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Microbiology in Popular Culture

07 November 2017 publication

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.

Find out more about the science behind the video game Plague Inc: Evolved in the video below.

Editorial
07 November 2017
From the President
07 November 2017
From the Chief Executive
07 November 2017
News
07 November 2017
Genome editing and the cultural imagination
07 November 2017
Managing the myths – the CSI effect in forensic science
07 November 2017
Killer microbes in movies
07 November 2017
Not such a fungi – fungal disease and the end of the world as we know it?
07 November 2017
Terra Firma II: terraforming Earth’s sequel
07 November 2017
Annual Conference
07 November 2017
Focused Meetings and Events update
07 November 2017
Grants & Events
07 November 2017
Membership
07 November 2017
2017 Society Showcase and AGM
07 November 2017
Outreach: Making the invisible visible
07 November 2017
Making the most of the Member Directory – find a mentor!
07 November 2017
Journals update
07 November 2017
Schoolzone: Antibiotics Unearthed: teacher experiences
07 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.
Early Career Microbiologists’ Forum Update
07 November 2017
Membership Q&A
07 November 2017
Reviews
07 November 2017
Comment: Movies and scientific accuracy
07 November 2017

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