Microbiology
Environment
The smallest marine microbes share nutrients – briefly
Fleeting interactions between the smallest phytoplankton and bacteria help to shape global ocean productivity
Health & Medicine
Silencing disease-causing genes
DNA is tightly packed in our cells but new research shows how it unravels to switch genes on and off, potentially helping us understand how to silence a disease-causing gene
Sciences & Technology
The superheroes of nutrient detection living in our oceans
New experiments and mathematical modelling reveal that bacteria swimming in the oceans are supremely evolved to detect and move towards hard-to-find nutrients
Health & Medicine
Podcast
Defining a pathogen
Two world-leaders in microbiology and immunology who became “scientific soulmates” discuss their fight against infectious diseases
Sciences & Technology
Malaria’s dark secrets exposed by a simple glow
A new technique in which scientists use fluorescence to keep track of genetic information inside the malaria parasite is pin-pointing the weaknesses in the parasite’s armoury.
Health & Medicine
The immune legions fighting Legionnaires’ disease
Researchers solve immunity puzzle in lung tissue and reveal previously unknown ‘immune cell circuitry’ as secret weapon in front line defence against Legionella.
Sciences & Technology
Podcast
Germ warfare: Young researchers combatting diverse microbe threats
Two young science researchers discuss their investigations of microbes that threaten, respectively, human health and our food supply
Sciences & Technology
Podcast
Go with the gut: Our symbiotic relationship with our intestinal bacteria
The ecological community your body’s hosting and its impact on your health
Sciences & Technology
How a mathematical equation opened a new frontier in nanotechnology
Frequencies reveal the shape and weight of nano-scale objects