Tina Temkiv in action, feeding the samplers with RNA preservative – a solution that preserves RNA from degradation and consequently allows us to evaluate whether the collected microbes are in an active or dormant state during atmospheric transport. Photo: Kai Finster

Bacteria in the air can impact atmospheric processes and thus climate changes. A group of researchers from Aarhus University have started lookimg at the importance of such bacteria for climate change in Greenland. Associate Professor Kai Finster talks about the research (in Danish only).