Penicillin, the wonder drug discovered in 1928, works in ways that are still mysterious almost a century later. One of the oldest and most widely used antibiotics, it attacks enzymes that build the bacterial cell wall, a ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 5, 2014
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Bacterial cells have an added layer of protection, called the cell wall, that animal cells don't. Assembling this tough armor entails multiple steps, some of which are targeted by antibiotics like penicillin and vancomycin.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 11, 2017
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Biologists have long known that bacteria grow faster and bigger when the quality of nutrients becomes better, a principle in microbial physiology known as the "growth law," which describes the relationship between the average ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 13, 2017
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A Manchester and Dundee collaboration has found out more about one of the most abundant biological substances on the planet.
Biotechnology
Jul 12, 2016
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(Phys.org) —Researchers from North Carolina State University believe they have solved a puzzle that has vexed science since plants first appeared on Earth.
Biotechnology
Apr 15, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As the best drugs become increasingly resistant to superbugs, McMaster University researchers have discovered a completely different way of looking for a new antibiotic.
Biochemistry
May 28, 2009
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Harvard Medical School scientists have identified a new family of proteins that virtually all bacteria use to build and maintain their cell walls.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 15, 2016
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Scientists have mapped changes in composition of plant cell walls over space and time, providing new insights into the development and growth of all plants.
Biotechnology
May 19, 2016
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Grains, vegetables and fruit taste delicious and are important sources of energy. However, humans cannot digest the main component of plants - the cellulose in the cell wall. Even in ruminants, animals that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 20, 2010
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In the search for low emission plant-based fuels, new research may help avoid having to choose between growing crops for food or fuel.
Materials Science
Jun 9, 2016
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