Virologists discuss the future of microbiology, highlighting the importance of vaccines, models and translational research to combat SARS-CoV-2 and emerging viruses.

The findings in peer-reviewed journals don’t always reflect the realities of research. A new journal welcomes important science, like null results and replication studies, from basic, applied and clinical microbiology.

World Microbe Forum, an international meeting hosted by 9 collaborating microbiology societies, exceeded expectations and demonstrated that the microbial sciences community knows no boarders.