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08 Oct 2025
The Great Phage Escape: Scientists Uncover How Bacteria Outsmart Viral Invaders
In a major advance for microbiology and industrial biotechnology, researchers have uncovered how bacteria activate a wide range of antiviral defences and how viruses in turn try to escape such defences.
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11 Aug 2025
UCC researchers develop the largest archive of gut microbiomes in South America
The gut microbiome plays a central role in human health and disease, but major gaps remain in mapping their diversity across the globe.
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31 Jul 2025
Microbial map reveals countless hidden connections between our food, health, and planet
Researchers have mapped how microbes underpin healthy food systems - and how we can stop their decline.
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23 Jul 2025
Four APC Labs Receive Sustainable Laboratory Certifications
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD announced 72 sustainable laboratory certifications to research spaces in 12 higher education institutions across Ireland, under a Research Ireland-led programme.
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