All Vrije Universiteit Brussel articles

  • Low-Res_cannulae
    News

    Deep sea microbes yield up their engineering secrets

    2025-12-08T14:08:00Z

    A biomatrix of tiny tubes of protein, known as cannulae, link cells of the thermal vent-dwelling archaeon Pyrodictium abyssi together into a highly stable microbial community.  A study reveals new details about the elegant design of the cannulae and their method of construction. 

  • MND
    News

    Fast and easy method detects antibiotic resistance

    2023-04-25T10:24:00Z

    Scientists have developed a technique that obtains an antibiogram within 2-4 hours instead of the current 24 hours for the most common germs and one month for tuberculosis.