We are now about 20 weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. The lockdown was largely lifted across the country but then a local lockdown was reinstated in Manchester. Thankfully the new rules do not affect our access or ability to proceed. The University of Manchester started slowly reopening research facilities in phases aboutContinue reading “Experiment 3 Progress”
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Suboptimal Conditions
I’ve been sieving the soil (not constantly you’ll be pleased to hear) for about two weeks now. Big, dirty jobs like this generally take place at the university botanical grounds, colloquially known as The Firs. We used to have a row of large but very dilapidated glasshouses. They were torn down last year so aContinue reading “Suboptimal Conditions”
Microbial response to extreme climatic events 