Climate models have been overestimating how much sunlight hits the Southern Ocean. This is because the clouds there are different from clouds anywhere else. Bacterial DNA helped us understand why.
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OM85 harnesses molecules extracted from bacteria, and has shown promise in preventing severe respiratory infections. It seems to work by training the immune system.
S. pneumoniae, the bacteria responsible for pneumonia, causes about one million deaths each year. Now we know how it uses the sugar raffinose to spread through the body to cause disease.
Research has yet to support the theory that cash can spread the coronavirus.
A CSIRO survey has found many people are confused about common infections, believing antibiotics can treat colds, flu and other viruses. This could fuel a dangerous rise in drug-resistant superbugs.
New research expands the pool of habitable worlds to include super-Earths with hydrogen-rich atmospheres.
Office buildings have been left mostly empty for weeks amid the coronavirus pandemic, leaving standing water in pipes where harmful organisms can grow. What happens when those buildings reopen?
Misuse of common cleaning products or hand sanitisers can lead to antimcrobial resistance in bacteria.
That smell you detect after it rains is part of a chemical language between bacteria and animals.
The science of making reagents, the chemicals needed for the COVID-19 finger-prick test.
Most commercial hand sanitizers are mainly alcohol, but forget about hitting the liquor store and mixing your own.
When the holes – also called ‘eyes’ – don’t appear in a batch, cheesemakers say the cheese is ‘blind.’
Knowing what genes cause antibiotic resistance – and where they are in the body – is critical for preventing further antibiotic resistance.
Americans love their supplements, but some of the products are contaminated with heavy metals, bacteria and toxic fungi. The FDA has little control because of a law passed in 1994.
Combining design innovation methods with medical disciplines such as microbiology can help tackle health related challenges.
From dietary supplements to poop transplants, probiotics are now a multi-billion dollar market.
Antibiotics aren’t a one-size-fits-all treatment – the one you had last time might not work on the infection you have at the moment. So how do doctors determine which one is likely to work?
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. But could they be key in solving the antibiotic resistance epidemic?
More evidence that vaping may be harmful to your health.
New research is uncovering that whales have their own distinct microbiomes that may play important roles in animal health. But how do scientists study whale microbiomes?
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences, RMIT University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Food Science, Clemson University
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Professor of Microbiology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer in Microbiology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Prof. Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Microbiology, Monash University
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Research Associate in Microbiology, University of Guelph
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Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Biology, Brunel University London
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia
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Researcher, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University
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Professor of Emerging Technology, Co-director of the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, Newcastle University
