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Have you signed up for the 4th Congress

of Microbiologists? If not, please be re-

minded that this will be held on June 26—

30, 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland.

What’s in it for you?

The 4th Congress of European Microbiolo-

gists offers professionals in the field the

latest information on microbiology, an in-

depth understanding of the interdepend-

ence between key fields, and a chance to

discuss solutions to future challenges.

Interesting topics

The FEMS 2011 will include a wide range

of microbiology-related topics and many

interesting events.

Topics range from antibiotic resistance to

new vaccine designs. You will find the full

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Engaging events

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whelmed by the list of events we have.

Three of these are offered by FEMS itself:

Joint EAM-EMF roundtable discus-

sion on emerging diseases

The EMF special event on Science and

Media

The FEMS roundtable discussion on

the Chances and Challenges of an EC-

funded research

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The plenary speakers have been cho-

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June 12 Multi-Drug Efflux Systems:

From Molecular Mechanisms

to Pharmacological Modulation

Switzerland

June 15 7th ISAM: International Symposium

of Anaerobic Microbiology

Slovakia

July 17 Enzymes in the Environments:

Activity, Ecology and Applications

Germany

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M i c r o b i o l o g y t i d b i t s . . .

Using Microbes to Generate Electricity?

The discovery means scientists can now start developing

ways to 'tether' bacteria directly to electrodes -- creating

efficient microbial fuel cells or 'bio-batteries'.

Source: http://www.uea.ac.uk

Teaching Algae to Make Fuel: New Process Could Lead to

Production of Hydrogen Using Bioengineered Microor-

ganisms

Many kinds of algae and cyanobacteria are capable of

using energy from sunlight to split water molecules and

release hydrogen, which holds promise as a clean and car-

bon-free fuel for the future. Source: http://www.mit.edu/

High Concentration of Bacteria in Center of Hailstones

Researchers have discovered a high concentration of bac-

teria in the center of hailstones, suggesting that airborne

microorganisms may be responsible for that and other

weather events. Source: http://www.asm.org/