Education resources
The Society supports our members working in education and doing education outreach work. We work with the Microbiology in Schools Advisory Committee (MiSAC) to help promote microbiology in schools and support the work of the Royal Society of Biology and others within the scientific community to encourage the study of microbiology at all levels. We have a series of educational microbiology resources to support our members and the community in their education and outreach activities.
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16th International Conference on Pseudomonas
February 2018
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2008 - Bovine tuberculosis
May 2008
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) commissioned the Society to write a report on bovine tuberculosis.
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2011 - Food security and safety
November 2011
The Position Statement argues that microbiological research is vital in safeguarding our supplies of nutritious, safe and abundant food.
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2013 - Sexually transmitted infections
December 2013
The Society convened an expert panel mapping the key issues facing the current system of research and healthcare in sexual health and how we might respond to these issues in terms of UK policy.
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2014 - Biosecurity and the Dual-Use of Research
August 2014
The Society supports the principle of dual-use research for legitimate scientific purposes, as defined by the National Science Advisory Board on Biosecurity.
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2015 - Joint climate change communiqué
July 2015
The Microbiology Society joined 23 other prominent UK professional and learned societies in endorsing a joint communiqué on climate change published in the run up to United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 21.
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2015 - Joint statement supporting European Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes
November 2015
The Microbiology Society, together with leading biomedical research organisations, learned societies, industry representatives, universities and patient groups, has signed a pan-European statement supporting the European Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
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2015 - LeSPAR response to WHO Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance
May 2015
The Learned Society Partnership on Antimicrobial Resistance (LeSPAR), which comprises the Microbiology Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Biochemical Society, Society for Applied Microbiology, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and Royal Society of Biology, published a statement in response to the approval of the World Health Organization Global Action Plan on AMR.
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2015 - Open Access
March 2015
The Society supports sustainable open access models which maintain the scholarly publishing environment that is fundamental to how microbiologists improve, validate and share their research.
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2015 - Scottish ban on genetically modified crops
August 2015
The Microbiology Society wrote to the Scottish Government’s Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead MSP, to raise evidence-based concerns about the decision not to permit growing genetically modified crops in Scotland.
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2015 - Use of Animals in Research
May 2015
The Society supports the replacement, refinement and reduction of animals in research. However, when no alternative is available, the use of animals within an approved regulatory framework remains essential. The Society is committed to openness in the reporting of this research.
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2017 Society Showcase and AGM
November 2017
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2018 - Position statement on Open Access
October 2018
Over the summer, the Microbiology Society publishing and policy teams worked together to re-align our Open Access position statement with our publishing practices, and the updated policy was approved by Council on 7 September.
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2018 - The Microbiology Society supports CaSE’s call to revise visa restrictions for researchers
March 2018
The Microbiology Society joined 45+ organisations from across business, academia and research charities in supporting the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) letter to the Prime Minister, calling on urgent revision of current immigration policy and Tier 2 visa system to better attract international research and innovation talent.
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2018 – The Microbiology Society supports the British Pharmacological Society’s new curriculum for the use of animal research
June 2018
The Microbiology Society has supported a new curriculum for the use of animal research. Developed by the British Pharmacological Society and supported by a range of life sciences organisations, it aims to support the next generation of researchers in gaining the education, skills and understanding of animal welfare needed to carry out these vital studies.
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2nd Research Excellence Framework Consultation
March 2017
The Microbiology Society contributed to the Royal Society of Biology’s response to the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s (HEFCE) consultation on the 2nd Research Excellence Framework. Published on the Royal Society of Biology's website.
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Access Microbiology
Access Microbiology introduces a new service to members of our community allowing the publication of replication studies, negative or null results, research proposals, data management plans, additions to established methods, and interdisciplinary work.
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Access Microbiology is now open for submissions
November 2018
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Campylobacter: breaking the spiral of infection
November 2015
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Candida : living with a killer fungus
February 2016
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International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology is the official journal of record for novel prokaryotic taxa and the official publication of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes and the Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology Division of the International Union of Microbiological Societies. Find the journal on Twitter - #IJSEM.
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JMM Case Reports
JMM Case Reports (now closed) was a gold open access, online-only journal that published original case reports on medical, dental, and veterinary microbiology and infectious diseases, including bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. The complete archive (2014‒2019) will remain open for browsing indefinitely. Find the journal on Twitter - #JMMCR.
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Journal of General Virology
Journal of General Virology is a dynamic journal at the forefront of virology today. The journal attracts an international audience and has a diverse scope, which reflects the evolving nature of virology. Find the journal on Twitter - #JGenVirol.
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Journal of Medical Microbiology
Journal of Medical Microbiology provides high-quality, comprehensive coverage of medical, dental and veterinary microbiology and infectious diseases, including bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. Find the journal on Twitter - #JMedMicro.
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Legionella turns 40
August 2016
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Microbial Genomics
Microbial Genomics is a gold open access, online-only journal publishing research articles that use genomic approaches to further our understanding of microbiology, from clinically important pathogens to microbial life in diverse ecosystems. Find the journal on Twitter - #MGen.
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Microbial Genomics
An open access, online only, and mandatory open data journal from the Microbiology Society.
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Microbiology
Microbiology is one of the world's leading journals in the field. It publishes cutting-edge research and combines editorial expertise from around the world with exceptional breadth of coverage. Find the journal on Twitter - #MicrobioJ.
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X-AMR
X-AMR is a new pop-up journal from the Microbiology Society for cross-disciplinary research on antimicrobial resistance. A unique platform for all researchers from microbiologists, clinicians, epidemiologists, social scientists and policymakers to physicists, chemists and engineers, to ensure that cross-disciplinary antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research across disciplines gets the visibility and impact that it deserves. Find the journal on Twitter - #XAMR.
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A new vaccine against tuberculosis
August 2014
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A plague on our ashes
February 2016
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A spotlight on Bluetongue virus?
November 2016
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Accessing the biosynthetic potential of Actinobacteria
November 2012
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Actinobacteria
May 2007
The May 2007 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on actinobacteria.
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Actinomycetes as nature’s pharmacists
November 2019
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Agar art competition in Nepal
November 2016
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Algal blooms and viruses
November 2014
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Alternative sources
November 1998
The November 1998 issue of SGM Quarterly focuses on alternative sources for a variety of things such as antimicrobial drugs and tissue donors.
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Announcing Access Microbiology
August 2018
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Annual Conference
November 2017
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Annual Conference
August 2018
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Annual Conference
May 2018
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Annual Conference
May 2016
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Annual Conference 2016
February 2016
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Annual Conference 2017
August 2016
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Annual Conference 2017
February 2017
Annual Conference 2017 will take place from 3-6 April in Ediburgh, UK. Early bird rates are available until Thursday 16 march.
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Annual Conference 2017
November 2016
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Annual Conference 2018
August 2017
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Annual Conference 2018
February 2018
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Annual Conference 2019
November 2018
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Annual Conference 2019
February 2019
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Annual Conference 2019 and 2020
May 2019
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Annual Conference 2020
August 2019
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Annual Conference 2020
November 2019
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Annual Conference Prize Lectures 2015
February 2015
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Ant brains manipulated by a fungus
February 2015
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Antibiotic discovery: then and now
November 2012
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Antibiotic resistance: a challenge for the 21st century
January 2017
A KS4 and post-16 resource (12 page booklet) The World Health Organization describes antibiotic resistance as “one of the three greatest threats to human health”. This booklet explains what antibiotics are and the history of their discovery.
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Antimicrobial Resistance
June 2017
Increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance mean that conditions such as tuberculosis, HIV and malaria are again becoming increasingly difficult to treat. Antimicrobial-resistant infections cause over 700,000 deaths worldwide annually, and this number is set to grow. There is a need to address the overuse of antimicrobials in medicine and agriculture, and for research to develop new antimicrobials and alternative antimicrobial therapies.
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Antimicrobial Resistance
November 2013
The Microbiology Society responded to the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology inquiry on antimicrobial resistance.
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Antimicrobial Resistance Policy
June 2013
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Antimicrobials
November 2012
The November 2012 issue of Microbiology Today contains a variety of articles on antimicrobials.
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Antimicrobials - where next?
May 2004
The May 2004 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the future of antimicrobials.
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Arboviruses and their Vectors
August 2019
Microbiology Today August 2019 considers some of the viruses that are transmitted by arthropods and the arthropod vectors that carry them. The five feature articles look at how arboviruses affect plants, animals and humans alike and cover a range of topics, from overviews of specific arboviruses to how to control the spread of the diseases they cause by targeting the vectors that facilitate their transmission.
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Arboviruses and their Vectors 1
August 2019
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Archaea
August 2017
From extreme temperatures and highly acidic conditions to the insides of volcanoes and the depths of the ocean, a diverse group of microbes called archaea thrive in many places that most life can't survive. This August issue of Microbiology Today highlights the importance of archaea and our current understanding of them.
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Archaea and CRISPR biology
August 2017
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Archaea and the meaning of life
May 2016
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Archaea and the nitrogen cycle
August 2017
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Archaea in activated sludge systems
August 2017
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Are viruses alive?
May 2016
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Ash dieback
November 2012
Ash dieback is an infectious disease of ash trees caused by a microscopic fungus, Chalara fraxinea.
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Astrobiology
May 2016
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Australia’s biosecurity procedures and preparedness
November 2016
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Avian influenza. Why the concern?
November 2016
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Banana disease
April 2014
Fusarium wilt is caused by a fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense. The TR4 strain targets Cavendish bananas, as well as many other banana varieties.
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Basic Practical Microbiology: A Manual
January 2016
This manual, which explains the basic techniques necessary to carry out microbiology experiments safely and effectively, is intended as a guide for teachers and technicians.
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BBSRC Strategy for UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences
October 2017
The Microbiology Society responded to BBSRC’s invitation to comment on strategy for UK biotechnology and biological sciences. The Society’s response summarised member’s comments regarding issues including balancing funding for fundamental and translational research, facilitating interdisciplinary and international collaborations and partnerships, and ensuring support for microbiology skills, infrastructure and resources.
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Being a member of the Microbiology Society
August 2019
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Best of the blog
May 2015
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Best of the blog
November 2013
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Best of the blog
May 2016
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Best of the blog
February 2016
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Best of the blog
November 2014
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Best of the blog
August 2014
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Best of the blog
February 2014
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Best of the blog
November 2015
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Best of the blog
August 2016
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Best of the blog
August 2015
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Best of the blog
February 2015
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Biodeterioration
August 2003
The August 2003 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on biodeterioration and biodegradation. Microbes can break down a great range of materials and often their action is unwanted, unsightly and uneconomic.
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Biofilms explainer
February 2019
Biofilms are communities of micro-organisms that stick to each other and to surfaces. They form in aqueous environments when free-floating micro-organisms attach and adhere to surfaces in response to cues in the environment such as changes in pH and nutrient concentration. The biofilm matures as attached micro-organisms multiply, colonising the surface and recruiting new members which are embedded in self-secreted extracellular polymeric substance (EPS), a sticky slime-like material consisting of DNA, polysaccharides, and proteins, forming a structured 3D matrix.
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Biofuels
August 2011
Biofuels are renewable liquid or gaseous fuels made by and/or from living organisms or the wastes that they produce. Microbes play a crucial role in the production of sustainable biofuels. The Society also responded to consultations on biofuels in 2010 and 2006.
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Biofuels
November 2013
The November 2013 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on biofuels.
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Biofuels from algae untapped
November 2013
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Biogeography
August 2013
The August 2013 issue of Microbiology Today contains topical articles on biogeography.
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Biohydrogen - a clean fuel but a dirty business
November 2013
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Biophysics
May 1999
The May 1999 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on biophysics and the applications that are relevant to microbiology. It includes in-depth articles on Raman spectroscopy, Cryo-EM, imaging, NMR, X-ray crystallography and atomic force microscopy.
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Biosecurity in UK Research Laboratories
February 2008
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Book reviews
August 2013
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Book reviews
November 2013
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Breaking barriers with garlic
November 2019
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Bugs Get Everywhere
May 2008
The May 2008 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the different and unusual places where microbes exist.
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Bugs On Bugs
November 2008
The November 2008 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on small organisms being affected by even smaller organisms.
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Building bacterial bridges
May 2018
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Building our Industrial Strategy Consultation – Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
April 2017
The Microbiology Society contributed to the Royal Society of Biology’s response to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s consultation on the Industrial Strategy Green Paper. Published on the Royal Society of Biology's website.
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Call for Evidence on Scientific Infrastructure
June 2013
The Microbiology Society responded to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology inquiry on scientific infrastructure.
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Can microbes feed the world? - RHS Chelsea Flower Show Issue
May 2012
This May 2012 issue of Microbiology Today is on the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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Can the Mesolens help the microbiologist?
February 2018
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Cancers attributable to infection - the global burden
February 2013
Collectively, infections are the most important established cause of cancer after tobacco. What are the prospects for prevention of infection-associated cancers, and what challenges does the research community face?
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CARA microbiologists - then and now
August 2013
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Career options: research in industry
August 2013
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Careers Focus: managing a research laboratory
August 2019
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Careers Focus: Networking
February 2019
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Champion Champions
August 2014
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Champion your Society
May 2014
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Chikungunya: a decade of global pain
November 2015
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Cholera: Death by diarrhoea
January 2016
A KS4 & post-16 resource (12 page booklet). This resource charts the history of the disease and investigates the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the disease, as well as vaccine development and community education strategies.
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Chytridiomycosis as a cause of global amphibian declines
November 2016
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Climate change
May 2010
The role of microbes in climate change cannot be ignored. They play an important role as both users and producers of greenhouse gases. Both natural and human-induced fluxes of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are dominated by microbiology.
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Clinical Microbiology
February 2001
The February 2001 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on food microbiology. The importance of modern molecular techniques in advancing our knowledge of pathogens and how they work is emphasised in several articles.
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Closing the STEM Skills Gap Inquiry
January 2017
The Microbiology Society contributed to the Royal Society of Biology’s response to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committees Closing the STEM Skills Gap Inquiry. The response highlighted the Society’s Antibiotics Unearthed initiative as an example of good practice. Published on the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee website.
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Clostridium difficile
November 2009
Clostridium difficile is a bacterium carried in the guts of a wide range of animals, as well as up to 3 % of humans. Clostridium difficile infection is the most important cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea.
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Cold Wars
January 2009
A KS3 & KS4 resource (4 page booklet). Information about the common cold, including a practical activity to model the spread of this viral infection.
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Comment - Antibiotic Action
November 2012
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Comment - New frontiers in scientific publishing
February 2013
Leighton Chipperfield, Head of Publishing at SGM, talks about the ways in which scientific research is being published and accessed.
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Comment – Arboviruses: what will bite next?
August 2019
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Comment: Archaea: closet pathogens?
August 2017
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Comment: Ebola virus disease – a challenging situation
February 2015
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Comment: Industry insights into drug development
November 2019
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Comment: Movies and scientific accuracy
November 2017
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Comment: Probiotics – a living story
August 2018
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Comment: The quest for an HIV vaccine
November 2018
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Comment: The voyages of Zika virus
November 2016
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Comment: To patent or not to patent?
May 2018
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Comment: View from a microscope
August 2015
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Comment: Why don't we do this more often?
February 2017
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Comment: Winning University of Dundee iGEM team
February 2014
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Comment: Zoonoses in Africa
November 2015
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Commercialising biobutanol from renewable resources
November 2013
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Conferences
February 2015
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Conferences
August 2014
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Conferences
November 2013
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Conferences
November 2014
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Conferences
August 2015
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Conferences
November 2015
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Conferences
August 2013
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Conferences
May 2015
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Conferences
May 2014
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Conferences
February 2014
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Consultation on BBSRC’s New Strategic Plan 2010-2015
September 2009
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Couch potato or elite athlete?
July 2012
Watch Mike Gleeson's talk: Fighting Fit - how exercise affects your immunity and susceptibility to infection
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Couch potato or elite athlete? Finding the happy medium
January 2012
Exercise can have both a positive and negative effect on immune function and can influence an individual’s vulnerability to infection. This resource gives an overview of role of the immune system and how it is affected by training intensity.
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Cracking the genetic code of our cities
November 2016
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Creating an infectious brand
February 2014
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus
August 2019
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CRISPR-Cas: from mechanism to applications
August 2016
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Cytokines
November 2007
The November 2007 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on cytokines and interferons.
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Darwin 200
May 2009
The May 2009 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on Charles Darwin and the evolution of microbes.
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Dengue: a self-limiting acute disease
August 2019
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Designer microbes make an appearance at SGM
November 2012
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Developing microbiology around the world
August 2016
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Diagnosing and sequencing Ebola in Sierra Leone
August 2016
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Diatoms: glass-dwelling dynamos
February 2014
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DIY biology: bio-inspired or biohazard?
August 2013
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DNA 50
February 2003
The February 2003 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the wonderful world of DNA. In this special issue we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of the structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick in Nature in 1953.
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DNA fingerprinting algae
August 2018
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Dr David Clarke: Chair of the Irish Division
February 2019
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Drugs from bugs that kill bugs
November 2012
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Early Career Microbiologists' Forum
February 2017
Join our Early Career Microbiologists' (ECM) Forum, formed to help our early career members with their professional development. Find out more on the ECM Forum's page.
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Early Career Microbiologists' Forum Update
February 2017
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Early Career Microbiologists’ Forum Update
November 2017
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Early Career Microbiologists’ Forum Update
February 2018
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ECM Forum Update
August 2017
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Economics of further, higher and vocational education inquiry
October 2017
The Microbiology Society’s Policy Committee contributed to the Royal Society of Biology’s response to the House of Lords Economics Affairs Committee inquiry on the economics of further, higher and vocational education.
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Editorial
May 2014
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Editorial
May 2013
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Editorial
February 2017
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Editorial
May 2017
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Editorial
February 2019
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Editorial
August 2018
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Editorial
November 2015
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Editorial
May 2018
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Editorial
February 2014
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Editorial
August 2014
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Editorial
August 2013
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Editorial
February 2015
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Editorial
May 2015
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Editorial
November 2018
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Editorial
February 2016
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Editorial
November 2016
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Editorial
August 2015
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Editorial
November 2013
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Editorial
August 2017
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Editorial
February 2013
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Editorial
November 2019
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Editorial
November 2014
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Editorial
August 2019
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Editorial
November 2012
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Editorial
May 2019
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Editorial
May 2016
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Editorial
August 2016
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Editorial
November 2017
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Editorial
February 2018
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Emergent & resurgent pathogens
February 2011
The February 2011 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on new pathogens as well as re-emerging ones.
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Emergent & resurgent pathogens 1
February 2011
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Emerging infectious diseases in Asia
February 2017
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Emerging zoonotic diseases
June 2015
Emerging zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases that can be transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans, which have been newly identified, or are increasing in incidence or geographic range. Examples include Ebola, avian influenza and West Nile virus. They pose threats to global public health and economic security.
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Endemic livestock disease
July 2014
Endemic livestock diseases are found in cows, pigs, sheep and poultry and include mastitis, tuberculosis, avian colibacillosis, and salmonellosis. They are caused by infectious micro-organisms, some of which rapidly evolve to escape control.
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Energy from food waste
January 2015
Food waste in the UK is a valuable, sustainable energy source, once anaerobic digestion has broken it down into biogas.
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Epstein–Barr virus: opportunities for prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines
February 2013
Epstein–Barr virus is now known to be associated with several forms of cancer, in addition to its potential to cause glandular fever. Are vaccines the answer to conquer this ubiquitous virus?
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Escherichia coli
August 2004
The August 2004 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the much maligned E. coli.
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EU Regulation of Life Sciences Inquiry
March 2016
The Microbiology Society contributed to the Royal Society of Biology’s response to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Inquiry: EU Regulation of Life Sciences. Published on the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee website.
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Eukaryotic microbes
August 2002
The August 2002 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the study of eukaryotic microbiology.
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Evaluation of the EU Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan
January 2016
The Microbiology Society submitted a letter in response to the public consultation for the Evaluation of the Commission’s Communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the Action Plan against the Rising Threats from Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) (COM (2011) 748). The Society was subsequently invited to attend a one-day stakeholder workshop in Brussels to help further inform the Action Plan and its evaluation. Among other issues, the Society highlighted the environmental dimension of AMR and a report summarising views and issues raised by researchers at a series of interdisciplinary AMR workshops organised by the Society and other members of the Learned Society Partnership on AMR (LeSPAR).
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Fighting microbes
February 1998
The February 1998 issue of SGM Quarterly focuses on two centenaries: the discovery of the Golgi apparatus and the pioneering work on Tobacco Mosaic Virus, as well as the topical subject of meningitis.
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Focused Meetings
May 2016
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Focused Meetings
November 2016
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Focused Meetings
February 2016
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Focused Meetings
August 2016
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Focused Meetings 2017
February 2017
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Focused Meetings 2018
August 2018
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Focused Meetings 2018
May 2018
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Focused Meetings 2018 and 2019
November 2018
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Focused Meetings 2019
February 2019
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Focused Meetings 2019
August 2019
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Focused Meetings and events update
November 2019
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Focused Meetings and Events update
February 2018
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Focused Meetings and Events update
November 2017
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Focused Meetings and Events update
August 2017
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Focused Meetings June 2019
May 2019
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Food
August 2010
The August 2010 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes involved in and affecting food.
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Food and Water
August 2007
The August 2007 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the effects of microbes on the life sources, food and water.
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Food Microbiology
February 2002
The February 2002 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on food microbiology. You are what you eat, and as most foods are closely associated with microbes in some way, either in their production, spoilage or as vehicles of disease, food microbiology is highly relevant to all our lives.
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Food security from the soil microbiome
December 2015
The soil microbiome – the community of soil micro-organisms found in soil – is crucial for food security and the health of our soils. Microbiologists are investigating better understanding of the diversity and function of the soil microbiome, and harnessing it as a tool for sustainable agricultural intensification.
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Food-borne pathogens
December 2011
Food-borne pathogens are a major threat to food safety. Most food-borne illness is caused by infection by microbial pathogens that have entered the food chain at some point from farm to fork. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that food-borne and water-borne diarrhoeal diseases together kill around 2.2 million people annually.
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Foodborne disease associated with travel
November 2016
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Foodborne diseases: sequencing for answers
August 2018
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From peaches to patients: the many faces of cryptococci
February 2016
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From the Chief Executive
May 2016
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From the Chief Executive
February 2018
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February 2016
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November 2015
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November 2014
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May 2015
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November 2016
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May 2017
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February 2015
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November 2019
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May 2019
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May 2018
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February 2019
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November 2017
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August 2018
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August 2019
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November 2018
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August 2016
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August 2015
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February 2017
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August 2017
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From the President
November 2018
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February 2016
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February 2015
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May 2013
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August 2013
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August 2015
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August 2014
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November 2015
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May 2014
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May 2016
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November 2014
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February 2014
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August 2019
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From the President
May 2019
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From the President
November 2019
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From the President
February 2013
2013 is a year that will bring great change to the Society. For the last 2 years, Council and senior Marlborough House staff have been working hard to meet the challenges that the Society will face.
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From the President
February 2017
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February 2018
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May 2018
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August 2017
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May 2017
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November 2012
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November 2017
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August 2018
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February 2019
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November 2013
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August 2016
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May 2015
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November 2016
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Fungal diseases
February 2016
Welcome to the February 2016 issue of Microbiology Today, which focuses on fungal diseases, covering Candida, ash dieback and Aspergillus.
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Fungi
August 2000
The August 2000 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on fungi.
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Future Tech
August 2016
Microbiologists and microbes are at the forefront of new invention and innovation, and the August issue of Microbiology Today focuses on 'Future Tech' – the pioneering work taking place in the field.
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Genome editing and the cultural imagination
November 2017
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Genome segregation in heat-loving archaea
August 2017
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Genomics
November 1999
The November 1999 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on genomics, a very hot topic that offers exciting potential for solving microbiological problems in the next thousand years. Microbial sequencing is proceeding space, with new genomes being announced almost monthly. Analysing the resultant wealth of information is down to bioinformaticists. In a range of articles, geneticists and computer experts describe the techniques and applications of microbial genomics and explore some of the exciting future opportunities that this knowledge will bring.
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Gill Elliott: Chair of the Virology Division
November 2019
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Globalisation of antibiotic resistance
November 2016
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GM plants
February 1999
The February 1999 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the genetic modification of plants. Can we afford to ignore the new opportunities offered by genetically modified plants? Some of the issues surrounding this controversial issue are discussed.
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Grants
February 2016
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Grants
May 2017
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Grants
August 2015
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Grants & Events
November 2017
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Guest Editorial: Microbial diseases of travel
November 2016
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Guidance on Soil Ecology
April 2005
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Guidelines on Scientific Analysis in Policy Making
February 2010
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H1N1 (2009) 'swine flu'
June 2011
A novel H1N1 virus emerged from Mexico in April 2009 and spread so rapidly that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global flu pandemic on 11 June. H1N1 (2009) is now circulating as seasonal flu and has been incorporated into the 2010/2011 seasonal flu vaccine.
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Halting Epidemics
February 2017
Disease outbreaks need to be closely monitored and contained to limit their potential spread. The February 2017 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on epidemics and the measures taken to prevent the spread of disease.
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Hand hygiene
February 2009
Not all infections can be avoided, but one of the easiest methods of prevention is hand washing, in the home as well as in the hospital.
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Hantaviruses – neglected zoonoses
November 2015
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Harry Smith Memorial Issue
August 2012
This August 2012 issue of Microbiology Today pays tribute to Past President, Harry Smith.
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Health and Social Care Select Committee Antimicrobial Resistance Inquiry
July 2018
The Microbiology Society submitted a written response jointly with the Society for Applied Microbiology to the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s Antimicrobial Resistance Inquiry.
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Heatley-Payne Award 2014
August 2014
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Heroic exertion of radiation-resistant extremophiles
February 2014
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Higher Education: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice Green Paper Consultation
January 2016
The Microbiology Society contributed to the Royal Society of Biology’s response to the Department for Business Innovations and Skills green paper on Higher Education: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice. Published on the Royal Society of Biology's website.
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History and Miscellany
May 2006
The May 2006 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the history of microbiology.
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HIV
August 2010
HIV is an RNA retrovirus that infects specific white blood cells with the CD4 receptor on their surface (CD4+ cells). CD4 is hijacked by HIV which uses it to gain access to the cell.
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HIV and the ‘functional’ cure
May 2013
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HIV & AIDS
January 2016
A KS4 & post-16 resource (12 page booklet). The resource clarifies the difference between HIV and AIDS, describes the virus, how it replicates and how it causes the disease.
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HIV and AIDS
November 2018
The November issue of Microbiology Today explores the various topics surrounding HIV and AIDS. The five feature articles look at the different ways in which HIV and AIDS affect people around the world today, examining the individual stories of those suffering from the disease, diagnosis, associated infections and how conditions such as pregnancy can affect those that are HIV-positive.
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HIV and AIDS 1
November 2018
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HIV in pregnancy
November 2018
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HIV worldwide in 2018
November 2018
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Honeybee
November 2011
This November 2011 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the microbiological importance of the honeybee.
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Honorary Archivist
February 2016
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House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Brexit Science and Innovation Summit inquiry
January 2018
The Microbiology Society collated members' comments in response to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Brexit Science and Innovation Summit inquiry.
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House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee: Genomics and Genome-editing inquiry
February 2017
The Microbiology Society and Society for Applied Microbiology jointly submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s Genomics and Genome-editing Inquiry. Our evidence, which complemented the Royal Society of Biology’s broader life science response, highlighted impacts of fundamental and applied microbial genomics and genome engineering across for health, agri-food and industrial biotechnology.
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House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee: Science Communication Inquiry
May 2016
The Microbiology Society submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee's Science Communication inquiry. Our evidence highlighted the Society's strategy and activities to raise awareness of microbiology through public engagement: to inspire and educate people about microbiology, and allow them to make informed decisions which recognise the importance of microbiology and its advances.
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House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee Brexit: Plant and Animal Biosecurity Inquiry
April 2018
The Microbiology Society submitted written evidence to the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee’s Brexit: Plant and Animal Biosecurity Inquiry.
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House of Lords Science and Technology Committee’s Life Science and the Industrial Strategy Inquiry
January 2018
The Microbiology Society was invited to give evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee’s Life Science and the Industrial Strategy Inquiry. Professor Paul Kellam, Chair-Elect of our Policy Committee, gave oral evidence to the Committee, which can be viewed on the Committee’s website, and followed up with written evidence. The Society highlighted the importance of microbiology for the Industrial Strategy both for biomedical science and broader areas of bioscience missing from the Life Science Strategy.
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How do you image an exotic virus?
February 2018
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Human Fungal Diseases
March 2016
Over a billion people suffer from relatively minor fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and thrush, while more serious fungal infections are thought to cause around 1.5 million deaths worldwide each year. Human fungal disease burden could be greatly reduced by improving development of, and global access to, new antifungal treatments and rapid diagnostics. Strengthening public health capabilities and research on understanding and preventing fungal infection is also important.
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Human papillomaviruses
February 2013
Warts on the skin caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) may be relatively harmless, but a few of the nearly 120 strains of HPV identified to date have far more serious consequences. What mechanism do they use to induce cancer and what can be done about it?
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If It's Not On, It's Not On
November 2014
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iGEM: Get & Give (&Share)
May 2018
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Imaging
February 2018
This issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the variety of ways that humans have been able to view micro-organisms, including some of the cutting edge methods of showing microbes in closer, and higher quality, detail than ever before.
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Imaging 1
February 2018
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Impact of conservation on ocean animal microbiomes
February 2019
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Incident Prevention Strategy to 2010
July 2008
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Influenza
October 2011
Influenza or ‘flu’ is a viral infection that mainly affects the nose, throat and lungs. Good hygiene practices such as correct hand washing are essential to help prevent the spread of flu.
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Influenza: A seasonal disease
January 2017
A KS4 & post-16 resource (8 page booklet). This resource gives an overview of the disease, how the infection is transmitted and how vaccines are developed. It also explores the nature of flu epidemics and pandemics.
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Inquiry into Bioengineering
December 2009
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Inquiry into Open Access Publishing
January 2013
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Interview
November 2012
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Interview
February 2013
Nobel Prize winner and distinguished virologist Professor Harald zur Hausen has been awarded the 2013 SGM Prize Medal. In this interview with Professor David Blackbourn, he reflects on his career and offers his opinions on some issues currently facing virologists.
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Introducing viruses and cancer
February 2013
Almost 1 in 5 cancers are caused by infectious agents, the majority of which are viruses. In this article, the authors present an overview of cancer and tumour virology to complement the accompanying articles in this issue.
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Journals update
August 2018
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Journals update
February 2018
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Journals update
November 2017
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Journals Update
May 2018
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Keep PALM and STORM on
February 2018
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Killer microbes in movies
November 2017
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Latest issue of Microbiology Today
August 2017
The May 2018 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the use of micro-organisms as tools, in a wide range of contexts. Throughout the issue, there is an emphasis on the beneficial ways in which microbes can be utilised.
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Leaving the EU: Implications and Opportunities for Science and Research Inquiry
September 2016
The Microbiology Society contributed to the Royal Society of Biology’s response to the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committees Inquiry on Leaving the EU: Implications and Opportunities for Science and Research. Published on the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee website.
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Legionnaires' disease
September 2012
Watch the Hot Topic Lecture: Legionnaires' disease - dead legs and shower heads, which featured at the Society for General Microbiology Autumn Conference held at University of Warwick, 3-5 September 2012.
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Legions of water-borne bacterial diseases
November 2014
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Life On Us
February 2008
The February 2008 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes that live on or in the human body.
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Life Sciences Industrial Strategy Inquiry
October 2017
The Microbiology Society contributed to the Royal Society of Biology’s response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee Inquiry on Life Science and the Industrial Strategy.
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Life's A Gas
August 2008
The August 2008 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on gaseous microbial interactions.
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Light
August 2015
Welcome to the August 2015 issue of Microbiology Today, which includes articles on the importance of light and microbiology.
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Lignocellulose to fuel alcohol: current trends
November 2013
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Making Money From Microbes
February 2004
The February 2004 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the lucrativeness of microbes.
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Making the most of the Member Directory – find a mentor!
November 2017
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Malaria
August 2012
Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a single-celled parasitic organism, Plasmodium, which infects the blood and liver.
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Malaria – A Global Challenge
January 2012
A KS4 & post-16 resource (12 page booklet). This resource takes a look at the history of the disease along with its causes, diagnosis, treatment and the prevention strategies employed to tackle this global problem.
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Managing the myths – the CSI effect in forensic science
November 2017
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Manuka honey: potential from beehive to bedside
November 2019
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Marine microbiology
November 2002
The November 2002 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on marine microbiology.
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Marjory Stephenson and me
November 2012
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Marvellous Microbes: Baking Bread (Issue 1)
January 2016
A KS2 and KS3 resource (4 page booklet with double sided experiment insert page). Marvellous Microbes: Baking Bread is the first ever microbiology comic strip to be produced by the Microbiology Society.
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Marvellous Microbes: Brushing Teeth (Issue 3)
January 2016
A KS2 and KS3 resource (4 page booklet). In this issue of Marvellous Microbes, a boy, curious to know why he needs to brush and floss his teeth twice a day, takes a trip to the dentist who introduces him to the plaque acid producing bacteria that live on our teeth.
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Marvellous Microbes: Using Antibiotics (Issue 4)
January 2016
A KS2 and KS3 resource (4 page booklet). This is the fourth edition of Marvellous Microbes, and is all about antibiotic resistance.
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Marvellous Microbes: Washing Hands (Issue 2)
January 2016
A KS2 and KS3 resource (4 page booklet with experiment page). Marvellous Microbes: Washing Hands is the second in the series of microbiology comic strips produced by the Microbiology Society.
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Measles
June 2013
Measles is a viral disease spread through inhaling viral particles from infected coughs and sneezes.
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Meet the Committees
May 2014
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Member careers: Vivian Moses
November 2015
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Member Q&A
August 2019
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Member Q&A
November 2019
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Membership
August 2016
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Membership
November 2015
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Membership
November 2017
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Membership
August 2017
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Membership feedback
November 2016
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Membership Q&A
February 2016
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Membership Q&A
May 2018
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November 2014
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August 2017
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November 2017
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May 2014
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August 2014
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February 2017
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May 2017
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November 2018
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February 2018
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August 2015
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May 2016
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August 2018
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February 2015
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May 2019
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November 2015
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November 2016
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May 2015
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August 2016
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February 2019
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Membership review
May 2016
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February 2014
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Metabolism, Health and Disease
May 2019
The May issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the varied interactions between humans and micro-organisms in terms of metabolism, health and disease. This issue's feature articles focus on a range of microbes, including bacteria, viruses and fungi, looking at both the beneficial impact on human health and how they cause disease.
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Metabolism, Health and Disease 1
May 2019
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
November 2008
Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that is found on the skin and in the nose. It usually lives there completely harmlessly, this is called colonisation. Those resistant to the antibiotic meticillin are termed meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
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Mi Society – member opportunities and Roadshow 2019
February 2019
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Microbes and Cancer
August 2005
The August 2005 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on how microbes can be both the cause and cure of cancer.
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Microbes and Climate Change
January 2008
A KS4 & post-16 resource (8 page booklet) Climate change is a hot topic and this 8 page booklet highlights the fundamental importance of micro-organisms as climate engineers.
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Microbes and companion animals
November 2009
The November 2009 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes that affect companion animals.
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Microbes and Food
August 2018
The August 2018 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the use of microbes and the roles they can play in food.
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Microbes and Food 1
August 2018
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Microbes and Sex
May 2003
The May 2003 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the interactions between micro-organisms and sex.
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Microbes and the food supply
May 2013
Microbiology is vital to preserve a sustainable, safe and secure food supply.
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Microbes and the Human Body
November 2001
The November 2001 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the human body. From the cradle to the grave, the human body interacts closely with micro-organisms. In this issue of your award-winning magazine we explore some of the relationships encountered at different stages in our lives.
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Microbes at Work
May 2002
The May 2002 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on how the great diversity and adaptability of microbes can be exploited to our benefit by scientists.
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Microbes in sport
August 2009
The August 2009 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes in sport.
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Microbes in the Air
November 2005
The November 2005 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes in the air.
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Microbes in the Garden
May 2005
The May 2005 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes a little closer to home.
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Microbes in the home
May 2000
The May 2000 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes found in the home. Microbes are all around us, most of them harmless, but what can we do to protect ourselves from pathogens that might threaten us in the home?
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Microbes Shaping History
February 2007
The February 2007 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes that have shaped history.
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Microbial Communities
February 2005
The February 2005 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbial communities.
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Microbial communities: big society on a small scale
November 2010
The articles in this November 2010 issue of Microbiology Today look at various aspects of bacterial communities, from how the individuals in biofilms communicate, interact and evolve, to how they can used for the benefit of mankind and how they can make us ill.
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Microbial evolution
November 2004
The November 2004 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the evolution of microbes.
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Microbial genomics
May 1998
The May 1998 issue of SGM Quarterly focuses on the current topic of microbial genomics.
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Microbial Genomics: One-Year Anniversary!
August 2016
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Microbial phototrophs
August 2001
The August 2001 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on these highly photogenic organisms.
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Microbial Tools
May 2018
The May 2018 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the use of micro-organisms as tools in a wide range of contexts. Throughout our feature articles, there is an emphasis on the beneficial ways in which microbes can be utilised, in areas as diverse as construction, pest control and the disposal of radioactive waste.
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Microbial Tools 1
May 2018
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Microbiology and climate change
November 2015
Micro-organisms play crucial roles in climate change as users and producers of greenhouse gases. Climate change is increasing risks to public health and agriculture from microbial diseases. Managing and harnessing microbial processes could help us mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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Microbiology and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
February 2019
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Microbiology education
May 2001
The May 2001 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the many facets of microbiology education.
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Microbiology in food and drink
February 1997
The February 1997 issue of SGM Quarterly focuses on the use and effects of microbiology in food and drink.
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Microbiology in Popular Culture
November 2017
Spanning television and film to books and video games, this issue of Microbiology Today features articles that examine and discuss how microbiology has been represented in popular culture.
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Microbiology Matters
August 2015
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Microbiology Society & Professor Neil Gow
November 2015
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Microbiology Society and MiSAC: 50 years of mutualism
November 2019
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Microbiology – the twilight zones
November 2000
The November 2000 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on questions such as how small IS the smallest unit of life? Is it really alive? And is it really a micro-organism?
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Microbiology's Final Frontier
May 1997
The May 1997 issue of SGM Quarterly focuses on the exotic locations microbes have been found, and Cryptosporidium and E. coli, which have been hot topics recently.
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Microbiome Policy Project
February 2017
Policy-makers and decision-makers need to have access to appropriate evidence-based scientific information and expert opinion about research on microbiomes. The Society has published a report on human, animal and environmental microbiome research.
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Microbiome – beyond the gut
May 2017
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Microbiomes and nutrient cycling
May 2017
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Microeconomics
August 2011
The August 2011 issue of Microbiology Today is focused on the often overlooked impact microbes can have on economics.
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Microeconomics 1
August 2011
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Microscopy and Techniques
August 2006
The August 2006 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the wonder that is microscopy.
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Microshorts
February 2013
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Microshorts
November 2012
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Migration Advisory Committee call for evidence on EEA workers in the UK labour market
October 2017
The Microbiology Society submitted a member case study to inform the Royal Society of Biology’s response to the Migration Advisory Committee call for evidence on EEA workers in the UK labour market.
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Millennium Meeting Symposium Volume: Fighting Infection in the 21st Century
October 2000
The 20th century saw improvements in public health and disease prevention, which have had a dramatic impact on our lives. This volume aims to address some of the issues facing microbiologists in the future. Covering a wide range of topics, this volume is an invaluable resource for microbiologists and an excellent reference for advanced students.
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Mind-altering microbes
February 2015
The February 2015 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes that have mind-altering properties.
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Mycobacteria
August 2014
The August 2014 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on a family of bacteria called mycobacteria.
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Mycobacterium leprae, the cause of leprosy
August 2014
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Mycoprotein production and food sustainability
August 2018
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Nagoya Protocol and Digital Sequence Information
July 2017
The Microbiology Society collated members' comments in response to DEFRA call for comments to the Access and Benefit Sharing Stakeholder Forum relating to proposals to consider the inclusion of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) within the scope of the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing of genetic resources.
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National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC)
November 2018
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Natural Products and Drug Discovery 1
November 2019
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New Approaches to Biofuels
March 2010
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New journal: Microbial Genomics
May 2015
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May 2016
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May 2019
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November 2017
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August 2014
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May 2013
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November 2012
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February 2013
Journals news, New Council Members, Spring Conference Prize Lectures, Awards, SGM conferences - your chance to get involved!
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News
February 2014
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August 2015
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Norovirus
August 2009
Norovirus, also known as winter vomiting disease, is the most common cause of gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomitting) in the UK.
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Nurse Review of Research Councils call for Evidence
March 2015
The Microbiology Society responded to a call for evidence from the Nurse review of research councils. This independent review of UK research councils was launched by the Government in December 2014. As a Member Organisation, the Society also helped inform the Royal Society of Biology’s response to the consultation.
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Obituary
August 2019
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Obituary
February 2015
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Obituary
November 2016
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Obituary
November 2015
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Obituary: Professor Lorna Casselton 1938-2014
August 2014
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Obituary: Professor Michael Rossmann 1930–2019
November 2019
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Ocean robots uncover microbial secrets
February 2019
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Oceans
February 2019
The first 2019 issue of Microbiology Today explores microbes found throughout the world’s oceans. The five featured articles focus on a variety of micro-organisms, examining their wide-ranging roles within the marine environment and the impact they can have both in the sea and on dry land.
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Oceans 1
February 2019
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Open access and author rights
February 2019
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Opportunities for undergraduate students
November 2012
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Outreach
August 2017
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Outreach: Antibiotics Unearthed goes back to the forest
November 2016
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Outreach: Antimicrobial resistance discussion panel
February 2015
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Outreach: Big Biology Day & New Scientist Live
February 2017
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Outreach: Light at the bottom of the sea
August 2016
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Outreach: Making the invisible visible
November 2017
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Outreach: Member outreach activities
February 2018
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Outreach: Microbiology comes to Harvey Nichols
February 2016
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Outreach: Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2014
November 2014
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Outreach: Schools and outreach
May 2018
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Outreach: SGM education posters travel to Mongolia
February 2014
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Outreach: Small World Initiative – pop-up events
November 2015
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Pandemic H1N1 'Swine flu'
January 2016
A KS4 & post-16 resource (8 page booklet) This booklet gives an overview of the swine flu story so far.
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Pathogenic bacteria in our oceans’ shellfish
February 2019
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Pathogens
August 1999
The August 1999 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the spread of pathogens.
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Phage therapy
August 2016
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Policy
August 2017
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Policy
November 2015
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Policy: Antimicrobial Resistance and One Health
February 2018
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Policy: Engaging in Science Policy
May 2018
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Policy: Exploring the potential of microbiome research
November 2016
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Policy: Global action on antimicrobial resistance
February 2017
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Policy: Science policy update
August 2016
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Polio
October 2013
Polio is a serious viral infection that can cause paralysis.
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Polio – what are the prospects for eradication?
February 2017
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Practical Microbiology for Secondary Schools
January 2016
Free. 21 safe practical investigations suitable for KS3 & 4/GCSE and equivalent Scottish qualifications. Many of the experiments also meet the needs of the AS/A2 specifications and can be adapted for project work.
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Pregnancy, the placenta and Zika virus (ZIKV) infection
November 2016
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Prize Winners
February 2014
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Prizes Review
February 2014
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Professional development for early-career researchers: how to organise a conference
February 2013
This article is aimed at early-career researchers who are thinking about organising a scientific conference. Some general tips and information are given, including the top tips of the SGM Head of Scientific Conferences, Susan Wong. Two early-career researchers who have ‘been there, done that’ describe their experiences.
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Profile Q&A: Pooja Aggarwal
February 2014
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Progressing Policy at the Society
November 2018
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Promoting your work
August 2019
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Publish with the Microbiology Society
February 2017
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Publishing
August 2015
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Publishing
February 2017
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Publishing
November 2015
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Publishing
August 2017
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Publishing
May 2017
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Q&A: Peter Cotgreave, Chief Executive
August 2014
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Real superheroes
February 2014
The February 2014 issue of Microbiology Today features articles on microbial 'superheroes'.
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Research and Development Funding for Science and Technology in the UK
August 2013
The Microbiology Society reponded to the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology inquiry on research and developmentfundin for science and technology in the UK.
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Research Integrity Inquiry
March 2017
The Microbiology Society contributed to the Royal Society of Biology’s response to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Inquiry on Research Integrity. Published on the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee website.
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Resistance to antimicrobials
August 1998
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November 2017
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May 2016
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November 2012
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August 2016
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May 2013
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May 2017
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February 2014
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February 2016
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August 2018
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August 2017
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May 2018
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November 2019
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May 2015
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November 2018
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May 2019
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November 2014
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February 2015
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August 2015
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November 2016
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Revised Guidance on Open Access
March 2013
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Schmallenberg
March 2012
Watch the Hot Topic Lecture Schmallenberg virus - fact from fiction, which featured at the Society for General Microbiology Spring Conference 2012 held at the Convention Centre Dublin, 26-29 March 2012.
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Schoolzone & Outreach special: Small World Initiative
May 2015
On European Antibiotic Awareness Day, 18 November 2014, we launched the Small World Initiative, giving the general public, students and educators in the UK and Ireland the opportunity to work with scientists as part of a global initiative to discover new antibiotics from soil bacteria.
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Schoolzone: A taste of honey
November 2012
A student at Rydal-Penrhos School took part in a project involving the antimicrobial properties of honey.
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Schoolzone: Antibiotics in action
November 2012
Virtually everybody at some point in their life has been prescribed antibiotics by their doctor. These drugs form one of our mainstays in health care against infectious diseases along with vaccination. Interestingly, almost all of these drugs are natural products made by micro-organisms to help them compete in the natural environment. Here, we try to answer some of the most common questions regarding antibiotics.
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Schoolzone: Antibiotics Unearthed: teacher experiences
November 2017
Antibiotics Unearthed has been running successfully for over two years as part of an initiative to crowdsource antibiotic discovery from soil and inspire the next generation of students to consider microbiology or other STEM subjects. One part of the project that has been particularly successful is the Schools Partnership Programme. This programme has schools partner with local universities, allowing groups of students to do a real research project and inspire them to have a career in science.
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Schoolzone: Bacteriophage practical
February 2013
A school-friendly assay using T4 bacteriophage and its host, Escherichia coli.
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Schoolzone: Biofuels school engagement
May 2012
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has recently launched a series of practical biofuel activities for school engagement and outreach. The collection is part of an online toolkit to enable researchers to engage with the public with the issues surrounding bioenergy and biofuel.
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Schoolzone: Bioluminescence
November 2014
Centuries ago, in a time of myths of dragons and gods, seafarers and beach dwellers were baffled by the flashes of light and glowing lights seen in oceans all over the world. Today, we now know this is caused by bioluminescence, a chemical emission of light seen across the tree of life, in fish, invertebrates, annelids, arthropods and, most interestingly for us, micro-organisms.
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Schoolzone: Blast a Biofilm – a hands-on activity
May 2013
Blast a Biofilm is an activity developed by Microbiology Society members Victoria Marlow and 2011 Microbiology Outreach Prize Winner Nicola Stanley-Wall (based on an idea by Taryn Kiley) as part of Magnificent Microbes, an event held at Dundee Science Centre in 2010. This hands-on activity was adopted and adapted by the Society’s Education and Outreach Officer for this year’s Big Bang Fair. Here, we explain how it’s done and invite you to have a go!
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Schoolzone: Cholera – an epidemic in Haiti
February 2011
On 12 January 2010 Haiti was shaken by an earthquake of 7.0 Mw, with the epicentre located 16 miles west of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince. More than 3 million people were estimated to be affected by the quake with half a million dead or injured.
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Schoolzone: e-Bug – making hygiene child's play
May 2011
e-Bug is an exciting, fun and free microbiology, hygiene and health educational resource for junior (9–11 yrs) and senior (12–15 yrs) school students across Europe. Designed by health professionals, with input from schools and young people, and endorsed by the Department of Education, the e-Bug resource consists of a teacher pack, containing detailed lesson plans, and an accompanying fun, interactive website for students.
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Schoolzone: Florence Nightingale – the life and times of the first advocate for good hygiene
August 2011
"It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm." - Florence Nightingale
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Schoolzone: Fungi in schools – a neglected potential
February 2016
Ten years ago, Moore et al. (2005) concluded that the most likely answer to the question “how much are your children taught about fungi in schools?” was “very little or nothing at all”. They remarked that the word ‘fungus’ did not appear in the then current National Curriculum for England Programme of Study for Science, and although fungi tended to be treated reasonably in the specifications for the GCSE Biology examinations, the references were largely along with bacteria as decomposers without reference to the basic distinction between the two groups.
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Schoolzone: Good bugs, bad bugs
February 2013
A series about microbiology for the UK's only children’s radio station.
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Schoolzone: International travel and the spread of disease
November 2016
In recent history, diseases have spread across the globe and had drastic effects on human and animal populations’ health. Before colonisation and the arrival of European settlers to countries across the world, indigenous people were only exposed to certain diseases that were present in their own country. The arrival of settlers meant the introduction of new pathogens that the indigenous people did not have natural immunities to.
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Schoolzone: Life finds a way
May 2016
Concepts around when life evolved, and how life is formed, can be complex for students to understand. These examples of practical activities can be done with students to demonstrate how long microbes have been in existence, and also show how cells assemble, giving both large-scale and small-scale demonstrations of where life comes from.
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Schoolzone: Meet the Microbes
August 2017
Society member, Naomi Chant, has written an e-Book to introduce the public to the world of microbiology and the microbes that surround us. In this article, in her words, she tells us about the book and how she came to develop such an interesting resource.
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Schoolzone: Microbiology in Schools Fund
February 2015
One of the many grants the Society offers is the Microbiology in Schools Fund. Launched in 2014, the grant offers school members up to £1,000 for any microbiology-based activity for their pupils. The scope is very broad, anything related to microbiology is considered. So with this much choice, how do you choose what to do?
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Schoolzone: Microscopes – peering into an invisible world
August 2018
In February, a team of volunteers from the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology (SWDSP), University of Oxford spent a day with year 5 children at Pegasus Primary School, Oxford. The theme of the event was ‘Microscopes’ and how they enable us to better understand the world around us.
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Schoolzone: Old School New School
August 2016
Bioinformatics is the method of using computer programming to interpret biological data. The teaching of bioinformatics in schools is becoming an integral part of the curriculum and understanding the evolutionary relationships between species at the genomic level is an important skill. However, the basic process of how these relationships are determined is fundamental in understanding all of these relationships.
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Schoolzone: Playing with light
August 2015
Light can have a dramatic effect on the growth and activity of microbes, through both direct and indirect influences. In this edition of Schoolzone, we suggest three ways in which the influence of light on the growth and activity of microbes can be investigated.
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Schoolzone: Practical microbiology in schools
August 2013
The importance of practical work in science is widely accepted, and it is acknowledged that quality practical work motivates students and promotes engagement (SCORE). It enables students to acquire skills from both laboratory and field-based work, it supports the learning of scientific knowledge and promotes an understanding of the key concepts that underpins learning. I listen – I forget, I look – I remember, I do – I understand (Hodson).
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Schoolzone: Predator–prey relationships
February 2014
An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants, animals and micro-organisms), and the physical and chemical factors that make up its non-living or abiotic environment. Organisms within an ecosystem are connected and interact both with other organisms and their surroundings; these interactions are a vital part of how organisms develop overtime. A change in the size of one population affects all other organisms within the ecosystem and this is demonstrated most clearly by the predator–prey relationship where the predator (the hunter) feeds on its prey (the hunted).
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Schoolzone: Reaching out
August 2011
If you are, or would like to be, involved with education and outreach activities in your community, your Society is here to help you!
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Schoolzone: Reaching out... Microbiologists make a difference
November 2013
As a Society, one of our main aims is to promote high-quality microbiological science to a diverse range of people. This includes, not only researchers, academics, hospital and industry staff, but also the wider public, teachers and school students.
Our outreach activities aim to inspire and create interest in microbiology as well as encourage learning and even engage those interested in pursuing a career in microbiology. These events would not have been so successful or, in many cases, even be possible without the support from our member volunteers.
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Schoolzone: Science, art and writing in schools
February 2018
Our members regularly engage with local schools or school-age groups, introducing them to the world of microbiology through many creative channels. The following is an example of a large consortium of mainly Microbiology Society members engaging children with the ideas of antibiotic resistance and hands-on science through the SAW Trust.
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Schoolzone: Standing up for Science
February 2013
Young scientists often forget how uniquely qualified they are to comment and offer their opinions on poorly performed research and suspicious scientific claims. The Standing up for Science workshop for early career researchers, held on November 16th at the University of Glasgow, sought to remedy that situation.
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Schoolzone: Teaching antimicrobial resistance in schools
February 2017
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest global health concerns and is an important issue facing everyone today. AMR has received considerable media coverage and world leaders are acknowledging the importance of this threat, but the message still needs to get across. There are many ways to educate and inform people about AMR.
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Schoolzone: Teaching the human microbiome in schools
May 2017
Every surface of the human body, inside and out, is covered in billions of different species of micro-organisms. These micro-organisms are mainly bacteria, but also include viruses and fungi, and are collectively known as the ‘human microbiome’. The bacteria that make up the human microbiome live together in a close relationship with us and some even help the body perform vital functions.
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Schoolzone: Teaching zoonoses in schools
November 2015
Zoonoses are a fascinating topic for school students; the spread of diseases that can pass between animals and humans holds a gruesome appeal. But how can we teach about zoonoses in schools in an engaging way, when, for obvious reasons, we cannot carry out wet laboratory experiments using any of these pathogens? In this article we explore student activities covering various aspects of the subject, including emerging zoonotic diseases, biosecurity and the spread of infection.
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Schoolzone: The Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa
May 2012
Would you like to see glow-in-the-dark algae? Would you like to see green, tailed cells swimming in spirals through still water? How about growing these micro-organisms yourselves?
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Schoolzone: The nitrogen cycle
May 2012
Various processes are responsible for recycling the chemicals necessary for life on Earth. The nitrogen cycle is the most complex of these. Carbon, sulfur and phosphorus are the other main cycles.
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Schoolzone: The social media staff room
May 2011
Vicki Symington asks the question 'What are new media and social media?', and explores how SGM can use them to keep our members in schools and colleges up to date with our activities.
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Schoolzone: The Super Cells
May 2018
The immune system protects us from pathogens and works together with our commensals to keep us healthy. To understand immunology is to understand infectious disease and how vaccines work. There has been a steady decline in childhood vaccinations in recent years, so I wanted to create a new resource to educate children about how pathogens infect us and how our commensals work with our immune system to keep us healthy, to help encourage young children (and their parents!) to keep up-to-date with their vaccines!
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Schoolzone: Tuberculosis remains a global challenge – can its spread be halted?
August 2014
Worldwide, infectious diseases are the leading cause of death of children and adolescents, and one of the leading causes in adults. Three of the top ten causes of death (2012 data) are from infectious diseases: lower respiratory infections (3.1 million), HIV/AIDS (1.5 million) and diarrhoeal diseases (1.5 million).
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Schoolzone: War infections and the advent of antibiotics
May 2014
With no medication to treat infection, injured soldiers during World War I were at a high risk of developing a range of bacterial infections, and many died after their initial injuries from infections such as septicaemia.
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Science in Emergencies UK Lessons from Ebola
September 2015
The Microbiology Society, jointly with the Society for Applied Microbiology, submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee inquiry on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which highlighted the use and importance of microbiology expertise during the Ebola epidemic and other disease emergencies, and how government could more effectively support and mobilise this expertise.
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Scottish Soil Framework
October 2008
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Setting the Society’s policy agenda
May 2014
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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
May 2013
This issue is primarily focused on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and their impact.
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Shaping NERC's Priorities
March 2015
The Microbiology Society responded to a call for evidence from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to help shape its strategic investment priorities for the next Comprehensive Spending Review period.
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Silicon
August 1997
The August 1997 issue of SGM Quarterly focuses on the microbiology of silicon and new technology.
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Society Champions
February 2015
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Society events
May 2017
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Society membership – more than meets the eye
November 2014
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Society-Supported Conference Grants
February 2017
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Society-Supported Conference Grants
November 2018
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Soil
May 2015
Welcome to the May 2015 issue of Microbiology Today, which focuses on soil microbiology.
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Spotlight on grants: Education and Outreach
November 2019
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Spotlight on leishmaniasis in India and the Middle East
February 2017
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Statement on Genetic Modification
March 2013
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Stern Review of the Research Excellence Framework
March 2016
The Microbiology Society contributed to the Royal Society of Biology’s response to Lord Stern’s independent review of the Research Excellence Framework. Published on the Royal Society of Biology's website.
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Symposium 53: Fifty Years of Antimicrobials
May 1995
In the fifty years since the inception of the Society for General Microbiology, the study of pathogenic microbes and the development of methods for their control have been a focus of attention for many microbiologists. This volume reviews the immense progress that has been made during the past half-century, opening with the text of Sir Alexander Fleming's 1946 Linacre Lecture - Chemotherapy: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
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Symposium 55: Molecular Aspects of Host–Pathogen Interactions
May 1997
An understanding of the relationship between a pathogen and its host is essential for the development of effective disease control measures. This volume focuses on interactions at the molecular level, specifically between the proteins of the infectious agent and the host that has been invaded.
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Symposium 57: Microbial Signalling and Communication
May 1999
Microbial chemical signals, or pheremones, have been found to mediate the regulation of diverse metabolic reactions and processes, such as antibiotic production, pathogenesis, sexual conjugation, sporulation and differentiation. This volume is an invaluable resource for professional microbiologists and an excellent reference text for advanced students.
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Symposium 58: Transport of Molecules across Microbial Membranes
October 1999
This volume considers the transport of molecules, large and small, across the membranes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbial cells.
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Symposium 59: Community Structure and Co-operation in Biofilms
September 2000
The study of biofilm considers the close association of micro-organisms with each other at interfaces and the consequent physiological adaptation to the proximity of other cells and surfaces. This volume aims to distil the common principles of biofilm physiology and growth for all interested disciplines. It will appeal to the specialist biofilm researcher as well as to students wishing to introduce themselves to the topic.
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Symposium 60: New Challenges to Health: the Threat of Virus Infection
March 2001
Viruses continually evolve and adapt, posing new threats to health. This volume discusses the ecology of viruses, including the emergence of devastating haemorrhagic disease, and reviews the molecular and cell biological basis of the pathogenesis of several virus diseases.
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Symposium 61: Signals, Switches, Regulons and Cascades: Control of Bacterial Gene Expression
April 2002
DNA sequencing has provided a wealth of information on the genetic material stored in bacterial genomes.This volume deals with our current knowledge of the circuits and networks that govern bacterial gene expression.
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Symposium 62: Microbial Subversion of Host Cells
April 2003
Microbes have co-evolved with other organisms for eons to the extent that some are so acquainted with host cell biology that they subvert key cellular processes with unrivalled precision. This volume reviews the exciting new discipline of cellular microbiology, reflecting both the explosion of knowledge in this area and the realisation that it provides wider insights into fundamental cellular processes.
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Symposium 63: Microbe-Vector Interactions in Vector-borne Diseases
March 2004
Several billion people are at daily risk of life-threatening vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, trypanosomiasis and dengue, and the dark shadow of plague hovers in the few endemic foci where it waits ready to re-emerge in a deadly pandemic.The recent epidemic of West Nile virus infection in the United States and of Nipah virus in Malaysia suggests that vector-borne diseases are of growing concern to everyone. This volume is essential reading for researchers and clinicians working with these diseases.
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Symposium 64: Molecular Pathogenesis of Virus Infections
April 2005
Virus and prion diseases remain a major public health threat, in both developed and developing countries.This symposium book covers the central factors that influence the pathogenicity of virus and prion infections.
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Symposium 65: Micro-organisms and Earth Systems – Advances in Geomicrobiology
September 2005
There is growing awareness that important environmental transformations are catalysed, mediated and influenced by micro-organisms, and such knowledge is having an increasing influence on disciplines other than microbiology, such as geology and mineralogy. This book represents environmental microbiology in its broadest sense and will help to promote exciting collaborations between microbiologists and those in complementary physical and chemical disciplines.
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Symposium 66: Prokaryotic Diversity: Mechanisms and Significance
April 2006
The true extent of prokaryote diversity, encompassing the spectrum of variability among bacteria, remains unknown. Early discussions on prokaryote diversity were frequently devoted to sterile arguments about 'how much?' or 'how many?'. Increasingly, however, the focus is turning towards trying to understand why prokaryote diversification occurs, its underlying mechanisms, and its likely impact. This book will appeal to a wide variety of microbiologists. Its coverage ranges from studies of prokaryotes in specialised environmental niches to broad examinations of prokaryote evolution and diversity and the mechanisms underlying them.
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Synthia: playing God in a sandbox
May 2016
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Syphilis - the great scourge
May 2013
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Systematics
November 2006
The November 2006 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the classification and definitions of microbes.
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Systems and mathematics
February 2010
The February 2010 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes used in and explained by systems and mathematics.
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Terra Firma II: terraforming Earth’s sequel
November 2017
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The 2016 Microbiology Society Prize Medal has been awarded to Philippe Sansonetti
February 2017
Professor Philippe Sansonetti played a central role in the development of a vaccine for Shigella. His work has since led to other important discoveries about the key processes used by bacteria to subvert eukaryotic cells for their own growth. As such, he is considered a global leader in his field and has been awarded the Prize Medal for the impact of his work. He delivered his talk entitled 'Decrypting microbe–host signals in the intestinal crypt: from homeostasis to pathology' on Tuesday 22 March 2016 at the Annual Conference in Liverpool.
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The aquaculture industry
November 2014
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The future of microbiology
February 2000
The February 2000 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the future of microbiology as we move into the new millennium.
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The Great Pox
November 2016
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The hidden viruses of the fungal kingdom
February 2016
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The highs and lows of ergot
February 2015
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The Human Microbiota
February 2013
The human microbiota is the community of trillions of micro-organisms that live on and in the body. It can play a vital role in regulating our health and has been linked to diseases such as type II diabetes and Crohn’s disease. It is therefore under intensive scientific investigation.
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The Ins and Outs of the Cell
May 2011
The May 2011 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the ins and outs of the cell.
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The Ins and Outs of the Cell 1
May 2011
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The latest from the Microbiology Society
February 2017
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The latest from the Microbiology Society
November 2016
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The Legacy of Fleming
February 2009
The February 2009 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on Alexander Fleming and the contributions he has made to the microbiology community.
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The microbial world at our feet
May 2015
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The Microbiome
May 2017
Microbiome research is a hot topic at the moment, and this timely May 2017 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on how microbiomes influence human health as well as the wider world around us.
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The Microbiome 1
May 2017
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The microbiomes of things
May 2017
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The Mobile Microbe
November 2016
The November 2016 issue of Microbiology Today is an extended special issue with the Australian Society for Microbiology's publication, Microbiology Australia. This edition focuses on travel and microbiology.
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The neonate and early childhood
February 2012
This February 2012 issue of Microbiology Today looks at the positive and negative effects of bacteria and viruses on the human body at one of the most vulnerable times of our life.
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The new face of Microbiology
November 2019
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The Ocean
May 2010
The May 2010 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbes that exist in oceans.
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The Secret World of Microbes
October 2012
This colourful book explains the basic concepts of microbiology in a fun, engaging way for upper primary and lower secondary school students. Supports the teaching of microbiology at Key Stage 2/3.
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The shape-shifting superhero: Dictyostelium discoideum
February 2014
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The smell of the soil
May 2015
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The Swine Vesicular Disease (Scotland) Order 2009
February 2009
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The symbiosis that changed the world
August 2017
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Think, Check, Submit: how to choose a journal
November 2018
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Thinking about your career?
February 2017
On our Careers pages, you will find information and resources for microbiologists at all stages of their careers and job profiles from those in both research and non-research roles.
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Travel and tuberculosis
November 2016
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Traveller's diarrhoea
February 2011
Traveller's diarrhoea (TD) is the most common illness that affects international travellers. Each year 20–60% of globetrotters, an estimated 10 million people, develop this diarrhoeal illness.
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Traveller's diarrhoea: boil it, peel it, cook it, wash it or forget it!
January 2008
This resource gives an overview of the microbes that cause traveller's diarrhoea, how the infection is transmitted, how it is treated and how it can be prevented.
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Tuberculosis
February 2012
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that caused illness in an estimated 8.8 million people globally in 2010 and led to 1.45 million deaths.
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Tuberculosis Explainer
March 2019
Tuberculosis (TB) is a debilitating multi-organ disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The most important form of the disease is pulmonary TB, an infection of the lungs and respiratory tract. Other types of TB include TB meningitis and miliary TB, which are associated with high mortality in infants and young children.
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Tuberculosis – can the spread be halted?
January 2016
A KS4 & post-16 resource (8 page booklet). The TB factfile describes the disease, its symptoms and incidence and checks out the state of current research into its cause, Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Typhus in World War I
May 2014
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UK Soil Health Inquiry
January 2016
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee launched an inquiry into UK soil health to examine the importance of soil health, how it can be measured and UK government policy on soils. The Microbiology Society submitted written evidence to the inquiry, which highlighted the importance of soil micro-organisms for society and the environment, and role of microbiological research in understanding, monitoring and securing soil health.
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Update your membership profile
November 2018
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Using X-rays to look inside the cell
February 2018
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Vaccines
February 2006
The February 2006 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on the benefits of immunisation and the difficulties in creating new vaccines.
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Vaccines and immunisation
February 2008
Vaccines are substances that are introduced into the body to protect people and animals from infectious diseases by stimulating the immune system. Each vaccine targets the specific microbes that cause a disease. Vaccinated individuals are protected from the disease on subsequent exposure to infection because the immune system responds very quickly to the microbes.
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Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC)
August 2008
Most strains of Escherichia coli are harmless. However, some produce powerful toxins that can cause serious illness. Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) has caused a number of outbreaks of food poisoning in the UK.
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Viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma
February 2013
What strategies can we use to tackle virus-induced liver cancer, a serious and increasing public health problem?
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Viruses and cancer
January 2012
Viruses and Cancer: Worldwide, viruses are associated with the development of around 15% of cancers. In 2010, viruses were found to be linked to around 9,750 (3%) cancer cases in the UK, with human papillomavirus (HPV) responsible for around half of these.
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Viruses and Cancer - 2013
February 2013
This ‘virology special’ issue of Microbiology Today features articles on viruses and cancer.
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Viruses – the invisible majority of the oceans
February 2019
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Viruses: a practical resource for post-16 biology teachers
December 2013
This book provides a series of well-tested practical activities (covering topics such as total and infectious counts and PCR) for use in schools (Key stage 3/4).
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Viruses: life-saving drugs?
May 2018
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Voice of the Future
May 2013
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Vulnerable Skills
September 2014
The BBSRC and MRC, in association with the Society of Biology, held a consultation to identify vulnerable skills and capabilities within the biosciences. The Microbiology Society, working with the Society for Applied Microbiology, submitted evidence highlighting vulnerable skills concerning microbiology.
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Waging war on fungi - the unknown superbugs
November 2012
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Water
November 2014
The November 2014 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on microbial interactions with water.
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We are the Champions
February 2016
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What is life?
May 2016
The May 2016 issue of Microbiology Today tackles the question 'What is life?', looking at and exploring the different aspects related to it and the field of microbiology.
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What’s new in grants for 2014?
November 2013
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Why being a member of the Microbiology Society matters
February 2019
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Why virus taxonomy is important
February 2018
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Wildlife disease
November 2003
The November 2003 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on emerging infection diseases of wildlife. Some of these pathogens affect a wide range of animals, including domestic species and humans, whereas others are confined to their wildlife host and can devastate populations.
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Women in STEM Careers
September 2013
The Microbiology Society responded to the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology inquiry about women in STEM careers.
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World War I
May 2014
The May 2014 issue of Microbiology Today marks the 100-year anniversary of the start of the First World War.
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XIIIth Annual UK Workshop on Archaea
August 2015
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Your Society – membership by numbers
November 2013
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Zoonotic diseases
November 2015
Welcome to the November 2015 issue of Microbiology Today, which focuses on the diseases that can pass between animals and humans.