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Living in the deep, dark, slow lane: first global appraisal of microbiomes in earth’s subsurface environments
A new study reveals astonishingly high microbial diversity in some of the Earth’s deepest, darkest subsurface environments, including gold mines, in aquifers and deep boreholes in the seafloor.
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Networking & communications advice for early career researchers
Professor Alan Walker shares some advice as part of a wider conversation with author Yang Yue.
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Liposomes can target antibiotics right to where they’re needed in wounds
The antibiotic gentamicin can be encapsulated into liposomes, allowing for more accurate use in situations such as wound treatment, according to new research presented at the recent Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Research Symposium.
Pioneering microbiology journal appoints 14 new junior editors in drive to nurture early careers talent
Applied Microbiology International (AMI) is boosting training and development opportunities for early career scientists in journal publishing with the appointment of 14 new junior editors on its flagship journal Letters in Applied Microbiology (LAM).
Early warning sensor changes colour when wound becomes infected
A team at Queen’s University Belfast have developed a non-invasive sensor that changes colour when a wound becomes infected, alerting healthcare staff hours before symptoms become visible to the eye.
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Romy Moukarzel: a year as a Junior Editor with Letters in Applied Microbiology
A year since we launched our Junior Editor programme with Letters in Applied Microbiology, Dr Romy Moukarzel, Lecturer in Plant Protection at Lincoln University New Zealand, reveals her experiences.
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Making connections: the story behind the Centre for Microbial Interactions
This year saw the launch of the Centre for Microbial Interactions, representing one of the world’s largest concentrations of microbiologists on a single site at Norwich Research Park. Project manager Dr Sam Rowe reveals the journey to this point.
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Van Hung Vuong Le: my year as a Junior Editor with Letters in Applied Microbiology
One year into our Junior Editor training programme with Letters in Applied Microbiology, Van Hung Vuong Le from the University of Exeter reflects on the experience.
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Silvani Verruck: my year as a Junior Editor with Letters in Applied Microbiology
One year after we launched our Junior Editor programme with Letters in Applied Microbiology, Professor Silvani Verruck of Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil tells us how she is getting on.
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COP29: Doomism is turning audiences off climate action - so let’s share the success stories
With governments under pressure to deliver on Net Zero targets, doomism in climate communication threatens to backfire and deter audiences from taking action. But microbiology’s stories of hope could be the inspiration we need.
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‘It’s been an eye-opener’: Thomas Thompson on his year as a Junior Editor
One year into our first Junior Editor training programme with Letters in Applied Microbiology, Dr Thomas Thompson of Queen’s University Belfast tells us how he is getting on.
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How the PATH-SAFE programme has driven forward our understanding of AMR in UK animals
Tamsin Dewé, Anju Kirby and Rachel Baird explain how the UK’s PATH-SAFE programme has filled evidence gaps relating to AMR in animals and furthered our understanding of AMR transmission pathways within agri-food systems.
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Deep insights and a new direction for polyethylene: Kamaluddeen Kabir on EcoMat conference 2024
Kamaluddeen Kabir, lecturer at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, reports back from a recent trip to EcoMat Conference in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, supported with a Professional Development Support Grant from AMI.
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Farm gates and facial fungi: Tanu charts her journey towards commercialisation
AMI Global Ambassador for New Zealand Tanushree Gupta is bringing an antifungal product to market that will make a huge difference to the hundreds of farms affected by facial eczema - so here’s how it’s going.
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A fresh perspective on phages - AMI intern Helen Kinchin opens up on her new PhD topic
What’s it like at the start of a career working with bacteriophages? Applied Microbiology International intern Helen Kinchin, who recently began a PhD at the University of Warwick, reveals her experiences.
Romy Moukarzel: a year as a Junior Editor with Letters in Applied Microbiology
Making connections: the story behind the Centre for Microbial Interactions
Van Hung Vuong Le: my year as a Junior Editor with Letters in Applied Microbiology
Silvani Verruck: my year as a Junior Editor with Letters in Applied Microbiology
COP29: Doomism is turning audiences off climate action - so let’s share the success stories
‘It’s been an eye-opener’: Thomas Thompson on his year as a Junior Editor
How the PATH-SAFE programme has driven forward our understanding of AMR in UK animals
Deep insights and a new direction for polyethylene: Kamaluddeen Kabir on EcoMat conference 2024
Farm gates and facial fungi: Tanu charts her journey towards commercialisation
A fresh perspective on phages - AMI intern Helen Kinchin opens up on her new PhD topic
