Norovirus challenged by Non-Thermal Plasma
With wintertime firmly in sight, we are taking a look at the cause of the so called “winter vomiting bug”: Norovirus. Norovirus is a stomach bug and its symptoms [...]
21 Nov 2019
8 Nov 2019
Bioremediation to tackle plastic pollution
Celebrated annually on 10th November, the UNESCO World Science Day for Peace and Development aims at linking science more closely with society and underlines the importance and relevance of [...]
22 Oct 2019
The role of bacteria in cancer therapy – bacteria mediated tumor therapy
Despite the advances in treatment and detection, cancer has remained a major health problem and one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Cancer Research UK suggests that 2018 [...]
14 Mar 2018
What’s Chillin’ – Pathogens & Diseases Hidden in Ice
Ice cubes, a nice addition to a range of drinks. Coffee shops, bars and restaurants, it’s pretty hard to miss them. Apart from the disappointment of returning only a [...]
11 Jan 2018
Australian Flu: An Overview of H3N2v
With the ability to cause an epidemic or even a pandemic, the recent Australian flu virus or H3N2v currently has the World Health Organisation (WHO), National Health Service [...]
4 May 2017
Our Helpful Gut Bacteria
The term 'gut bacteria' is thrown around in various different contexts. Often, when someone is talking about good bacteria they are referring to the array of bacteria that colonise [...]
31 Mar 2017
Everything you need to know about Leprosy disease
"Leprosy" from the Greek, lepra, meaning "scab" or "peeling." What is Leprosy Disease? A microbiological study of the infectious leprosy disease is fascinating. Leprosy is a chronic infection [...]
17 Nov 2016
New treatment for acne & common skin conditions made available
If you haven’t been through the pains of treatment for acne before, someone who has will testify that the so called treatments are frustratingly ineffective – those days may [...]
3 Nov 2016
Recurring Salmonella Infections: Tic Toc! Do Bacteria Have a Clock?
Recurring Salmonella Infections can be the bane of a person’s life. Despite antibiotic therapy the infection stubbornly reoccurs without little in the way of an answer why – until [...]
21 Oct 2016
There’s no point crying over spilt microbiome
Milk – popular and ubiquitous - but quick to spoil and become undrinkable because of the activity of the abundant microorganisms it contains. Pasteurisation, the process of heating [...]