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Wanted — dead, or alive, or somewhere in between: What does VNBC mean for our methods and controls?

Rapid microbiological methods have the potential to provide a more accurate assessment of a bacterial population (and within a faster…

7 min readOct 20, 2023

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Wanted — dead, or alive, or somewhere in between: What does VNBC mean for our methods and controls?

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Tim Sandle

Face masks stop droplets, but many face coverings are ineffective

A new model demonstrates visually how face masks are effective in lowering droplet emissions, and hence minimizing viral particles, during…

5 min readOct 24, 2020

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Face masks stop droplets, but many face coverings are ineffective

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Tim Sandle

How reliable is that science paper?

A few scientists are open to bribery and influence, but science journals and the peer review process have long been held up to be robust…

3 min readNov 10, 2019

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How reliable is that science paper?

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Tim Sandle

If cats are antisocial it’s actually down to you

When a cat seems anti-social the reason is probably less to do with the feline friend than with the person it is reacting to. New animal…

5 min readNov 8, 2019

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If cats are antisocial it’s actually down to you

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Tim Sandle

Pancreatic cancer linked to bacteria of the mouth

The oral microbiome (that bacteria found in the mouth) can, if imbalanced, enhance the risk of a person developing pancreatic cancer. The…

2 min readOct 27, 2019

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Pancreatic cancer linked to bacteria of the mouth

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Tim Sandle

Chew on that: Adding ‘real texture’ to lab-grown meat

Scientists have grown rabbit and cow muscles cells upon edible gelatin scaffolds in order to try to mimic the texture and consistency of…

3 min readOct 23, 2019

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Chew on that: Adding ‘real texture’ to lab-grown meat

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Tim Sandle

Antimicrobial resistance bacteria found in raw pet food

The fight against antimicrobial resistance has a new problem — raw pet food, according to new research. Sales of biologically appropriate…

2 min readOct 22, 2019

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Antimicrobial resistance bacteria found in raw pet food

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Tim Sandle

Genetic test for antimicrobial resistance

Scientists have put together a sensitive method to determine if bacteria carry a gene that can cause resistance to two common antibiotics…

3 min readOct 20, 2019

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Genetic test for antimicrobial resistance

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Tim Sandle

Job seekers are attempting to ‘hide’ online activities

Job candidates will go to great lengths to keep their social media private from employers and coworkers. The extent to which job seekers…

2 min readOct 20, 2019

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Job seekers are attempting to ‘hide’ online activities

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Tim Sandle

Can machine learning predict how long you will live for?

There’s an important difference between biological age and chronological age. People can be ‘older’ or ‘younger’ biologically, which…

2 min readFeb 17, 2019

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Tim Sandle

Tim Sandle

Dr. Tim Sandle, PhD is a pharmaceutical microbiologist (#microbiology), technical writer, blogger, journalist and social activist

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