Over the last seven years, the project has recruited thousands of teenagers across 32 hubs, turning a global health crisis into a hands-on learning adventure. Why It Matters
We often think of scientific breakthroughs happening in high-tech labs behind locked doors. But what if the next life-saving medicine is hiding in your backyard, and the person who finds it is a high school student? Welcome to the world of . What is MicroMundo? cro_mundo
new ways to find antibiotics by crowdsourcing soil samples. Over the last seven years, the project has
the public about the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Welcome to the world of
According to researchers from the MicroMundo Project, this "service-learning" approach does more than just find new bacteria; it builds a community that understands the "One Health" concept—the idea that human, animal, and environmental health are all connected.
Soil is a "micromundo" (small world) teeming with life. In just one teaspoon of dirt, there are billions of microorganisms competing for resources. To win this tiny war, many bacteria produce natural chemicals to kill their rivals—these chemicals are what we call . The Power of the Crowd