Soil Microbes Alter DNA in Response to Warming | Newswise: News for Journalists

Credit: Gary Meek

Georgia Tech assistant professor Kostas Konstantinidis (left) and former graduate student and study lead author Chengwei Luo examine E. coli cells.

Credit: Mengting Yuan, U. of Oklahoma

Soil plots that were heated to simulate the rise in temperatures forecast by climate models. The radiators (top) warm the plots 2 degrees Celsius.