RT Journal Article
T1 A concept for international societally relevant microbiology education and microbiology knowledge promulgation in society
A1 Timmis, Kenneth
A1 Hallsworth, John E
A1 McGenity, Terry J.
A1 Armstrong, Rachel
A1 Colom, María Francisca
A1 Karahan, Zeynep Ceren
A1 Chavarría, Max
A1 Bernal, Patricia
A1 Boyd, Eric S.
A1 Gil Serna, Jessica
AB The biosphere of planet Earth is a microbial world: a vast reactor of countless microbially driven chemical transformations and energy transfers that push and pull many planetary geochemical processes, including the cycling of the elements of life, mitigate or amplify climate change (e.g., Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2019, 17, 569) and impact the well-being and activities of all organisms, including humans. Microbes are both our ancestors and creators of the planetary chemistry that allowed us to evolve (e.g., Life's engines: How microbes made earth habitable, 2023). To understand how the biosphere functions, how humans can influence its development and live more sustainably with the other organisms sharing it, we need to understand the microbes. In a recent editorial (Environmental Microbiology, 2019, 21, 1513), we advocated for improved microbiology literacy in society. Our concept of microbiology literacy is not based on knowledge of the academic subject of microbiology, with its multitude of component topics, plus the growing number of additional topics from other disciplines that become vitally important elements of current microbiology. Rather it is focused on microbial activities that impact us–individuals/communities/nations/the human world–and the biosphere and that are key to reaching informed decisions on a multitude of issues that regularly confront us, ranging from personal issues to crises of global importance. In other words, it is knowledge and understanding essential for adulthood and the transition to it, knowledge and understanding that must be acquired early in life in school. The 2019 Editorial marked the launch of the International Microbiology Literacy Initiative, the IMiLI.
PB John Wiley & Sons
YR 2024
FD 2024-03-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/106907
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/106907
LA eng
NO Timmis, Kenneth, et al. «A Concept for International Societally Relevant Microbiology Education and Microbiology Knowledge Promulgation in Society». Microbial Biotechnology, vol. 17, n.o 5, mayo de 2024, p. e14456. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.14456.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025