The Wonderful World of Microbes Zine

As a part of my participation in the WISCIENCE Public Service Fellows program, I wrote a zine (illustrated by Lindsey Leigh) in partnership with the UW-Madison Arboretum to communicate the widespread influence of microbes on Earth. The zine highlights microbes in areas of health and the environment: from antibiotics, to symbiotic relationships in nature, to wastewater, to the role of microbes in ecological communities like wetlands, prairies, and forests.

The zine is free and can be downloaded from this Arboretum webpage. It is available in English, Spanish, and French. Enjoy the PDF on your computer or phone in consecutive pages, or print it out as a booklet! Please feel free to share with anybody who would be interested!!

Check out some excerpts from the zine below!

Charlotte Francoeur: A reminder to appreciate the little things in life

Written by Julia Buskirk

Check out this blog post, written by the amazing Julia Buskirk, about why I am interested in microbes and ants!