M2B

Microbes-to-Biomes is a Berkeley Lab initiative designed to reveal, decode and harness microbes – the most abundant and diverse life form on Earth – in ways that protect our fuel and food supplies, environmental security and personal health. As a lab-wide initiative, Microbes-to-Biomes brings together expertise across Berkeley Lab's major Research Areas.

An accelerating population of more than 7 billion is severely stressing the Earth’s ability to provide food and energy. As a result, we are faced with producing more with less in ways that reduce our negative impacts on climate, environmental quality and health. We believe that microbes, the most abundant and diverse form of life on Earth, could hold the answer. Read on to find out why.