The dirty truth: how common are faecal bacteria on your everyday care products?
At the beginning of this year, I was contacted by the University press office regarding a request from a BBC Morning Live producer to...
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lamitaabbas
Aug 23, 20234 min read
An Undergrad’s Experience in the Lab – Summer Project
In the summer before my third year studying biomedical science at the University of Warwick, I had gotten the opportunity to work on an...
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sophiejin0
Apr 28, 20232 min read
Papayas and fungi, a biocontrol dream team!
During my second year of my PhD in the Alberti group, I had the pleasure to be awarded the Jim Brewster scholarship from the University...
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Fabrizio Alberti
Jan 4, 20224 min read
My UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship application – what is it like to sit the interview?
In recent years, landing a fellowship (or two) has become a necessary step for those who decide to pursue a career in academia. In May...
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Fabrizio Alberti
Jan 24, 20213 min read
Entangled Life
Being a mushroom enthusiast, I was very pleased to receive, for my birthday last year, the book Entangled Life, written by Merlin...
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Fabrizio Alberti
Oct 14, 20203 min read
CRISPR/Cas9 and its applications
CRISPR technology is defined as genetic scissors because it allows one to cut the DNA at a specific location among all the million or...
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Fabrizio Alberti
Sep 2, 20203 min read
The chemistry and biology of sourdough
As many others who work in the field of microbiology, I have always been keen on my home baking. My baking breakthrough happened 2.5...
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Fabrizio Alberti
Aug 10, 20203 min read
Life in the UK Test - a step in my journey to British citizenship!
Shortly after lockdown kicked in, many academics went on to share on Twitter their lockdown projects. After resolving that baking cakes...
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