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Genomic switches hidden in ‘Loop-ome’
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 14 Jan 2015
By developing 3D maps of folded genomes scientists have discovered that a structural basis for gene…
Divide and conquer protein revealed
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 25 Nov 2014
The structure of a key protein involved in building defensive bacterial cell walls has been reveale…
Anthrax is new drug delivery vehicle
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 3 Oct 2014
Anthrax doesn’t seem like the go-to vehicle for delivering cancer drugs, but researchers from MIT h…
Jamming bacterial ‘shredder’ could fight infection
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 29 Sep 2014
By jamming their ‘paper shredder’, scientists might be able to drown deadly bacteria in their own p…
Engineered E. coli turns fatty acids into propane
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 8 Sep 2014
By engineering a protein found in the gut, researchers have generated renewable propane and taken a…
Underinvestment in antibacterial research
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 5 Aug 2014
Less than 1% of public and charitable funding from bodies in the UK was awarded to antibiotics rese…
Cell division ‘master key’ protein structure revealed
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 31 Jul 2014
One of the most important proteins found in nature has been mapped by scientists from the Institute…
Malaria research close to understanding parasite lifecycle
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 30 Jul 2014
A Nottingham researcher who had malaria seven times as a child is close to understanding the life-c…
Glacial microbes affect albedo
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 21 Jul 2014
Microbes drastically reduce the surface reflectivity of glaciers and have a non-negligible impact o…
US researchers exposed to live anthrax
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 20 Jun 2014
Failure to adhere to proper procedure means as many as 75 scientists in America may have been expos…
“Ultrasonic hands” grip microparticles
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 22 May 2014
Ultrasonic waves can be used to grab several microparticles at a time, effectively creating a pair …
‘Lonely’ bacteria lead to antibiotic resistance
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 12 May 2014
Smaller groups of bacteria are more likely to become resistant to antibiotics than larger groups su…
Antimicrobial lassos offer insight into bacterial warfare
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 22 Apr 2014
Starved bacteria use antimicrobial lasso peptides to kill other bacteria by hijacking their nutrien…
Mechanism of antibiotic resistance revealed
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 7 Apr 2014
Antibiotic resistance represents a serious threat to human health, and researchers in London have t…
Antimicrobial pizza herb
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 21 Mar 2014
A simple herb used on pizzas could play an important role in defeating the winter vomiting bug say …
Sorting the good from the bad bacteria
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 24 Oct 2013
There are good bacteria and bad bacteria – some coexisting in the same species – and researchers at…
Norwegian bacteria make super sunscreen
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 17 Sep 2013
Bacteria living in Trondheim Fjord can provide humans with better protection against skin cancer an…
Microbes can influence host evolution
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 12 Sep 2013
Contrary to current understanding, a new study has provided direct evidence that an individual’s mi…
Turning a mobile into a low-cost microscope
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 10 Apr 2013
A cheap glass lens, a strip of double sided sticky tape and a simple torch are all you need to turn…
Glacier melting accelerated by dark microbial life
hjcmtbbcwq.d hjcmtbbcwq.d | Added: 27 Feb 2013
Scientists previously viewed glaciers as “lifeless lumps of ice” but an Aberystwyth University-led …
