Aerobiology is a branch of
biology that studies airborne organisms and airborne biological particles, for example,
pollen and
spores.
In 2002, algae and other small water-borne organisms were discovered to inhabit clouds. A large cloud has about as much water as a shallow lake of the same geographic size.
An important medical application of aerobiology is the study of the transmission of airborne diseases.
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