July 2021

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Tech news: July

This month's top tech news stories

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Decreased testing could lead to STI surge

Screening and testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the US decreased by 63% for men and 59% for women during the early months of the pandemic.

Cytopathology

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Under the microscope: The Tsimané

This month: The Tsimané

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Cities have unique microbiome fingerprints

Each city has its own unique microbiome – a “fingerprint” of viruses and bacteria that uniquely identify it, according to a new study from an international consortium of researchers.

Microbiology & Virology

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Diagnose crohn’s with an engineered organism

Researchers have engineered a bacterium with the necessary capabilities for diagnosing a human disease.

Molecular Pathology & Genomics

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What's hot and what's not

What's hot and what's not – July 2021.

Microbiology & Virology

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AI to predict lung cancer risk

An artificial intelligence (AI) programme accurately predicts the risk that lung nodules detected on screening CT will become cancerous, according to a new study.

Microbiology & Virology

Science

Some personal thoughts on travel

We asked biomedical scientist and intrepid traveller Sue Alexander her plans and opinions on travel as the world starts to open up again. Here’s what she said.

Microbiology & Virology

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Australia's battle with Covid

Professor Adrian Esterman, Chair of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of South Australia, looks at the current situation.

Microbiology & Virology

Resources

My lab: Centre for advanced dissection

Kinjal Patel, Advanced Practitioner in Histological Dissection, gives a guided tour of her lab at Charing Cross Hospital.

Histopathology

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Here to help: The online future

Jocelyn Pryce, Deputy Head of Education at the IBMS, with the latest online developments.