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NewsNew molecular movie reveals how antibiotic resistance to fusidic acid works
Researchers revealed how FusB, a resistance protein found in clinically resistant strains of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, can rescue ribosomes from the antibiotic fusidic acid. FusB works like a molecular crowbar to free the blocked ribosome.
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NewsMethod for singling out HIV virus’s most dangerous parts could lead to new drugs
A new technique could make it possible to identify the most dangerous parts of the HIV virus, so they can be singled out for attack.