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The MiSACmatters Articles – Health

2.	An ancient difference between a chicken and an ostrich uncovers a new way to fight the influenza virus
	W Barclay, J Long

3.	Pathogenic bacteria: wolves in sheep's clothing
	C Tang

4.	New drugs from an old desert
	M Goodfellow

6.	Hidden depths – secondary metabolites of deep-sea fungi are a promising source of novel antimicrobials
	L Meslet-Cladiere

8.	A positive view on health and safety in school microbiology
	P Bunyan

9.	Tree pathogens and our changing landscapes – a tale of human carelessness?
	S Buczacki

12.	Candida: a fungus of the healthy human microbiome – but one that can bite the hand that feeds it
	N Gow & M Spyrou

14.	Herpesviruses – hidden viruses
	J Carter

16.	'What – no bananas today?'
	A Whalley

17.	Overcoming addiction in bacteria: how to disable a deadly E. coli outbreak
	G McVicker

18.	Watch out for the fungus – it's behind you and coming up fast! Another reason to fear Climate Change?
	D Moore

20.	Gut microbes: we are not alone
	N Rolhion

21.	Oops! Why mistakes make 'flu dangerous
	A te Velthuis

25.	The African trypanosome and human trypanosomiasis
	K Gull

32.	Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: how plants managed to colonise land
	D Atkinson

33.	How can algae infect farmed fish?
	P van West

34.	Malaria Parasite Transmission: Starting the Journey from A to B and Back Again
	A P Waters

35.	Hiding in plain sight: how parasites have evolved to outsmart their hosts
	H. Bialic

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