Scientists make breakthrough in understanding how penicillin works
The mechanism which allows β-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, to kill MRSA has been revealed for the first time.
The mechanism which allows β-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, to kill MRSA has been revealed for the first time.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 25, 2021
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A new study has identified why so many endangered kākāpō eggs fail to hatch, and suggests artificial insemination could help save the species.
Ecology
Oct 19, 2021
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How quickly your household or business will recover from COVID-19 when restrictions are lifted, may be down to where you live and what you do, according to experts at the University of Sheffield.
Economics & Business
Aug 16, 2021
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Over half of the UK's arts and cultural venues and organisations believe they are at risk due to the decline in income during the pandemic, a new study from the University of Sheffield, University of Kent, and the Chartered ...
Social Sciences
May 28, 2021
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A billion year old fossil, which provides a new link in the evolution of animals, has been discovered in the Scottish Highlands.
Evolution
Apr 29, 2021
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On the 35th anniversary of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters, new research has been published that could help to contain and clean up the most dangerous radioactive materials that still remain at the site in Chernobyl.
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 26, 2021
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Grass crops are able to bend the rules of evolution by borrowing genes from their neighbors, giving them a competitive advantage, a new study has revealed.
Evolution
Apr 23, 2021
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Researchers have found that nitrogen-fixing legume trees can support themselves and surrounding trees not only with increased access to nitrogen, but with other key nutrients through enhanced mineral weathering.
Environment
Mar 8, 2021
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The UK is still not in a position to assume responsibility for regulation in several critical policy areas including trade, crime and the environment, a new academic report—UK regulation after Brexit—has found.
Environment
Feb 26, 2021
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Scientists have found that bacterial groups spread more rapidly over surfaces when the individuals inside them move slowly, a discovery that may shed light on how bacteria spread within the body during infections.
General Physics
Nov 23, 2020
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