MicroNews July

Posted on July 30, 2021   by Matt Bassett

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 tube worms survive in the deep sea, why scientists are building a mangrove in the lab and the recent algal blooms of Lake Superior.

 

Blushing plants reveal when fungi are growing in their roots - www.sciencecodex.com/blushing-plant…r-roots-678250
Scientists look for clues to Lake Superior algae blooms - www.mprnews.org/story/2021/07/26/…rior-algae-blooms
Genomic secrets of deep-sea tubeworm - www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/…0727145300.htm
Creating A Lab Mangrove Helps To Identify New Bacteria - scienmag.com/creating-a-lab-man…tify-new-bacteria/
Climate crisis ‘may put 8bn at risk of malaria and dengue’ - www.theguardian.com/global-developm…aria-and-dengue
Outbreaks of Untreatable, Drug-Resistant Fungus Spread in 2 Cities - www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/health…g-fungus-cdc.html