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In a major advance against the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers have identified a new class of antimicrobial agents…
Melanin protects the skin – the body’s largest organ and a vital component of the immune system – from the…
In a recent study published in the journal Nature, Researchers in the United States of America designed and discovered lolamycin,…
A small antibiotic called plectasin uses a novel mechanism to kill bacteria. By assembling into large structures, plectasin latches onto…
Scientists at the National Central University of Taiwan investigated the relationship between skin microflora and cognitive brain functions using electroencephalography…
A new study has found that a type of bacteria commonly found in the body, which usually does not cause…
A heat shock protein protects cells from protein aggregation. It degrades, however, over longer treatment periods. Plasmas are used, for…