This is true only by imagination. But providing data to support it is another story. Computational modelling can obviously contribute to this fields.
Unevenly blowing in the wind
1. Caroline Ash<http://www.sciencemag.org/search?author1=Caroline+Ash&sortspec=date&submit=Submit>
Scientists, including Charles Darwin, first reported airborne microbes nearly two centuries ago. Many of these organisms cannot be cultured, and only recently have molecular approaches allowed scientists to begin to identify them. To better understand the distribution of airborne fungi, Barberán et al. examined dust samples collected from homes across the United States. They found impressive microbial diversity in them, with only about a quarter of species being known. Some fungi exhibited strong geographic patterns, such as the allergy-triggering Alternaria spp. in the Great Plains and Cladosporium in humid regions. Cities showed more homogeneous distributions.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 112, 5756 (2015).
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Posted on: Friday, 22 May 2015 10:00 AM
Author: Caroline Ash
Subject: [Editors' Choice] Unevenly blowing in the wind
Author: Caroline Ash
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