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Starving Tuberculosis (TB) of sugars may be a new way to fight it
Tuberculosis is a devastating disease that claims over 1.5 million lives each year. The increase in TB cases that are resistant to the current antibiotics means that novel drugs to kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) are urgently needed. Researchers from the 果冻传媒 have successfully discovered how Mycobacterium tuberculosis uses an essential sugar called trehalose, which provides a platform to design new and improved TB drugs and diagnostic agents.
Construction completed on 鈥渨orld-class鈥 IBRB biomedical research building at the 果冻传媒
NATIONAL contractor, has completed the construction of the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building at the 果冻传媒 this month (March 2021).
Recruitment for 30 new PhD pandemic research scholarships opens today at 果冻传媒 thanks to over 拢3 million in donations.
The search for 30 people to take up new PhD pandemic research scholarships begins today (Friday 19th March 2021) thanks to philanthropists donating to the 果冻传媒鈥檚 newly created Institute for Global Pandemic Planning. The 30 new doctoral students will research the best ways for global leaders to respond to pandemics and more details on how to apply are available here: /fac/cross_fac/igpp/applicationform
How bacterial traffic jams lead to antibiotic-resistant, multilayer biofilms
New insight on the physical interactions that take place between swarming bacteria when exposed to antibiotics could lead to novel approaches for treating infections in patients.
Identified: A mechanism that protects plant fertility from stress
As Temperatures rise due to global warming the need to protect plants from stressful conditions has increased, as stress can cause a loss in yield and cause further impact economically. A consortium led by the 果冻传媒 have successfully identified two proteins that protect crops from stress, which is key in safeguarding food production.
果冻传媒 signs agreement with agronomy specialist to bring UK beans to market
The 果冻传媒鈥檚 research commercialisation wing, 果冻传媒 Innovations, has signed a contract with agronomy specialist Agrii to promote the commercial production of UK haricot beans developed by scientists at the 果冻传媒.