MicroNews September

MicroNews is the sister series of our podcast Microbe Talk, where we discuss microbiology in the news over the last month. As COVID-19 is taking over the news elsewhere, we decided to focus on other stories from the microbial world, including a surge in plankton in the Arctic, using fungus to produce handbags and the microbiology behind June's mass elephant die-off.Flu jabs limited due to high demand: www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54273172To find out more, check out the Flu Review episode: microbiologysociety.org/blog/microbe-…u-review.html of Microbe Talk.A massive surge in phytoplankton has researchers pondering the future of the Arctic: www.nrdc.org/stories/massive-su…ring-future-arcticPhages: the tiny viruses that could help beat superbugs: www.theguardian.com/global-developm…-beat-superbugsIs there life floating in the clouds of Venus?: www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54133538That mushroom motorcycle jacket will never go out of style: www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/scienc…email&login=emailMystery elephant deaths caused by cyanobacteria: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-54234396