MIT researchers have discovered a way to make bacteria more vulnerable to a class of antibiotics known as quinolones, which include ciprofloxacin and are often used to treat infections such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 8, 2017
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(Phys.org) —New research, just published, details how University of Cincinnati researchers have developed and tested a solar-powered nano filter that is able to remove harmful carcinogens and antibiotics from water sources ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 19, 2013
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The rising resistance of bacteria to antibiotics presents an escalating global health risk. Now, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, Germany, have combined synthetic biology and ...
Biotechnology
Nov 20, 2023
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Scientists have shown how a molecule with broad-spectrum antibiotic activity works by disabling a process vital to bacterial growth without affecting the normal functioning of human cells. The journal mBio published the work, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 1, 2023
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"Back-to-school" season means buying pens and paper, figuring out the new bus route, and … earaches. Doctors typically treat these infections with antibiotics, but children don't always complete the full course, accelerating ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 15, 2023
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Plants engineered to produce therapeutic peptides could provide a cost-effective and sustainable platform for manufacturing drugs.
Cell & Microbiology
May 10, 2023
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Scientists have shown that elevated heavy metal levels in rivers can lead to higher levels of antibiotic resistance.
Ecology
May 16, 2022
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Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a novel method for producing new antibiotics to combat resistant bacteria. Through an approach that would target bacteria with an antibiotic that is ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 19, 2021
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Antibiotic resistance is an increasing battle for scientists to overcome, as more antimicrobials are urgently needed to treat biofilm-associated infections. However scientists from the School of Life Sciences at the University ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 28, 2020
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Synthetic biology researchers at Northwestern University have developed a system that can rapidly create cell-free ribosomes in a test tube, then select the ribosome that can perform a certain function.
Biotechnology
Feb 28, 2020
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