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20 percent of handbags carry more bacteria than a toilet

One in five handbags contain higher levels of bacteria than the average toilet. 

13 hours ago from FOXNews

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Now we know why old scizophrenia medicine works on antibiotics-resistant bacteria

In 2008 researchers from the University of Southern Denmark showed that the drug thioridazine, which has previously been used to treat schizophrenia, is also a powerful weapon against antibiotic-resistant ...

Fri 17 May 13 from Medical Xpress

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SUMO wrestling cells reveal new protective mechanism target for stroke

Scientists investigating the interaction of a group of proteins in the brain responsible for protecting nerve cells from damage have identified a new target that could increase cell survival.

Fri 17 May 13 from Medical Xpress

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Gut microbe battles obesity

(Medical Xpress)—Akkermansia muciniphila is one of the many microbes that live in our intestines. This bacterium, which feeds on the intestine's mucus lining, comprises between 3 and 5 percent ...

Tue 14 May 13 from Medical Xpress

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Turning up the heat on biofuels

(Phys.org) —The production of biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass would benefit on several levels if carried out at temperatures between 65 and 70 degrees Celsius. Researchers with the Energy ...

Thu 16 May 13 from Phys.org

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Receptor proteins could hold clues to antibiotic resistance in MRSA

Scientists at Imperial College London have identified four new proteins that act as receptors for an essential signalling molecule in bacteria such as MRSA.

Mon 13 May 13 from Phys.org

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New database helps researchers make phosphate-substrate connections

It is now easier to pinpoint exactly what molecules a phosphatase – a type of protein that's essential for cells to react to their environment – acts upon in human cells, thanks to the free ...

Tue 14 May 13 from Phys.org

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Vijay Tiwari awarded the Bruno Speck Award 2013

Tue 14 May 13 from Phys.org (news wire)

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Lucky bacteria strike it rich during formation of treatment-resistant colonies

In biology, we often think of natural selection and survival of the fittest. What about survival of the luckiest? Like pioneers in search of a better life, bacteria on a surface wander around ...

Wed 8 May 13 from Phys.org

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Genes define the interaction of social amoeba and bacteria

Amoeba eat bacteria and other human pathogens, engulfing and destroying them – or being destroyed by them, but how these single-cell organisms distinguish and respond successfully to different ...

Thu 9 May 13 from Phys.org

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