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Flour power: why it’s not a great idea to eat it raw
The UKHSA Food, Water and Environmental (FW&E) microbiology team has published a study on the safety and quality of flour sold in the UK and discovered that eating it raw is not a great idea!
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Under the microscope: monkeypox
Human monkeypox infection is a zoonotic disease caused by monkeypox virus which belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family
Under the microscope: ocean degradation and climate change
Central to addressing these issues is the understanding and management of marine microbiomes – the complex microbial communities that connect, interact with, and affect all other organisms and the ecosystem, playing pivotal roles in marine health and resilience.
Under the microscope: microplastics
Examining the issue of plastic pollution with a round-up of microbial advances from the last few years.
Under the microscope: Alaskapox
Alaskapox virus (AKPV) is genetically more similar to old world than new world Orthopoxvirus.
Under the microscope: monkeypox
Human monkeypox infection is a zoonotic disease caused by monkeypox virus which belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family
Agar and the curse of purity
Discover for the first time, new information and images about Fanny Angelina Hesse, and one of the most important inventions in microbiology.
Helicobacter pylori, Cancer and AMR
I’ll begin this article with a question that we’ll return to. Do microorganisms exhibit intelligence? Whilst it might not be able to gauge intelligence in single-celled organisms, a certain intelligent behaviour can be perceived. They possess the simplest chemical signalling pathways, yet are sophisticated enough to evade potential harm.
Historical Perspective
Agar and the curse of purity
Discover for the first time, new information and images about Fanny Angelina Hesse, and one of the most important inventions in microbiology.
Shining a light on microbes from the past with molecular paleomicrobiology
Is there a way to objectively address the history of microorganisms?
Virgin soil effect: how did European diseases impact native populations in The Americas
The so called ‘Age of Discovery’ was a period of exploration, exchanging new foods, gold and culture. However, with the exchanges between Europe and The Americas, there was also the exchange of pathogens with native populations.
The pandemic potential of poxvirus infections
What can the causes of ancient pandemics, smallpox and viral evolution tell us about future threats?
