IIT Madras maps Chennai Metro microbiome in India's first such study
ravi_iitm · x · 2026-11-06
A team led by Prof. Karthik Raman of IIT Madras's Data Science & AI department has mapped the microbial world of the Chennai Metro system — India's first study of its kind. The researchers explain why they chose a metro system, what they discovered, and how the findings create a baseline to track the city's microbiome over time.
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