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metagenomics

4 January 2022 A circular graph with many lines representing microbial species and a heat map in the background to depict sequencing information

A circular graph with many lines representing microbial species and a heat map in the background to depict sequencing information

New bacteria and viruses found on human skin

15 December 2021 An outline of Earth, covered with depictions of bacteria. The image of Earth is within a the frame of a computer window. There is an “Upload file” button on the bottom left, and a mouse cursor on the right.

An outline of Earth, covered with depictions of bacteria. The image of Earth is within a the frame of a computer window. There is an “Upload file” button on the bottom left, and a mouse cursor on the right.

Connecting the dots between bacterial genes around the world

8 December 2021 An illustration of the human gut, with coloured shapes representing bacteria. Three different drugs and drug combinations are shown affecting the bacteria, represented by changes in colour

An illustration of the human gut, with coloured shapes representing bacteria. Three different drugs and drug combinations are shown affecting the bacteria, represented by changes in colour

The impact of drugs on gut microbes is greater than we thought

26 October 2021 Photo of researcher using MGnify database

Novel enzymes for a Green Economy

16 June 2021 Microscopy images of bacteria against a backdrop of a crowd of humans.

How our gut microbiome changes over time

16 April 2021 wild lichen

Using metagenomic techniques to explore lichens

18 February 2021 Phages invading gut bacteria.

The thousands of viruses living in your gut

19 January 2021 Image of Bridge of Sighs in Cambridge, UK, with animated microbes in the river water.

Monitoring dangerous bacteria in freshwater

23 November 2020 Microscopy image of radiolarians - unicellular organisms found in the upper layers of the ocean. They are major exporters of organic carbon to the deep ocean.