resources and further reading
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microbiology today: the microbiome
microbiome research is a hot topic at the moment, and is the focus of this edition of microbiology today. the study of the microbiome highlights the microbes within these complex communities, and the interactions they have with each other and their environment.
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microbiology today: the ocean
how do marine microbial ecosystems respond to climate change and pollution? why could eukaryotic marine parasites have a wide impact on marine ecology? in this issue of microbiology today we explore oceans.
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unlocking the microbiome report
this report summarises the view of the working group and the wider community that there are many opportunities both for the advancement of scientific knowledge about microbiomes and for the useful application of that knowledge.
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microbiology today: water
water is the focus of this edition of microbiology today. the microbial interactions with this ubiquitous substance are vast. this issue features articles on how microbial life in the ocean affects climate change and the microbial issues affecting the aquaculture industry.
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microbiology today: life's a gas
in this issue of microbiology today we explore microbes and oxygen, the microbial genetics of seaside smells and toxic gases of the nitrogen cycle.
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microbiology today: microbes in the garden
in this issue of microbiology today we explore the microbes in our garden, including symbiotic fungi, bacterial and fungal plant diseases, the war on garden weeds and home composting.
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microbiology today: marine microbiology
learn more about marine microlights, the importance of marine snow, red tides in the sunset and the topics of marine biotechnology.
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microbiology today: microbes in the air
discover more about the spontaneous generation debate, microbes and our climate, birds and the spread of disease and the impact of desert dust on microbiology.
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microbiology today:the microbiome of things
microbiomes have always been with us, and have always played fundamental roles in how systems function. in this article in microbiology today we learn more about soil and aerial microbiomes and how microbiomes are fundamental to global ecosystem functions, services and life.
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unlocking the microbiome policy report
this report summarises the view of the working group and the wider community that there are many opportunities both for the advancement of scientific knowledge about microbiomes and for the useful application of that knowledge.
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unlocking the microbiome launch event summary
on 15 november 2017, the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢？ launched its science policy report ‘unlocking the microbiome’, at an event held at the royal society in london. here is a summary of the key highlights.
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microbiome journal collection
this unique collaboration breaks traditional disciplinary boundaries, bringing the microbiology and immunology communities together over shared interests.
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impact of conservation on ocean animal microbiomes
in this issue of microbiology today associate scientist amy apprill discusses the impact of conservation on ocean animal microbiomes.
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microbiome- beyond the gut
microbiomes have always been with us and have played fundamental roles in how systems function. although we have a personal interest in understanding human microbiomes and how they influence health and disease, environmental microbiomes are fundamental to global ecosystem functions, services and life.
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pioneer fungi start degrading dead wood before it hits the ground
next time you go walking in a forest during the summer months, take a look up and see if you can spot any branches missing their leaves. it might not seem obvious at first, but you’re looking at a poorly understood, although rather important, ecosystem.
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microbe talk: microbes in chernobyl
in this podcast we spoke to dr alexandre de menezes, a soil microbiologist who went to the chernobyl exclusion zone to see how the nuclear disaster has impacted on microbes in the soil.
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microbe talk extra: swallowed by a whale
the diversity and function of the gut microbes living inside baleen whales has never been studied before. in this podcast we spoke to annabel beichman (ucla) and jon sanders (harvard university) about the surprising discovery they made when they looked inside the whale.
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microbe talk: forensic microbiology part 2: secrets of soil
could the mud and soil a person walks through be used to identify where they’ve been? in part two of our forensic microbiology special, we look at the ways that soil from crime scenes can help pinpoint the whereabouts of people and objects in police investigations.
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microbe talk: microbes in new york's central park
in this podcast we spoke to dr kelly ramirez (netherlands institute of ecology) about investigating below-ground microbial diversity in central park.
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microbe talk: a sustainable future and a circular economy
professor alison smith head of the department of plant sciences at the university of cambridge and emilia wojcik, phd student at the university of manchester discuss how their research contributes to moving towards a circular economy as part of the united nations sustainable development goals (un sdgs).
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microbe talk: a sustainable future in soil health
dr ellie harrison, research fellow at the university of sheffield and luke hillary, phd student at bangor university tell us about how their research into soil health is contributing to achieving the united nations sustainable development goals (un sdgs).
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