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Meet Harry Smith Vacation Studentship recipient: Janvi Gianchandani Baxani
October 22, 2024
The Microbiology Society Harry Smith Vacation Studentship is a competitive scheme that enables undergraduate students studying microbiology to work on research projects across the breadth of microbiology and gain essential insight into the world of research during the summer vacation.
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William Duncan Grant: A tribute
October 18, 2024
The Microbiology Society was saddened to learn of the death aged 81 of William Duncan Grant, known to all as Bill, who was born on the 28th May 1942 in Edinburgh and died on the 2nd August 2024 in Leicester.
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The hidden viral world of dogs that hunt wildlife
October 17, 2024
Dickson Stuart Tayebwa and Tony Lawrence Goldberg take us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Viruses of free-roaming and hunting dogs in Uganda show elevated prevalence, richness and abundance across a gradient of contact with wildlife' published in Journal of General Virology.
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Using Photovoice as a pedagogical tool
October 17, 2024
Dr Bridget Kelly takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Using photovoice to engage students in a non-major microbiology course' published in Access Microbiology.
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How long does immunity last?
October 16, 2024
Dr Kieran Dee takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Smallpox vaccination campaigns resulted in age-associated population cross-immunity against monkeypox virus' published in Journal of General Virology.
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Protist in sustainable agriculture
October 14, 2024
Julia Sacharow takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Acanthamoeba castellanii alone is not a growth promoter for Hordeum vulgare' published in Access Microbiology.
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Microbe Talk: looking up at space microbiology
October 11, 2024
In aid of space week Clare is looking up into the sky with Dr Katherine Baxter about the exciting field of space microbiology. They chat about how research in space could help with problems back on earth, how microbes behave in space and how they might be key to survival in future space travel.
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Rotting wood, rock samples and raw fish: explore this month's diverse discoveries
October 1, 2024
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they've been found.