Tiny particles of gold could be the new weapon in the fight against bacterial antibiotic resistance, according to research just published.
Biochemistry
Nov 9, 2021
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A multi-disciplinary project driven by EMBL Australia researchers at Monash University and Harvard University has found a way to make antibiotics more effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria—also known as 'superbugs.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 25, 2021
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Hundreds of antibiotic resistant genes found in the gastrointestinal tracts of Danish infants
Cell & Microbiology
May 26, 2021
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For millennia, silver has been utilized for its antimicrobial and antibacterial properties. Although its use as a disinfectant is widely known, the effects of silver's interaction with bacteria on the silver itself are not ...
Bio & Medicine
May 25, 2021
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For centuries, people in Baltic nations have used ancient amber for medicinal purposes. Even today, infants are given amber necklaces that they chew to relieve teething pain, and people put pulverized amber in elixirs and ...
Biochemistry
Apr 5, 2021
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For a bacterium, the world can be a tough place to survive, a constant competition for food and space. Some bacteria, like Pseudomonas aeruginosa, secrete toxic molecules that act as a defense mechanism against nearby competitor ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 15, 2021
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Using theoretical models of bacterial metabolism and reproduction, scientists can predict the type of resistance that bacteria will develop when they are exposed to antibiotics. This has now been shown by an Uppsala University ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 4, 2021
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions have identified a novel strategy that can eliminate bacteria in a specific location before they cause an infection. The strategy uses a phage, a virus that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 9, 2021
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The mechanism by which acute viral respiratory infections promote secondary bacterial growth and infection in the airways depends on iron-carrying extracellular sacs secreted by the cells lining the host's airways, report ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 26, 2021
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Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected. Now, computational research at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows that one reason could be significant genetic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 21, 2021
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