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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 28/05/2026

Thanks to the team for all their hardwork preparing and delivering the activities, especially in this heatwave! 🌞🌞🌞

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 28/05/2026

And our DNA detective programme was a smash🕵‍♀️ Follow the bioinformatic instructions to figure out which patient in a ward has which infection, and work out from the hints which drugs will help the patient get better!

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 28/05/2026

The Mystery Outbreak poster was a hit! A cluedo-esque mystery where you had to follow the clues to find the source of illness in the hospital 🔍

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 28/05/2026

Everybody loved the strawberry DNA extractions!🍓 Participants learnt how this technique can be used by scientists to diagnose infections in patients and the data used by doctors to see if the infection has any resistance and then choose which antibiotics to prescribe🧬 @oxfordbrc.bsky.social

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 28/05/2026

We had an amazing time in Westgate, Oxford today! We had many attempts to 'bash the bug' and get the high score for the day on our dance mat 💃🕺 where overusing antibiotics causes resistance so you have to be careful what you're prescribing!💊 #AMR #ScienceOutreach #Microbiology #Oxford

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 28/05/2026

Come and try our strawberry DNA extraction! 🍓Find out how this technique can be used by scientists to diagnose infections and choose which antibiotics to prescribe 💊 @oxfordbrc.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk #AMR #Oxford

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 28/05/2026

We're ready at the @oxfordbrc.bsky.social! Come over and extract strawberry DNA, fight super bugs on the dance mat, or solve the mystery of the hospital outbreak! #AMR #PublicOutreach #Science

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 27/05/2026

Come see us at the @oxfordbrc.bsky.social showcase! We'll be in Westgate, Oxford 10-3.30. We'll be bringing the dance mat so come and try to beat the germs with antibiotics and claim the high score💃🕺 #AMR #PublicOutreach @ox.ac.uk

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 16/03/2026

It was fantastic to see so many people getting involved, asking great questions, and learning about microbiology in the sunshine. Thanks to everyone who came to say hello, and to our brilliant team for all their enthusiasm! #BashTheBug #Microbiology #PublicOutreach #ATOMFestival

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 16/03/2026

We had a brilliant time this weekend at ATOM Festival in Abingdon! ☀️🦠 We brought along our favourite interactive activities to help people learn about antimicrobial resistance #AMR, including our dance mat game where you fight germs with antibiotics, and we tested everyone’s handwashing skills!

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 18/12/2025

🔬 New blog post! Infections after joint replacement are serious, and identifying the bacteria quickly is crucial for patient care. We explain our research into metagenomic sequencing—reading all DNA in a sample to identify bacteria without needing lab growth. 👉 tinyurl.com/mrh8ukha #AMR #Genomics

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 20/11/2025

Our team wore blue for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2025💙 Research into how resistance emerges, spreads and can be prevented is vital. Our group works to understand these processes and develop better tools to detect, monitor and combat antimicrobial resistance. #WAAW @oxfordbrc.bsky.social

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 19/11/2025

Why is antimicrobial awareness important? Antimicrobial resistant infections are rising. In the next 25 years an estimated 39.1 million people globally will die from infections with antimicrobial resistance. So what can you do to help? Something as simple as finishing your course of antibiotics!

An infographic stating that between now and 2050, 39.1 million people globally will die from infections attributed to antimicrobial resistance. This number is equivalent to over half the current UK population.

An infographic stating that taking your full course of antibiotics can help reduce antimicrobial resistance and save lives.

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 18/11/2025

Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi & parasites change over time - leading to medicines being less effective against them. Here you see bacteria growing and antibiotics (the small discs) which kill the bacteria...unless they are resistant! #WAAW #AMR @oxfordbrc.bsky.social

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 22/08/2025

'Linking life expectancy to the bacteria in our gut: A final year undergraduate project'. Akika investigated how the gut microbiome influences longevity, with fieldwork in Nagano, Japan—home to the country’s longest-living population. Read the blog post here ➡️ bashthebug.net/2025/08/22/l...

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 29/05/2025

Looping out bacteria (well couscous) is harder than it looks! @oxfordbrc.bsky.social @modmedmicro.bsky.social

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 29/05/2025

Come and play our dance mat game named after me! Outside John Lewis in the Westgate as part of the @oxfordbrc.bsky.social showcase!

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 29/05/2025

Come and find @modmedmicro.bsky.social at the Westgate in Oxford as part of the @oxfordbrc.bsky.social showcase!

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Bash the bug @bashthebug.net · 27/05/2025

Join us this half term at Westgate, Oxford to find out how our scientists are working to improve your health! 📅 29 May 2025 ⌚ 10:00am – 3:30pm 📍 Westgate Oxford, Leiden Square (OX1 1PE) 🔗 oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/heal… @modmedmicro.bsky.social #ScienceOnTheHighStreet

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