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How can we better understand and protect the planet's biodiversity, so that we can continue to benefit from it and prosper for many generations to come?

We are losing the battle against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The backbone of modern medicine is being taken for granted - decades of complacency and misuse mean antibiotics are becoming less effective and bacterial infections more deadly.

While COVID-19 continues to dominate headlines in the UK, the global fight against diseases such as malaria - exacerbated by the pandemic and devastating tropical regions - seems to have fallen out of public consciousness.

We speak to two of our microbiome experts, Dr Chris Quince and Dr Falk Hildebrand, on the future of microbiome health and how the Earlham Institute is influencing the microbiome science and innovation UK landscape.

After viruses, it’s the second biggest cause of sexually transmitted disease in the world - but though you may have heard of gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia, trichomonas is a pathogen that seems to sneak under the radar.

From the beneficial bacteria making up a healthy microbiome to the deadly parasites that afflict millions worldwide, microbes play an integral role in sickness and in health.