All Pharmaceutical Microbiology articles – Page 40
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News‘Antibiotic culture’ permeates US hospital ICUs, study finds
A new study reveals that there continues to be an ’antibiotic culture’ in US hospitals, meaning that the preference for antibiotics is related to their perceived role as ’magic bullets’.
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NewsEuropean-funded €2.3m project will revolutionize bioprinting of living materials
The PRISM-LT project has received a €2.3 million grant for a five-year program that aims to create an adaptable platform for 3D bioprinting of living tissue with dynamic functionalities and predictable shapes.
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NewsScientists unlock indole in soil bacteria to create prodrugs
Researchers from Bochum and Leipzig have successfully used a soil bacterium to specifically produce prodrugs. The key to this step was a detailed understanding of the metabolisation of indole, a natural compound which first must be activated in microorganisms. To do this, they needed a monooxygenase, the molecular structure of ...
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NewsScientists synthesize precursors of powerful anti-cancer drug in yeast cells
Researchers have identified a novel method for the biological synthesis of catharanthine and vindoline - the two pharmacologic precursors of anti-cancer drug vinblastine - using yeast cells.
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NewsUK PM insists penicillin isn’t running out, despite pharmacists’ warnings
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has denied claims that Strep A antibiotics are running out, despite warnings from pharmacists.
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NewsUniversity of Oklahoma launching centre to meet state’s biopharmaceutical workforce needs
The Gallogly College of Engineering at the University of Oklahoma plans to open an interdisciplinary workforce education and research centre in 2023 to serve the growing biopharmaceutical industry in Oklahoma.