Are Bacteriophages the Answer to Antibiotic Resistance?
Viruses that attack bacteria may soon be used as an alternative to failing antibiotics, but how promising is this new therapy?
Category: Snippets
The Rise of the Conspiracy
In a time of mistrust, conspiracy theories and fake news are thriving. What’s behind all of this?
Present at This Year’s Let’s Talk About [X] Conference
Let’s Talk About [X] is an annual conference that showcases the exceptional research carried out by students within the University of Glasgow. If you are an undergraduate student at UofG and you have a...
When Illusions Feel More Real Than Reality
A recent study reveals that even in healthy people illusory sensations can be mistaken for reality and that we shouldn’t trust everything we see.
Bacterial Products: The Latest Anti-Ageing Treatment?
For years we have tried to reduce the effects of ageing. Could molecules produced by our commensal bacteria be a new line of therapeutics to combat these effects?
The Fuel of Fury: What is Behind This Year’s Unusual Hurricane Season?
Eliška Kosová discusses this year’s destructive hurricane season and how it was affected by climate change.
Ikaria’s Secret of Health and Longevity
Sarah Neidler gives us a taste of how the inhabitants of Ikaria are renowned for their longevity.
Mind Your Bugs
Cleveland Clinics researchers are the first to explore breast tissue microbiota – revealing a link between a particular bacterial composition and breast cancer.
Click the link
to read, listen or get involved. 