Feral Features
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FeaturesTarantula bites and the emerging field of venom microbiomics
The field of venom-microbiomics is not only an opportunity for better medical treatment of venomous animal bites or stings, but also a means to explore a new ecosystem, learn about evolution, and study a microbiota with potential biotechnological applications.
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FeaturesUnder the microscope: rabies
World Rabies Day is celebrated each year on the 28th of September to raise awareness for rabies prevention and to shine a light on progress in defeating the disease.
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FeaturesShining a light on microbes from the past with molecular paleomicrobiology
Is there a way to objectively address the history of microorganisms?
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FeaturesThe hunt for the halophilic soda-lake vampire
In June 2019, microbiologists from around the world travelled to Transylvania, home of the story of Dracula, not on the hunt for vampires, but for the Halophiles 2019 meeting, focused on salt-tolerant microbes.
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FeaturesLondon's hidden plague pits
Bunhill Fields cemetery in the City Road is a quiet haven on the edge of the City of London, mainly attracting office workers seeking lunchtime tranquility or possibly a shortcut to the Artillery Arms pub in Bunhill Row.
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FeaturesMicrobial interactions of the necrobiome
Researchers from Michigan State University provide an update on basic research and forensic applications.
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FeaturesAncient skeletal remains and the invention of agriculture: effects on the oral microbiome
How the oral microbiome adapted to the system of agricultural subsistence across the millennia of paleolithc and neolithic history.
