What happens when people learn that humans are not standalone organisms, but walking ecosystems?
Our new paper explored whether learning about the #holobiont concept โ humans are symbiotic assemblages of a host & trillions of microbes โ influences nature connectedness.
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Jake Robinson
What if future antibiotics come from microbes living on social wasps? ๐
In this #FEMSmicroBlog, Manasa Narayan walks us through how insect-associated Actinobacteria are emerging as promising sources of antimicrobial compounds:
As antibiotic resistance continues to rise, the search for new antimicrobial compounds is becoming increasingly urgent. While soils have long been the traditional source of antibiotic discovery,โฆ
Hungaryโs parliament sings โOde to Joyโ โ the anthem of Europe โ after Pรฉter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister.
Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.
When you see the story
about how the world
now has its first trillionaire,
and when you see the story
about how laboratories
in Congo have run out
of supplies to test for Ebola,
it is important to understand
that in many ways
these are the same story.
