Jack Ferguson

After being with the journal since its very inception, the time has come for me to step back from Microbial Genomics. This is a wonderful opportunity to have a leadership role in one of the leading journals for microbial genomics research

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Joe wicks is the new Jamie Oliver.

Keen to know which turkey twizzler hill he’s chosen to die on

On the subject of pork pies. I now possess the best fridge magnet going.

Melton Mowbray pork pie.

Pre-running food of champions.

I think Bruno might be hungry. #Vizsla

Sundays in a field.

I second this. Very jealous!!!

Cracking #WRWC25 all round. Loved watching the matches with my little pal. H got to see England women lift two trophies in her first 3 months!

Strain-dependent contribution of the AcrAB-TolC efflux pump to Klebsiella pneumoniae physiology https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.26.678718v1

Kildunne’s footwork is just magic. #WRWC25

That’s an even bolder strategy than leaving it until Christmas Eve.

RFK Jr. Promotes Natural Immunity With Invitation To Touch His Festering Sore

RFK Jr. Promotes Natural Immunity With Invitation To Touch His Festering Sore https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-promotes-natural-immunity-with-invitation-to-touch-his-festering-sore/

Graphic shows 'Annual Conference 2026', with a background of Belfast city hall. Features the 'Get Involved' logo, as well as the 'Microbiology Society' logo, and multiple tourism organisations. It features a caption that reads 'Abstracts now open'.

Abstract submission for Annual Conference 2026 is open!

Submit your research today for a chance to showcase your pioneering work with leading minds in microbiology. Abstract submission closes at 23:59 GMT on 11 November 2025.

Well that’s the new MSc cohort met.

Blinked and summer is gone. New academic year, we go again.

I didn’t end up watching the whole show (yet) as parental duties called.

Study: Pretending Everything's Okay Works

Study: Pretending Everything's Okay Works https://theonion.com/study-pretending-everythings-okay-works-1819573735/

Fact for the day: paracetamol does not cause autism

It's not too much liquid
It's not too many different things at too big a number
It's not the size of this thing
It's not 80 different vaccines

None of this is true, but they will go after MMR based on this. The consequences are going to be massive measles outbreaks. Dead kids.

Only saw the first 15 minutes before parenting duties kicked in. Will have to catch up on the cycling!

Disease X on BBC2.

Let’s see how factual/informative it is!

Why is mrs browns boys even on the list?

That 1 % need purging.

Entertaining game thus far even with the awful weather!

Missing my little sidekick for the big game today as my very Scottish wife has gone north to see her folks with H. #WRWC25 #ENGvSCO

30 mins until the big one though!

Heartbreaking ending for the ladies in Green.

The Boks putting 36 unanswered points on the All Blacks was not on my bingo card for the weekend games.

Clinical.

David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87

Obituary for David Baltimore; huge influence in more aspects of virology than can possibly be listed in a post.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...