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Much ado about microbes
A group of leading scientists has recently reviewed the benefits and risks of Gain of Function research and issued new consensus recommendations - Simon Wain-Hobson examines the report exclusively for The Microbiologist.
Edie uncovers how microbes can shine light on dirt bike vandalism
For her AMI-sponsored Summer Placement, forensic science student Edie Holmes joined a team investigating whether microbial profiling could be used to link dirt bikes to vandalised sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs). Here’s what happened.
Bacteria resistant to antibiotics found in hospital wastewater system
A unique new study led by researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland has found that bacteria that may lead to hospital acquired infection is present in a hospital’s wastewater system.
The lure of microbes: Getting to know some of the new junior editors at Letters in Applied Microbiology
Applied Microbiology International has just appointed 14 junior editors to its flagship journal Letters in Applied Microbiology (LAM) - so we got to know some of the new crew.
‘Regular testing needed’ following massive blue green algal bloom in UK’s largest lake
Water in the UK’s largest freshwater lake needs to undergo routine testing for cyanobacteria species in the future, following a devastating bloom, scientists have warned.
Custom extracellular membrane vesicles deliver crop growth payload, without downsides of PGPRs
Custom-built extracellular membrane vesicles (MVs) can be deployed as a microbe-free way of boosting crop growth without the downsides of plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), a new study reveals.
Applied Microbiology International welcomes UK return to Horizon Europe
Applied Microbiology International has welcomed the UK’s return to Horizon Europe under a new agreement with the EU.
New method enables efficient isolation of raccoon-borne food poisoning pathogen
Scientists have come up with a novel culture medium for efficient isolation of Escherichia albertii, a harmful enteropathogen found in raccoon droppings.
Family teams with family when it comes to solute binding proteins and their ligands
Particular families of Solute BInding Proteins recognise certain families of ligands, a finding that could help narrow down the search for the ligand that matches an uncharacterised SBP.
Likeminded researchers all over the world - our experiences of FEMS
Two microbiologists successfully applied to AMI for a Scientific Conference Abstract Scholarship to attend the 10th FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists in July - and now they tell us what they got out of it.
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