Antibiotics
The latest chemistry news and research on antibiotics, including natural products, mechanisms of action and resistance, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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NewsScientists fear that microplastics may be helping bacteria outsmart antibiotics
Emerging evidence reveals that plastics particles can induce stress and boost exchange of resistance genes
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ResearchRepurposed anticancer agent becomes sound-activated antibacterial drug candidate
Compound offer resistance-free treatment for deep-tissue infections
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ResearchRevived claims that antibiotics don’t kill bacteria with reactive oxygen prove controversial
Researchers say that multiple lines of evidence for hypothesis have now been undermined
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ResearchAI cut development time of antibiotic that spares gut-friendly bacteria by two years
Animal tests show promise to target invasive strain of E. coli but approval for use in humans is still years away
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ResearchNew class of antifungals show potent effects against priority pathogens
Coniotins, found in another fungus, is effective against drug-resistant pathogenic fungi
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ResearchAntibiotics designed with the help of AI attack bacteria in entirely new ways
Two new compounds display potent activity against deadly drug-resistant bacteria
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ResearchAI tools turned to creating designer proteins for personalised cancer therapies and antibiotics
Powerful new class of AI model could dramatically speed up process of producing new kinds of drug candidates
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ResearchGenerative AI pipeline creates promising antimicrobial peptides
AI model extrapolates beyond training data to predict diverse antimicrobial structures
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ResearchNanoplastics found to interfere with activity of antibiotic
Microscopic polymer pieces can decrease efficacy of drug
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ResearchPotential new class of antibiotics takes on flesh-eating infections
Peptide-mimicking compounds target bacterial cell walls
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ResearchInnovative antibacterial strategy shows promise for treating infections
New antibiotic mechanism sees molecule infiltrate bacterial cells and destroy them from the inside
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ResearchNon-antibiotics with antibacterial activity could help in the fight against antimicrobial resistance
New analysis shows that non-antibiotic drugs kill bacteria through mechanisms that differ from those of conventional antibiotics
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ResearchPre-organising antibiotic structure could aid fight against resistance
Strategy that produced new antibiotic could allow researchers to repurpose existing antibiotics
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NewsExplainer: A new antibiotic class has been discovered – how excited should we get?
With 10 million people a year forecast to die a year as a result of antimicrobial resistance by 2050 many new antibiotics are urgently needed
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ResearchAntibiotic adjuvant designed to subvert bacterial defence mechanisms
Amphiphilic molecule helps obsolete antibiotics accumulate and act within bacteria
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OpinionLetters: October 2023
Readers discuss antibiotic challenges, muse about micrographs and remember Philip Eaton
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CareersSharing antimicrobial expertise with Parliament
Emily Stevenson is one of two interns working alongside Green Party peer, Baroness Natalie Bennett
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BusinessHow can we maintain the effectiveness of existing antimicrobials?
Reducing environmental pollution and tackling quality issues to stave off resistance
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