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Scientists capture live images of bacteria battling antibiotics

Physicians have relied on a class of antibiotics called polymyxins to fight potentially life-threatening Gram-negative ...

Cryo-EM reveals how protein complexes maintain bacterial outer membrane defenses

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully applied cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to ...
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Elaborate machinery for inserting proteins into the outer membrane of bacteria

Bacteria insert proteins into their outer membrane using a highly conserved apparatus known as the β-barrel assembly ...
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Startling images show how antibiotic pierces bacteria’s armor

A team led by UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London researchers has shown for the first time how ...

RAEFISH technique offers bigger and better window into RNA activity in complex tissue

For the first time, scientists can view RNA molecules directly inside cells and tissue in minute detail and across the entire ...
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World’s first research shows how antibiotics breach evil bacteria’s armor

The University College London and Imperial College London focused on antibiotics called Polymyxin B, which kill harmful Gram-negative bacteria like E. coli. These bacteria are highly difficult to ...