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Is the Microbiome Overrated? 🦠
A medical humanities perspective on the way researchers talk about the microbiome. 👇
Is the Microbiome Overrated? 🦠
A medical humanities perspective on the way researchers talk about the microbiome. 👇
Antibiotics revolutionized medicine — but overuse turned them into a global threat. 🌍💊 Discover how resistance genes evolve and spread across ecosystems in our latest piece.
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#WAAW2025 #AMR #OneHealth
Antibiotics revolutionized medicine — but overuse turned them into a global threat. 🌍💊 Discover how resistance genes evolve and spread across ecosystems in our latest piece.
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#WAAW2025 #AMR #OneHealth
When antibiotics fail, bacteriophages step back into the spotlight! 🎶🔬 Dive into the “phage disco” — where viruses that kill bacteria might help us fight AMR.
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#WAAW2025 #PhageTherapy #AMR
When antibiotics fail, bacteriophages step back into the spotlight! 🎶🔬 Dive into the “phage disco” — where viruses that kill bacteria might help us fight AMR.
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#WAAW2025 #PhageTherapy #AMR
Can evolution help us outsmart resistance? 🧠💥 Learn how researchers turn bacteria’s own fitness trade-offs into an advantage in the battle against AMR.
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#WAAW2025 #Microbiology #AMRResearch
Can evolution help us outsmart resistance? 🧠💥 Learn how researchers turn bacteria’s own fitness trade-offs into an advantage in the battle against AMR.
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#WAAW2025 #Microbiology #AMRResearch
No one beats AMR alone. Collaboration between clinicians, farmers, policymakers & scientists is key to protect our present and secure our future. 🌍💪
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#WAAW2025 #OneHealth #ActNow
No one beats AMR alone. Collaboration between clinicians, farmers, policymakers & scientists is key to protect our present and secure our future. 🌍💪
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#WAAW2025 #OneHealth #ActNow
A novel antifungal discovery could tip the scales in our fight against drug resistance! 🧫⚔️ Meet the next-generation compounds targeting tough fungal infections.
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#WAAW2025 #Antifungal #AMR
A novel antifungal discovery could tip the scales in our fight against drug resistance! 🧫⚔️ Meet the next-generation compounds targeting tough fungal infections.
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#WAAW2025 #Antifungal #AMR
Resistance isn’t always genetic — sometimes it’s epigenetic! 🧬 Discover how bacteria “remember” antibiotic exposure and adapt faster than we think.
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#WAAW2025 #Epigenetics #AMR
Resistance isn’t always genetic — sometimes it’s epigenetic! 🧬 Discover how bacteria “remember” antibiotic exposure and adapt faster than we think.
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#WAAW2025 #Epigenetics #AMR
That’s Metal! Tackling AMR with Bismuth
Could metals help fight superbugs? ⚡️🧫 Learn how bismuth-based compounds disrupt bacterial defenses — an old element with new promise!
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#WAAW2025 #Innovation #AMR
That’s Metal! Tackling AMR with Bismuth
Could metals help fight superbugs? ⚡️🧫 Learn how bismuth-based compounds disrupt bacterial defenses — an old element with new promise!
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#WAAW2025 #Innovation #AMR
Have We Always Been Alone? 🦠
More specific searches for signs of extraterrestrial life might provide the answers we seek on the Red Planet. 👽
Have We Always Been Alone? 🦠
More specific searches for signs of extraterrestrial life might provide the answers we seek on the Red Planet. 👽
How do plants perceive their microbiome? 🌱
In this interview, researcher Andreas Keppler explains how plants determine whether to fight or welcome the microbes that colonize them.… 🦠 👇
How do plants perceive their microbiome? 🌱
In this interview, researcher Andreas Keppler explains how plants determine whether to fight or welcome the microbes that colonize them.… 🦠 👇
When Microbes Become Master Chocolatiers 🍫
Fine chocolate owes its depth to microbes, tiny chocolatiers fermenting cocoa bean pulp into the complex flavors we crave. 🦠
When Microbes Become Master Chocolatiers 🍫
Fine chocolate owes its depth to microbes, tiny chocolatiers fermenting cocoa bean pulp into the complex flavors we crave. 🦠
Engineered Parasites as Potential Treatments for Neurological Disorders 🦠
Engineered parasites like Toxoplasma gondii offer novel, targeted therapies for brain disorders by delivering treatments directly into neurons. 🧠
Engineered Parasites as Potential Treatments for Neurological Disorders 🦠
Engineered parasites like Toxoplasma gondii offer novel, targeted therapies for brain disorders by delivering treatments directly into neurons. 🧠
Scientists are turning to an unexpected ally — algae. These tiny organisms can power buildings, clean wastewater, and even fuel cars. Smart cities start at the microscopic level. 🌿🏙️ #WorldCitiesDay
Scientists are turning to an unexpected ally — algae. These tiny organisms can power buildings, clean wastewater, and even fuel cars. Smart cities start at the microscopic level. 🌿🏙️ #WorldCitiesDay
Unexpected baby-guardians 👶
On Mum’s gut bacteria and how they could boost her baby’s healthy development and avoid preeclampsia 🦠
Unexpected baby-guardians 👶
On Mum’s gut bacteria and how they could boost her baby’s healthy development and avoid preeclampsia 🦠
Using urine to detect fungal infection 🍄
How a new test can figure out if patients have a fungal infection 🦠
Using urine to detect fungal infection 🍄
How a new test can figure out if patients have a fungal infection 🦠
Baking Better Bread 🍞
To customize sourdough bread to your specific preferences, you may just need to pick the right microorganisms for the job 🦠
Baking Better Bread 🍞
To customize sourdough bread to your specific preferences, you may just need to pick the right microorganisms for the job 🦠
Imagine food made from food waste — nutritious, flavorful, and zero-waste. Thanks to solid-state fermentation, fungi like Neurospora intermedia are showing us how to turn today’s leftovers into tomorrow’s meals. 🔄🌾
Imagine food made from food waste — nutritious, flavorful, and zero-waste. Thanks to solid-state fermentation, fungi like Neurospora intermedia are showing us how to turn today’s leftovers into tomorrow’s meals. 🔄🌾
Gut Inflammation Disrupts Hormone Signals and the Brain 🧠
Reproductive hormones in male mice are susceptible to gut inflammation during early life. 🦠
Gut Inflammation Disrupts Hormone Signals and the Brain 🧠
Reproductive hormones in male mice are susceptible to gut inflammation during early life. 🦠
‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’ turned into a cure for cancer 🍄
The deadly fungus, Aspergillus flavus, once denoted as the ‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’, has now been found to cure leukaemia. 👇
‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’ turned into a cure for cancer 🍄
The deadly fungus, Aspergillus flavus, once denoted as the ‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’, has now been found to cure leukaemia. 👇
Microbes don’t need a ticket to space — they hitch a ride with us!
🦠 In microgravity, bacteria like Streptococcus mutans may behave differently, even increasing risks like tooth decay. Keeping astronauts healthy means understanding the unseen. 🧬
Microbes don’t need a ticket to space — they hitch a ride with us!
🦠 In microgravity, bacteria like Streptococcus mutans may behave differently, even increasing risks like tooth decay. Keeping astronauts healthy means understanding the unseen. 🧬
Amoeba and Bacteria, Newfound Friends? 🦠
How an amoeba can help bacteria resist antimicrobials. 💊
Amoeba and Bacteria, Newfound Friends? 🦠
How an amoeba can help bacteria resist antimicrobials. 💊
MicroBites joined the fun at the Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels 🎉
Fermented foods, microalgae, mushroom leather & more 🍄✨
Huge thanks to the Young Belgian Society for Microbiology & all the young scientists sharing their passion! 💡
#IMD2025
MicroBites joined the fun at the Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels 🎉
Fermented foods, microalgae, mushroom leather & more 🍄✨
Huge thanks to the Young Belgian Society for Microbiology & all the young scientists sharing their passion! 💡
#IMD2025
What if the smog outside your window isn’t just hurting your lungs—but also rewriting the microbes inside your gut? 🦠💨 The link between air pollution and our microbiome could reshape how we think about clean air.
What if the smog outside your window isn’t just hurting your lungs—but also rewriting the microbes inside your gut? 🦠💨 The link between air pollution and our microbiome could reshape how we think about clean air.
Breaking the Grass Ceiling: CBD Improves Female Depression 👩
A new study shows CBD treatment helped decrease symptoms of depression in mice consuming a high fat diet. 🐭 🦠
Breaking the Grass Ceiling: CBD Improves Female Depression 👩
A new study shows CBD treatment helped decrease symptoms of depression in mice consuming a high fat diet. 🐭 🦠
Trust Your Gut, It’s Working Out 💪
Newly-discovered links between exercise, the microbiome, and immunotherapy paint a compelling picture in the fight against cancer. 🦠
Trust Your Gut, It’s Working Out 💪
Newly-discovered links between exercise, the microbiome, and immunotherapy paint a compelling picture in the fight against cancer. 🦠