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The best Microbiology newsletters

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Asimov Press

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asimov.press· weekly· Published 5 days ago

Asimov Press publishes long-form essays and books about biology, covering topics from how cells work to the history of laboratory tools and the nature of species. Readers get carefully researched, narrative-driven writing plus announcements of the press's book projects.

cell biologysynthetic biologytaxonomymicrobial genomicshistory of sciencelaboratory tools
b-labber.com· irregular· Inactive for over a year

A science newsletter that unpacks recent antimicrobial resistance research, such as hospital ICU bacteria patterns, plasmid DNA transfer origins, and collateral sensitivity between antibiotics. Each issue explains a study in accessible terms and adds the author's caveats and critical commentary.

amrantibiotic resistanceplasmidsoriTcollateral sensitivitycarbapenem
planetmicrobe.co· irregular· Inactive for over a year

A newsletter exploring the world of microbes, with issues that appear to spotlight people and books tied to microbiology, such as microscope photographer Wim van Egmond, the book Entangled Life and synthetic biologist Tal Danino. The excerpts contain only titles, so the depth of each issue is unclear.

microbesmicroscopyfungientangled lifesynthetic biologywim van egmond