Shedding light on the gut microbiome
Learn how fluorescence microscopy can illuminate our gut microbiome and its role in cancer.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
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Learn how fluorescence microscopy can illuminate our gut microbiome and its role in cancer.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
What can we do about the antimicrobial resistance crisis? What does it take to develop a new medicine? Can we fight bacteria with everyday substances or even foods? Find out with these engaging microbiology activities.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
A negative result from a medical test means you definitely don’t have the condition, right? Wrong: it depends on the false negative rate of the test and on your individual risk.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
New research is revealing the previously unknown beneficial effects of tree canopies – and the secret life within them.
Scalding volcanic springs are home to some remarkable microorganisms, and biotechnology is now finding uses for these microscopic survivors.
A species of bacterium discovered on the decaying wreck of the Titanic is providing new insights into how to protect living cells from damage.
Ages: 16-19;
The same molecule that keeps mighty trees standing also led to the first multicellular life forms – and can even be used to make sweet treats.
This medical treatment might sound repulsive, but don’t pooh-pooh it just yet.
Turn your classroom into a mini biotechnology laboratory to learn about respiration
We all know that yeast is used to produce beer and bread – but electricity? Dean Madden from the National Centre for Biotechnology Education, University of Reading, UK, shows how it works.
Shedding light on the gut microbiome
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
Microbiology: Discovering antibacterial agents
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
How to understand a COVID-19 test result
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
The secret life of forests
Some (microbes) like it hot
Titanic and the iron-eating bacteria
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
Cellulose: from trees to treats
Manipulating the gut microbiome: the potential of poo
Respiration: making use of microorganisms
The microbial fuel cell: electricity from yeast