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Anthrax is new drug delivery vehicle

October 3, 2014
News
Anthrax doesn’t seem like the go-to vehicle for delivering cancer drugs, but researchers from MIT have engineered the bacteria to do just that. By disarming Bacillus anthracis and loading it...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Jamming bacterial ‘shredder’ could fight infection

September 29, 2014
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By jamming their ‘paper shredder’, scientists might be able to drown deadly bacteria in their own paperwork. Researchers from the University of Leeds have identified how this paper shredder works...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Engineered E. coli turns fatty acids into propane

September 8, 2014
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By engineering a protein found in the gut, researchers have generated renewable propane and taken a step towards producing a commercially-viable alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Using a new variant...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Underinvestment in antibacterial research

August 5, 2014
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Less than 1% of public and charitable funding from bodies in the UK was awarded to antibiotics research in the last five years. Researchers at the University of Birmingham found...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Cell division ‘master key’ protein structure revealed

July 31, 2014
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One of the most important proteins found in nature has been mapped by scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research. Images of anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) – which performs a range...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Physiology
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Malaria research close to understanding parasite lifecycle

July 30, 2014
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A Nottingham researcher who had malaria seven times as a child is close to understanding the life-cycle of the parasite which causes the disease. Dr Rita Tewari has studied the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Virology
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Glacial microbes affect albedo

July 21, 2014
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Microbes drastically reduce the surface reflectivity of glaciers and have a non-negligible impact on the amount of sunlight reflected into space suggests the first ecological study of an entire glacier....
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Microbiology
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US researchers exposed to live anthrax

June 20, 2014
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Failure to adhere to proper procedure means as many as 75 scientists in America may have been exposed to live anthrax bacteria. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Pathology
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“Ultrasonic hands” grip microparticles

May 22, 2014
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Ultrasonic waves can be used to grab several microparticles at a time, effectively creating a pair of invisible ultrasonic hands that can move tiny objects like cells under a microscope....
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Microbiology
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‘Lonely’ bacteria lead to antibiotic resistance

May 12, 2014
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Smaller groups of bacteria are more likely to become resistant to antibiotics than larger groups suggests new research from the University of Manchester. The research, published in Nature Communications, explored...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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