21 March 2025
AMR occurs when disease-causing bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites (pathogens) are no longer affected by the medicines that have been developed to target them. Drug-resistant pathogens can cause infections that are difficult or impossible to treat; they increase the risk of disease spread and can lead to severe illness, disability and death.
29 October 2024
The October 2024 edition of Microbiology Today is titled 'Emerging Opportunities.' This issue explores the use of bacteria to redefine our life on Earth and the role of microbes in space exploration. This issue looks at the opportunities microbiology provides for all of us.
28 May 2024
The May 2024 edition of Microbiology Today is titled 'Emerging Threats'. This issue explores threats from climate change to artificial intelligence, this issue explores a wide range of threats that microbiologists and the wider community face.
25 April 2024
Human microbiome research is an exciting and dynamic field that has the potential to benefit many areas of our society and the economy. Microbiome research has progressed rapidly since the development of new genomic technologies and investment in large-scale, collaborative projects such as The Human Microbiome Project, a ten-year research initiative launched in 2007 which set out to characterise the human microbiome and its role in health and disease. Evidence from this project, alongside more recent studies, suggests that the findings from microbiome research can be used to improve human health.
23 November 2023
The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most urgent global threats to public health in the 21st century. AMR refers to disease-causing microbes (known as a pathogens) evolving and gaining resistance to drugs and substances that were once effective treatments against infections (antimicrobials). It poses significant challenges to clinical care, health economies, animal and plant health as well as the environment. Microbiologists from across the world are committed to developing innovative solutions to combat AMR.
23 November 2023
The rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most urgent global threats to public health in the 21st century. AMR refers to disease-causing microbes (also known as pathogens) evolving and gaining resistance to drugs and substances that were once effective treatments against infections (antimicrobials). It poses significant challenges to current clinical care, health economies, animal and plant health as well as the environment. Microbiologists from across the world are committed to developing innovative solutions to combat AMR and reduce its impact on global health.
17 October 2023
The October 2023 edition of Microbiology Today is titled 'Knocking Out AMR'. This issue explores some of the challenges and most recent advancements within antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research.
17 May 2023
The May 2023 edition of Microbiology Today is titled 'Industrial Microbiology'. This issue explores the fascinating world of industrial microbiology, from career advice on how to break into the field to insights into how industry is using micro-organisms to solve global challenges.
