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Can metagenomics be used to identify safe food?
February 7, 2025
Dr Samuel Bloomfield takes us behind the scenes of his latest publication “Ecological insights into the microbiology of food using metagenomics and its potential surveillance applications” published in Microbial Genomics.
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A webinar on the research and development of new antibiotic molecules in Benin
January 28, 2025
To mark World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024, the Society asked its Champions to submit their ideas for activities to promote WAAW, alongside our Knocking Out AMR project, in their local communities. There was a huge response, which resulted in a variety of outreach events, resource development and webinars taking place all over the world. In this series of blogs, we catch-up with some of the Champions who got involved. Victorien Dougnon, with the support of Philippe Sessou, organised a webinar from the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin.
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Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Nigerian aquaculture: insights from a stakeholder meeting
January 27, 2025
To mark World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024, the Society asked its Champions to submit their ideas for activities to promote WAAW, alongside our Knocking Out AMR project, in their local communities. There was a huge response, which resulted in a variety of outreach events, resource development and webinars taking place all over the world. In this series of blogs, we catch-up with some of the Champions who got involved. Bamidele Tolulope Odumosu (University of Lagos, Nigeria) organised a stakeholder meeting in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Reflections on Sudan's first National Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium
January 24, 2025
To mark World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024, the Society asked its Champions to submit their ideas for activities to promote WAAW, alongside our Knocking Out AMR project, in their local communities. There was a huge response, which resulted in a variety of outreach events, resource development and webinars taking place all over the world. In this series of blogs, we catch-up with some of the Champions who got involved. Below you can find out how Champion, Sara Albagir Abdalla Mohammed, University of Khartoum, Sudan, took on this challenge by hosting a webinar.
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Keeping up with Virus Taxonomy: seasonal viruses
January 23, 2025
Welcome back to ‘Keeping up with Virus Taxonomy’ and the first edition of 2025! For this edition, we’ll be taking a look at families of viruses that make you say ‘there’s something going round at the moment’ — seasonal viruses.
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Combating the superbug threat – The Federal Polytechnic Idah marks World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week
January 23, 2025
To mark World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024, the Society asked its Champions to submit their ideas for activities to promote WAAW, alongside our Knocking Out AMR project, in their local communities. There was a huge response, which resulted in a variety of outreach events, resource development and webinars taking place all over the world. In this series of blogs, we catch-up with some of the Champions who got involved. Michael Ukwuru organised an activity at the Federal Polytechnic Idah, Nigeria.
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Microbe Talk - Coccus Pocus: A microbiology inspired scary story competition
January 22, 2025
In this episode, Adam talks to Dr Georgios Efthimiou from the University of Hull. Georgios has created a nationwide ‘spooky’ short story competition called Coccus Pocus. This project links outreach and Halloween with microbiology. This creative competition has had a clear impact on 12 – 18-year-olds who find the competition a good way to discover an interest in microbiology and have had a lot of fun writing the stories. Join Adam as he learns more about this Microbiology Society-funded project (and you may hear from a few society staff members reading some of this year's winners along the way).
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The microbiology of ageing
January 16, 2025
Staring down the barrel of my 45th birthday and following fresh on the heels of discovering that my hair was no longer blond, but actually grey, I turned to worrying about what I might die of and if there was anything I can do about it. This journey led me to write Live Forever? A curious scientist’s guide to ageing, wellness and death. One of the things that clearly emerged from this was the central role that microbes play in our ageing, especially their interplay with the immune system.