According to the United Nations, about two billion people in the world cannot count on regular access to safe and sufficient food, and in 2018 some 821 million people suffered from hunger or malnutrition. A key to tackle this challenge is the ability to develop sources of available and nutritious food even in challenging conditions. Research led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientist Prof. Itzhak Mizrahi together with colleagues from the Agricultural Research Organization and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem might help expand the possibilities of carrying out aquaculture – growing fish in ponds – in harsh environments, providing an extraordinary alimentary resource.
As explained in a recent article in Nature Microbiology, the group identified the functionality of fish’s core microbiomes, an element that has a deep impact on living organisms and on how they survive and operate.
