Young Innovators & Early Career Research – Page 9
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NewsBright orange lichens use their pigments as a ‘sunscreen’ while avoiding toxic effects
Fungi in orange lichens can avoid the toxic effects of bright pigments, allowing them to handle high UV loads.
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NewsProbiotic blend may deliver double whammy of health benefits when added to animal feed
Researchers have discovered a blend of organisms that not only act as a probiotic in animal feed, but can also inhibit the toxic effects of a mycotoxin in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line.
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NewsExtracts from two wild plants inhibit COVID-19 virus, study finds
Two common wild plants contain extracts that inhibit the ability of the virus that causes COVID-19 to infect living cells, the first major screening of botanical extracts to search for potency against the virus has revealed.
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News‘Friend or foe’ bacteria kill algal hosts when coexisting no longer works out
A study sheds new light on chemical processes that cause marine bacteria to switch from coexistence with an algae host to killer mode.
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NewsRhodococcus reveals where missing plastic in world’s oceans could have gone
The bacterium Rhodococcus ruber eats and actually digests plastic - as revealed in laboratory experiments by PhD student Maaike Goudriaan at Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ).
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CareersTop tips for aspiring life science entrepreneurs
Jason Mellad, CEO of Startcodon shares his advice for starting a business in the life sciences industry.
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CareersHow can I become a biomedical scientist? Advice from the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS)
With over 21,000 members in 74 countries, the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) is the leading professional body for scientists, support staff and students in the field of biomedical science.
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NewsIron-scavenging endophyte could be newest weapon against resistant TB
An iron-scavenging endophytic bacterium could be the latest class of weapon in the fight against multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, researchers have found.
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NewsElectricity-fed purple phototrophic bacteria convert carbon dioxide into high protein biomass
For the first time, researchers from University of Alcalá have grown a microbial consortium dominated by purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB) which are fed with electricity to convert CO2 into high protein biomass.
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NewsWatch this space - AMI’s new jobs board is on the way!
New year, new career - if you’re ready for a move, help is on the way with Applied Microbiology International’s new Jobs Board, coming in January 2023.
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NewsBacterial speed of growth and metabolism can offer answers to inoculum effect
Scientists have discovered that interactions between how fast bacteria grow and the amount of energy or metabolism bacteria have can explain the inoculum effect for multiple antibiotics and bacteria species.
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CareersIs there such a thing as a failed experiment?
Elisa shares some advice for those who may be disheartened by their experiments not quite going to plan.
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CareersAMI internship leads Zoe down path of antimicrobial resistance
Zoe Dunphy undertook a lab internship in 2020 in Trinity College Dublin’s microbiology department, funded by an AMI Summer Studentship Grant. She reveals how that experience has developed her work on AMR.
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FeaturesThe scent of infection: how smells can help us spot disease
The smell of freshly mown grass. The sweet aroma of roses. The tang of a rubbish bin on a hot summer’s day. Scents are part of the backdrop of everyday life – but research is hoping they could be used to detect diseases.
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FeaturesInvestigating chicken gut microbial dynamics in relation to Campylobacter prevalence
Can investigating the chicken gut microbiome provide us with novel intervention and control strategies against Campylobacter?
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NewsDiscarded tomato peel could help counter pathogenic bacteria
Scientists have revealed how it is possible to extract bactericidal mixtures from tomato peels in a short and sustainable process.
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CareersHow to engage with policymakers
With the right approach and communication style, connecting with and influencing the policy areas that matter to you can be easier than you think.
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CareersPhD in a pandemic
Starting a PhD is a challenging task to navigate - throw a pandemic into the mix and the pressure can test the nerves of even the most dedicated of students.
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CareersEstablishing a global skilled network for women in science leadership
The Homeward Bound initiative is designed to empower and equip 1,000 women over a 10-year period with the skillsets to enhance their leadership and impact decision-making for a sustainable future.
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CareersViva la vida
The thought that the viva might be the last time ever that anyone will listen to you talk about your PhD in depth may either be disappointing or liberating
