The Edinburgh Science Festival ran a vibrant programme of activities for all ages at the National Museum of Scotland during the Easter break in April 2023. Researchers from the School of Biological Sciences spent several days engaging with visitors on topics ranging from antimicrobial resistance and the spread of viruses to the evolution of plans. With the ever-increasing risks posed by AMR, the ongoing Covid pandemic and the threat of avian flu, the visitors were keen to understand more about the biology of disease spread, and how research at the University is helping to address the challenges we are facing. Image Visitors really enjoyed hearing about research that helps understand the spread of antimicrobial resistance with researchers from Andrea Weisse's lab. Image Zoe Vance from Andrew Rambaut's lab helped visitors to grips with the genetic code and how mutations arise that affect the pathogenesis of viruses. Image Visitors had some really useful visual prompts to help understand how viruses differ from each other. Many thanks to the very talented Kate Duggan in Andrew's lab for the crocheted virus particles. Image The exhibit from Amy Buck's lab let visitors see the parasitic worms that can infect our guts, and learn about the long term consequences for health and wellbeing. Related linksSchool of Biological SciencesAbout Amy BuckAbout Andrew RambautAbout Andrea Weisse Publication date 27 Apr, 2023
