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Cell division ‘master key’ protein structure revealed

July 31, 2014
News
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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Antimicrobial lassos offer insight into bacterial warfare

April 22, 2014
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Starved bacteria use antimicrobial lasso peptides to kill other bacteria by hijacking their nutrient receptors say scientists who have gained the first structural insights into the warfare between bacteria. To...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
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Mechanism of antibiotic resistance revealed

April 7, 2014
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Antibiotic resistance represents a serious threat to human health, and researchers in London have taken an important step towards understanding how it spreads by unravelling a bacterial secretions system.Bacteria use...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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Antimicrobial pizza herb

March 21, 2014
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A simple herb used on pizzas could play an important role in defeating the winter vomiting bug say American researchers.Carvacrol – the substance found in oregano oil which gives the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Developmental Biology, Microbiology, Pathology
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Sorting the good from the bad bacteria

October 24, 2013
News
There are good bacteria and bad bacteria – some coexisting in the same species – and researchers at MIT have developed a new microfluidic technique which can quickly distinguish bacteria...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Virology
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