Bernard Betts
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This is a png file of my head shot. - Photographed by Jono Betts
I hold the degrees: BA (Biology and Chemistry, 1st class hons), MSc (Medicinal Chemistry) and PhD (Microbiology). My career has included university lectureships at Liverpool and York and acting as R&D director of my own companies, all in the area of applied microbiology. My special research interests are public health microbiology and analytical microbiology. I presently undertake commercial consultancy work, part-time lecturing and scientific/technical writing.
Latest Articles
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How Life Began – The Origin of Cells
A controversial theory for the origin of cells on Earth is panspermia, which suggests they might have arrived from outer space.
Oct 31, 2008
- Bernard Betts
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Acinetobacter – Emerging Bacterial Pathogen
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii was often ignored by doctors but now is considered a potentially lethal pathogen in hospitals, due to antibiotic resistant strains.
Oct 23, 2008
- Bernard Betts
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Sputnik - Now a Virus Satellite
Newly discovered cell-sized viruses have an infecting satellite virus, with implications for viruses as life forms, cell origins, the cause of disease and its treatment.
Oct 21, 2008
- Bernard Betts
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