The IUMS 2024 Congress in Florence is set to spotlight climate change as a major topic of discussion. This edition of the congress will feature a great joint initiative between the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) titled “Microbes and Climate Change” (October 23rd at 13.15, Auditorium room) aimed to explore the critical role that mi...
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From deep ocean trenches to our human gut: microbes (bacteria, archaea, viruses, protists, and fungi) are ubiquitous and highly diverse, making up an estimated 99% of all biodiversity. Since they emerged three billion years ago, they have been fulfilling critical roles for planetary life – breaking down waste, recycling nutrients, purifying water, and more. There is no past nor present without microbes. ...
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Can microbes help to address some of the planet challenges and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations? A group of scientists asked the question and wrote a paper that will be published during the next weeks. Lets’s get ready to discuss this in Florence! ...
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Rino Rappuoli Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena, Italy Florence is the city of the Renaissance, the historical period between AD 1450 and 1600 that marked the cultural transition from the Middle Ages to the modern era. During this period Filippo Brunelleschi used revolutionary innovation to build the Dome of the Florentine Cathedral, and other giant artists like Piero della Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci, Mi...
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