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The Society for General Microbiology (SGM) uses social networking sites to connect with new audiences.
A staggering 72 % of web users around the world use social networking websites.
That is around 940 million consumers!
To maximise the Society’s ability to connect with people interested in microbiology it has now set up its own Facebook page and Twitter site.
To keep up-to-date with all that is going on in microbiology and at SGM.
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New enhanced podcast: Couch potato or elite athlete?
2nd February, 2012
Catch up with microbiology in the news and listen as Professor Mike Gleeson explains how different levels of exercise can actually significantly increase or decrease your chances of catching a respiratory infection.
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New multimedia malaria resource
19th October, 2011
Malaria Challenge is a new multimedia education resource, developed by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, for 14-18 year old students and their teachers.
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SchoolZone - New from Understanding Animal Research
31st August, 2011
Understanding Animal Research (UAR) has launched a new resource for students and teachers interested in the practical and moral aspects of animal research.
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August podcast - Burkholderia: friend and foe
25th August, 2011
Professor Eshwar Mahenthiralingam explains how scientists are slowly beginning to understand Burkholderia bacteria. Listen to how they cause infection in cystic fibrosis sufferers, to the exciting new realization that they could be exploited as a source of novel antibiotics.
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New podcast: Modelling malaria
13th July, 2011
Mathematical modelling is a powerful tool for understanding how infectious diseases are transmitted and for finding solutions to help tackle them. Listen to Dr Déirdre Hollingsworth from Imperial College London explain how her group is modelling malaria transmission patterns in parts of Africa.