Goal #1 achieved! Flow Cytometry

Mar 11, 2017

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Goal #1 achieved! Flow Cytometry Dear all our backers, thanks! we have reached the amount to buy SYBR GREEN I fluorescent reagent for bacteria counts by flow cytometry. That's great news, as this is one of the most expensive reagents we'll use. Knowing the number of bacteria in our samples will be essential to get an insight on how these microbes colonize and feed on carbon present in plastic particles. Keep sharing our project to your network to help us reach the goal and be able to get all consumables! Thanks!!

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About This Project

Do microplastics on our ocean's surface have an effect on climate change?

University of Siena, Italy

Our oceans are full of microplastics with potentially massive impacts on our marine environments. This research focuses on an unsuspected effect: do microplastics influence climate change? Our laboratory results suggest that microplastics may modify the microbial dynamics of carbon and oxygen. We want to further explore it in mesocosms, where large volumes of enclosed seawater can be examined under controlled and simulated conditions, like a “future” plastic ocean.