Microbes in Human Welfare
This chapter covers human health and disease (pathogens, immunity, cancer, drug/alcohol abuse), improvement in food production (plant breeding, animal husbandry, dairy/poultry, single cell protein, biofortification) and microbes in human welfare (fermentation, biogas, biocontrol, biofertilisers). IAT tests applied and mechanistic knowledge of these topics.
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