AMI Trustee Dr Emmanuel Adukwu wins major RSB teaching accolade
Applied MIcrobiology International (AMI) is celebrating after Non-Exec Director and Trustee Dr Emmanuel Adukwu was awarded the Royal Society of Biology’s Higher Education Bioscience Teacher of the Year award for 2023.
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Despite its long history of use, the plant remains largely misunderstood and stigmatised in many parts of the world.
The Dark Biosphere
Researchers from the Centre for Astrobiology probe our understanding of the importance of Earth’s deep subsurface biogeochemical cycles on a planetary scale.
A relationship with benefits: microfungi’s important role in plant health
Explore the work being done at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on the fungi associated with soil, seeds and plants and the future of fungal research.
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Giving confidence to return to work
The founders of Women Returners and STEM Returners on why their new partnership is vital to helping people back into STEM after a career break.
Vexed concept of a ‘foetal microbiome’ refuted
A team of international experts has refuted scientific claims that human foetuses harbour live microbes during healthy pregnancies.
Manufacturing certainty on the origin of Covid-19 is damaging to science
Alina Chan reveals why it’s dangerous to insist that the lab leak theory is dead in the water.
What could a degree in microbiology do for you?
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall of the University of Dundee showcases the skills people develop while studying for a microbiology degree.
Bringing water and sanitation to the world
Find out what it takes to be the Global Director, Insights for a global nonprofit organisation helping to ensire access to safe drinking water worldwide.
The power in peer mentoring
Bernadine Idowu-Onibokun shares her experience in how positive role models, networks and visibility in science can foster a sense of belonging in your career.
Blocked cell wall formation stops bacterial cell division
Researchers using high-performance microscopes to observe the effect of different antibiotics on Staphylococcus aureus have clarified how exactly different antibiotics block cell division within a few minutes.
Novel 2D ultrasound-responsive antibacterial nano-sheets tackle MRSA bone tissue infection
A research team has invented a non-invasive and non-antibiotics technology to effectively reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in bony tissue.
mNGS outperforms microbiological tests to diagnose bloodstream infections
Next-generation sequencing (mNGS) leverages genetic testing advantage to save more lives and is found to be twice as effective at identifying infection cases.
Food security
Microbes can create a more peaceful world: Scientists call to action
Microorganisms should be ‘weaponised’ to stave off conflicts across the globe, according to a team of eminent microbiologists.
Clean Water
Microplastics limit energy production in tiny freshwater species
Microplastic pollution reduces energy production in a microscopic creature found in freshwater worldwide, new research shows.
Phytoplankton blooms offer insight into impacts of climate change
The first study into the biological response of the upper ocean in the wake of South Pacific cyclones could help predict the impact of warming ocean temperatures, New Zealand researchers believe.
