From Earth to Orbit: Applied and Environmental Microbiology With Veronica Garcia

Meet the Microbiologist - The scientists behind the microbiology by American Society for Microbiology

Feb 13, 202635:54Science & Medicine

From leading R&D at a biotech startup company to conducting environmental monitoring for NASA, Veronica Garcia, Ph.D. , Scientific Director of the ASM Applied and Environmental Microbiology unit shares how experiences th...

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