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The latest edition of Microbiology Today is now available to read online. This issue, titled ‘Emerging Opportunities’, brings a positive view on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with innovative ways of tackling this threat using sustainable resources, such as seaweed and Matuba tree (Ficus natalensis) bark cloth. The issue highlights Access Microbiology the Society’s Open Access platform, the role of microbiologists in space exploration, and bacterial genomics and artificial intelligence (AI).

A species of worm with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale.

Bacteria found on the leaves of common UK tree species may remove toxic carbon monoxide (CO) from the air, according to researchers from the University of Warwick, UK.

Bacteria found on the leaves of common UK tree species may remove toxic carbon monoxide (CO) from the air, according to researchers from the University of Warwick, UK.

The Microbiology Society has coordinated a response to the ‘Nature and Us’ survey launched by Natural Resources Wales, the principal advisor to the Welsh Government, industry and the wider public about issues relating to the Welsh environment and its natural resources.

Join us on Monday 25 October to find out about the impact plastic waste has on the natural environment, from both the chemical and microbial point of view, and how natural processes can be used to deal with plastic waste and convert into value-added products.

To mark the 75^th anniversary of the Microbiology Society, we embarked on an ambitious project that demonstrates the value and raises the profile of microbiology in addressing the world’s biggest challenges.

Useful products could be generated from biodegrading plastics, researchers say. In a review published in the journal Microbiology, Tanja Narancic and Kevin O’Connor discuss the advances made in biodegradation of fossil-based plastics, the design of plastics for biodegradation and how microbes can transform plastic waste into useful products.

Today, at the Microbiology Society’s Annual Conference in Liverpool, scientists will show that the foam made by Trinidadian frogs represents a new, non-toxic antibiotic delivery system that may help to prevent infections.

Today, at the Microbiology Society’s Annual Conference in Liverpool, scientists will reveal how Arctic microbes are increasing the rate at which glaciers melt, in a process not accounted for in current climate change models.

‘Bioplastics’ that are naturally synthesized by microbes could be made commercially viable by using waste cooking oil as a starting material. This would reduce environmental contamination and also give high-quality plastics suitable for medical implants, according to scientists presenting their work at the Society for General Microbiology’s Autumn Conference at the University of Warwick.