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2009 press releases
28 December 2009
Disinfectants may promote growth of superbugs
23 November 2009
Killer fungus threatening amphibians
2 November 2009
Bacteria “launch a shield” to resist attack
10 September 2009
New sources of biofuel to take pressure off traditional crops
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9 September 2009
Taking the stress off yeast produces better wine
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Shining a light on disease – tracking light-emitting bacteria during infection
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8 September 2009
Mounting a multi-layered attack on fungal infections
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Designing probiotics that ambush gut pathogens
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Using insects to test for drug safety
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7 September 2009
Making more efficient fuel cells
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Making bacteria make useful proteins
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Using microbes for the quick clean up of dirty oil
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Building better bone replacements with bacteria
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Using waste to recover waste uranium
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Novel bacterial strains clear algal toxins from drinking water
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How manuka honey helps fight infection
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10 July 2009
Humans may give swine flu to pigs in new twist to pandemic
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15 June 2009
Bacteria from the deep can clean up heavy metals
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A tiny frozen microbe may hold clues to extra-terrestrial life
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14 May 2009
Cholesterol busting bug with a taste for waste
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2 April 2009
New test for a deadly fungal infection in patients with damaged immune systems
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A hot solution to bean sprout safety
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How probiotics can prevent disease
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Targeting specific disease-causing bacteria in the mouth
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1 April 2009
Sex workers prefer remote screening for sexually transmitted diseases
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A potential magic bullet for MRSA treatment
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31 March 2009
Prize for Dundee Professor's groundbreaking work on microbes, metals and minerals
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Light-activated antibacterial coating offers new weapon in fight against hospital-acquired infections
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Handwashing more important than isolation in controlling MRSA superbug infection
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New, more effective, nisin antibiotics combat superbugs and food diseases
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Better oral hygiene could reduce complications in pregnancy and help newborn babies
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Colon cancer and the microbes in your gut
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Climate change fears for deadly virus outbreaks in livestock
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30 March 2009
Microbes in mud flats clean up oil spill chemicals
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Fish oils reduce greenhouse gas emissions from flatulent cows
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Genes that make bacteria make up their minds
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Tea tree oil and silver together make more effective antiseptics
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Superbug risk to war wounded
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Poultry and diabetics at risk from gas gangrene bug
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Slow-growing TB bacteria point the way to new drug development
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Spreading antibiotics in the soil affects microbial ecosystems
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Corrosion-inhibiting coatings containing 'good' bacteria
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Transmssion of drug resistant HIV-1
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