Indispensable symbiotic interactions underpin all life on Earth 

From the gut microbiome to microbial methods of crop biofertilisation, our health is dependent on how multiple species interact. What are the underlying mechanisms which aid interspecies interactions and what happens when they fall into dysbiosis or disease? 

In the midst of a climate catastrophe and the 6th mass extinction event our planetary regeneration and longevity will be dependent on species diversity and abundance. Investigating how communities are established and remodelled provides us with tools for resilience. How do multiple species communicate? How is this molecular dialogue shifted by other organisms, pathogenicity and the environment?