Tag Archives: Lyme disease

Investigating Lyme disease on the South Downs

Posted on April 6, 2017 by

The South Downs National Park is an area that stretches for 140 km along the South Coast of England, and is home to a huge diversity of plants and animals. Some of the smaller inhabitants of the park are ticks: … Continue reading →

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Microbe Talk: March 2016

Posted on March 24, 2016 by

This week has seen the Society decamp to Liverpool for our Annual Conference 2016. It’s been a fantastic event with over 1,400 delegates in attendance and more than 300 scientific presentations and posters. For this month’s edition of Microbe Talk, … Continue reading →

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Microbe Talk: August 2013

Posted on August 19, 2013 by

This month, we’ve been up to Glasgow to learn about African animal trypanosomiasis from Dr Jane Munday, who is working to identify new treatments for the disease. We also travelled to Inchcailloch, an island on Loch Lomond, to search for … Continue reading →

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