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Live today - Lecture, Barnard's Inn Hall, Wednesday, 22 Mar 2023 - 18:00

How Microbes Manipulate Life

Professor Robin May

Professor Robin May

Physic
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All The World's A Microbe
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Every animal on the planet carries with it an astonishingly diverse microbial zoo – millions of invisible organisms that thrive on the skin and in the gut. They play an important role in health and disease and may also shape human emotions and behaviour. Viruses may stimulate aggression, parasites can trigger suicide and bacteria can block fear responses. The evidence for our interaction with microbes may even make us want to re-evaluate the concept of free-will.

Professor Robin May

Professor Robin May

Professor of Physic

Gresham Professor of Physic, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Professor of Infectious Disease at the University of Birmingham, Professor Robin...

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Event information

Date: Wednesday, 22 Mar 2023

Time: 18:00

Type: Lecture

Venue: Barnard's Inn Hall

Topics: Microbiology Animal Disease