How to Use microbiology in a Sentence

microbiology

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  • That’s a change Carini sees more broadly in the world of microbiology research.
    — Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Physics sits at the bottom, with the sciences of chemistry, microbiology and neuroscience stacked above it.
    — Julian Baggini, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The wastewater samples will be collected at the treatment plants and certain spots along sewer lines, then sent to Smyth and her team at the microbiology lab for testing.
    — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Tan, an expert in microbiology and immunology, adds that the vaccines didn't come out of thin air.
    — Karen Pallarito, Health.com, 20 May 2021
  • That sourdough starter could now advance the study of microbiology.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 1 May 2020
  • Some of the microbes in these places could yield novel substances for possible use in medicine, said Paul Jensen, a professor of microbiology at Scripps and science team member on the cruise.
    — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2020
  • For self-preserving products, Lush looked at the microbiology levels of testers' samples when first made and then after use at around the three-month mark and again at six months to ensure that the product is stable to the very end of its shelf life.
    — Liz Leavitt, refinery29.com, 1 Mar. 2023
  • In line with the rest of Jack’s portfolio, malt is fermented using custom yeast strains (grown in the brand’s microbiology lab) and distilled via column copper still.
    — Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 18 May 2022
  • The bottom line is training students for a future in water and microbiology.
    — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Piero has a microbiology background and reads research papers, talks to doctors and connects researchers with each other to share their findings.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Amina has her sights set on finding a life partner and getting her Ph.D. in microbiology.
    — Shadan Larki, Variety, 20 June 2022
  • The Hussains are open-book oversharers and do not care if Amina, who is finishing her Ph.D. in microbiology, gets married or not.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2021
  • Finkbeiner, now studying for a Ph.D. in soil microbiology in the lab of Thomas Crowther, remains enthusiastic about the global movement.
    — New York Times, 13 July 2022
  • Lucy Foulston, whose background is in molecular microbiology, is leading the effort; Tom Keating, a chemist, is working with her.
    — New York Times, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Crisanti, head of the microbiology department at the University of Padua, already knew trouble was coming and had geared up his lab to do large-scale testing for the new coronavirus.
    — Douglas Starr, Science | AAAS, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Small wonder he is widely considered to be the father of microbiology.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 July 2020
  • Stenzel, a microbiology Ph.D. who in 2018 became director of the office that authorizes diagnostic tests, holds the most day-to-day power over whether a test gets approved.
    — Lydia Depillis, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The workshops teach basic microbiology skills with a focus on pipetting.
    — Kendra MacK, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The study of microbiology itself was very young; taking it to another planet seemed downright outlandish.
    — Marissa Grunes, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Ryker has a background in microbiology, which uniquely positions him to quickly and correctly identify the agent when the first victim falls ill.
    — Danielle Turchiano, Variety, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Their study revealed that the wreck is still spoiling the nearby sediments, as well as shaping the nearby marine microbiology 80 years after being submerged.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Dorsey went on to Morgan State College and studied microbiology.
    — Penelope Blackwell, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The wreckage has also influenced microbiology found around the ship.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Meike Dittmann, an assistant professor of microbiology, explains how the virus travels inside the body.
    — Jasper Lo, The New Yorker, 5 May 2020
  • But the artist’s version of kolam is informed by her interest in science, from microbiology to astrophysics.
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Founded by Jade Adams, who studied botany and has a degree in microbiology, every aspect of the shop is interwoven with Adams’s expertise and affinity for plants.
    — Vogue, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Gyasi’s new novel tells the story of a Ghanaian family in the United States, narrated by the daughter, who is working on a doctorate in microbiology at Stanford and is looking back on the tragic death of her brother.
    — Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Pfizer’s requires the kind of deep-freeze found only in hospitals and academic microbiology labs.
    — Maryn McKenna, Wired, 23 Nov. 2020
  • And those won’t be the last to use the discovery of Graham, who is now senior advisor for global health equity and a professor of medicine and microbiology, biochemistry, and immunology at Morehouse School of Medicine.
    — TIME, 2 May 2024
  • When the virus has spilled into mammals, scientists have not seen a lot of evolution in this function over the last few years, says Anice Lowen, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Emory University.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024

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