Breaking up the superbugs' party
The fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs has taken a step forward thanks to a new discovery by scientists at The University of Nottingham.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 13, 2013
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Study analyzes dynamical properties in antibiotic resistance enzyme
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been emerging at an alarming rate. In some of the scariest of these pathogens, the mechanism responsible for the bacteria's ability to defeat antibiotics is a complex protein molecule embedded ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2013
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Unraveling bacterial behavior
Bacteria encounter a constant barrage of ever-changing temperature, acidity and chemical stimuli from their environment. The cells must absorb all of this information and choose the correct response—whether boosting their ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2013
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Novel chemistry for new class of antibiotic
University of Adelaide research has produced a potential new antibiotic which could help in the battle against bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
Biochemistry
Jul 3, 2013
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How coral cures your ills
Next time you successfully fight off a nasty infection, give thanks to the Great Barrier Reef. A dramatic discovery by an Australian team of scientists has revealed that the ability of humans to resist bacterial diseases ...
Biotechnology
Jul 1, 2013
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Biochemists identify protease substrates important for bacterial growth and development
(Phys.org) —Reporting this month in Molecular Microbiology, Peter Chien and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst describe using a combination of biochemistry and mass spectrometry to "trap" scores of new ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2013
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Powerful gene-editing tool appears to cause off-target mutations in human cells
In the past year a group of synthetic proteins called CRISPR-Cas RNA-guided nucleases (RGNs) have generated great excitement in the scientific community as gene-editing tools. Exploiting a method that some bacteria use to ...
Biotechnology
Jun 23, 2013
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Luminous bacterial proteins detect chemicals in water
While residual medications don't belong in the water, trace metals from industrial process waters handled by the recycling industry are, in contrast, valuable resources. Scientists at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 12, 2013
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Chlamydia protein has an odd structure, scientists find
A protein secreted by the chlamydia bug has a very unusual structure, according to scientists in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. The discovery of the protein's shape could ...
Biochemistry
Jun 11, 2013
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New screening technique paves the way for protein drugs from bacteria
A cheaper, more efficient technique for developing complex protein drugs from bacteria has been developed at the University of Sheffield.
Biotechnology
Jun 5, 2013
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