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Microbe Talk: Annual Conference 2021 super roundup
April 30, 2021
Join Matt and Laura for this special episode of the podcast where they reflect on what took place during the Microbiology Society's Annual Conference Online 2021.
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MicroNews March
March 31, 2021
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 discuss how microbes helped centipedes evolve venom, a new automated technique that could help name new microbes and why deep-sea bacteria are completely invisible to our immune system.
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Microbe Talk: more vaccine questions answered
March 12, 2021
In this episode of Microbe Talk, Dr John Tregoning and Professor Nicola Stonehouse answer some more of the most frequently asked questions about vaccines.
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MicroNews February
February 26, 2021
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 role of lizards in controlling Lyme disease, the fungus causing an amphibian apocalypse and how microbes could be used for green building materials.
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MicroNews January
January 29, 2021
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 beetles use to hide their food, sea star wasting disease and the inherited microbiome of plants.
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Joi Hok! Breaking the stigma of tuberculosis in India
January 15, 2021
In the first episode of 2021, Matt talks to Sreyashi Basu who with her collaborator Sanjib Bhakta, was awarded the Outreach prize for their Joi Hok! initiative. The project uses traditional art forms and music to communicate knowledge of tuberculosis to school children in India.
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Best of the podcast 2020
December 23, 2020
As we wind down to the end of 2020, we have been feeling reflective here at the Microbe Post. We've already looked at our ten most read journals articles and most popular blog posts from this year, and now it's time to spend some time away from the screen and take a look at some of our most popular podcasts from this year. Sit back, enjoy and we look forward to seeing you all again in 2021.
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Microbe Talk: microbiology and art
December 18, 2020
In this episode of the podcast, Laura speaks with Dr Rod Dillon, Senior Lecturer at the University of Lancaster. Rod talks about his research into the protist parasite Leishmania, and how he has combined his microbiology expertise with art to communicate science in a different way.
