increase crop production for an expanding population. Immerse yourself in the soil and find out how plants are helped and hurt by microbes that interact with their roots. Produced by Morehead Planetarium and Science Center: http://www.moreheadplanetarium.org Funded by National Science Foundation, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Principle Investigator: Jeff Dangl, Ph.D., Biology Department, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Support provided by National Science Foundation INSPIRE grant IOS-­1343020.

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In the fight against warming, a formidable ally hides just beneath our feet. Fungal filaments, which are much finer than plant roots, enlarged for visibility.·Illustration by Emma Roulette. The New York Time July 27, 2022 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/07/27/climate/climate-change-fungi.html?smid=em-share