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Bacteria compete for ‘ownership’ of human tissue
Research has shown how the same species of bacteria compete for space on human tissue, with researchers saying the mechanism could be used in research...
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Antibiotics
Antibiotics are a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections.
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Repurposing wasp venom as antibiotic drugs
Researchers have used wasp venom to create variants of a peptide that is potent against bacteria but nontoxic to human cells...
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Prolonging antibiotic potency by differentiating between resilience and resistance
Distinguishing whether bacteria are resistant to antibiotics or resilient to them is hugely important in determining the success of the treatment...
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Supercoils in DNA could give insights to antibiotic drug development
DNA gyrase, a molecular machine used to prevent DNA from coiling, could be used to ensure bacterial DNA coils, reducing the risk of infection to humans...
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Spined soldier bug can be used to develop new classes of antibiotics
Researchers have identified the mechanism by which thanatin attacks the way the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is built...
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NanoMIPs efficiently target and eliminate cancer cells
A joint research team has demonstrated the possibility of developing a new type of anti-neoplastic drugs based on nanoMIPs...
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Combination therapy may be useful against resistant bacteria
The team found that colistin worked well with protein synthesis inhibitor antibiotics, which alone have no activity against Gram-negative bacteria...
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Novel antibiotics can be found on common weeds
The team studied chemical compositions in detail and from one strain of bacteria several antibiotically active chemical substances were discovered...
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Bacterial outer membranes may be key to new antibiotics
The outer membrane surrounding the cell wall of bacteria may be a key target for approaches to a new form of antibacterial drugs...
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Gut microbiome can control anti-tumour immune function in liver
Scientists have found a connection between bacteria in the gut and antitumor immune responses in the liver...
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Genetic catalyst identifies the evolution of antibiotic resistance
Researchers have shown that it is possible to identify genetic catalysts that accelerate the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria...
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Lab Automation In-Depth Focus 2018
In this issue: how lab automation has accelerated pharmaceutical research by simplifying operations, reducing manual tasks and increasing the efficiency, quality and reproducibility of results.
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Ground-breaking research in continuous fight against AMR. Stay updated at the SMi’s event this March
The BBC recently reported on US's scientists discovery of a new family of antibiotics in soil samples. The natural compounds could be used to combat hard-to-treat infections, the team at Rockefeller University hopes.
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New body of resistance gene research has potential to combat superbugs
Scientists in Denmark have made it possible to rank the risk of resistance genes and predict the evolution of existing and future drugs.
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Old antibiotic compounds could become tomorrow’s life-saving drugs
Scientists and chemists are re-examining old compounds to see whether they could hold the key to a future drug to combat increasingly resistant bacteria...
