Poison is lethal all on its own—as are arrows—but their combination is greater than the sum of their parts. A weapon that simultaneously attacks from within and without can take down even the strongest opponents, from ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 3, 2020
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Human saliva may contain an enzyme which can decompose the plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Researchers found the promising enzyme, a hydrolase, in a database containing human metagenome samples. As they report in ...
Biochemistry
Jun 29, 2022
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Gram-negative bacteria are the bane of health care workers' existence.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 11, 2021
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Though it is a cornerstone of virtually every process that occurs in living organisms, the proper folding and transport of biological proteins is a notoriously difficult and time-consuming process to experimentally study.
Biotechnology
Jan 5, 2023
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Biochemists from McGill University are getting a good look at just how a specific enzyme that is part of the human immune system interacts with a certain group of bacteria that are described as gram-negative.
Biochemistry
Mar 30, 2018
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Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have uncovered the unique way in which a type of Gram-negative bacterium delivers the toxins that make us sick. Understanding this mechanism may help design ...
Biochemistry
Feb 25, 2019
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Scientists at the University of East Anglia are getting closer to solving the problem of antibiotic resistance. New research published today in the journal Nature reveals the mechanism by which drug-resistant bacterial cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 22, 2016
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It's bacteria against bacteria, and one of them is going down.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 27, 2015
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During the past several years, many strains of bacteria have become resistant to existing antibiotics, and very few new drugs have been added to the antibiotic arsenal.
Biochemistry
Apr 16, 2018
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A new web tool speeds the discovery of drugs to kill Gram-negative bacteria, which are responsible for the overwhelming majority of antibiotic-resistant infections and deaths. The tool also offers insights into discrete chemical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 18, 2019
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