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Keeping up with virus taxonomy: viruses that infect fungi
February 28, 2023
It’s time for the third installment of the ‘Keeping up with Virus Taxonomy’ blog series. This month we are looking at families of viruses that infect fungi – mycoviruses.
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Keeping up with virus taxonomy: reverse-transcribing viruses
December 14, 2022
In the second instalment of the relaunched ‘Keeping up with Virus Taxonomy’ blog series, we look at viruses that use reverse transcription to replicate.
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One C. psittaci clone to rule them all?
October 24, 2022
Upon the publication of her team's latest paper in Microbial Genomics, Dr Martina Jelocnik gives a behind-the-scenes look at the work of the University of the Sunshine Coast's Chlamydians team, keeping track of veterinary chlamydial infections.
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Ask A Microbiologist: What is Monkeypox?
May 25, 2022
With declared cases of monkeypox increasing in the UK and internationally, we spoke to Professor Neil Mabbott, Personal Chair of Immunopathology and Director of Teaching at the Roslin Institute and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh. We asked him some common questions about monkeypox.
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Sir David Baulcombe: winner of the Prize Medal
May 24, 2021
Each year, the Microbiology Society awards five Prize Lectures in recognition of significant contributions to microbiology. The awards celebrate the outstanding applications of microbiology to research, education and translation and all members are invited to nominate an outstanding microbiologist for a Microbiology Society Prize. We got in touch with former Prize Medal winner, Professor Sir David Baulcombe, University of Cambridge, to ask a few questions about his award and how this has impacted his research and work since.
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Stephen Curry: winner of the Peter Wildy Prize
May 14, 2021
Each year, the Microbiology Society awards five Prize Lectures in recognition of significant contributions to microbiology. The awards celebrate the outstanding applications of microbiology to research, education and translation and all members are invited to nominate an outstanding microbiologist for a Microbiology Society Prize. We got in touch with former Peter Wildy Prize winner, Professor Stephen Curry, Imperial College London, to ask a few questions about his award and how this has impacted his research and work since.
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A promising drug could prevent cardiovascular damage in Covid-19 patients
May 7, 2021
At the Microbiology Society's Annual Conference Online 2021, Danielle Nader, PhD Student at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RSCI), presented her findings that a new drug target could protect against vascular damage in Covid-19 patients. Find out more about Danielle's research in this blog.
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Keeping up with virus taxonomy: viruses that infect other microbes
January 12, 2021
Continuing the ‘Keeping up with virus taxonomy’ blog series, in this post we look at the viruses that infect fungi, bacteria and archaea.
