Self-poisoning for self-preservation – the function of Streptomyces nano-syringes
A novel role for molecular nano-syringes found in the antibiotic-producing bacteria Streptomyces has been revealed
Read the storyA novel role for molecular nano-syringes found in the antibiotic-producing bacteria Streptomyces has been revealed
Read the storyA potent plant toxin with a unique way of killing harmful bacteria has emerged as one of the strongest new antibiotic candidates in decades
Read the storyIt is predicted that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be responsible for 10 million global deaths annually by 2050, more deaths than cancer, at a cost of $100 trillion to the world economy. The scale of the problem has led some to describe AMR as the “slow motion pandemic”, or framed as one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
Read the storyComputational modelling has been used to create dual-action compounds with exciting potential as new antibiotics
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Read the storyAntibiotics, the wonder drugs discovered by accident that have saved 200 million lives and counting, have been voted Britain’s greatest invention
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