Key step in how bacteria acquire drug resistance revealed
Researchers have imaged a major component in conjugation—the process bacteria use to share DNA with each other.
Researchers have imaged a major component in conjugation—the process bacteria use to share DNA with each other.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 25, 2021
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By cracking open a cellular membrane, Northwestern University synthetic biologists have discovered a new way to increase production yields of protein-based vaccines by five-fold, significantly broadening access to potentially ...
Biotechnology
Apr 22, 2021
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Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that at least 25 percent of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria found in clinical settings are capable of spreading their resistance directly to other bacteria. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 29, 2020
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Chemotherapy works off of a basic premise: kill all rapidly-growing cells in an effort to wipe out tumor cells. The tactic, while generally effective, has quite a few off-target casualties, including cells that produce hair ...
Biochemistry
Aug 27, 2019
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A method to activate targeted drugs, or smart drugs, only at the selected site of action, an approach that improves the drug's therapeutic effect and minimizes side effects, has been developed in a study led by Georgia State ...
Materials Science
May 17, 2018
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Anyone who has a rear-view mirror that automatically dims blue in reaction to annoying high-beam headlights glaring from behind has seen an electrochromic film in action.
Materials Science
Aug 16, 2017
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Scientists have used the UK's synchrotron science facility, Diamond Light Source, to solve the structure of a key enzyme in Streptococcus pneumonia (the pneumococcus). These bacteria cause a range of respiratory infections, ...
Biochemistry
Dec 1, 2015
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Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new technique for connecting drug molecules to antibodies to make advanced therapies.
Biochemistry
Oct 7, 2013
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Microbes are omnipresent on earth. They are found as free-living microorganisms as well as in communities with other higher organisms. Thanks to modern biological techniques we are now able to address the complex communities ...
Biochemistry
Sep 1, 2011
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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), a complex covalently linking a potent cytotoxin onto the antibody, has attracted great interest as a novel biotherapeutic approach. Site-specific conjugation of potent payloads can improve ...
Biochemistry
Feb 8, 2022
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