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Study suggests dolphins use corals and sponges to treat their skin conditions
24 May 2022
The dolphins rub their body parts against specific corals and sponges, the study suggests the mucus the corals & sponges release, plays a role in regulating the dolphin’s skin microbiome and therefore treats skin infections
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Organic pesticides to provide natural protection for endangered crops
02 May 2022
Scientists from the BIOBESTicide project are trying to find a biological solution
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Kelp blades host dense microbial biofilms
15 Apr 2022
Kelp, a type of seaweed is colonised by complex microbial communities
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The first MARBLES E-Newsletter is out now!
11 Mar 2022
MARBLES E-Newsletter Issue 1 has been published, you can read it here!
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Start-up raises £50M funding to develop technology which uses the body’s microbiome to discover and develop medicines
07 Mar 2022
The human body’s gut microbiome controls our health, disease and drug responses
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MARBLES in the Leiden EU City of Science 2022
17 Feb 2022
The EU City of Science is a festival dedicated to people of all ages who are curious about science and technology. It is one of the largest public engagements in science and technology events in Europe.
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Diving into the abyss for new medicines
15 Feb 2022
The potential for new pharmaceuticals lies in the ocean, but its biodiversity is unprotected and under threat.
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Marine sponge sampling in Trondheim Fjord by MARBLES partner SINTEF
26 Jan 2022
Sponges were collected from the vast Lophelia coral reef
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Biopharmaceutical company raises $61 million to advance novel small-molecule medicines mined from microbial genomes
14 Dec 2021
Hexagon Bio, a biopharmaceutical company pioneering the discovery of medicines encoded in the global metagenome has raised $61 million to fuel the continued development of its platform to design and develop new therapeutics mined from microbial genomes.
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New EU project launched to harness the power of marine microbes and their bioactive molecules
07 Oct 2021
As part of WP7, two external advisory bodies will be set up: the APPLE (Advisory Panel of Policy and Legal Experts) and the PIE (Panel of Industry Experts).
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MARBLES introduced at the European Researchers’ Night 2021
25 Sept 2021
The annual European Researcher’s Night brings scientific research and the people behind it to the general public in a fun and practical way, relating the research to daily life.
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A review of the marine natural products from tunicates and their associated microbes
26 May 2021
Tunicates have been identified as a potential source of marine natural products