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Genetic differences in microbes and wine variation linked

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Nov 2015

The distinctive variations in taste and odour between wines from different regions are linked to ti…

£5 million for superbug research

Evoluted New Media | Added: 4 Jun 2015

Two teams of researchers have been awarded almost £5 million for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) res…

Genomic switches hidden in ‘Loop-ome’

Evoluted New Media | Added: 14 Jan 2015

By developing 3D maps of folded genomes scientists have discovered that a structural basis for gene…

Divide and conquer protein revealed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 25 Nov 2014

The structure of a key protein involved in building defensive bacterial cell walls has been reveale…

Anthrax is new drug delivery vehicle

Evoluted New Media | Added: 3 Oct 2014

Anthrax doesn’t seem like the go-to vehicle for delivering cancer drugs, but researchers from MIT h…

Jamming bacterial ‘shredder’ could fight infection

Evoluted New Media | Added: 29 Sep 2014

By jamming their ‘paper shredder’, scientists might be able to drown deadly bacteria in their own p…

Engineered E. coli turns fatty acids into propane

Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Sep 2014

By engineering a protein found in the gut, researchers have generated renewable propane and taken a…

Underinvestment in antibacterial research

Evoluted New Media | Added: 5 Aug 2014

Less than 1% of public and charitable funding from bodies in the UK was awarded to antibiotics rese…

Cell division ‘master key’ protein structure revealed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 31 Jul 2014

One of the most important proteins found in nature has been mapped by scientists from the Institute…

Malaria research close to understanding parasite lifecycle

Evoluted New Media | Added: 30 Jul 2014

A Nottingham researcher who had malaria seven times as a child is close to understanding the life-c…

Glacial microbes affect albedo

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Jul 2014

Microbes drastically reduce the surface reflectivity of glaciers and have a non-negligible impact o…

US researchers exposed to live anthrax

Evoluted New Media | Added: 20 Jun 2014

Failure to adhere to proper procedure means as many as 75 scientists in America may have been expos…

“Ultrasonic hands” grip microparticles

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 May 2014

Ultrasonic waves can be used to grab several microparticles at a time, effectively creating a pair …

‘Lonely’ bacteria lead to antibiotic resistance

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 May 2014

Smaller groups of bacteria are more likely to become resistant to antibiotics than larger groups su…

Antimicrobial lassos offer insight into bacterial warfare

Evoluted New Media | Added: 22 Apr 2014

Starved bacteria use antimicrobial lasso peptides to kill other bacteria by hijacking their nutrien…

Mechanism of antibiotic resistance revealed

Evoluted New Media | Added: 7 Apr 2014

Antibiotic resistance represents a serious threat to human health, and researchers in London have t…

Antimicrobial pizza herb

Evoluted New Media | Added: 21 Mar 2014

A simple herb used on pizzas could play an important role in defeating the winter vomiting bug say …

Sorting the good from the bad bacteria

Evoluted New Media | Added: 24 Oct 2013

There are good bacteria and bad bacteria – some coexisting in the same species – and researchers at…

Norwegian bacteria make super sunscreen

Evoluted New Media | Added: 17 Sep 2013

Bacteria living in Trondheim Fjord can provide humans with better protection against skin cancer an…

Microbes can influence host evolution

Evoluted New Media | Added: 12 Sep 2013

Contrary to current understanding, a new study has provided direct evidence that an individual’s mi…