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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.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
From Therapy to Threat: Antibiotics and the Resistome

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
From Therapy to Threat: Antibiotics and the Resistome
Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis disrupts gut microbial harmony, fuel resistance gene spread, and triggers inflammation—reshaping immunity, brain health, and future disease risks.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Phage Disco: The Comeback of Phage Discovery

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
Phage discovery gets its groove back with Phage DisCo
Phage discovery can be long and drawn out, but scientists are ready to get down with this groovy new method that skips the hassle.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Exploiting Fitness Costs to Reimagine the AMR Fight

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
Reimagining the AMR fight: Exploiting Fitness Costs
How exploiting bacterial fitness costs can help us find a way to tackle resistance in bacteria and help us use the existing drugs more effectively.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Teamwork in Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance

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
Teamwork: Fighting antimicrobial resistance
Essential oils and tetracycline make for an antibacterial double act
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November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A New Fungal Fighter

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 New Fungal Fighter
A modified macrolide called mandimycin, uniquely targets fungal cell membranes, offering potent activity against multidrug-resistant fungal pathogens.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Bacteria’s First Response: Epigenetics & Resistance

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
Bacteria’s first response against antibiotics? Epigenetics
Bacteria modify RNA molecules to become more resistant to the effect of antibiotics. Researchers analyze and characterize these modifications.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Today starts AMR awareness week! 💊

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 Antimicrobial Resistance with Bismuth
Co-administration of bismuth-containing compounds and antibiotics increases their antimicrobial activity, including against resistant bacterial pathogens, through disruption of iron uptake.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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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.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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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.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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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.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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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.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
How can cities grow without harming the planet? 💚

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
The future is green
World, where all processes are carbon-neutral, is closer than you think! Learn how and why algae are important for this transition.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📣 New MicroBites!

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
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October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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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
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October 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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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
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October 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Today is #WorldFoodDay

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. 🔄🌾
Waste Food into novel cuisine: courtesy Neurospora intermedia
N. intermedia fungus is converting waste food into appetizing, healthier, and sustainable food alternatives.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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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.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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‘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.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This week is #WorldSpaceWeek!

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. 🧬
Health in space and why bacteria play a role in it
Astronauts and their microbiomes are inseparable even in space. But what happens when Streptococcus mutans rebel against peaceful life in the human body?
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October 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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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.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🌍🦠 Happy #InternationalMicroorganismDay!

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! 💡
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September 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Today is International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies!

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.
Breathless: The Impact of Air Pollution on Microbial Balance
The relationship between air pollution, microbiome, & health outcomes, highlighting the lung-gut interactions.
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September 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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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.
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September 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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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.
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August 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM