Tag Archives: antibiotic

Drugs used to overcome cancer may also combat antibiotic resistance: McMaster researchers

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 16, 2021 Comments Off

Drugs used to overcome cancer may also combat antibiotic resistance: McMaster researchers – The pharmaceutical sector has made a big investment in targeting kinases proteins, so there are a lot of compounds and drugs out there that, although they were …

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Drug ‘shield’ helps target antibiotic resistant bacteria

Posted by Robert Slinn on July 10, 2020 Comments Off

Drug ‘shield’ helps target antibiotic resistant bacteria – A new technique which targets antibiotic-resistant bacteria and shields patients from the toxic parts of an antibiotic drug has been developed by Cardiff University scientists. Chemist and writer Robert Slinn gives us …

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Unnatural chemicals

Posted by Robert Slinn on July 8, 2020 Comments Off

‘Unnatural’ chemical allows Salk researchers to watch protein action in brain cells – Researchers at the Salk Institute have been able to genetically incorporate "unnatural" amino acids, such as those emitting green fluorescence, into neural stem cells, which then differentiate …

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This week’s chemistry news – Slinn Pickings

Posted by Robert Slinn on June 25, 2020 Comments Off

An NMR machine in a fume hood – Scientists in Germany have demonstrated a portable nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer that's small enough to be placed in a fume cupboard to monitor the progress of a reaction in situ. Scientists …

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Six Slinn Picks – chemical news

Posted by Robert Slinn on May 16, 2020 Comments Off

New class of compounds offers great potential for research and drug development – Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have identified a class of compounds that could be a boon to basic research and drug discovery. GC–MS Results from Mars: …

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Six Slinn Picks – chemical news

Posted by Robert Slinn on May 4, 2020 Comments Off

Rutgers Offers Hope in New Treatment for Spinal Cord Injuries – Scientists at the W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience at Rutgers University and Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have developed a chemically synthesized siRNA molecule that allows regeneration of nerve cells. …

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