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E. coli: a really useful bug
Alli Cartwright discusses the (not-so-humble) E. coli, and all the ways it's helped us as humans.
Oncoviruses: an envelope no-one wants to receive
Georgia Jones describes the link between viruses and cancer
Micro Comic Comp
In the run-up to Mental Health Awareness Week, the SfAM policy team are running a comic competition.
SfAM events: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 statement
SfAM's official position on how COVID-19 is affecting the 2020 events schedule
The dreaded PhD suspension
SfAM's Science Policy Officer Lucky Cullen dug out this article from 2015, on her experiences of PhD suspension and illness in the first year of her PhD.
Accepting failure in academia
Robert Millar explores why failure in academia isn't just always an option, but a necessity.
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