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Fireflies, Microbes and NASA

15 February 2012
Fireflies, Microbes and NASA

What do fireflies, microbes and NASA have in common? Well thanks to one of our members you can now find out! SfAM Member Siouxsie Wilkes has been working with a team of graphic artist to create an animated video which is being used by NASA. The video looks at cool new uses for bioluminescence and you can view it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUUytRoI-5g&feature=youtu.be.

 

 

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This is the era of applied microbiology with stories every day in the media about avian flu, MRSA, C. difficile and MMR to name just a few. A measure of the respect that SfAM's Communication team has gained is that journalists contact us for background briefing and explanation as well as the names of microbiologists they can contact.

We will:

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if speculation is required, explain the rationale behind that speculation

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