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Researchers see dramatic drop in HIV-infected immune cells in patient after cancer treatment received
Researchers report they may have taken an early step toward a more practical HIV cure. They focused on a patient undergoing cancer treatment and also living with HIV, who after receiving chemotherapy, had a significant reduction in the number of CD4+ T immune cells that contained an HIV provirus.
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Bridging disciplines to explore the culture of fermentation
How do stories and experiences with fermentation create different microbial possibilities?
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We couldn’t get people interested in science - until we started speaking their language
In 2020, Puerto Rico faced a misinformation crisis. Melanie Ortiz Alvarez De La Campa reveals how five STEM undergraduates created a sci-comm organization that helped pass legislation, educated thousands, and created an inclusive database of Caribbean scientists.
The Future is Fungi 2025: award-winner Michroma’s mission to harness fungi for clean food dyes and flavors
Winner of The Future is Fungi Award 2025, US and Argentina-based foodtech startup Michroma is replacing petrochemical coloring with fungibased natural ingredients, launching one of the world’s leading sustainable platforms for food flavors and colors. Here’s its story.
Summer studentship: Amelia investigates how Streptococci aggregate with other oral bacteria
Amelia Rohim reports back on her AMI-sponsored summer studentship which focused on the investigation of inter-species aggregation between oral bacteria at the University of Michigan with Dr. Alexander Rickard.
Towards space plastics - and solving a few Earth problems en route
Dr Nils Averesch, Assistant Professor of Space Biology at the Space Life Science Laboratory, Cape Canaveral, reveals how his research on microbial plastic production could pave the way for thriving human settlements in space.
Drug discovery and a valuable chance to network: Ugochukwu Anieto on a fascinating experience at ASM 2024
Professor Ugochukwu Anieto of Texas A&M University reveals how AMI’s Scientific Event Travel Grant helped him to gather some fascinating insights on antimicrobial compounds at the recent ASM conference.
Scientists put Mars DNA sampling protocols to the test with help from AMI grant
Thanks to support from Applied MIcrobiology International, scientists testing sampling collection protocols in Mars analogue conditions have shown that non-scientists will be able to replicate the tests as long as they follow the methods.
Researchers find contaminated water in fast-food soda fountains
Scientists found microbial contamination in common sources of drinking water in the Eastern Coachella Valley, including soda fountains at fast-food restaurants.