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Superbugs: an unseen threat in the race against the COVID-19 pandemic
ECS member Binod Rayamajhee talks about AMR in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Society for Applied Microbiology response to SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic
The welfare, health and safety of everyone who contributes to the work of the Society is paramount. With this in mind and following advice from the UK Government and WHO, we have taken the following steps to maintain the safety of our staff team and volunteers during the course of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Board games: activities for self-isolation
ECS Secretary James Williamson takes a break from pandemic-related news with a lighthearted guide on the best board games for you to try in quarantine.
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.
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