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Some of our Favourite Websites
Here are some of the websites that we rate. Please note that NUI Galway is not responsible for the content of external websites.
1.
Microbe World
Discover Unseen Life on Earth on the
Microbe World website.
While you're there, make sure to check out their
Meet the Microbes section! And, you can, of course, also
Meet the Scientists and find out
what microbiologists do, read some
career profiles and find out
how to become a microbiologist
.
You can also enjoy podcasts and the 'MicrobeWorld Radio Show!'
2.
The PCR Song
The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) has become an invaluable application for biologists, but especially for microbiologists. The microscale nature of microbial cells means that analysing their genes if usually much more informative relying alone on cultivation and microscopy.
This is not a website - it's a video from YouTube - but we think it's worth providing it for you here!
(Browse to our YouTube
channel for more like this.)