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Monthly Archives: October 2020

  1. October 23, 2020

    Ruthenium Based Antibacterials - Can this be useful in the fight against resistant bacteria?

    Figure 1: ruthenium is a rare metal related to platinum

    A team of researches at the University of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, have reported a new compound that displays the ability to kill both gram-positive and gram-negative antibiotic-resistant bacteria (1).

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  2. October 08, 2020

    Can Bacteria be Used to Attack Tumors?

    Bacteria are commonly considered a culprit leading to cancer. However, recent research suggests that some bacteria, being a potential enemy can also be a friend, and thus be utilized to create novel cancer therapeutics and treatments.(1, Figure 1)

    A great deal of research ahs centered on using bacteria to reduce the size of tumors...

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  3. October 07, 2020

    The humble beginnings of Hardy Diagnostics

    "Many people have asked me how I got started in business.

    First of all, you will need to know that our company, currently consisting of 430 co-workers, manufactures culture media that microbiologists use in the laboratory. Culture media is what we call the "bug food" that bacteria and fungi feast upon in order for microbiologists...

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