Related articles
-
NewsHorizon Awards 2026: Professor Stephen Obaro named as winner of Christiana Figueres Award
Professor Stephen Obaro, Professor of Pediatrics and Senior Scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA , has been named as the winner of the Christiana Figueres Policy to Practice Award.
-
NewsFree webinar: Antimicrobial resistance is shaped by conflict, systems, and shared microbial worlds
Antimicrobial resistance is not just biological — it is shaped by conflict, systems, and shared microbial worlds. That’s the idea that will be explored in the latest FREE webinar from the fascinating Microbes and Social Equity 2026 Speaker Series, entitled ’Microbial Worlds in Crisis Inequality and the Politics of Resistance’.
-
NewsWildlife imports linked to higher risk of animal-human disease outbreaks
Researchers have discovered that wildlife imports highly influence the possibility of zoonotic emerging infectious disease (EID). This marks the first global measurement of how wildlife trade is linked to outbreaks of animal-borne diseases, across countries and over time.
More from News
-
NewsBiodegradable plastics show strikingly different fates under landfill conditions
Not all biodegradable plastics behave the same once they reach landfill-like environments. Researchers found that PHB broke down almost completely within weeks and PLA degraded substantially over several months, while PBAT barely mineralised, revealing how strongly biodegradation depends on environmental conditions and microbial activity.
-
NewsPhage protein reveals a new way to disable an essential bacterial transporter
Bacteriophages may offer new clues for tackling antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Researchers have revealed how a phage protein locks the essential bacterial transporter MurJ into an inactive state, uncovering a molecular strategy that could inspire new antibacterial drugs.
-
NewsDeadly soil bacterium spreads into new regions, including the US
Melioidosis, once considered mainly a tropical disease, is appearing in new regions including the continental United States. A new study shows that antibodies against Burkholderia pseudomallei can persist for years after infection, a finding that could improve how scientists interpret blood tests and track the pathogen’s spread.
No comments yet