New York Citys Microbiome

The video explores the omnipresence of microbes, highlighting a study of the New York City subway system that found most microbes to be harmless. It discusses the potential of mapping microbial data for monitoring purposes and reveals insights such as the presence of oceanic microbes in the South Ferry station post-Superstorm Sandy. The video concludes by emphasizing the usefulness and non-harmful nature of most microbes, despite their abundance.

What role does the mobile app play in the research conducted on subway microbes?

What does the study reveal about the relationship between microbes and the history of a location, such as the South Ferry subway station?