Embrace your microbes, for goodness sake
Can you imagine feeling good about your body being home to trillions of bacteria, viruses – as well as life-giving ‘invisible friend’ microbes in the air, […]
From the soil: Microbes on your mind
Flinders University experts are exploring evidence that microbes in the soil and the environments around us can affect human microbiota and the ‘gut-brain axis,’ potentially shaping […]
Underground ‘rave’ a sign soil is happy
Barely audible to human ears, healthy soils produce a cacophony of sounds in many forms – a bit like an underground rave concert of bubbles and […]
Air quality under the microscope
With air pollution and airborne contaminants emerging as leading causes of illness and death, ecologists are calling for closer examination of the ‘invisible friends’ which live […]
Water tests may fail to detect Legionella
Like false-negative results for virus testing, Flinders University experts have found that standard testing for Legionnaires’ disease is not always fail safe. To counter the […]
Virus therapy to attack superbugs
Flinders University scientists are looking to bacteriophages – highly specific viruses – as the best way to attack antibiotic-resistant bacterial superbug infections.
Flinders/Israeli scientists study drug resistance
Microbiologists from Flinders University are teaming up with their Israeli counterparts at the Weizmann Institute to study how common bugs including E coli and Staphylococcus become resistant to antibiotics.
Doubling up on scientific talent
Graduating twins Megan and Amy Hawley say they have effectively been their own study group – and now they’re moving on to PhDs.