Environmental fungi found to alter vaginal mycobiome and cervical disease progression during dysbiosis
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that environmental fungi actively interact with the vaginal bacteriome and mycobiome with likely implications for cervical disease progression.
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Azotobacter: a microbial route to green and sustainable ammonia
Ammonia is one of the most important chemicals in modern society. It plays a central role in global food production as the key ingredient in fertilizers that sustain nearly half of the world’s population. Beyond agriculture, ammonia has recently attracted growing attention as a potential carbon-free energy carrier and hydrogen ...
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Under the microscope: extremophiles of the Earth
Extremophiles are microbial organisms that live in extreme environments normally considered uninhabitable. Over the past few decades, extremophiles have been discovered in increasingly bizarre and unexpected environments around the globe, including within acid lakes, plastic recycling centres and even in radioactive sites such as Chernobyl.
Measuring and controlling an air fryer’s internal temperature for polymerase chain reaction
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Losing the Earth’s bounty
Farmland degradation and soil erosion have caused food shortages and the collapse of civilizations throughout human history. Today, soil degradation is a growing driver of global threats such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and food insecurity. Loss of soil, the resource that supports production of 95% of the food supply, ...
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Fungi that inspired The Last of Us may hold the key to a pesticide-free agriculture
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Applied Microbiology International’s 2026 Member Survey paints a picture of an organisation with strong foundations, a genuinely global reputation, and a highly engaged membership community, particularly among early-career microbiologists.
The case for fewer antibiotics in joint replacement surgery
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Breast milk gives certain gut bacteria a head start
Research shows that sugars in breast milk play an important role in the development of the gut microbiota, during weaning or transition from breast milk to solid food.
Bacteria can learn and form memories without a brain
Scientists have shown that bacteria can learn from past experiences, store memories across generations and adapt their behavior to changing environments.
Food security
Meet EcoBOT: The autonomous lab standardizing plant-microbe research
Berkeley Lab’s new “self-driving” laboratory, EcoBOT, automates complex plant experiments to eliminate human error, solve biology’s replication crisis, and accelerate bioenergy research.
Clean Water
What D.C.’s algal bloom reveals about a growing water threat
Environmental engineer Steven Chapra speaks out about cyanobacteria algal blooms in the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, expanding on why harmful algal blooms are a growing concern, and what they may mean for freshwater ecosystems.
Breakthrough for aquaculture: Oral vaccine protects fish from fatal nervous necrosis virus
A novel oral vaccine, that can be mixed into fish feed, provides an effective, practical and cost-effective method to protect fish from the highly deadly nervous necrosis virus.
