News of the Laboratory of Microbiology
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Researchers switch bacterial mini-factories into turbo mode
- A team of scientists has managed to significantly boost the growth of the soil bacterium Cupriavidus necator by modifying its metabolism at the... -
Major Virology Award for CRISPR Pioneer John van der Oost
- Wageningen microbiologist John van der Oost has been awarded the M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize for his groundbreaking contributions to CRISPR-Cas... -
Wageningen launches research into sustainable solar fuel
- Wageningen researchers have launched a major project (SUN-PERFORM) to develop sustainable fuels made from oil produced by algae. The researchers will... -
Wageningen students win award for diagnostic test multiple sclerosis
- A team of Wageningen students has won the award for Best Diagnostic Project at the international iGEM student competition with their accessible test... -
One million euro grant for studying pathogens in plant-based products
- Researchers from Wageningen have received one million euros through the international platform Plant2Food. With this funding, they will genetically... -
European grants of 2.5 million for WUR professors Liesje Mommer and Thijs Ettema
- Fundamental science in ecology and microbiology at Wageningen University & Research is getting a boost through European subsidies. Professor of... -
Building Synthetic Life in the Lab
- Transforming lifeless molecules into something living in the laboratory. That is the ambitious goal of Wageningen researchers working with scientists... -
Zooming in on microbiomes: meet the tiny predators that are vital for ecosystems
- Microbes in the soil are constantly on the move, hunting, feeding, and releasing nutrients to plants. PhD student Alejandro Berlinches de Gea studies... -
Zooming in on microbiomes: researching the intestinal bacteria of babies
- As important as gut bacteria are to humans, they are born without them. Athanasia Ioannou is trying to discover the role breast milk plays in the... -
New centre for research on microorganisms
- Wageningen microbiologists are to establish a new centre on the campus: the Wageningen Microbiome Center (WMC). Initiator Thijs Ettema: ‘There...