― Project Overview ―
"Soil in a Bottle" is a project that is carried out in cooperation with citizens
across the country.
Searching for microorganisms that eliminate greenhouse gases from soils across Japan.
This is a citizen science project launched by Tohoku University.
Participants will collect and provide samples of the air and soil around them.
We aim to discover microorganisms that can help combat global warming.
Searching for microorganisms that eliminate greenhouse gases from soils across Japan.
This is a citizen science project launched by Tohoku University.
Participants will collect and provide samples of the air and soil around them.
We aim to discover microorganisms that can help combat global warming.
Would you like to join us in our search for these mysterious microorganisms?
Experimant
Overall flow
1. Register to participate→
Register to participate in the project here
3. Application for experiment
Apply at any time
4. Experiment
The experiment kit will arrive as soon as two weeks after registratio
5. Analysis results report
Check the analysis report of the results
6. Second experiment
Try again in a different location or season!
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― Event Information ―
- General August 23rd - August 27th, 2025 A research poster presentation competition where participants only have to answer three questions Detail
- Participants only March 12, 2025 FY2024 Data Briefing
- General December 10, 2024 5th Shizuoka Joint-Use Equipment Center Joint-Use Equipment Seminar Detail
- General October 26-27, 2024 Science Agora 2024 Exhibition Detail
- General August 17, 2024 Econova Summer Vacation Special Lecture "Save the Earth with the Power of Microorganisms!" Detail
―Media Information―
The project was featured in the Japan Agricultural Newspaper ⇨
TBC Tohoku Broadcasting "N-Sta Miyagi" YouTube video
The Future of Citizen Science: Thinking about the Symposium "Searching for Earth-Cooling Microorganisms" YouTube Video
TV Asahi "Matsuoka Shuzo's Everyone's Sunny Day" YouTube video
Miyagi Television Broadcasting "Miyagi news every." YouTube video
Tohoku Broadcasting "Charge!" YouTube video
Tokyo FM “ONE MORNING” X(Twitter)
NHK "Let's all make a big discovery tonight!? Citizen Lab SP" Citizen Lab website results report
NHK "Science ZERO"
ABEMA TV "ABEMA Hills"
―Members―

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Project manager Minamisawa Kiwamu
Tohoku University
Profile

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Yuichi AokiTohoku University
Profile

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Satoshi OkuboTohoku University
Profile

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Hiromi KatoTohoku University
Profile

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Shusei SatoTohoku University
Profile

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Kazuya NishinaNational Institute for Environmental Studies
Profile

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AdvisorKazumichi Fujii
F-REI
Profile

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AdvisorHirokazu Toju
Kyoto University
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AdvisorTakanori Nishino
Kyoto University
Profile
青木裕一
Yuichi Aoki
東北大学
大学院情報科学研究科
助教
◎ 研究分野 ゲノム科学、植物生理学、バイオインフォマティクス
◎ 研究キーワード 生物間物相互作用、生物学的ネットワーク、環境適応
大久保智司
Satoshi Ohkubo
東北大学
大学院生命科学研究科
特任助教
◎ 研究分野 土壌微生物
◎ 研究キーワード 微生物生態学
仁科一哉
Kazuya Nishina
国立環境研究所
地球システム領域
主任研究員
◎ 研究分野 生物地球化学
◎ 研究キーワード モデル
西野貴騎
Takanori Nishino
京都大学
生態学研究センター
非常勤研究員
◎ 研究分野 共生微生物学
◎ 研究キーワード ミミズ、共生微生物
藤井一至
Kazumichi Fujii
森林総合研究所
主任研究員
加藤広海
Hiromi Kato
東北大学
大学院生命科学研究科
助教
佐藤修正
Shusei Sato
東北大学
大学院生命科学研究科
教授
◎ 研究分野 植物・微生物ゲノム解析
◎ 研究キーワード 共生ゲノミクス
東樹宏和
Hirokazu Toju
京都大学
生態学研究センター
准教授
