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Microbe Talk, 100 episodes.

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Episode 187: Blastocystis: friend or foe?

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Episode 186: Breaking down biofilms with gas

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Episode 185: What can we learn from involving the public in microbial genomics research?

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Episode 184: Building a sense of belonging with the Pride in Microbiology network

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Episode 183: Annual Conference 2026: Meet the Panel behind the programme

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Episode 182: Sepsis, superbugs, and antibiotic stewardship

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Episode 181: Sexual health and the vaginal microbiome

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Episode 180: Society Staff Reflect on 2025

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Episode 179: Hidden Companions: how parasites are adapting to a changing world

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Episode 178: The Kocurious case of Noodlococcus: From discovery to community

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Episode 177: Chemical Conversations: Exploring the gut:brain link in bipolar treatments

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Episode 176: From workshop to publication: discussing microbiome safety with Lindsay Hall and Aline Metris

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Episode 175: Dr Beth Mills and Akpan Friday on international collaboration and mentorship

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Episode 174: Our miniseries for Annual Conference 2025: Andrew Spicer

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Episode 173: Our miniseries for Annual Conference 2025: Guilherme Neumann

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Episode 172: Our miniseries for Annual Conference 2025: Elizabeth O'Gorman

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Episode 171: Our miniseries for Annual Conference 2025: Phoebe Crossley

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Episode 170: Microbiome and thermal tolerance: a new frontier in climate resilience?

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Episode 169: Coccus Pocus A microbiology inspired scary story competition

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Episode 168: Exploring the science of wellness, ageing and death with John Tregoning

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Episode 167: Antimalarial drug resistance: current challenges and future solutions

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Episode 166: World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week: pediatric AMR

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Episode 165: Black History Month: Amaka Awayne

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Episode 164: Looking up at space microbiology

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Episode 163: Investigating invisible culprits with Dr Tim Inglis

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Episode 162: Roots of resistance: exploring AMR in ancient mouths

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Episode 161: Knocking Out AMR: fixing the broken innovation pipeline

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Episode 160: Women’s History Month: a conversation with Dr Linda Oyama

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Episode 159: Behind the lecture with Dr Claas Kirchhelle

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Episode 158: Navigating Academia: a conversation with Professor Iruka Okeke and Professor Judith Armitage

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Episode 157: Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance: research and surveillance

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Episode 156: Microbe Talk: the best of 2023

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Episode 155: Knocking Out AMR: Dr Tina Joshi and Dr Catrin Moore on the Society’s new project

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Episode 154: Knocking Out AMR: a conversation with Professor Chloe James

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Episode 153: Conversations on Collaboration: Sir Paul Nurse on collaborative working and Horizon Europe

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Episode 152: Dr John Munnoch discusses dyslexia

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Episode 151: Conversations on Collaboration: Hilary Lappin-Scott on cultivating international partnerships

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Episode 150: Conversations on Collaboration: Elaine Cloutman-Green on working across microbiology's disciplines

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Episode 149: AI: a useful tool or dangerous unstoppable force?

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Episode 148: CRISPR-Cas9 Takes on AMR Plasmids

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Episode 147: Getting to grips with industry careers

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Episode 146: A deep dive into wastewater monitoring

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Episode 145: Annual Conference 2023: Demystifying Science Policy

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Episode 144: Invisible Friends

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Episode 143: Lab coats - the discrimination we don't see

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Episode 142: The bacteriophage: is the enemy of our enemy a friend?

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Episode 141: Could a new vaccine save the Tasmanian devil from a contagious cancer?

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Episode 140: The microbiology of your Christmas dinner

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Episode 139: Disability History Month

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Episode 138: Inside the creeping threat of fungal infections

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Episode 137: The biggest ever bird flu outbreak: what you need to know

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Episode 136: A Global Problem: Investigating the spread of Antimicrobial Resistance genes

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Episode 135: Manuka honey could help treat a deadly drug-resistant lung infection

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Episode 134: Polio is back in the news: here's what you need to know

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Episode 133: Are Meat Alternative Foods Good For You?

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Episode 132: The impact of COVID on research and career progression part 2

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Episode 131: The impact of COVID on research and career progression part 1

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Episode 130: Engaging Microbiology: Into the Microverse

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Episode 129: Annual Conference 22 Highlights

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Episode 128: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Microbiology Society's Annual Conference

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Episode 127: Robots and Beer: The future of Non-Conventional Yeasts in the Brewing Industry

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Episode 126: Microbe Talk: How does the circadian rhythm affect infection?

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Episode 125: Infectious: Pathogens and How We Fight Them

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Episode 124: Hunting for microbes at the bottom of the ocean

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Episode 123: MicroNews July

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Episode 122: MicroNews June

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Episode 121: Microbiology Today: the impact of air pollution on bacteria

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Episode 120: MicroNews May

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Episode 119: Bovine tuberculosis

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Episode 118: 2021 Annual Conference Super Roundup

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Episode 117: MicroNews March

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Episode 116: Vaccines: more questions answered

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Episode 115: MicroNews February

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Episode 114: MicroNews January

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Episode 113: Joi Hok! Breaking the stigma of tuberculosis in India

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Episode 112: Microbiology and art

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Episode 111: MicroNews November

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MicroNews October

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Microbiology Today: Winners of the Fleming Prize

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MicroNews September

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A new age for conferences?

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MicroNews August

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SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19 research in the UK

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MicroNews July

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Microbial genomics amidst the Arctic crisis

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A sustainable future and a circular economy

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MicroNews June

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A sustainable future and antimicrobial resistance

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MicroNews May

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A sustainable future in soil health

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Why does microbiology matter?

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MicroNews April

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Could snake venom contain antibiotics?

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MicroNews March

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Managing mildew

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MicroNews February

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The ecological role of protists

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Micronews January

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GlobalseaweedSTAR – microbiology's role in the seaweed industry

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Microbiology Today: Natural Products And Drug Discovery