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🎃nisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · 2d

"Too often #AMR is framed as an immense although conceptually simple challenge: delay resistance to current drugs and produce new drugs. But we need to go beyond this, we need to pull every lever at our disposal to minimise infection even before we turn to drugs."

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

AMR is more complicated than a lack of drugs

Later this month (Nov 18–24) is World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), the annual reminder of this long smouldering crisis in modern health care. This is the first year with the new name as it was formerly ...

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 2d

@oxonandrew.bsky.social has been on a paper publishing streak recently!

As well as the above he has also published a paper on emerging contaminants in urban streams in Sub-Saharan Africa 🧪💊💧

check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Effect-based and (non-)target chemical analyses reveal concerning levels of emerging contaminants in urban streams in Sub-Saharan Africa

Water contamination by micropollutants is a global issue, yet there is limited information from low-income regions. To address this, we evaluated surf…

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 2d

...AND a comment piece in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social titled "Diagnostics at the frontline: using the Public Accounts Committee report to catalyse the UK's antimicrobial resistance diagnostic strategy" 🧫🦠💊

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@oxonandrew.bsky.social #AMR

Diagnostics at the frontline: using the Public Accounts Committee report to catalyse the UK’s antimicrobial resistance diagnostics strategy

www.sciencedirect.com

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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 4d

And the sky was happy until it heard about the coastal storm that’s coming.

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 8d

@istanton.bsky.social is an Environmental Molecular Microbiologist with a particular interest in dissemination, selection & transmission of both bacterial and fungal #AMR. Isobel has undertaken numerous pieces of work for policy, including an evaluation of the UK’s AMR National Action Plan 🦠🍄🧬

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 8d

The work on evaluating the UK's #AMR National Action Plan was recently published which focused on stakeholder opinions on the implementation of the 2019-2024 plan 🦠

Check it out below ⬇️

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

@hollytipper.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social @rebeccaglover.bsky.social

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 6d

Andrew's latest paper was published today, titled: "Environmental hazards from pollution of antibiotics and resistance-driving chemicals in an urban river network from Malawi" 💊🌊

Check it out here ⬇️

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 9d

Through the application of cutting-edge molecular techniques, @lindsaynewbold.bsky.social specialises in the investigation of microbial & environmental DNA changes in response to ecological & chemical perturbations, in environments ranging from mountain soils, ground water, air & even honey 🧬🍯🌱💧

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 9d

@laurens-colours.bsky.social is a Molecular Ecologist & award-winning artist. Her research focuses on #eDNA for #biodiversity monitoring, including invasive/endangered species, community science & integration into policy. She also creates art & animations to communicate ecology & conservation 🧬🎨👩‍🎨

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 11d

@amycthorpe.bsky.social is a Molecular Ecologist & uses molecular techniques to study how microbes respond to environmental change. Amy is currently investigating the impact of nutrients & organic matter on microbes in lakes & rivers & is using ancient DNA to reconstruct past microbial communities🧬🦠

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 12d

Alex Lewis is joining UKCEH this month as a Molecular Microbiology Research Assistant. Alex will be working on a range of UKCEH’s #AMR projects. Previously, Alex was undertaking a Master’s at @lshtm.bsky.social where her research was investigating resistant E. coli from pig farms in Vietnam 🦠🐷🚜

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 12d

@tessacrosbie.bsky.social is a Molecular Biology Research Assistant at UKCEH Wallingford. Tessa explores how wastewater and biosolids treatment processes impact microbial communities within receiving environments, with a particular focus on the development and spread of #AMR 🦠💩🌊

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 13d

Manasa Suresh is a Molecular Ecology Research Assistant, working on the National Honey Monitoring Scheme (NHMS), BIOSCAN, Edge (enterococci in freshwater), & UKWIR FIO persistence in rivers. Manasa uses eDNA and field data to study biodiversity, plant–pollinator networks, & microbial ecology 🐝🍯🦠

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UKCEH Molecular Ecology @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social · 13d

First up, @rachelapayne.bsky.social who is a Molecular Microbiology Research Assistant. Rachel investigates environmental AMR, focusing on antifungal resistance in air & soils, & antibacterial resistance in rivers. She uses a combination of lab, field & desk-based studies to carry out her research🧫🦠

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Susheel Bhanu Busi @susheelbusi.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 New #OpenAccess paper in #Environmental #DNA! 🚨

Led by #TimGoodall @ukceh.bsky.social with @danread.bsky.social we tested whether #soil #eDNA metabarcoding can capture plant #biodiversity & vegetation cover across the UK 🌱

🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...

Deciphering Landscape‐Scale Plant Cover and Biodiversity From Soil eDNA

Biodiversity surveys are essential but challenging to conduct at scale, prompting this study to evaluate soil-extracted eDNA as a proxy for traditional field-based surveys for describing plant commun...

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · Jul 8

Map of sewage sludge stores in England. Red dots are stores located in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) - where the soil contains so much nitrate it cannot absorb any more. Sewage sludge is high in nitrate. When it's added to saturated soils, rain can wash the excess nitrate into rivers. 1/2

Map of sewage sludge storage sites in England. Red dots mark stores located inside Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) - areas where soils are so saturated with nitrates they cannot absorb additional nitrate from fertiliser, including sewage sludge. Stores are normally located close to where they're used, which indicates sludge is being applied in NVZs. When nitrate is added to saturated soils, it washes off during rain into rivers. When rivers contain too much nitrate or phosphate, this can feed algae, either in the river, or once the water flows out to sea - increasing risk of algal blooms. When the algae grow too much, too fast, they block out light and air in the water causing aquatic creatures like fish to weaken or die. This, in turn, deprives birds & animals that feed on fish or insects from the water, to go hungry. Some algae can be toxic to humans and animals.

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Andrew Singer @oxonandrew.bsky.social · Jul 7

You Can Swim in the Seine!

“…the three sites were safe to swim in around 80 to 93 percent of the time based on European standards”

It is possible…keeping the dream alive in the UK

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/w...

You Can Swim in the Seine Again. Trust Me. I Just Did.

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Andrew Singer @oxonandrew.bsky.social · Jul 7

Solutions to the ills of the current water sector in the UK are discussed in a new report, worth exploring all the options!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Public ownership of water in England and Wales is best way to improve industry, people’s commission finds

Exclusive: Report says public ownership will mean cheaper bills, less pollution and more investment in infrastructure

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · Jun 27

Don’t swim? We NEED you!
We're running a health study to find out whether people who swim in UK rivers and lakes get ill more often than those who don’t — and we need non-swimmers for comparison.
Join the study 👉 bit.ly/freshwater-s...

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Elitsa Penkova @elitsapenkova.bsky.social · Jun 10

🚨 SWIMMERS & NON-SWIMMERS WANTED!

Take part in a survey about the health risks of freshwater bathing and help inform public health research🏊‍♀️

Take part: bit.ly/freshwater-s...
More info: www.ecehh.org/news/health-...

@exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeternews.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social

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Andrew Singer @oxonandrew.bsky.social · Jun 10

A real crisis has finally made it from the shadows into the light - what to do with all the sewage sludge we produce if you can't spread it on land anymore? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Warning over 'dirty secret' of toxic chemicals on farmers fields

Campaigners say that farmers' fields are being contaminated by chemicals and microplastics in sewage sludge.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andrew Singer @oxonandrew.bsky.social · Jun 7

Let me see if i have this right:

We pay a company to treat our sewage, but accept without penalty when they dont. Heck, thats a money maker!

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Bidders demand Thames Water granted immunity over environmental crimes

Exclusive: ‘Ransom note’ requests would leave Environment Agency unable to prosecute company or management

www.theguardian.com

Andrew Singer @oxonandrew.bsky.social · Jun 6

“It was always going to end this way for two megalomaniacs devoted to fame, money and the far right, neither of whom is unaccustomed to a messy divorce.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

a woman is eating popcorn while sitting on a couch and says `` the show begins '' .

ALT: a woman is eating popcorn while sitting on a couch and says `` the show begins '' .

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Andrew Singer @oxonandrew.bsky.social · Jun 4

Not what the world needs

time.com/7290566/wast...

Measles Is Now Showing Up in Wastewater

Tracking measles through wastewater is giving health officials a new window into where the virus is spreading.

time.com

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Andrew Singer @oxonandrew.bsky.social · Jun 4

I'm very pleased to share with you a revised paper that presents a consolidated dataset of 8,185 wastewater catchment areas in Great Britain - something that was missing and extremely helpful for Wastewater Based Epidemiology (and other purposes).

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