Happy #worldsoilday !! Have you ever looked INTO soil ? If no, join us at Soilwatching: Windows to the #soil let us peek at all its inhabitants. If you know the channel already - stay tuned, there will soon be two new episodes:) www.youtube.com/@Soilwatching

Ah f**** I missed it! But there is the 7h video, so please no spoilers 🤫 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKbI...

Currently reading Karl Schütte from the 1950ies (nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) and the references in this papers. It is a lot of fun and it´s fascinating how much was already discussed in the 19th century

Does anyone know what the first experiment on a fungal community was? Which scientist or laboratory was the first to use multiple fungi together in ecological experiments?

Thank you, Fanny! Reading about the conditions of that time, laboratories sound like scenes from a Western movie. Who are your favorite microbial lab scientists stories from the 19th century, and what did they do?

Fanny noticed that agar—used in jams and jellies—was heat-resistant and didn't degrade easily. She suggested her husband, microbiologist Walther Hesse, to try it in the lab. It was a game-changer: stable, clear, and perfect for bacterial cultures

Before 1881, scientists used gelatin to grow bacteria. It worked—until the cultures melted in summer or got devoured by bacteria! Microbiology needed a better solution. Enter Fanny Hesse, a lab assistant with a brilliant idea

Hello, I am working on spatial responses of soil fungi and would like to join the club. Can you please add me? Thanks for putting it together