npj Biofilms and Microbiomes Editorial Board member, Prof. Victoria Orphan, has been awarded a five-year grant from the MacArthur Foundation.

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Should we share our data? If we do, should there be rules about how others use it or how the original source is credited?

Here is a great idea to reuse all those bottled water caps: to clean wastewater.

Finally, scientist have solved one of the biggest problems of our lives: dripping ice cream.

Articles published on October 28, 2015 in Science and Nature, which called for national and international initiatives that would unite microbiome researchers and move the field forward, have inspired conversation in the research community. Nature has published a useful round-up of the debate so far.

From the Montana State University News page: "MSU faculty member earns grant award for biofilm methodology research"

Today, Nature Publishing Group announced a collaborative partnership with Zapnito to build a number of expert communities for global research. This community is leading the way in this exciting new venture. Read the press release in full...