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new article Let them eat dirt.. .. but don't forget the hygiene
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new article Research Funders get tough on Science
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new article The secret life of an article - the elusive world of article production
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new article Stat Note 1 - the first of a series of articles about stats for Biologists
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new article Bugs CV: Lactobacillus acidophilus
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Science and the Media: - poles apart?
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Education in Ethiopia 7 - The seventh and final article in a series of reports
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Science Policy: UK - science and education policy in the UK
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Microbial diversity and kinetics during cassava fermentation for gari production in Nigeria
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A Night in the arms of Venus - syphilis: a disease with history
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Gonorrhoea - an unlikely love affair
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ANOVA - The use of Anaysis Variance in applied microbiology
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Biodiversity conservation in Costa Rica
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Culture Collection training course in Costa Rica
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Education in Ethiopia 6 - The sixth in a series of reports by Jenny Search
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Tenants of the last 1.5 metres - the varying properties of 'good bacteria'
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Suspicious Packages - Barry Holmes discusses the increasing controls on the supply of dangerous microorganisms and the transportation of pathogens
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Lichens, lichenometry and global warming - by Richard Armstrong
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Education in Ethiopia 5 - The fifth in a series of reports by Jenny Search
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Education in Ethiopia 4 - The fourth in a series of reports by Jenny Search
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Sick Building Syndrome - the often overlooked microbiological side of SBS
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Candidiasis and cryptococcosis of humans
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Material Transfer Agreements - are they a necessity or a pain in the butt?
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DGGE - we explore the use of Density Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
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Biofims ... where Angels fear to tread
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Bioterrorism - the use of infectious biological agents in warfare
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Is there a bug on board? - the process of immunomagnetic separation
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design-a-bug competition winners!
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Education in Ethiopia 3 - The third in a series of reports by Jenny Search
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The good, the bad and the ugly - Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins
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SPACE INVADERS! - the search for extraterrestrial life
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Could Lichens grow on Mars? - We boldly go in search of the answers
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Research funding dilemmas - Hilary Hearnshaw highlights the problems
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Getting your Prions in a twist - Untangling the prions responsible for TSE
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Education in Ethiopia 2 - The second in a series of reports by Jenny Search
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Education in Ethiopia 1 - The first in a series of reports by Jenny Search
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Citation analysis: friend or foe? - Sam Jaffe asks some difficult questions
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Bug eyed - An introduction to bacterial eye infections and their treatment
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Biosensors for microbial detection
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Cryptosporidium - research and future challenges
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SARS - the first global epidemic of the 21st century reviewed
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Playing God? - US Scientist Craig Venter aims to create a new life form from scratch
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Is Sciatica an infection? - Dr Peter Lambert tracks down the microbes
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When bugs strike back - could Sciatica be caused by an infectious agent?
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Bacillus Anthracis - a review of this intriguing and historical disease
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Bacterial Pigments - Morris Moss explores the colourful world of microorganisms
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Birthday Bug - Helicobacter Pylori twenty years on
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"A little bit of dirt does you good" - sfam Summer Conference 2002 essay winner
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Foot and Mouth disease - more questions than answers?
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MALDI-TOF-MS - a new identification tool for microbiologists?
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The Lost Art of Bacteriology - the artistic side of Science revealed!
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Pharmageddon Now! The growing problem of antibiotic resistance
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Locating a stress sensor - the mechanisms of bacterial stress response
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Life and work of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek - 2001 report by Prof. John Postgate
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