Chance discovery links inflammatory bowel disease with common bacterial gut toxin
New research has uncovered a surprise link between a common bacterial toxin found in the gut and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
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Press Release Milestone research on Madagascar periwinkle uncovers pathway to cancer-fighting drugs
Plant scientists have taken the crucial last steps in a 60-year quest to unravel the complex chemistry of Madagascar periwinkle in a breakthrough that opens up the potential for rapid synthesis of cancer-fighting compounds
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Blog Vinblastine and vincristine: life-saving drugs from a periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus, also known as Madagascar periwinkle, is a small perennial plant native to the island of Madagascar.
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Blog Talking to Sir David Hopwood
We sat down with Sir David Hopwood to discuss his life and career.
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Blog Meet the Molecules; Geosmin
The smell of the soil was first investigated in 1891 but the main compound that caused it was not isolated until 1965 by Gerber and Lechevalier, who named it “geosmin”
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News Landmark discovery turns marathon of evolution into a sprint
A research collaboration has discovered a new way of rapidly generating a swathe of medically significant natural products
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Blog What is plant transformation?
This blog was originally published on Erica's blog; Scientist Erica and has been reproduced here with her consent.
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Press Release Plant-produced polio vaccines could help eradicate age old disease
Plants have been used to produce a new vaccine against poliovirus in what is hoped to be a major step towards global eradication of the disease.
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News New study links antibiotic resistance to common household disinfectant triclosan
Scientists from the John Innes Centre, Quadrum Institute and the University of Birmingham have discovered a link between a major mechanism of antibiotic resistance and resistance to the disinfectant triclosan which is commonly found in domestic products
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