Designer Viruses Could Be The New Antibiotics

Designer Viruses Could Be The New Antibiotics

Bacteria under attack by a flock of bacteriophages. Credit: Graham Beards/Wikimedia Commons By Luc Henry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne Bacterial infections remain a major threat…
Antibiotic Resistance At The Ribosome Level

Antibiotic Resistance At The Ribosome Level

High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy has revealed in unprecedented detail the structural changes in the bacterial ribosome which results in resistance to the antibiotic erythromycin.…
The Sesame Street Lesson For Physicians

The Sesame Street Lesson For Physicians

More than 2,000,000 people are incarcerated in the United States, the highest incarceration rate in the world - little surprise when abusing a dog is a felony, there are different penalties for…
Bulgarian Indiana Jones Finds Vampire Graves

Bulgarian Indiana Jones Finds Vampire Graves

The precautionary principle has been around in all countries and for centuries, it seems.  The ancient temple of Perperion, south-east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, contains a vampire…