The scientists whose garden unlocked the secret to good health

When Anne Bikli(C) and David Montgomery fed their failing soil with organic matter, they were astonished by the results. Stimulating the microbes that live beneath the surface led the garden to flourish. Then, when Bikli(C) was diagnosed with cancer, the couple had an idea"

Juicy is the best word to describe Anne Bikli(C) and David Montgomery's garden, even in the dying days of autumn. Emerald green, dewy grass; a vegetable patch where leafy kale stands tall and arugula nestles low; shrubs and trees - cork bark maple, Persian ironwood and wax myrtle - screening the area from passersby and a late-flowering rhododendron bearing plump red blooms.

It is this oasis that led them on a remarkable journey into another world, one that exists beneath our feet and is run by microbes, creatures invisible to the naked eye.

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