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Coronastream: don’t you know it’s Christmas, Covid?
December 21, 2020
In this special blog series, medical microbiologists led by Dr Tim Inglis summarise some of the research that will be essential to inform COVID-19 countermeasures. Find out more about the project in Dr Inglis' Editorial 'Logic in the time of coronavirus', published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.
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Best of the blog 2020
December 14, 2020
It’s hard to believe that we’re coming to the end of 2020. This year the news has been dominated by microbes, and microbiologists have never been more important nor had more challenges to overcome. Throughout the pandemic, we have worked hard at Microbe Post to keep sharing the work of microbiologists, microbiological research and, unavoidably, SARS-CoV-2. Let’s take a look back at some of the most-read blog posts from 2020.
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Our most downloaded articles from 2020
December 4, 2020
In this blog, we will look back at the some of the most popular research published in the Microbiology Society’s journals this year.
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MicroNews November
November 30, 2020
MicroNews is the sister series of our podcast Microbe Talk, where we discuss some of the times microbes and microbiology have been in the news over the last month. Listen to Matt and Laura discussing the microbes in your bed, the researchers using pig lungs to learn about cystic fibrosis and the antibiotic that could be used to treat Zika.
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How will the COVID-19 pandemic impact a sustainable future?
November 27, 2020
COVID-19 has had huge, potentially lasting impacts on all aspects of our daily lives. Yet what long-term effects the pandemic will have not only on our day-to-day living, but also on the environment, is still unclear.
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Coronastream: margins, machine learning and mechanisms
November 10, 2020
In this special blog series, medical microbiologists led by Dr Tim Inglis summarise some of the research that will be essential to inform COVID-19 countermeasures. Find out more about the project in Dr Inglis' Editorial 'Logic in the time of coronavirus', published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.
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Black History Month: celebrating the work of black microbiologists
October 30, 2020
This is the fourth in our series of Black History Month blog posts, in which we’re examining how black microbiologists have shaped the field of microbiology. In this post, we’ll highlight some of the work and achievements of Faith Uwadiae, Jane Hinton and Harold Amos.
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MIcroNews October
October 30, 2020
MicroNews is the sister series of our podcast Microbe Talk, where we discuss some of the times microbes and microbiology have been in the news over the last month. Listen to Matt and Laura discussing how microbiologists are tackling the amount of plastic waste used in laboratories, ash dieback and a COVID-19 story that Matt just couldn’t resist talking about.