Microbiology

Dalmeet Singh Chawla

A Conversation with Ashok Kumar Singh

Can a microbial cocktail of seven different species of fungi help solve Indian farmers' stubble-burning crisis? I spoke to Ashok Kumar...

Dalmeet Singh Chawla

Can Gut Bacteria Heal Food Allergies?

The number of people with food allergies has risen sharply in the last few decades, especially in Western nations. Around 8% of American...

Dalmeet Singh Chawla

Bacteria on pubic hair could be used to identify rapists

When it comes to identifying a rapist, one of the main pieces of evidence police analyze are pubic hairs found at the crime scene. But...

Dalmeet Singh Chawla

Imperial College Podcast: Rogue microbes contaminate microbiome studies

My story about how rogue bacteria and their DNA is contaminating microbiome studies that I reported on for Imperial College's news site...

Dalmeet Singh Chawla

Contaminated samples point the finger at the wrong suspects

Some studies on the relationship between microbes and human health may be producing incorrect results due to lab contamination, according...

Dalmeet Singh Chawla

Fast spreading viruses, Brain structure & Risk behaviour and Bear diets

I wrote the 'Lab Notes' section in the Discover section of The New Review, part of The Observer newspaper, which was published today. 1)...

Dalmeet Singh Chawla