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May 7, 2021 3:00:00 PM

# Unlocking the soil microbiome

  

## Unlocking the soil microbiome

How are data science techniques helping us better understand the microbial universe of the soil? Anthony Finbow, CEO of Eagle Genomics relates how this microbial knowledge provides a more solid underpinning for sustainable agricultural innovation.

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